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#1680 of 1689 Re: oh boy [gagrice] by fezo Jun 26, 2009 (8:07 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Jun 26, 2009 6:30 am) It is just wasted paper. We have enough non-compliance on our cell phone law. Add to this one the fact that it's a much dumber idea since almost anything you'd be hitting a GPS for would take your eyes even more off the road done any other way. I mean would you rather I touched the screen of my GPS or hauled out a map? Replies to this message: nortsr1 (Jun 26, 2009 9:13 am) fezo (Jun 26, 2009 11:14 am)
#1681 of 1689 Re: oh boy [fezo] by nortsr1 Jun 26, 2009 (9:13 am)
Replying to: fezo (Jun 26, 2009 8:07 am) You should actually pull over to get and look at the map and same goes for the touch screen method....but.... I know, we don't do what we should really do....DO WE????? Replies to this message: fezo (Jun 26, 2009 11:14 am)
#1682 of 1689 Re: oh boy [nortsr1] by fezo Jun 26, 2009 (11:14 am)
Replying to: nortsr1 (Jun 26, 2009 9:13 am) I'm pretty good about that. well, in most cases I'm the stereotypical guy with it - I don't need directions! I'm not lost!
#1683 of 1689 Re: oh boy [gagrice] by lilengineerboy Jun 26, 2009 (12:45 pm)
Replying to: gagrice (Jun 26, 2009 6:30 am) I can override my Toyota Sequoia NAV so my wife can input addresses while moving. I hate that lockout feature. If NJ is no better at enforcing the NAV law than CA the Cell phone law, it is just more wasted paper.   Do you have a pre-07 or do you have "lockpick?" Toyota got in a spot of trouble for that "diagnostic mode" and its gone now. I think you need to have a USB key or something in the back to make that work.     The way those lockouts work is it reads the VSS, and that is reasonably easy to interrupt going to the device. The more recent ones pull speed from the GPS itself, which is more of a challenge to defeat. Replies to this message: gagrice (Jun 26, 2009 8:50 pm) ateixeira (Jun 29, 2009 9:10 am)
#1684 of 1689 Re: oh boy [lilengineerboy] by gagrice Jun 26, 2009 (8:50 pm)
Replying to: lilengineerboy (Jun 26, 2009 12:45 pm) Mine is a 2007 Sequoia. Not a great NAV. In fact if it is the best Toyota has to offer I would never buy another one. Cannot find its way out of a paper sack. It has been slightly useful would be my analysis. Sent me on a dirt road with a locked gate. I would never waste the money to update unless it was like $25 for a new DVD. Is pretty much clueless on best routes to anywhere I have input.   You go into diagnostics and hit over ride. That lets you do anything until you shut the vehicle off. Then you have to do the little ritual. Another complaint. You want to go from San Diego to Phoenix you have to reload the different areas. No inputting an address in Albuquerque and have it take you there. Over all I am not that impressed with NAV. I will not leave home without my AAA maps. Replies to this message: ateixeira (Jun 29, 2009 9:10 am)
#1685 of 1689 Re: oh boy [gagrice] by ateixeira Jun 29, 2009 (9:10 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Jun 26, 2009 8:50 pm) It's not their best, I think the Solara gets Toyota's best GPS. I found out when I asked around in the Toyota forums. That plus Lexus, of course.   An update DVD would probably cost more like $2-300.
#1686 of 1689 Re: operator .... [steve_] by ateixeira Jun 29, 2009 (9:21 am)
Replying to: steve_ (Jun 25, 2009 8:54 pm) Looks great, Steve. I know that if I had an iPhone I'd be all over that. The free automatic updates and the gas prices and traffic integration, plus the voice recognition, sort of combine the best features of many Garmin models I've shopped.   In fact, if all those things really work, it would be among the very best.   Garmin and Tom Tom should be afraid. Very afraid.   Now, if only my work wouldn't have an exclusive deal with T-Mobile, maybe I could get one.... Replies to this message: corvette (Jul 03, 2009 10:12 pm)
#1687 of 1689 another round of updates by steve_ HOST Jul 01, 2009 (6:35 pm)
I'm starting to wonder when the shake-outs will start. Lots of choices out there.   New Audi System, BMW Adds Real-Time Updates (Straightline)
#1688 of 1689 if your Garmin shut down by steve_ HOST Jul 02, 2009 (11:58 pm)
"Today, Garmin released a free, mandatory GPS software update to correct a software issue that has been discovered to cause select GPS devices to repeatedly attempt to update GPS firmware, and then either shut down or no longer acquire GPS satellite signals. The products affected are the nüvi 7x5 series, nüvi 800 series, nüvi 8x5 series, zūmo 660, GPSMAP 620 and GPSMAP 640."   Free, mandatory GPS software available now (Garmin)
#1689 of 1689 Re: operator .... [ateixeira] by corvette Jul 03, 2009 (10:12 pm)
Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 29, 2009 9:21 am) I have an original iPhone. It looks like the navigation software will only work with the 3G. I didn't upgrade to a 3G and don't plan to based upon the fact that I live in a rural area and don't want to pay $10/month extra for the privilege of having 3G service when I travel to an urban area. Some of the regional cell providers offer 3G service in this area, just not AT&T. I will be glad when Apple dumps AT&T.   I applaud Garmin's new "update for life" subscription, but I wonder whether I'd be better off saving the money and putting it towards buying a newer nav unit with a larger screen. I have a nuvi 360 with a 3.5" screen, and the newer units with the larger screen look... nicer.

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