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1723 messages, Last post on Nov 19, 2009 at 9:51 AM
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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) 
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"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) |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 29, 2009 8:21 am) 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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Replying to: corvette (Jul 03, 2009 9:12 pm) Amen. They're only ranked 3rd in DC for coverage, behind Verizon and T-Mobile. I hear you on the upgrades, too. I have 2010 maps on my new one, but my wife's C340 and my 200w have 2008 maps, and I'm not sure I'd invest in those cheaper ones. In fact I think I can find a new 200w for nearly the same cost. The c340 has a small screen, so I could get a similar 255 for also the same cost, and in both cases I'd have a warranty. It's worth it if you buy a high-end model, though. In that case you're likely to keep it for a long time. |
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TWO Swedes expecting the golden beaches of the Italian island of Capri got a shock when tourist officials told them they were 650km off course in the northern town of Carpi, after mistyping the name in their GPS. "It's hard to understand how they managed it. I mean, Capri is an island," said Giovanni Medici, a spokesman for Carpi regional government, said today. "It's the first time something like this has happened." The middle-aged couple, who were not identified, only discovered their error when they asked staff in the local tourist office on Saturday how to drive to the island's famous "Blue Grotto". "They were surprised, but not angry," Mr Medici said. "They got back in the car and started driving south." The picturesque island of Capri, famed as a romantic holiday destination, lies in the Gulf of Naples in southern Italy and has been a resort since Roman times. Carpi is a busy industrial town in the province of Emilia Romagna, at the other end of Italy. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25851440-401,00.html
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 29, 2009 8:58 am) 
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jul 29, 2009 9:00 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 29, 2009 9:03 am) My unit doesn't handle "choose alternate routes" very readily. For touroids like us, a blue highways version would be great (of course, there don't seem to be many blue highways left in much of California - even long stretches of Highway 1 are like freeways now). |
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Ad in my sunday paper.. Dell.com offering the Nuvi 780 for $179.. just through Monday.
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Replying to: kyfdx (Aug 02, 2009 6:20 pm) I think they are dropping it and offering new models with voice recognition and/or bigger screens. Garmin finally lost a GPS comparo - C&D seemed to like a Magellan model better (though they did complement the Garmin). But then CR comes out with yet another comparo and Garmin once again takes the top spot, with the new model that accepts voice commands. |
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