I'm sticking with analog...i.e. a map David I. ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: Cy Shuster <741662027@theshusters.org> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:59:35 -0400 Subject: Re: GPS, anyone? >Ron, >I did a bunch of research on this on the web, and concluded that the plugin >units for Pocket PCs weren't very good. By the time you add an external >antenna, extra battery pack, and so on, you've taken away the portability of >your basic device. >I bought a Garmin GPSMAP 60C, and I love it. I only wish I'd bought it much >sooner! It's about $500, with the MapSource data that you'll want with it. >It's not the best auto unit, but I knew I'd be getting rid of the car soon >to come to Boston, so I went with it. In the car, a bigger screen helps, >and since you always have a power source, you can afford one. >I found plenty of errors in the map data in West Virginia (I'm probably the >only one reporting them), but you *always* know where you are (unless you're >in a tunnel). You can mark your current location (and even track your >route), and exchange that data both ways with the PC. The PC software lets >you place markers on its map, so you can see where all your customers are, >making scheduling much easier. Plus, you can have it calculate a route, so >you'll know much better how long it will take to get from point A to that >elusive B. >The database is very extensive: it has addresses and phone numbers for >restaurants, gas stations, all kinds of private and government entities. >You can ask it to map any street address, and then navigate there from your >current location. Or you can find the nearest gas station or other business >from a given point. Here's a sample: >http://www.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/citynav.jsp#screens >The same data is available for use on different hardware platforms. There's >a new one coming out called "Tom Tom To Go" or something like that, with a >lot of buzz around it. >--Cy Shuster-- >Boston, MA >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ron Koval" <drwoodwind@hotmail.com> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 2:12 PM >Subject: GPS, anyone? >>I wonder how many of us are using GPS to get from here to there.... >> >> I have a Dell Axim x5 pocket pc and wonder just what I would need to add >> on to be able to get on-the-road directions in and around the Chicago >> area. Mapquest has helped a lot, but a guy's gotta have toys, right? Any >> reviews would be appreciated! (or are stand-alone units the way to go?) >> >> Ron Koval >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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