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Date:         Sun, 31 Oct 2004 08:50:06 -0500
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
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From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
Subject:      Re: GPS software/receivers.
Comments: cc: Ceeberjeebers@AOL.COM
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I got the MS streets and trips 2005 GPS package recently on an excellent rebate deal for $50. It comes with the USB GPS module/receiver that seems to work well despite its tiny size. Definitely worth the money, but not great. I have been running it on a feeble old laptop that does not meet system requirements for the program. I am taking that into consideration in my evaluation of the product. It is pretty cool to be driving along and glance at the laptop and see the map with your highlighted location moving along. The drawbacks are those which I have seen in previous versions of streets and trips. Sometimes it puts you on roads that don't exist, or the roads are not where they show on the map. This has gotten better and better over the years since I first started using S&T back in 98. The other main drawback I see is that it doesn't seem to be able to correlate your location with the directions. So If I have a route planned and I am on direction that says stay on Main St. for 5 miles, It will show my location on the map for that direction, but the directions pane will not highlight the direction I am on, etc. It would be great if it could do that, and then you could see what the next direction will be. It would also be nice if it could track your time and update the time you will reach your destination as you go slower and faster or get lost. It does have a nice feature to recalculate directions to a location from your current gps location.

Edward

At 06:34 PM 10/24/2004, you wrote: >I'm in the market for a USB GPS receiver and software bundle for my laptop.. > >Anyone have any suggestions? I've been looking at Earthmate and the >Microsoft/Pharos models.. > >Chris


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