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Hi -
I understand that the normal way of specifying a destination on an
in-car sat-nav device in the UK is by using a postcode. However, if I
buy one, one f my principal requirements will be to navigate to places
for which I don't have a post code, only a (6-digit) OS grid
reference.
Can anyone tell me if any of the commonly available ranges (Navman,
Tomtom, Garmin, etc) allow this, either directly or indirectly (via
creation of a user-defined POI, for instance)?
Thanks
Richard
wrote:
|=20
| Hi -
|=20
| I understand that the normal way of specifying a destination on an
| in-car sat-nav device in the UK is by using a postcode. However, if I
| buy one, one f my principal requirements will be to navigate to places
| for which I don't have a post code, only a (6-digit) OS grid
| reference.
|=20
| Can anyone tell me if any of the commonly available ranges (Navman,
| Tomtom, Garmin, etc) allow this, either directly or indirectly (via
| creation of a user-defined POI, for instance)?
ROTFLMAO =20
Sorry in joke which a newbie here will not understand.
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SMS marketing, Direct marketing phone calls, Silent phone calls?=20
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wrote:
|
| Hi -
|
| I understand that the normal way of specifying a destination on an
| in-car sat-nav device in the UK is by using a postcode. However, if I
| buy one, one f my principal requirements will be to navigate to places
| for which I don't have a post code, only a (6-digit) OS grid
| reference.
|
| Can anyone tell me if any of the commonly available ranges (Navman,
| Tomtom, Garmin, etc) allow this, either directly or indirectly (via
| creation of a user-defined POI, for instance)?
ROTFLMAO
Sorry in joke which a newbie here will not understand.
----------------------
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Dave Fawthrop wrote:
> wrote:
>
> |
> | Hi -
> |
> | I understand that the normal way of specifying a destination on an
> | in-car sat-nav device in the UK is by using a postcode. However, if I
> | buy one, one f my principal requirements will be to navigate to places
> | for which I don't have a post code, only a (6-digit) OS grid
> | reference.
> |
> | Can anyone tell me if any of the commonly available ranges (Navman,
> | Tomtom, Garmin, etc) allow this, either directly or indirectly (via
> | creation of a user-defined POI, for instance)?
>
> ROTFLMAO
> Sorry in joke which a newbie here will not understand.
>
Sorry Dave - but I was almost sure you'd posted this under a pseudonym :-))
>
> |
> | Hi -
> |
> | I understand that the normal way of specifying a destination on an
> | in-car sat-nav device in the UK is by using a postcode. However, if I
> | buy one, one f my principal requirements will be to navigate to places
> | for which I don't have a post code, only a (6-digit) OS grid
> | reference.
> |
> | Can anyone tell me if any of the commonly available ranges (Navman,
> | Tomtom, Garmin, etc) allow this, either directly or indirectly (via
> | creation of a user-defined POI, for instance)?
>
> ROTFLMAO
> Sorry in joke which a newbie here will not understand.
>
druidh
wrote:
| Dave Fawthrop wrote:
| > wrote:
| >=20
| > |=20
| > | Hi -
| > |=20
| > | I understand that the normal way of specifying a destination on an
| > | in-car sat-nav device in the UK is by using a postcode. However, if=
I
| >=20
| > |=20
| > | Hi -
| > |=20
| > | I understand that the normal way of specifying a destination on an
| > | in-car sat-nav device in the UK is by using a postcode. However, if=
| > | buy one, one f my principal requirements will be to navigate to =
places
| > | for which I don't have a post code, only a (6-digit) OS grid
| > | reference.
| > |=20
| > | Can anyone tell me if any of the commonly available ranges (Navman,
| > | Tomtom, Garmin, etc) allow this, either directly or indirectly (via
| > | creation of a user-defined POI, for instance)?
| >=20
| > ROTFLMAO =20
| > Sorry in joke which a newbie here will not understand.
| >=20
| Sorry Dave - but I was almost sure you'd posted this under a pseudonym =
| > | reference.
| > |=20
| > | Can anyone tell me if any of the commonly available ranges (Navman,
| > | Tomtom, Garmin, etc) allow this, either directly or indirectly (via
| > | creation of a user-defined POI, for instance)?
| >=20
| > ROTFLMAO =20
| > Sorry in joke which a newbie here will not understand.
| >=20
:-))
I don't do pseudonyms.
Garmin have grid references on their handheld offerings so they
probably do it on in-car range. =20
Garmin have detailed manuals on line so it would be worth getting a
manual for ones you are interested in. The Etrex manual mentions that
they do grid references, and a multitude of other grids for other
countries.
It looks as if nobody really knows the answer to this. If Richard
would report what he finds/buys here it would be helpful.
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"Intelligent Design?" my back says *not*.
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