Well Done Tom, Tom!

Less · 14-05-2006, 21:43

In an effort to make their Sat' Nav' system appear less annoying than everyone elses Sat' Nav' system Tom, Tom have come up with the most irritatingly stupid set of adverts yet to be seen on British Television with their Doug, Doug and that other one that I have thank goodness completly removed from my brain, Doesn't that blonde woman look strrrange?

I wonder will all their customers be called Gordon, Gordon, after all, a person would have to be twice the normal moron to buy it because of this lousy campaign, (no entwisi now is not the time to show us a new picture of your latest in-car toy, please, try not to embarrass yourself!

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Not, Tom, Tom, but, Glug, Glug!

SPUGGIE J · 14-05-2006, 21:56

If we look at the advert in context it is designed to make us think life is lost without one. So what do you do without a TT get lost?. As for avoiding jams its easy if planed ahead and the only thing that would stop the trip is an RTA and as they are broadcast on the radio. If if navigation is bad it would be cheaper to have someone phone you to let you know what road to avoid. In this gadget mad age things like map reading is becoming a dying art.

chav1 · 15-05-2006, 01:30

well i have a tom tom unit and i swear by them

i currently have john cleese telling me the directions although i occasionaly use the steven hawkings voice lol

also installed the speed camera database for teh whole of teh uk , traffic light cameras and known hiding spots for mobile camera units which drasticly reduces the chance of getting busted for speeding

sod map reading all you need is the post code and your told the route

Less · 15-05-2006, 01:35

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Originally Posted by chav chav

well i have a tom tom unit and i swear by them

Sorry to have bothered you Gordon, Gordon

sarah · 15-05-2006, 02:29

I've got to back Chav1 up here. I too have a Tom Tom, and the amount of petrol that thing has saved me is amazing, it will have certainly made me back the amount I paid out for the thing.

They are much safer than driving and trying to read a map/directions at the same time - I've never managed to master the art of that especially if it's also dark at the time.

Neil · 15-05-2006, 06:43

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also installed the speed camera database for teh whole of teh uk

Why is entwisi using your PC?

Boeing Guy · 15-05-2006, 10:01

I use a Garmin Aviation Gps, with road maps added. It have served me very well over the years.
There is one cavet with all of this though, the sat nav we all use and rely on is Navstar GPS, owned and looked after the United States of America's Department of Defence. As such they can alter the GPS signal and turn it off at will, this is something we in aviation like to remember, as you could find yourself stuck in the middle of nowhere. It is very reliable and as none of us live in any war zone it is unlikely that George dubbua will turn off the civiy signal or play with it but...... I was informed by Balpa (British Airline Pilots Association) that the MOD have been testing blocking GPS signals recently.
Still I wish mine taked to me

SPUGGIE J · 15-05-2006, 10:12

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it is unlikely that George dubbua will turn off the civiy signal or play with it but......

This President might do it on a whim depending on what side of his pit he roled out of in a morning. Relying on something that can be interfered with at will is a bit scary.

As for ending up in the middle of nowere because it had been "fiddled with" isnt the be all and end all as too much bevvy can do that as well.

Mick · 15-05-2006, 10:17

People have been getting around without these systems for thousands of years so whats the problem ?
you should not be relying on them.

SPUGGIE J · 15-05-2006, 10:29

We have all become gadjet junkies.

If the singnal went down how many people could plan there journey without one?. God forbid they would ever have to use road signs and maps.

chav1 · 15-05-2006, 10:30

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Originally Posted by mick

People have been getting around without these systems for thousands of years so whats the problem ?
you should not be relying on them.

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chav1 · 15-05-2006, 10:36

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

We have all become gadjet junkies.

If the singnal went down how many people could plan there journey without one?. God forbid they would ever have to use road signs and maps.

dont worry spuggie if you ever lost your signal i would gladly tell you where to go

SPUGGIE J · 15-05-2006, 10:49

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dont worry spuggie if you ever lost your signal i would gladly tell you where to go

Cheers chav I think??

I can read a map and road signs because I aint seen a TT fitted to a mountain bike yet. Someome could make a fortune if they found a reliable way to tell and show you the quickest way down a hillside.

grannyclaret · 15-05-2006, 10:56

I dont have a problem ,,i catch the bus,,,,,,,,,,lol

SPUGGIE J · 15-05-2006, 11:11

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I dont have a problem ,,i catch the bus,,,,,,,,,,lol

How sure can ou be that the driver knows were he is going? In Aberdeen they hired some drivers due to a serious shortage and the passengers had to show them were to go just so they could get home in time.

Yes I am serious about this one.