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Hi folks,

someone told me there's no car navigation in Dubai. Is this true?

Try this ...

http://www.dubaiforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=4406 - will the TomTom Go 300 work in Dubai?
http://www.dubaiforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=7401 - Navigation-GPS-Solution

DaveDXB wrote:no car navigation?

u mean GPRS? i dont get u, pls be more specific.

thnks

GPS not GPRS buddy .......there do have.....when I was there my friend had one ....dont know where did he get that from.

sniper420 wrote:GPS not GPRS buddy

Ah, well spotted . I missed that.

I was in a car last week looking at the navigation screen. They come as standard in more and more new cars now.

sharewadi wrote:

sniper420 wrote:GPS not GPRS buddy

Ah, well spotted . I missed that.

I was in a car last week looking at the navigation screen. They come as standard in more and more new cars now.

Well GPRS is data packet transfer eh? so what's the purpose in new navigation system?

sniper420 wrote:Well GPRS is data packet transfer eh? so what's the purpose in new navigation system?

I know. Don't follow your second question .

sharewadi wrote:

sniper420 wrote:Well GPRS is data packet transfer eh? so what's the purpose in new navigation system?

I know. Don't follow your second question .

well I meant what's the use of GPRS in new navigation system u mentioned earlier?

sniper420 wrote:well I meant what's the use of GPRS in new navigation system u mentioned earlier?

I didn't, that was DaveDXB. Second time I've been confused with him. Do I not have a clue what I'm talking about either ?

sharewadi wrote:

sniper420 wrote:well I meant what's the use of GPRS in new navigation system u mentioned earlier?

I didn't, that was DaveDXB. Second time I've been confused with him. Do I not have a clue what I'm talking about either ?

well then GPS had been included in the car's navigation system since 1999

So there is electronic maps of dubai which can be loaded into a nav system that can guide me?

I rent an Audi A6 the other day for example and I got a "navi not installed" message when I tried to select it...

So there is electronic maps of dubai which can be loaded into a nav system that can guide me?

I rent an Audi A6 the other day for example and I got a "navi not installed" message when I tried to select it...

Get garmin gsmap 276C

hardware and cd will cost around $3500 AED