Snooper Indago Sat Nav Best Buy

Excellent Sat Nav - 23 Sep 2007

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

If you want MP3, bluetooth and hundreds of different voice options then this is not the sat nav for you. If, however, you want a unit that provides excellent mapping and routing, a camera data base that is second to none and first rate build quality then I urge you to consider the Snooper Indago. True, it does not have all the gimmicks of some other units but it does exactly what it says on the box. I am very pleased with mine and if you shop around you can get free lifetime enigma updates as part of the purchase price. Recommended.

Snooper - the best got better! - 27 Dec 2006

6 out of 6 found this review helpful.

I have owned a Snooper S6-R & Snooer Evo 4 GPS Detectors, and this is the 3rd Snooper Unit I have owned. The reason for choosing the Indago is the positive experiences to date of the previous 2 units, and also the experience of the other SatNav systems I have used over the last 18 months.
TomTom's etc expertise is SatNav systems, Snooper's expertise is that of Radar GPS SYstems. In this case the Indago combines the best of both worlds, and I would highly recommend the Indago. Invariably there are pro's & con's to each system, and the only fault I have found with this system is the windscreen mounting system.Would I recommend this sytem? Definitely!

Best choice for a 2 in 1 sat nav speed camera detector - 03 Oct 2006

13 out of 14 found this review helpful.

I agree with the last reviewer. The unit is the best looking with the best build quality I have seen. Routing is fine and I have used Tom Tom which often seemed to have problems. The best point though is the speed camera detection - it tells you the speed limit visually and with a voice alert and the quality of the database is second to none - even temporary cameras in road works are featured, it's superb.

Well worth the money - 26 Jul 2006

17 out of 18 found this review helpful.

Not sure if the last reviewer actualty had a Snooper Indago, but from the comments I don't think so
To clarify
1)It's ~25mm thick much thinner than most, especially Tom Tom 510 etc
2)You hold the on button for 2 seconds, to make sure it does not switch on / off accidentaly, even so how often do you do this
3)The display is fine, even when driving you can read them, also you can zoom in if you want to
4)It recalculates the route within 10 seconds of going off course
5)Jack / Jill options, how many do you want? Do you really need 50
6)ABC / Qwerty don't care either way
7)Can't comment on the above but any I have done so far have been the best routes
8)You pay for quality materials
9)Yes you pay £4.95, but you get a proper camera database that updates every 24hrs, also Tom Tom is not free, it's 40/yr and they don't update as often.
10) The good points. It uses Linux OS so is much more stable than most of the others.

Not worth the money - 25 Jan 2006

26 out of 51 found this review helpful.

Normally, reviews list the good points followed by the bad points. I'll go about this the other way round.
I'm familiar with Tomtom navigation so that's what I'm comparing the Indago with.

1. Why does the unit have to be so heavy and thick?
2. Why do I have to hold the ON button down for so long to power up the Indago?
3. Why is the display such poor resolution? Street and town names are unreadable.
4. Why is it so slow to recalculate when I turn off the designated route?
5. Why is there no choice of voice?
6. Why is there only an ABC keyboard? QWERTY is so much easier to use.
7. Why is its routing so poor? From my home to the cinema via shortest route is 6.7 miles by Tomtom and 11.2 miles by Indago!
8. Why is it so expensive? The Tomtom ONE is better in every way that matters for well under half the price!
9. Why do I have to pay £4.95 a month for the speed camera database, when the one for Tomtom is free?
10. There are some good points, but do they matter?