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kimpan62 2 Jul 2018 17:24

Broken gps
 
I am in podgorica Montenegro andmy gps ( garmin zumo 220 ) broke and is beyond repair, have looked around the whole city and cant find any new mc gps devices, next stop will be in pec kosovo and after that shkoder Albania.
Anybody know where i can buy anew one ore a better one along my route.
My phone is useles here so i cant use that one either.
Right now it looks like ill have to navigate by map wich is ok, but in citys gps devices works much better for me.

navalarchitect 2 Jul 2018 22:11

Any Android mobile phone that can run one of the navigation apps such as Mapsme or OSMand can be used as a replacement GPS. It doesn't need to work as a phone (or you don't need a working SIM card in it) of you download the App and the country specific map using wifi.

So unless your mobile phone is very old/ not a smart phone you should be able to use that. Just accept there is a bit of a learning curve as you get used to the app.

Good luck.

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kimpan62 2 Jul 2018 22:59

Thanks for answering but in this case its an old phone, works great everywhere but not smart.

Grant Johnson 3 Jul 2018 02:36

A cheap Android phone that can run apps should be very cheap, or you can use a Nuvi - a car GPS that works just fine, just not waterproof or hardened as well to vibration, so mount it carefully and plastic baggy it when needed. Nuvis can be very cheap at the bottom end.

kimpan62 3 Jul 2018 17:25

Thanks for advice , will get one of them cheaper phones.
Thanks

DJ8889 18 Jul 2018 12:58

I believe that having a new even cheap smartphone is as good as buying a replacement Garmin GPS. I would suggest you the Garmin Montana. Is a very good robust GPS used by many cyclists. Here in the UK is around £150 - £180 so quite sure that will be as expensive as a second-hand smartphone but at least the Montana is designed for your purpose and is new! Otherwise, you can look for the Garmin GPS MAP 73 or 78.

Hope this helps!


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