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Bruck Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 5:38 pm Post subject: Need to choose best software for ipaq 3970+fortuna clip-on |
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I am going to be purchasing the fortuna clip-on gps bluetooth receiver, I plan to place it near my trunk (back window) but I am having trouble picking software, I have narrowed it down between Tom-Tom and Destinator.
Can anyone offer some advice? |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: 02/11/2002 22:41:59 Posts: 11878 Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:21 am Post subject: |
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Tell us more - where you live, what your driving habits are. Also check the Street Navigation comparison database - that may give you some idea which criteria are important for you. _________________ Lutz
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Bruck Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 8:06 am Post subject: |
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I currently live in NC. i do minimal highway driving and my main concern is that it get me to somewhere so I don't have to mapquest, and when i get lost i dont want to have to pull over for directions anymore, I'd also really like a map of where i am and where i'm going. Sometimes i get confused and a map view of my position with street names visible would be REALLY nice. I also travel to NJ/MA/
I am in the usa and plan to stay on the east coast. Does this help? |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
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Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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In that case go with TomTom. It's slightly easier to use than Destinator, but it lacks cross-country capabilities. If you're just on the east coast then that's not a problem. Make sure you have a big enough storage card (256 MB or more recommended) _________________ Lutz
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Bruck Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 4:15 am Post subject: |
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you mean like when in europe driving between 2 neighboring countries, no i won't be doing that. But would i have a problem driving from NC to California? |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 6:45 am Post subject: |
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that''s right, but you will have this problem with both programs. Check our NA Street Navigation software Comparison database for more details. _________________ Lutz
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Bruck Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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I thought that destinator lets you make custom maps, so i could make one that was like a line surrounding the highway i would be driving on and then a buble at the end of the city i was driving too? (i would definately be planning ahead for a trip like this) |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 1:11 am Post subject: |
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The Destinator data is cut into 5 pieces for the US. You can navigate within one piece but not between pieces. Same is true for trips between the US and Canada _________________ Lutz
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