Are you going abroad? Remember to take your sat nav but before that you must make certain changes for the sat nav to work overseas. Never worry, there is not much work involved to get your sat nav done.
Follow these 3 simple steps.
Step 1
For your sat nav to work abroad, you basically need all the maps of the country you are visiting. TomTom is the only sat nav letting you grab new maps very easy from its own website. Open up its home page, install to your PC, connect your sat nav, choose ‘Add maps’ option from the main menu and you are done. You will be charged extra even then you get, up to the date cartography and have you on your way in minutes.
In case you don’t posses a TomTom sat nav, the simplest way is to purchase new maps on your memory card. You can find them on online sales, electronic shops of airport and even on some book stores. Simply drop them into your sat nav and you are ready to go.
Step 2
GPS installed mobile phones can be used to navigate abroad. Check manual for the make and model and most importantly your tariff details, as some handsets automatically download maps as and when needed. But this is fine on your home town, where you are using the sat nav. Downloading maps while roaming may cost you heavily.
With Nokia handset and Nokia Map Loader, you can side step the process of downloading. The Nokia Map Loader is a simple software letting you download international maps at home and can be transferred to phone memory and use it overseas. The latest version can even let you to buy city maps and voice guidance from your laptop.
Step 3
Take your travel charger for using your sat nav outside the car while abroad. You can save money taking charger and a standard travel adapter.
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