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GPS IS REALLY HANDY
by Roving
Gypsy and Bradnjan
Roving
Gypsy wrote:
"A GPS is
really handy - but
the costs are all
over the place.
I've
been very pleased
with Microsoft's
Street and Trips GPS
which connects to my
laptop computer. The
cost is reasonable,
and the screen is
(obviously) larger,
plus you can leave a
trail of where
you're at. You use
it without an
internet connection
- just make sure to
use a power
converter to keep
your battery
charged.
Keep
in mind that NO GPS
is flawless - they
are only as good as
the information fed
into them - and most
are programmed 2
years prior to their
publication date, so
a few surprises will
occur, though not
often (i.e., while
driving along a
beautiful stretch of
new Interstate, you
may notice the GPS
telling you you're
"off
route" because
a new stretch or new
interchange may now
be in effect!.
Also
- last year we
compared many brands
who all had the same
result regarding
Southwest
International
Airport in FT Myers,
Florida . . . they
still take you to
the OLD terminal - 4
miles across the
runway to the
current building,
with the new
connecting roads
still showing as
non-existant!)
Still, I wouldn't be
without one.
Overall, it's a
wonderful device,
and where it shows
your connection IS
correct, with
latitude and
longitude when
necessary."
Bradnjan
added:
"Let me plug
the Garmin Quest.
I've had one for a
couple years now. I
have the earlier
model that sells new
for around $350. It
will hold a 115MB of
extra data, but not
the complete US like
the QuestII.
It
is highly
versatile.
1. You can put it in
your shirt pocket
and it beeps at you
when you need to
hear about a
turn.
2. You can mount it
on your motorcycle.
3. You can mount it
on any car and move
it easily. When
powered, it gives
you verbal
guidance.
4. You can mount it
in your motorhome
and connect it to
your laptop. Here
you can use Garmin's
free downloadable
program called
nRoute and see it on
your laptop
screen.
Incidently,
if you have a diesel
electronic engine,
it works great to
show nRoute on one
side of your PC and
Silverleaf VMSpc
monitor on the other
(about $395) to keep
track of what your
motor is doing and
id any faults before
you go to the shop
and they lie to you.
A good investment as
some shops charge
$200 to "put it
on the scope"
and for $395, you
can always drive
with it
"connected to
the scope."
What
do you
think? Post
your reply
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