Comments on: Traveling with a GPS http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/17/traveling-with-a-gps Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:25:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: ChrisM http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/17/traveling-with-a-gps#comment-62154 ChrisM Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:58:49 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/17/traveling-with-a-gps#comment-62154 I started off using an old (no name Chinese) bluetooth GPS unit in conjunction with an old 2210 ipaq. When the PDA died, I started using GPS with my s/phone, and when that phone got relegated to backup/2nd SIM card duties, I bought an HTC TyTnII. For both driving in areas I don't know, or walking around cities, the ability to keep it all in my pockets, and just use headphones for the directions has been quite useful. If you ever find TomTom doesn't cover where you're going, something like GPS Tuner works quite well - even if you don't have the streets a proper map would give you, it is useful to know which direction to stagger in after leaving a bar ;) (Thats assuming you remembered to program in your hotel/friend's house as a POI first :) I started off using an old (no name Chinese) bluetooth GPS unit in conjunction with an old 2210 ipaq. When the PDA died, I started using GPS with my s/phone, and when that phone got relegated to backup/2nd SIM card duties, I bought an HTC TyTnII. For both driving in areas I don’t know, or walking around cities, the ability to keep it all in my pockets, and just use headphones for the directions has been quite useful. If you ever find TomTom doesn’t cover where you’re going, something like GPS Tuner works quite well - even if you don’t have the streets a proper map would give you, it is useful to know which direction to stagger in after leaving a bar ;) (Thats assuming you remembered to program in your hotel/friend’s house as a POI first :)

]]> By: Music.Podfire.org http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/17/traveling-with-a-gps#comment-62058 Music.Podfire.org Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:52:19 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/17/traveling-with-a-gps#comment-62058 I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog.

]]> By: Jeff Gordon http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/17/traveling-with-a-gps#comment-62033 Jeff Gordon Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:11:50 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/17/traveling-with-a-gps#comment-62033 thanks for the post thanks for the post

]]> By: Justin http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/17/traveling-with-a-gps#comment-62022 Justin Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:01:27 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/17/traveling-with-a-gps#comment-62022 After having had GPS in my pickup (installed) and moving to a portable unit when I got the G35, I have to say I totally agree. I have a Garmin 760, have taken it on two trips now, and found it invaluable both times. It was great driving around Austin, which isn't the most straightforward city when it comes to roads... tho Denver isn't much better. After having had GPS in my pickup (installed) and moving to a portable unit when I got the G35, I have to say I totally agree. I have a Garmin 760, have taken it on two trips now, and found it invaluable both times.

It was great driving around Austin, which isn’t the most straightforward city when it comes to roads… tho Denver isn’t much better.

]]> By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/17/traveling-with-a-gps#comment-62021 Alex Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:50:45 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/17/traveling-with-a-gps#comment-62021 I got the 920 on the Amazon Black Friday sale - the voice recognition is the pits though. If I had to do it over again, I'd be torn between the readability of the big screen and the portability of the smaller screen models. I got the 920 on the Amazon Black Friday sale - the voice recognition is the pits though. If I had to do it over again, I’d be torn between the readability of the big screen and the portability of the smaller screen models.

]]> By: Geof F. Morris http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/17/traveling-with-a-gps#comment-62018 Geof F. Morris Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:32:04 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/17/traveling-with-a-gps#comment-62018 What unit do you have? What unit do you have?

]]> By: Daniel Jalkut http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/17/traveling-with-a-gps#comment-62015 Daniel Jalkut Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:04:16 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/17/traveling-with-a-gps#comment-62015 I had a similar revelation (with a TomTom, as it happens). We moved from San Francisco to Boston a few years ago and drove my car across the country. I bought the TomTom just in time, and quickly realized how much easier it was making the trip. Just being able to predict with some certainty whether an exit will have hotels or restaurants, is a great advantage over traveling "pre-GPS." I had a similar revelation (with a TomTom, as it happens). We moved from San Francisco to Boston a few years ago and drove my car across the country. I bought the TomTom just in time, and quickly realized how much easier it was making the trip. Just being able to predict with some certainty whether an exit will have hotels or restaurants, is a great advantage over traveling “pre-GPS.”

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