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Replying to: ladywclass (Apr 21, 2009 12:34 pm) |
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Catching up here while still job hunting. Took the NYS Life & health Insurance Exam and unfortunately failed it twice. Now I'm looking into doing something with my nephew, so hopefully something will open up soon. Brenda: Congrats on the birth of your grandchild, and his cousin. Frank - welcome to the east coast. I'll second Juice's suggestion of uploading the camera and speed trap POI onto your GPS. (Juice- to get rid of the annoying "ding, ding" I downloaded a voice warning of the red light ahead). They even came in handy when traveling around the country-just download where you are traveling through. Wes - long trip, hope it went well. Sasketchewan brings back memories of working a carnival there about 30 years ago  . Pat - hope the surgery went well. Sorry if I missed anyone. Mark P.S.: Did you folks see the article about the 48hrs of Tristate in Drive Performance magazine?
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Replying to: bat1161 (Apr 27, 2009 1:04 pm) Our c340 has that capability but my Nuvi 205W does not. It has a bigger screen but fewer features. I should re-enable it for my wife, though, since we've been hit twice by the same speed cam. Her one day, me the next. Now we know where it is. Sneaky location, too. It's on Rt. 98 in MD, right where the limit goes from 50 to 40 to 30, a school zone that isn't a school zone at night, of course, yet everyone drives through there at high speeds because there really isn't a reason to slow down in the middle of the night, when school is not in session. I just ordered a 3rd GPS last Friday, another Garmin, this time a Nuvi 260W. That should have the features of the c340 but the big screen and compact size of the 205W, best of both worlds. I didn't go for the voice activated or traffic enabled because the prices skyrocket and I'm not really convinced (yet) that they'd add that much value. Will report back when I get my Nuvi 260W.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 28, 2009 6:10 am) How much?
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Replying to: kyfdx (Apr 28, 2009 6:15 am) I bet it was just an open box return, something like that. We'll see. I felt OK taking the gamble because the other units have been fine - they outlive the maps loaded on them by a long shot. I just hope it has the latest maps (2009). If not I will call Garmin before I activate it, so I get the latest POIs. Price was $125 delivered. They're usually around $200 or so brand new. I also got a vent mount (model GN047) made by ARKON. I have one already and I know it'll fit in the Miata. Bob might say "huh?" because we tried when I saw him but later I found out the width is adjustable on those, so it fit perfectly once I figured that out. I'm in pinch-pennies mode right now because all my cash went towards the new Miata. I'm a bit miffed because Mazda increased the rebate 18 days after I bought it. 
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 28, 2009 6:43 am) POIs bug me.. I try to only use Shell gas, but you'd be amazed how many gas stations are gone, or change brands, by the time you start looking for them.. 
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Replying to: kyfdx (Apr 28, 2009 6:49 am) I have 2008 maps though, so that's partially my fault. I tend to get every 2nd update. New units are so cheap it's hardly worth paying $75 for new maps. New ones come with new maps!
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 28, 2009 7:08 am) |
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Finished the driving leg of the trip Made it to PA on Friday, 4/24. Flew out to Baltimore on 4/25 and am there now, biding my time in this stifling heat! Limited internet access. Apparently high-end hotels are very stingy with the ammenities... unless one wants to pay exorbitant rates! Later.... this place is shuttin down for the evening.... -Wes- |
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G'day I've been a long hold out on getting a GPS unit, relying on my ability to find my way anywhere in the world with a basic map and a few road signs. However, after the recent bushfires, it became clear that all points of reference (road signs, identifiable buildings, trees, even road surfaces in some places) were missing as we tried to deal with insurance claims. Hence we acquired TomToms based on one of our city based staff being very impressed. Unfortunately we did not check the quality of mapping outside urban areas and confusion has ensued. Australia is a big place with a lot of minor roads and it seems that the mappers have not got their heads across much of the country.I should have realized there was a problem when driving up a well established freeway which the GPS assured me did not exist. There is something weird about driving at 110kmh on well established blacktop as the GPS displays verdant fields and offers directions to the nearest formed road. It was at about this point that we named the device Eddie, in honour of the shipboard computer in The Hitch-hikers Guide To The Universe - polite, friendly and absolutely useless Subsequently, Eddie has attempted to direct me across green pastures, through forests and up one way streets. In a polite helpful tone he has offered to direct me to the nearest road when I have been driving down a road constructed 170 years ago. He assures me that there is no number XXX when the residents have lived there for fifty years. Eddie's strong suit is urban areas where he is mostly able to find his way between suburbs and get you to a street address. However, even then, he will often ignore logical routes, preferring to stick to major roads. All around, not the most useful object but useful for confirming actual speed. My colleagues have similar tales. One assures me that leaving the voice setting as female is less distracting as he just pretends that the errors in navigation are no worse than his wife's (she is apparently lousy at map-reading!). He says that the upside is that he can shout at the GPS without creating a marital crisis. The upside to the GPS is that it does provide an accurate Latitude and Longitude. Our local street directory, Melways, includes detailed map grids on each page, so if all else fails, you can at least find where you are. Its not quite how the manufacturer planned it, but... Cheers Graham
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