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Originally Posted by Lainey,Aug 25 2010, 03:35 PM
I still have my eight track. 
Right now for $89.00, this is the cheapest way for me to get place to place. My cell phone is a phone only. My next phone is the Jitterbug, and I don't think that one has navigation options.
Right now for $89.00, this is the cheapest way for me to get place to place. My cell phone is a phone only. My next phone is the Jitterbug, and I don't think that one has navigation options.
*We used to have GPS units in our delivery vehicles, but since we've upgraded to the iPhone, we haven't used the Garmin.
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Originally Posted by paS2K,Aug 25 2010, 08:21 AM
I'm thinking of getting my first Garmin...so that I don't get my a** lost in SoCal at HC II in a month.
Which model would you cognosenti recommend for a frugal person
who just wants "the basics" and street names announced?
And what model upgrade would you suggest if you want more bells and whistles....but still <200 bucks?
There are so many models that I don't know where to start....any suggestions appreciated
Which model would you cognosenti recommend for a frugal person
who just wants "the basics" and street names announced? And what model upgrade would you suggest if you want more bells and whistles....but still <200 bucks?
There are so many models that I don't know where to start....any suggestions appreciated
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Originally Posted by hecash,Aug 25 2010, 03:55 PM
That's right. I have an HTC Pure cell phone with Windows Mobile 6.5 Pro operating system and iGuidance GPS software. The phone has its own internal GPS receiver. So, as long as the battery is charged, I get navigation.
The phone has Bluetooth and I have a Jabra Stone ear set with Bluetooth. The navigation directions, including street or highway name, any quick successive turn instructions, school zone notices, and any request like gas station location all come over the ear set. So, I can put the top down, turn up the radio and still hear every driving instruction.
The iGuidance also has itinerary planning. So, if I want to be at a Grand Rapids restaurant for lunch and Detroit restaurant for dinner, I just enter the two addresses and it takes me from place to place as a single trip. This also allows me to plan back road routes instead of using the route that the software will recommend. I've done about 20 trips with it and I am very, very happy with it.
I got the phone used on eBay for $169 (all-in), signed up for the ATT senior plan at $30 per month and bought the iGuidance software on an 8 GB SD card for $88.
Oh, and the phone has a 5 megapixel camera that takes really decent photos.
The phone has Bluetooth and I have a Jabra Stone ear set with Bluetooth. The navigation directions, including street or highway name, any quick successive turn instructions, school zone notices, and any request like gas station location all come over the ear set. So, I can put the top down, turn up the radio and still hear every driving instruction.
The iGuidance also has itinerary planning. So, if I want to be at a Grand Rapids restaurant for lunch and Detroit restaurant for dinner, I just enter the two addresses and it takes me from place to place as a single trip. This also allows me to plan back road routes instead of using the route that the software will recommend. I've done about 20 trips with it and I am very, very happy with it.
I got the phone used on eBay for $169 (all-in), signed up for the ATT senior plan at $30 per month and bought the iGuidance software on an 8 GB SD card for $88.
Oh, and the phone has a 5 megapixel camera that takes really decent photos.
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Originally Posted by hecash,Aug 25 2010, 03:55 PM
That's right. I have an HTC Pure cell phone with Windows Mobile 6.5 Pro operating system and iGuidance GPS software. The phone has its own internal GPS receiver. So, as long as the battery is charged, I get navigation.
The phone has Bluetooth and I have a Jabra Stone ear set with Bluetooth. The navigation directions, including street or highway name, any quick successive turn instructions, school zone notices, and any request like gas station location all come over the ear set. So, I can put the top down, turn up the radio and still hear every driving instruction.
The phone has Bluetooth and I have a Jabra Stone ear set with Bluetooth. The navigation directions, including street or highway name, any quick successive turn instructions, school zone notices, and any request like gas station location all come over the ear set. So, I can put the top down, turn up the radio and still hear every driving instruction.
on mine i just hook it up to the alpine head unit and the directions come right out of the speakers and it mutes the ipod oh and it charges the iphone
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I just updated my Dad's nuvi 260W. He paid the 51.00 CDN which gave him his first updates in 2 years since he got the GPS. I am not convinced you need to up date the unit every year. I suppose it might depend on how much you travel.
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BTW,
There is a Garmin Battery Recall.
The link can be found in this article.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/26/...in6806327.shtml
There is a Garmin Battery Recall.
The link can be found in this article.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/26/...in6806327.shtml
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Originally Posted by PokS2k,Aug 25 2010, 05:30 PM
I bought the lifetime updates for my Nuvi 660 and so far so good.
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Originally Posted by HondaGal,Aug 25 2010, 05:13 PM
I just updated my Dad's nuvi 260W. He paid the 51.00 CDN which gave him his first updates in 2 years since he got the GPS. I am not convinced you need to up date the unit every year. I suppose it might depend on how much you travel.
I wished we had updated before our recent trip to Canada...we went to restaurants where the building was no longer there. 