Terry, I haven't used a Garmin in a long time. It did exactly what I wanted until I upgraded the maps. The maps came on a chip I put in the Garmin. After that the Garmin slowed way down to almost unusable. Are the new ones USB for upgrading maps?
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> On Aug 28, 2013, at 9:38 AM, Terry Sandbek <terry@sandbek.com> wrote:
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> I've been following this thread regarding a GPS and have used all the Apple
> apps mentioned so far. Many of them are quite good but there is no way any
> of them can hold up an outboard Garmin device for either a lot of driving or
> distance driving. For example, if I am going a long distance, I can use
> voice activation within the Garmin to look for the next or nearest gas
> station, fast food, rest stop or just about anything a motorist would want.
> It will then tell me how far these places are and what the direction is from
> where I am currently at. Because it is dynamic, these data will change as I
> continue to drive. I don't take my hands off the wheel and can make
> corrections or change my mind at any time. Living in California and driving
> almost every day, this device has routed me around traffic jams in Southern
> California (I live in N. Cal.) and notified me of traffic accidents ahead.
> Granted I'm using the most expensive one Garmin makes (3597LMTHD) but if you
> do a lot of driving it will definitely give you peace of mind. Even their
> $50 Apple app (Garmin U.S.A.) IMHO beats the cheaper and free maps. Because
> this app has the entire USA loaded, there is no need for a data connection
> so it will work in very remote locations.
>
> Terry Sandbek
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