MIO Sat navs

[fred]

Anybody heard of MIO sat naves ? They any good ? Are they related to
Navman by any chance ?

[Rod Speed]

fred wrote

> Anybody heard of MIO sat naves ?

Yep.

> They any good ?

They are the cheap end of the satnav market.

> Are they related to Navman by any chance ?

Yep, its one of Navman's model ranges.

[John Williamson]

fred wrote:
> Anybody heard of MIO sat naves ? They any good ? Are they related to
> Navman by any chance ?

They used to use the Navigon software and Navteq mapping. Then again,
the last MIO I bought about five years ago had been badge engineered by
Medion, who sell through Lidl or Aldi. It still works, although there is
a problem with the non-standard data connector they used at that time.

I am a happy user of the Navigon sofwtare on a Windows phone, FWIW.

If you want support from your friends, get a Tomtom.

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[The Medway Handyman]

On 07/04/2012 10:10, fred wrote:
> Anybody heard of MIO sat naves ? They any good ? Are they related to
> Navman by any chance ?

I have one and am very pleased with it. Cost me around £60 & must have
saved me more than that in fuel.

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[David WE Roberts]

"fred" <tpmc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Anybody heard of MIO sat naves ? They any good ? Are they related to
> Navman by any chance ?

I bought one around 2006/7 because it was as good as a Garmin or TomTom but
about half the price.
Belgian company, I think.
It was very good.
Unfortunately they changed map providers and wouldn't provide new software
and map updates for the older systems (mine IIRC was a Mio 510E).

I now have a TomTom which is good, but doesn't have all the features of the
Mio (such as configuring the weight of your vehicle so that you won't be
taken on a route which is unsuitable - useful if you use the same satnav in
a car and a 3.5 tonne camper).
However I didn't buy a new Mio because they had left me in the lurch once
already.

So potentially a good company ( but that was a while back) but check that
they have stayed with the same map provider for a while.

Cheers

Dave R
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