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I will stick to my Rand McNally. I think they are a distraction.
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Oh boy here we go again,must be a dead horse around here somewhere.
"I love college football. It's the only time of year you can walk down the street with a girl in one arm and a blanket in the other, and nobody thinks twice about it." --Duffy Daugherty
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Mine has built in antenna. (Garmin 350).
I say return brand x without her knowing and buy a super trucker GPS
Mud, sweat, and gears
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Originally Posted by BanditsCousin
Mine has built in antenna. (Garmin 350).
I say return brand x without her knowing and buy a super trucker GPS
I'm way ahead of you. :wink:
Ironically, she is the one who needs "directional help" more than my truck. Maybe she could benefit from the brand-X unit in her car.
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I use Delorme and I hate it with a passion. I mean it's great when it works but it takes hours to get a signal sometimes and then it loses it.
On those mountable ones, how do you put in the info? I mean with Delorme or Microsoft S&T you type in the info on the laptop and I always wondered how the other ones worked. I'm thinking you can connect it to your laptop via USB or Bluetooth and type in the info on the laptop.
I'd like to buy a mountable one but I'm done with buying things for a long time.
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Route yourself with a map then check for restrictions and clearances.
Route yourself with a GPS then check for restrictions and clearances.
How is it the GPS' fault if you hit a bridge?
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Mine has a screen you can pull up that looks like a keyboard/letterpad. You just touch the letters on the screen to enter info. Most GPS units have very few external buttons, it's mostly touch-screen.
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I don't understand this statement,didn't you get your own authority and start making a million dollars right off the bat? 8) 8)
"I love college football. It's the only time of year you can walk down the street with a girl in one arm and a blanket in the other, and nobody thinks twice about it." --Duffy Daugherty
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Actually on my down time, I am kept pretty busy just trying to count the money I'm making it's so muchI don't understand this statement,didn't you get your own authority and start making a million dollars right off the bat? 8) 8).
But all kidding aside, I want to move ahead in life and as they say it's not how much you make it's how much you spend. And truth be told I'm not making much here but I'm not running like mad either. No business starts off (well at least most don't) highly profitable; I'm taking my time and just learning right now and tring to keep the mistakes as least costly as possible.
You know (ok now you get me going
There is someone on this board, I forget who, was saying they drive an old truck and have bought 8 homes since's they have been driving. That's what I'd like to do, maybe not the homes but the general idea. I won't get rich off of trucking but who knows what this leads to.
Ok that's it, actually I'm just stalling as I need to go shower and it's a blizzard out there and I don't want to leave the truck. I'm glad I got within 60 miles or so of my stop cause I see this is going to be a long 60 miles.
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[quote="rank"]S&T uses an external antenna that plugs into the USB port on the laptop. Then the antenna sits on the dash or sticks to the windshield. Signals are no problem.[/qu
I have a garmin nuvi 350 i bought on [ MEGA GPS .COM ] it was refurbised i paid $340 and it comes right to the front door and it comes with a warranty just like a brand new one it also looks like a new unit and work perfectly if you u have any questions feel free to email me
hdlegg@yahoo GOOD LUCK ALL !
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Well, I DID hit a bridge while following my GPS, but can't blame it on the GPS... it had something to do with the distracted fellow sitting in the drivers' seat paying more attention to the construction in the right lane than the clearance sign overhead!
I use Microsoft Street and Trips 2006 and have used it since day One on the road. I would not, and I MEAN this... leave home without it. It is THE most indispensable tool I carry with me while trucking.
I have been entertaining getting a second stand alone unit to put in the truck, more as a tax deductible Christmas present to myself than as a necessity. I was wondering what some of you who have done the in-depth research would recommend.
Maps are fine, and cross-checking with the trucker's atlas to make sure you are on a "truck-friendly" route is most definitely a good idea. But finding your way around IN TOWN is where the GPS really shines. It will take you to your drop and load points, and find you a nearby restaurant, bar, casino, library, rest area, theatre... the list goes on. Complete with their phone numbers. It is a FANTASTIC tool, and I cannot imagine being on the road without mine.
Merry Christmas, my driving friends...... 8)
"It is not the critic who counts,
not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled,
or where the doer of deeds could have done better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena;
whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood;
who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again;
who knows the great enthusiasms,
the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course;
who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement,
and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly;
so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls
who know neither victory or defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt
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delorme's antenna needs a good look at the sky to work well. when we had it on the dash or windshild it would take forever to lock in. we moved it to the skylite and it has a good signal by the time the loptop is up and running.
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Hey that's a good idea. I just tried it though and I'll need a longer USB cord.delorme's antenna needs a good look at the sky to work well. when we had it on the dash or windshild it would take forever to lock in. we moved it to the skylite and it has a good signal by the time the loptop is up and running.
By the way I just tried Google Earth for the first time (in the truck anyway) and what a tool that is. I can't believe I haven't used it before. I reached my stop and backed into the door but I was sticking out on the street so I looked at the area in Google Earth and this space across from me that has snow all over it had trucks parked in it in the Google Earth image. I didn't know what was there under the snow.
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i added a 4 port hub in the overhead so i can use my printer and a 6ft usb cord to get it down to the laptop and it work just fine
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I have an in-dash GPS/DVD unit made by Panasonic. I always check with my road atlas to confirm that it a truck friendly route and most times its right on. Its pretty quick at pulling up the routes for you and it has multiple route options to choose from depending upon what kinds of roads youd like to travel on. It has a 7 inch screen with makes it easy to see and also plays movies. And like everyone else says, I cant imagine being without mine. Heres the link to the product. http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-e...00000000005702 I found cheap at www.sonicelectronix.com
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