Don't even get me started on POI on the GPS I used in Germany.... Half of the campground address' are where the owner lives. NOT the actual campground. We spent a night parked in an Autobahn rest area and gave up one night after going to 3 bad addresses! Jason On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Well, I guess I got a good one. Just plugged the coordinates into my > Garmin 7200 (that uses the same maps as all the Garmin vehicle GPS units as > far as I know) and up popped Sand Springs Road right next to the > destination. Aside from the hassle I had with Garmin over map files when I > first got the 7200 it has proven to be pretty good even on back roads and > FS roads. And the data has not been updated for about four years now. > BTW, the POI data can really suck, it's taken me to at least two RV parks > that wern't there anymore and two within a block of one that was well > hidden and I never found. Maybe I have to spring for the upgrade. > > > > > > |
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