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1721 messages, Last post on Oct 16, 2009 at 7:29 AM
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Replying to: robr2 (May 20, 2009 8:33 am) To be fair I haven't really looked at one lately, but I'm happy with Garmin so I haven't felt a need to change brands. Plus it's easy to copy Favorites over to a new GPS when you're brand loyal. I did sample a Dash device and it was awful, and that sent me running back to Garmin. Free map updates would be nice, though. Is that for the life of the device, or what?
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Replying to: ateixeira (May 21, 2009 10:43 am)
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Replying to: fezo (May 21, 2009 10:46 am) I paid $149 for a 4.3" screen with text-to-speech and a quick satellite signal, plus it has Canada maps. No major corners were cut and that's very low cost. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (May 21, 2009 10:48 am) I'm pretty happy with my off-brand Nextar. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (May 21, 2009 10:48 am)
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Replying to: robr2 (May 21, 2009 12:50 pm) Or you can pay $119 IIRC and get lifetime map updates for one GPS device. Worth it if you pick a high-end model you're likely to keep for a while. |
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Replying to: robr2 (May 21, 2009 12:50 pm) I should note - that $40 is an annual cost for the 4 updates so it runs half the price of a single annual upgrade. Further, that's the update cost for my particular model - others will vary. The $40 a year isn't bad IMHO.
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Replying to: robr2 (May 22, 2009 6:03 am) Subaru charges $230 for the 2 updated DVDs for the Tribeca. Ouch. Funny thing is there is a West Coast DVD and an East Coast DVD, so often people here buy them and split them, $115 each. |
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I haven't read the article yet, but the photo alone is worth it.  Tech Tuesdays: Connected Portable Nav Test -- Internet Search Hits the Highway (Edmunds Daily)
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Replying to: steve_ (May 27, 2009 6:04 am) I'm also a little disappointed that they didn't include a Garmin with MSN Direct in place of that Alpine. When I hear Alpine I think of audio stuff, not GPS. Any how, I wonder if enough people will pay for all these subscription-based services. Like XM and Sirius, the business model won't sustain several competing services - they will have to merge and form one good one shared by the GPS industry. I bet half of these will be obsolete within 3 years. Another thing - they rate the MSN Direct as the best traffic service, yet other feedback I've heard puts that well behind XM Traffic. I will say that I do see room for improvement in my Garmin's search function, for instance picking the right category alone can be difficult. I was looking for the county recycling center and it fell under "Community", which is not exactly intuitive. So a Google-style search would really help.
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