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Post by dradtke on Aug 13, 2014 9:18:31 GMT -5
Melva's been driving a lot for her job lately and depending on the GPS navigator on her phone, which bumps up the cell phone bill. It's time we got a GPS in the car.
Recommendations? Any we should avoid?
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Post by aquaduct on Aug 13, 2014 9:38:12 GMT -5
Google maps on my phone never fails me. And I've never exceeded the data limits on our phone plan.
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Post by Dub on Aug 13, 2014 9:56:31 GMT -5
I use Verizon, but not their VZ Navigator. I never see any added data charges for using Waze or Pandora for that matter. I never even come close to using my data allowance.
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Post by drlj on Aug 13, 2014 10:00:13 GMT -5
I have a Garmin. It came with lifetime updates which you do through the computer once or twice a year. It also has a road alert feature that lets us know if there are reported accidents or delays on the route. That has saved us from being caught in traffic for long periods several times.
The model is nuvi 1350 LMT. There is probably a newer version of it available now.
Of course, you can always buy a new car and get a factory installed dashboard system.
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Post by dradtke on Aug 13, 2014 10:05:00 GMT -5
We haven't gotten one for the car before because we've used the phone. But now with a lot of new driving to new and different locations all over the city, we're using up the data allowance. Time for one in car.
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Post by Lonnie on Aug 13, 2014 10:23:24 GMT -5
I have a Garmin, don't recall which model. Radio Shack, under $200, it gets the job done. I'd recommend it over TomTom, had one of those.
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Post by PaulKay on Aug 13, 2014 10:52:24 GMT -5
When I want a unit I can hang in the car window for directions, I use the Garmin Nuvi. Don't know the model number, but the one feature it HAD to have was the ability to plan routes in the house without satellite connections. The cheaper ones are great for planning routes only if they start from your current location. Which it can only do if it has a satellite link. The better ones let you pick your start, end, waypoints, etc and save them. Then when you have a satellite link you can call up the route and run it. When I travel, I have all my routes planned before I even leave the house. Airport Hertz lot to hotel, hotel to hertz lot, etc.
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Post by millring on Aug 13, 2014 11:13:52 GMT -5
Get the Garmin. LJ says you can use it as a guitar tuner. Capo too.
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Post by Russell Letson on Aug 13, 2014 11:34:18 GMT -5
We have a Magellan, but when it needs replacing (which might be soon, since they stopped issuing map updates for ours), we'll get a Garmin Nuvi. No matter what feature set you settle on, remember that the LMT suffix codes indicate Lifetime Maps and Traffic updates.
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Post by millring on Aug 13, 2014 11:57:22 GMT -5
You might look into the Flagellan. It's helped amoebas navigate for billions of years.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2014 11:59:58 GMT -5
Get the Garmin. LJ says you can use it as a guitar tuner. Capo too. Billy Bob says "drop it in a old sock and it makes a handy blackjack". |
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Post by Doug on Aug 13, 2014 12:35:17 GMT -5
Get the Garmin. LJ says you can use it as a guitar tuner. Capo too. Billy Bob says "drop it in a old sock and it makes a handy blackjack". Sock? what's that. |
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Post by dradtke on Aug 13, 2014 12:48:28 GMT -5
Billy Bob says "drop it in a old sock and it makes a handy blackjack". Sock? what's that. That's like when somebody socks you on the jaw with a Garmin in a sock. |
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Post by Bassman on Aug 13, 2014 13:58:23 GMT -5
I've got a TomTom, it works pretty well for me. Didnt cost that much either.
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Post by brucemacneill on Aug 13, 2014 14:23:40 GMT -5
Whatever they have in a Mazda 3. My son's new car actually found my house and that's the first GPS I've seen that did that.
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Post by kenlarsson on Aug 13, 2014 14:57:37 GMT -5
Real men don't use GPS. They just wander around aimlessly.
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Post by drlj on Aug 13, 2014 14:57:47 GMT -5
Get the Garmin. LJ says you can use it as a guitar tuner. Capo too. I told you that in confidence. Thanks for letting the whole world know!! |
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Post by drlj on Aug 13, 2014 14:59:04 GMT -5
Some of those GPS ladies have voices that make you think they have possibilities. |
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Post by millring on Aug 13, 2014 15:23:21 GMT -5
Some of those GPS ladies have voices that make you think they have possibilities. Well, they certainly know where it's at. |
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Post by Doug on Aug 13, 2014 15:25:16 GMT -5
Some of those GPS ladies have voices that make you think they have possibilities. Well, they certainly know where it's at. That depends on your definition of it.  |
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