Product Description

The portable and easy-to-use Cable & Wireless CWSN-1000 GPS Navigation system is an ideal satellite navigation system for those in the car or on foot.

This highly versatile Satellite Navigation system features a range of options to help you get from A to D with stop offs and diversions at B and C including 5-digit postcode and destination routing and door-to-door planning with house number search. You can save locations, points of interest or addresses as personal bookmarks for easy access when you need them. These can be accessed quickly via the access buttons on the unit.

Planning a holiday in the UK? The CWSN-1000 features several thousand points of interest and the ‘AA Premium Guide’ that includes pubs, restaurants and local attractions. All of this is pre-installed on the 256MB CF card along with full UK and Northern Ireland maps. Leaving the UK for a trip to Europe? The CWSN-1000 includes, pre-installed on the memory card, main roads for the following European countries: Spain (incl. Andorra), Portugal France (incl. Monaco), Ireland, Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Switzerland (incl. Liechtenstein), Austria, Germany, Italy (incl. San Marino & Vatican City), Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #108128 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Cable & Wireless
• Model: CWSNS1000
• Released on: 2005-08-17

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Customer Reviews

I'll never get in a car without it again.....!!
After shopping around for a GPS system for my car, I saw this on Amazon and couldn't believe the price! So I ordered and nervously awaited its arrival.

I received it last week and was really surprised. This is a quality bit of kit! The main units feels solid and well built, and it comes with a host of accessories:
- Windscreen suction mount
- In car charger
- 240v charger
- carry case (with screen cleaning cloth)
- USB cable
- And external antenna (the TomTom one sells separately on Amazon for £49.99!!)

The first time I plugged it in it took around 10 mins to find a GPS signal, (but speaking to some friends apparently this happens with most GPS the first time you use it). I got off to a good start: on my first morning to work along the south circular in London it took me an alternative route via Richmond park and saved me around 10 mins of sitting in traffic!! The mapping is clear and very accurate (although you cannot zoom out while driving, which is a bit frustrating), voice instructions are good, postcode searches are superb, and its has some fantastic features. At any one time driving you are only a couple of clicks away from finding the nearest petrol station, train station, sports venue, hotel, restaurant, etc. It will also guide you to your nearest casino....should you have the urge!

It also has an AA guide which will gives locations and reviews on hotels, restaurants, camp sites etc. If you do a lot of travelling this is a great feature, and means you'll never have to eat at a bad restaurant again!

All in all I am thrilled with this purchase. After taking a chance, I think I have found one of the best genuine bargains on the internet. It may not have a the brand or price tag, but this is a quality GPS! Definitely recommended......buy it now!

Not The Greatest GPS System
I purchased one of the Cable & Wireless CWSNS-1000 systems and quite frankly after reading the previous review I am now most disapointed, I was suspect of the fact that the other review was the only one I could find on the Web!

After using it, I took it back, I simply couldn't get a signal on it in my car without the external aerial, which is no wonder they supply the device with it. It worked OK with the external aerial on, but who wants to install it on their car? to try it out I opened the window and put the aerial on the bonnet, so with the outside noise it was just silly!

It does warn you that if you have a heat reflective windscreen or a heated front windscreen then you must install the external aerial, but I haven't got either of those and I drove around with the satnav on for over an hour.

I'm sure there must be models out there that get a signal without all this hassle, as I may want to swap it from car to car.

In summing up, features OK (nothing special), not the greatest mapping, but most importantly non existent reception without external aerial, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Experiences so far
I've got to admit that I bought the C&W GPS because of its price and it seemed to do what I needed. The others didn't stand out e.g. Tom Tom as the feedback was quite mixed. Below are my experiences of the C&W GPS:

* You need to learn what the limitations are - one such one is when the GPS signal isn't strong enough the system freezes - if you press the standby(sleep) button off and on this helps the system to try and find a signal - works most times

* Another limitation is the actual route - I've relied on it to take me the whole way and found that it doesn't always find the quickest/best/avoiding traffic route. From now on I'm going to look at a map for the initial part of the journey and rely upon the GPS half way into my journey.

* As I've got to use the standby(sleep) button to unfreeze the GPS I have occassionally pressed the button to the left which turns the whole machine off. This is frustrating as it takes about 3-5 mins for it to boot and then start navigating.

* More positively, once the GPS gets a signal it tends to keep it (with the help of the sleep button in weak reception areas) and get you to your destination. This is what I guess most people buy this for.

* The map showing you where you are doesn't allow you to zoom out to see the whole recommended jourey, hence the reason to still look at a map mentioned above.

* I don't know if other GPS systems allow you to lower the brightness but with this one I find that at night it tends to illuminate the car. I would prefer to tone it down a bit.

* I've installed the external antennae in the front window and yes, you do need to have it. Saying that though, at least you don't need to pay for it like you do with the Tom Tom.

* I feel that on the whole, the system is fairly good - certainly better than looking at bits of paper nearer to my destination. I still don't feel that the Tom Tom or others are dramatically better. When the technology moves on, I'll look to upgrade in a few years time.

Hope this helps.