Re: my first GPS - suggestions?
- From: Joe Parsons <asad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 11:47:26 -0700
On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 16:33:36 GMT, "Eddie S" <ejspi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Hello,
>I'm BRAND new to GPS, I want to have one in my car, and I found this
>newsgroup and http://gpsinformation.us while researching on the net.
>
>I am a real estate investor, I rehab houses... so most of my days are spent
>driving around looking at properties. So a MUST feature for me is the
>multiple destination routing feature. I'm having trouble figuring out which
>models have this feature, although I think I've seen that the Magellan
>RM500/700 and the Garmin SP 2610/20/50/60 have this. I would like to be
>able to program multiple addresses into the GPS in my house or through my
>computer, and then take it to the car with me the next morning, ready to go.
>I am a 'technical-savvy' user, so ease of use isn't that big of a deal to
>me. I also want to be able to use the GPS for occasional out-of-state
>travelling, so I'm thinking that one with pre-loaded maps for the whole USA
>is important. I'm also in a HUGE hurry most of the time, sometimes when I
>find out about a house just on the market, I need to leave within 5 minutes
>to go see it, and get there as fast as possible. I also would like to
>occasionally like to use the GPS in my second car.
>
>With these requirements in mind, which GPS will best suit ME?
Take a look at the Garmin iQue 3600.
It's a PalmOS PDA, but with an integral WAAS GPS. It provides voice guidance
(get the car cradle and speaker) and multiple destination routing.
Real estate agents use the iQue to set up property tours: you can enter
addresses on your desktop, then hotsync to transfer them to the handheld (that's
a bit faster than using the handheld for data entry if you have a lot of
waypoints). You set a route to the first property, then add "via points," or
intermediate destinations. You can tell the iQue to arrange them for the
quickest route.
It is easily portable from one vehicle to another--the optional car
cradle/charger/speaker sits on the dash and plugs into the cigarette lighter in
the car.
This may sound like a commercial, but I am just a thoroughly enamored iQue user.
I've had mine for almost two years now, and it has been the best piece of
technology I've acquired in the last 20 years.
I bought mine at www.gpscity.com, but I think www.amazon.com has prices that are
about the same.
HTH,
Joe Parsons
>
>Other thoughts I've had:
>
>-Looks like the Magellan models have a built-in speaker and the Garmin
>models have the speaker on the power adaptor - is this an issue?
>-I've read that the Magellan models will take up to 2 minutes or so to
>'locate' you or the satellite, and the Garmin picks it up in a few seconds -
>is this true? is this an issue?
>-What baout the Lowrance iWay500? I haven't seen as much on this model, but
>I like the built-in MP3 player. thoughts on this compared to the Garmin and
>the Magellan?
>
>
>thanks a TON in advance for your help!
>-Eddie
>
>
.
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