Gps

[lanensuzie]

Hi again everyone.

Let me apologize for my newbie questions, as I'm sure many have been addresses here before. I got great help on this forum from Tempest, and some great welcomes from all....
I travel with Microsoft Streets and Trips, and for the most part am satisfied. However,
1. It takes up the passenger seat as I have to have the laptop running.
2. It runs the laptop un-necessarily.
3. It has (twice) taken me through Chicago wrong.
4. It can't find 15% of places I'm looking for, which causes me to call dispatch for help (they are on Internet, and can call data up, if you feed it to them properly)

Is there an affordable Garmin, Cobra, etc, that will constantly update with construction, traffic, and is more user friendly than reaching across the seat to a laptop and hearing the rumble strips. You guys are great....please help again. I would like to stay below $300, but if someone has something better, I'd be interested.

I admit that I'm new, and I tell you the only thing (so far) that makes me boil is not being sure of where I'm going..

Thanks
Lane

 

[davekc]

Hey Lane,

Scroll down the page to the tech shop forum. That will have many posts on the GPS units. Or you can do a individual seach.

 

[lanensuzie]

Dave,
Thanks for posting. I'm gonna be in IA for the weekend, and have a free ticket from Best Buy for a Sirius radio install. I will have a bit of time to look around, but I have a feeling of what I'm looking for.
Talk soon.
Lane

 

[nightcreacher]

lane, Ive got streets and trips,also garmin and my cell is with sprint,also gps thru them.I mainly use them as toys,as my map does wanders,but, i really use my gps from sprint the most,as it never fails to get me to the right address,but ,I dont use it for overall directions,just the final local ones.I use the streets and trips to check the mileages that i'm told im going are right,same with the garmin,and like you they are in my lap top so take up to much space.I do the routing before i leave,and set my cell phone on gps.I just have to watch what it wants me to do,I get lots of reroutes

 

[miguy1957]

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[dhalltoyo]

Go to Amazon.com

Search NUVI 350

Read reviews

Mine was $246 a couple of months ago

The NUVI 360 is an upgrade replacement, but NUVI 350 should still be available

Very pleased with my Garmin NUVI 350

Always check GPS suggested routing against Road Atlas for major highways before moving.

The roads from the major highways, especially streets, obviously do not appear on most Road Atlas pages; that is when I find the GPS to be very helpful.