Garmin nuvi 56 LMT sat nav with free lifetime maps and traffic at Aldi. 5 Inch screen seems decent enough. I know a lot of people have smart phones that have google maps etc but some people like myself still have sat navs.
Seemed a good price when i went into my local Aldi that opened a second larger store in Leigh, greater manchester today. Not sure if this is nationwide or just my local store.
Plugged into my computer and within 2 minutes from downloading the software from http://www.garmin.com/express i was downloading and installing updates.
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sneakyduck to Ed Winchester
16 Sep 164#4
I've had mine for 7 years.
Ed Winchester
15 Sep 163#1
Free Lifetime maps and traffic = Lifetime of the device, which in my experience of Garmin is a couple of years.
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Ed Winchester
15 Sep 163#1
Free Lifetime maps and traffic = Lifetime of the device, which in my experience of Garmin is a couple of years.
sneakyduck to Ed Winchester
16 Sep 164#4
I've had mine for 7 years.
ccw71
16 Sep 16#2
Great price if you are lucky to get one. Definitely hot.
schnecker
16 Sep 16#3
hot deal. lmt great add on . have some heat.
sjr1974uk
16 Sep 161#5
Good for when you go to Tenby in Wales and the mobile Internet coverage is Zero :confused:
Lovely place though!
daisysmama
16 Sep 16#6
Does anyone me know if this has lane assist please thanks
like you said, I am going to wales today so thats when i will use it :smiley:
yes this does have lane assist. I quote what it says on the box 'lane assist with junction view'. hope that helps :smiley:
knocker235
16 Sep 16#9
Is it store specific?
I checked today in my local Aldi but didn't find it!?
jonnyshocker to knocker235
16 Sep 16#10
not sure but maybe it is.
JustExtreme
16 Sep 161#11
Is this WinCE based or Android?
Do you know if it's possible to install custom mapping software like iGo Primo on it? My F&H Ebuyer/Navigo one from a few years back won't get signal anymore.
boringfrog to JustExtreme
16 Sep 162#12
Pardon? :confused:
thompsonz12 to JustExtreme
17 Sep 16#22
Nether. Your best bet is to buy a cheap binatone one from Argos/Ebay as it's CE based and stick iGo on it. that's what I did. I also stuck Tom Tom on it but Igo was much better. :smiley:
Evouk to JustExtreme
17 Sep 16#24
Funny enough I have one of these as well. I had TomTom installed on it work fine then the GPS got screwed up somehow. The arrow would be in a field whilst driving!!!!
astateoftrance
17 Sep 16#13
Glad you enjoyed it :smiley: not from Tenby but live in Pembrokeshire.
Ed Winchester
17 Sep 16#14
Lucky you. Mine lasted less then 2. USB connector at the back failed. No uk place to send it to fit repair, was the USA iirc. Wanted 45 quid. Barely out of warranty.
alecb
17 Sep 16#15
Beginning to think that this was store specific.
I have trawled through the past couple of weeks on ALDI website weekly offers and I cannot find any mention of this.
hdhinsa
17 Sep 162#16
Google maps allows you to download areas if you need to for offline use. Go to the offline option to do this. I did this the last time I went abroad.
st8mike
17 Sep 16#18
Whatever happened to the good old map book and the back seat driver ???
michaeljb to st8mike
17 Sep 161#19
exactly where they are supposed to be... dead and buried :stuck_out_tongue:
vicstar115
17 Sep 16#20
It'll be store specific as its stores reducing the stock coz it's old. Was a special buy back in the summer, so will only be this price in stores that still have stock. Desperately need a new one to replace my broken one but was oos in my nearest a few wks after it came out. Great buy tho!
getmeone
17 Sep 16#21
I know these things have places of interest and the like, but does it have a Sheep Finder?
sneakyduck
17 Sep 161#23
only issue I've ever had was a manufacturer recall regarding the battery. the issue was handled very professionally.
Libertas
17 Sep 16#25
For those that purchased and/or used one of these, was it any good?
Would you buy again? Or would you change to something else?
Newbold to Libertas
17 Sep 16#27
Not got this particular model, but reviews of it suggest the same problem I have with my two Garmins - appalling software.
No personal knowledge of TomTom, but they must surely be better than Garmin to be so successful. I have a Nuvi 310D (2006) and a Nuvi 2595LMT (2012). The older one still works fine but it has no free updates, and the newer one doesn't like getting hot and refuses to switch on if it's a warm day (odd that).
The older one has poorish software but in 6 years you'd expect that to have improved - but it hasn't. It's actually worse than the older model, and that seems standard with Garmin. I know of no other device with such an unintuitive operating system - the wife can't use it at all, and I have to work at it. It's completely illogical, makes no sense at all, and it's a bit like comparing Windows 3.1 with Windows 10. :wink:
SFconvert
17 Sep 16#26
I've had one for 8 years, battery has been dead for at least the last 4 years, so only works plugged in though.
dave0258
18 Sep 16#28
None left in Leigh
Quantum334
1 Oct 16#29
Hi. If you or someone you know can solder then there are vids on youtube showing how you can resolder the usb. Just search "Garmin USB repair". I bought a cheap "for repair" 1490 off ebay which I suspected was a battery or USB connector problem. Turned out to be loose USB. I followed vids and managed to fix it.
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Seemed a good price when i went into my local Aldi that opened a second larger store in Leigh, greater manchester today. Not sure if this is nationwide or just my local store.
Plugged into my computer and within 2 minutes from downloading the software from http://www.garmin.com/express i was downloading and installing updates.
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Lovely place though!
https://buy.garmin.com/en-GB/GB/on-the-road/in-car-sat-navs/previous-models/nuvi-56lm/prod139773.html
yes this does have lane assist. I quote what it says on the box 'lane assist with junction view'. hope that helps :smiley:
I checked today in my local Aldi but didn't find it!?
Do you know if it's possible to install custom mapping software like iGo Primo on it? My F&H Ebuyer/Navigo one from a few years back won't get signal anymore.
I have trawled through the past couple of weeks on ALDI website weekly offers and I cannot find any mention of this.
Would you buy again? Or would you change to something else?
No personal knowledge of TomTom, but they must surely be better than Garmin to be so successful. I have a Nuvi 310D (2006) and a Nuvi 2595LMT (2012). The older one still works fine but it has no free updates, and the newer one doesn't like getting hot and refuses to switch on if it's a warm day (odd that).
The older one has poorish software but in 6 years you'd expect that to have improved - but it hasn't. It's actually worse than the older model, and that seems standard with Garmin. I know of no other device with such an unintuitive operating system - the wife can't use it at all, and I have to work at it. It's completely illogical, makes no sense at all, and it's a bit like comparing Windows 3.1 with Windows 10. :wink: