Date:         Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:51:31 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Maps vs GPS
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   <That IS exactly why I use  GPS map programs on my laptop with 15.4
screen which sits on the dash top  tray I built.  I can see the WHOLE
picture or detail at the flick of the  curser.>


But how do you use it in real-time unless you have a wi-fi signal? That's
where it gets expensive unless you use the wi-fi all the time for other
reasons. I have a laptop for the van with wireless, but too cheap for the
wi-fi package.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

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