i just ordered a tomtom 720. it is supposed to be able to let me set it to avoid certain roads or routes and i can upload poi (locations of say all the scale houses or flying j truck stops) i cant wait till it gets here to figure it all out.
Info on GPS
Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by Rocks, Apr 3, 2008.
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With my Mio brand i have POI can do a fly over of the route, avoid roads i dont want to go down/across, it can magnify down to street level or just get a sat. view it calls out the upcoming streets and turns before you reach them so i can do a proper set up.
i can do a overview of the route to see where is is goint to take me before i even start off, from the itenariary feature.
i really like this gps that the wifey got me for christmas, best money spent.
it saves me so much in x, and stress is way down from not making or making wrong turns. -
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Just wondering if anyone has any info. on comparing the CoPilot 9 or 11 software to the WorldNav Truck Routing 3.5 GPS............I'm just getting back into "the business" and don't want to spend too much but I do want to have something realiable.
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are you looking for software for you laptop or an actual GPS unit?
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Either one....I'm just shopping around and wanted to get more advice before I bought anything.......I'd like to go the cheapest route possible for now......which probably means not going with a laptop.
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microsoft maps and trips
is for cars, not trucks, has audio.
Delorme'
same thing but it freezes up alot.
both for PC.
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thanks for the info.
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Thank you everybody for the replies. I'm fixing to buy a Garmin tomorrow. Just not sure wether will pick 260 or 350. They seem very similar and speak the name of the street, which I like. Garmin 330 doesn't speak the names of the streets. My only doubt is about the acquisition times, satellite speeds. Couldnt find any info on 260. I know that 350 has 20 channels satellite receiver and 260 seems to have 12 channels, so its still high-sensitivity, as they call. None have dead reckoning. I read good and bad reviews on both. Can anybody share some opinion on Garmin 260 and its performance? Thx.
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The difference between the 330 and the 340 is the speaking of the street names.
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