Maps Downloaded to PC/tablet

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  1. texan007

    texan007 Medium Load Member

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    Well my tablet works best in my truck as the laptop takes longer to get up and running.

    MS streets and trips downloaded but will not open on the tablet. It uses the andriod ice box, ice cream or something OP system. I've been running and working very frantically so I have not had much time to try and get it going.

    I have to deliver into the cities often....many times with 10-13 drops and my gps just doesn't do it, maps (actual paper) take too long and I upgraded my phone wish caused me to lose my unlimited data plan! Verzion forgot to mention that my data plan had changed! I didn't know till I got the bill. Since I was an Altell customer for 10 years before they became verzion this is the thanks I get.

    Honestly, I'm praying a job with another company works out soon so I can get away from 10-13 city drops a load. I have off today so I will attempt to get the Streets and Maps open.

    Thanks again guys. By the way the copmany I work for usually has only 2-3 out of 10-13 addresses right per load. I had 4 that were listed in one city but actually in another! ......and of course "well you should have of figured that out" is what I get from them. I say why in the hell if you've shipped to these places before would you give me so many wrong addresses!!!!!!!!!
    Now I just search every city around the one where I'm disoatched to to look for the stores.
     
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    cowboy_tech Road Train Member

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    If you run CoPilot on the tablet, you can set multiple way points in the order that you set. The map maps are also stored on the device, so no data is needed. You can set the destination by address, gps coordinates, or point on map manually.

    sent from my EVO4gLTE
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  3. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    and google nav is usually very good and finding a business and navigating your there.

    i've had plenty of times where the addresses were wrong also.l
     
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    texan007 Medium Load Member

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    I have downloaded MS STREETS AND TRIPS to my PC and now I'm attempting to create a way to open it on my TABLET.
    My Cobra 7750 Platinum gets Dallas/Ft. Worth addresses wrong the most. It's a great GPS I purchased 4 different units to end up with the Cobra and it works much better than the others. However, I trust my judgment the most thus the need for just a pure old school map.
     
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    You might also look at Truck Stops Plus, it's an add-on for MS Streets and Trips.
     
  6. flood

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    i like delorme street atlas plus (not truck routing) with gps for 50.00.... the plus has the white, yellow, and blue page phone book built in

    you can search bu phone number.... you can download sat pic's (not from google but from delorme) into it... if you set it up you can voice camand it......

    been using it for 7 years,, btw i do have ms streets and trips but we like delorme better
     
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    texan007 Medium Load Member

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    Thanks Flood I will see if it will work with my tablet. Thats what I wanted options/opinions
     
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    http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ction/194521-free-android-navigation-app.html
     
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    texan007 Medium Load Member

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    Man, that rocks.....A thinking, actively engaged trucker! Thanks for all your work I will be working with it this weekend and yes I will give you any feedback I can!
     
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