DOES ANYONE GO THROUGH THIS

by **Cat** » 11 Sep 2004 3:49

yes, you need a drink, just relax.

by **Murph** » 11 Sep 2004 15:18

I have a Master #5 that I pick at now and then. I get it opened and then when I attempt to pick it open again, no go. I just put it down and go do something else. Yep, I have good and bad days too!

by **Romstar** » 11 Sep 2004 16:26

Rockford wrote:Pinky - Looking at SatNav at the moment, as I've had a few close calls trying to look at both the map and road.

Romstar - The phone is my best friend, and it goes everywhere with me. Like you, work always takes priority - the wife doesn't always like it when I up and leave, but she understands (I think ).

Rockford.....

There are some places where that phone just has to be turned off. Weddings, funerals, and other such occasions. Its just not right having a phone ring at a time like that.

I am sure that your wife understands, otherwise you would have heard it by now. :wink:

Romstar

by **toomush2drink** » 11 Sep 2004 16:40

Life on the road it sure is, did a job last night with a 160 mile round trip all for peanuts just cause i want the guy to give me more work. Looking at the satnav but need something easily removable so the the thieving little bas**** dont nick it when im in an estate on a job.
Takes over your life but i love it as there is always a new challenge and always keeping your wits about you as a newbie to the trade.

Rockford if your struggling to pick it in front of the customer praise them for having such good locks fitted even if they arent, an ego massage seems to work most times and makes them feel good :wink:

by **Rockford** » 11 Sep 2004 16:54

Toomush - One of the important lessons I've learned (even before taking up this trade), is to appear confident in front of a customer. They must believe you are capable of achieving whatever the task is - even if you're turning your pants brown.

I hear what your saying about the mileage. I've had a couple of late night ventures out over the last couple of nights (just back from one), each a 2 hour round-trip, and as they were sub-contracted jobs - very little out of them. But as you say, you have to show willing in order to secure further work. Have you taken the plunge full-time now ?.

Rockford.....

by **cred** » 30 Oct 2004 0:05

rockford toys r us are selling a hand held sat nav system and it's a pc as well,it looks good go to their site and click on computers then click hand held computers

by **Rockford** » 30 Oct 2004 3:54

Not a bad price Cred - Â£299.99 for full system.

Anyone any experience of the Marco Polo software ?.

Rockford.....

by **toomush2drink** » 30 Oct 2004 4:13

From what i understand the tom tom is the one to get but if you get it on a pda you really need a good pda ie fast. Im not up on these things but this what ive been told by people that are.

by **thertel** » 30 Oct 2004 15:13

If your in europe TomTom is the only piece of GPS and Navigation software/hardware worth a . Stateside you have much more options. It stems mainly from TomTom having the only reliable mapping software and from just great all around hardware.

You don't have to have a killer PDA, the PAlm Tungsten E or the IPAQ RX1715 is more then adequete, they cost @199.99 and 279.99 respectively. The nice part about the TomTom's is that for anywhere in the world you can get hte right map.

Thomas

by **Rockford** » 30 Oct 2004 16:33

Just seen an HP ipaq 1710 with the Tom Tom system for Â£239 (exc VAT). On the Xmas list !

Rockford.....

by **pinky** » 30 Oct 2004 17:43

sat nav great , near misses not a prob if you have a warrant card too, always their fault, and if i cant prove it il plant it

by **mbell** » 30 Oct 2004 17:46

I have TomTom 3 on my Toshiba PDA. You don't really need a fast PDA - Mine is a 206Mhz ARM processor - one of the older ones and it runs the software fine.

The price of GPS overall, PDAs, software and peripherals has fallen massively over the last year or so.

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