as for lifetime updates, i think they're a waste of time when you consider you can't get the features updated
icemans1,
Sep 9, 9:40pm
from consumer
TomTom Via 220 $229 Good points
Good fast routes through town. Best-equal rural route. Very quick recalculation of routes. Easy to add "waypoints" to a route. Destinations are easy to find. Spoken instructions (including street names) are clear. Can pronounce Maori names (though with some incorrect intonation). Good lane information. Clear onscreen route information. Web interface is easy to use and is Mac/Windows compatible. Clear to read in bright sunlight. But
Some speed-camera warnings are out of date. Touchscreen keyboard is a little small for large fingers. Predictive text not easy to use. Tricky to mount on the windscreen. Average user rating: 1 out of 5 1 review Navman MY90XLT recommendedNavman MY90XLT $449 shop online Good points
Good fast routes through town. Best-equal rural route. Very quick recalculation of routes. Easy to add "waypoints" to a route. Destinations are easy to find. Predictive text is fast and accurate. Very easy to choose between different (fastest, shortest) routes. Spoken instructions are clear. Good lane information. Displays useful road signs on screen at city and highway junctions. Touchscreen keyboard is good for larger fingers. Intuitive menu system. Has real-time traffic alerts. But
Some speed camera warnings are out of date. Easy to accidentally reset unit when turning it on/off. Garbled pronunciation of Mãori (and literal pronunciation of some English) street names is annoying. Supplied Navdesk management software is complicated. No Mac support for management and updating of maps. Average user rating: 4 out of 5 1 review TomTom Go Live 2050 recommendedTomTom Go Live 2050 $499 Good points
Best-equal rural route. Very quick recalculation of routes. Easy to add "waypoints" to a route. Destinations are easy to find. Spoken instructions (including street names) are clear. OK predictive text function. Can pronounce Maori names (though with some incorrect intonation). Good lane information. Clear onscreen route information. Web interface is easy to use and is Mac/Windows compatible. Touchscreen keyboard is good for larger fingers. Intuitive menu system. Has real-time traffic alerts. But
Some hiccups with Wellington road-tunnel closures. Slow to find satellites. Lane information sometimes not available on urban route. Glossy screen hard to see in bright sunlight. Tricky to mount on the windscreen. Average user rating: 0 reviews Navman EZY 15 worth consideringNavman EZY 15 $199 shop online Good points
Best-equal rural route. Very quick recalculation of routes. Predictive text is fast and accurate. Good lane information. Intuitive menu system. But
"Fastest route to airport" involved turning off the main route on to residential streets. Some speed-camera warnings were out of date. Can??
pollymay,
Sep 9, 9:46pm
Get an android phone, I just put my phone in a holder on the dash and use the GPS function on it.
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