Need to know what units are good, what is your experience with these?

What is the big seller here in Thailand? Only English speaking, activation units preferred. Thanks for your help -

Edited February 13, 201016 yr by Lizard

I know the proper car types are easier to see the screen but my Nokia E71 works very well.

tom tom

Garmin 765T check out the reports of owners on Amazon.

tom tom

Do you have a Thailand map on your tom tom?

@ patong; Yes me too would like to know where to get Tom Tom with Thailand map.

I understand Garmin is only available here.

Thailand maps for Tom Tom units are available now.

The OP asked what was the biggest seller here. As previously only Mio and Garmin had Thai maps, I would suggest it was one of these brands.

If I was to speculate further, I would guess Garmin.

@ patong; Yes me too would like to know where to get Tom Tom with Thailand map.

I understand Garmin is only available here.

tom tom device GO 950/GO 950 LIVE or GO 550/GO 750/GO 750 with 99% coverage in thailand.

Edited February 14, 201016 yr by patong

Thanks everyone, I just purchased a TomTom GO 950, plus it does have Thailand maps to download etc.

Do Tom Tom units have traffic info in Thailand?

South East Asia map from Garmin. Be careful with this map. I have used it some and found that it routes differently than the ESRI map. The SEA map showed a route to a friend's house not far from where I live. My wife told me I couldn't go that way. Of course I didn't believe her. I tried the route yesterday and indeed it got me there. There was some guesswork involved because the actual goat path and the GPS were a bit different. Most of the roads were just farm paths and I was worried that I would meet an oncoming vehicle. There was no room to pass. When I went back home, amazingly that route was also in the GPS. When I failed to turn the original way I had come, it recalculated and gave me my normal route. Unfortunately it also told me to turn on a road number that was far from where I was at.

My GPS was set for the fastest way and to avoid dirt roads so it should not have routed me the way it did. I would advise people not to follow this map unless the routes are paved numbered highways. The ESRI map also has glitches but not to this extent.

Do Tom Tom units have traffic info in Thailand?

Does Thailand have traffic info that is present time??

the nokia 5800 does everything

free maps from OVI

where can I get the tom tom map for Thailand. I have had a Tom Tom one now for about 3 years and only use it when in the USA as I could not find any thai maps for it. Funny as it has thai voice, but no maps. please let me know.

i have hp hand held pc with tom tom, would it be posible to buy a memory card with map thailand or download to use here. searched all over the web but cannot find anything. divice purchasded in UK

South East Asia map from Garmin. Be careful with this map. I have used it some and found that it routes differently than the ESRI map. The SEA map showed a route to a friend's house not far from where I live. My wife told me I couldn't go that way. Of course I didn't believe her. I tried the route yesterday and indeed it got me there. There was some guesswork involved because the actual goat path and the GPS were a bit different. Most of the roads were just farm paths and I was worried that I would meet an oncoming vehicle. There was no room to pass. When I went back home, amazingly that route was also in the GPS. When I failed to turn the original way I had come, it recalculated and gave me my normal route. Unfortunately it also told me to turn on a road number that was far from where I was at.

My GPS was set for the fastest way and to avoid dirt roads so it should not have routed me the way it did. I would advise people not to follow this map unless the routes are paved numbered highways. The ESRI map also has glitches but not to this extent.

How do you find that the Rotweiler Thailand map stacks up in terms of the trustworthiness of its routings?

South East Asia map from Garmin. Be careful with this map. I have used it some and found that it routes differently than the ESRI map. The SEA map showed a route to a friend's house not far from where I live. My wife told me I couldn't go that way. Of course I didn't believe her. I tried the route yesterday and indeed it got me there. There was some guesswork involved because the actual goat path and the GPS were a bit different. Most of the roads were just farm paths and I was worried that I would meet an oncoming vehicle. There was no room to pass. When I went back home, amazingly that route was also in the GPS. When I failed to turn the original way I had come, it recalculated and gave me my normal route. Unfortunately it also told me to turn on a road number that was far from where I was at.

My GPS was set for the fastest way and to avoid dirt roads so it should not have routed me the way it did. I would advise people not to follow this map unless the routes are paved numbered highways. The ESRI map also has glitches but not to this extent.

How do you find that the Rotweiler Thailand map stacks up in terms of the trustworthiness of its routings?

I have the Rotweiler map also. It is hopelessly outdated as far as new roads and waypoints. It also has more than a few routing glitches. I always cringe when people say how wonderful it is. And, yes I have the latest version. The best thing about it is that it is easy to install on your computer.

the nokia 5800 does everything

free maps from OVI

voice turn by turn

POI and lots more

I have a Kenwood DNX7340 BT Garmin navigation system in the car. The map I've installed is the ESRI Thailand Street Map V.10.

I made the mistake of buying a Besta Advance, it has SpeedNavi GPS, and drives me crazy.

Just purchased a Garmin Nuvi 1460 with v.10 ESRI map for 17900

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Edited March 2, 201016 yr by Fatfrank

How many actual junction views and lane assists are there on the ESRI Thailand Street Map v.10 map? Not many, compared to the highway network, and limited to the Bangkok area only? Seems like a lot of cash to pay primarily for a slightly larger screen.

Edited March 3, 201016 yr by InterestedObserver

here is another link comparing all Garmin Nuvi models

http://gpstracklog.com/compare/garmin-nuvi-comparison-chart

I travel alot to the USA so the extra options (eg junction views, etc) offered by the Nuvi 1460 will come in handy. I would agree that if you plan on just using the Garmin within Thailand, the Nuvi 1460 would be overkill.

Edited March 3, 201016 yr by Fatfrank

I made the mistake of buying a Besta Advance, it has SpeedNavi GPS, and drives me crazy.

Why?

I have used both Garmin and Speednavi and they both have good and bad points, but I actually prefer the SpeedNavi for the voice directions and the split screen maps that show the next 2 turns. I find the Garmin pronunciation of Thai street names very distracting. I admit that at first it took a bit of learning to get used to the SpeedNavi menus, but now I am happy with it.