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GPS advice
Date: 2007/09/28 16:35	By: nrwayne	Status:

On our latest two trips, we requested and got GPS units in the cars we rented. The former was a TomTom One, which was fine. The latter, a built-in Blaupunkt unit, was among the most useless abominations we've come across. It bore striking resemblance to the monochrome monitor one used to find on Apple II computers. No maps, little guidance other than an arrow pointing up or sideways. Since there's no way to be sure of which GPS will be supplied, we won't gamble again in the future. These days, a relatively modest outlay will be enough to buy a GPS that's up to the job. Yes, a card with European maps will be required, but that'll probably be fine for a number of years since 99% of the roads aren't going to be changing. We suggest the same to anyone concerned about navigation on the roads. Maps are OK, but a decent GPS is much better.

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