Re: SA 2005 or Streets and Trips 2005

From: Marvin Hlavac (X_at_X.X)
Date: 09/02/04

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    "Chris" <cristian@cae.ca> wrote in message
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    > On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 17:00:51 GMT, "Steve" <DoNotReply@xyz.com> wrote:
    >
    >>I'd like to hear opinions, pros and cons, on Delorme SA 2005 vs. Microsoft
    >>Streets & Trips 2005. Any detailed reviews/comparisons anywhere? Also
    >>does
    >>anyone know if either or both of these can be installed completely to hard
    >>disk and run with no CD drive available?
    >>
    >>
    >>-Steve
    >>
    > I live in Canada Montreal.
    > I am using S&T 2005 for Canada Streets. Very good tool, nice graphical
    > map. I have also SA2004 but I used it only when travel on US. For both
    > tools I use the Delorme GPS. The options I like on SA is voice prompt
    > and voice recognition and also the possibility to create your own
    > routes to be routable. I used this option to create the missing routes
    > (or correct them) for Canada coverage. If S&T will have voice prompt
    > in the future, I am sure people will prefer this one.
    >
    > Chris

    Hi Chris,

    When you do create a route can you specify what type of road it is: highway,
    main road, side road... Can you say it is a one-way street? Prohibeted turn?
    ...things like that... I wish S&T had that!

    -- 
       Regards,
       Marvin Hlavac
       Toronto, Canada 
    

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