xp8103
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Not to hijack the thread but......
Speaking of GPS'.......
I've yet to find one that does what I want. Or better, one that works for the way I travel. What I've found is that a GPS is good if you have no idea where you're going or how to get there. But if you have some idea of the route, it becomes more difficult.
Here's a for instance. I live in Maine. To travel to my uncle's in southern NJ, I know how to get there. But being a gadget guy, I like stuff. Without jumping thru hoops, if I plan a trip on a GPS from my house to his, every one inevitably sends me down I91 in Conn and across the GWB in NY. Now, anyone who lives around here knows that that is the STUPIDEST way to go. We prefer to take the Tappan Zee. But getting most GPS' to route you that way is difficult at best.
A GPS that learns would be nice. A GPS that realizes I may change my mind as I'm travelling and ask me questions about my intentions rather than simply continue to try to reroute me back. Another For Instance. We recently made a trip from Maine to NC via a friends place in Princess Anne Md. on the way home, reversing the route, the GPS of course wanted to send me to my friend's place first. As I drove by the turn, the GPS continually tried to send me back there, constantly rerouting me. I had to "replan the route" (this was on a TomTom Go720 by the way) to get it to forget about the Md stop. Of course, that meant that going back up thru NJ and NY, I was supposed to go back across the GWB!!! ARRRRGH!!!!
I've owned a Magellan. Didnt like it one bit. Was good as long as you had absoultely no idea how to get where you were going. I own Delorme Street Atlas 2008 which is an awesome package. I bought a blue tooth GPS receiver which worked very well. Problem is, I tried to use it with my Palm T|X. that didn't work. Couldnt plan a trip that wouldnt lock the Palm up trying to reroute you if you got off course or made a side trip. I understand from friends that using SA2K8 with a USB GPS on a Laptop is the cats nads but that is impractical for me. My next step is to maybe purchase either Delorme's Earthmate or a Garmin that will take trips planned by SA2K8.
Speaking of GPS'.......
I've yet to find one that does what I want. Or better, one that works for the way I travel. What I've found is that a GPS is good if you have no idea where you're going or how to get there. But if you have some idea of the route, it becomes more difficult.
Here's a for instance. I live in Maine. To travel to my uncle's in southern NJ, I know how to get there. But being a gadget guy, I like stuff. Without jumping thru hoops, if I plan a trip on a GPS from my house to his, every one inevitably sends me down I91 in Conn and across the GWB in NY. Now, anyone who lives around here knows that that is the STUPIDEST way to go. We prefer to take the Tappan Zee. But getting most GPS' to route you that way is difficult at best.
A GPS that learns would be nice. A GPS that realizes I may change my mind as I'm travelling and ask me questions about my intentions rather than simply continue to try to reroute me back. Another For Instance. We recently made a trip from Maine to NC via a friends place in Princess Anne Md. on the way home, reversing the route, the GPS of course wanted to send me to my friend's place first. As I drove by the turn, the GPS continually tried to send me back there, constantly rerouting me. I had to "replan the route" (this was on a TomTom Go720 by the way) to get it to forget about the Md stop. Of course, that meant that going back up thru NJ and NY, I was supposed to go back across the GWB!!! ARRRRGH!!!!
I've owned a Magellan. Didnt like it one bit. Was good as long as you had absoultely no idea how to get where you were going. I own Delorme Street Atlas 2008 which is an awesome package. I bought a blue tooth GPS receiver which worked very well. Problem is, I tried to use it with my Palm T|X. that didn't work. Couldnt plan a trip that wouldnt lock the Palm up trying to reroute you if you got off course or made a side trip. I understand from friends that using SA2K8 with a USB GPS on a Laptop is the cats nads but that is impractical for me. My next step is to maybe purchase either Delorme's Earthmate or a Garmin that will take trips planned by SA2K8.