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nickbtubas
Joined: 13 Mar 2005
Posts: 608
Location: Kansas Flatlands
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:03 am Post subject: Garmin StreetPilot i3 GPS system |
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I bought this recently and have found it very useful.
Pros:
Size- its very small and compact and able to attach it anywhere
Price-its cheap, i bought a refurbished one from Ebay for $139 not including shipping
Ease of Use- very easy to use, not many features you have to play with and is ready to use out of the box without much hassle
Voice Prompts- it warns you where to turn, how long to turn till the next turn so you never miss a turn
built in speedometer- tells you how fast you are going on the screen along with a compass
Address- able to save addresses for faster routing
Cons:
screen Size- hard to see at night
routing- Doesn't always give you the best routing and haven't found out how to get this bypassed
Moving Map- unable to move the map in the screen to see what else is around, you have to zoom out
So far i'm VERY pleased with this GPS system and its a great starter for any OTR driver |
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possum
Joined: 22 Aug 2007
Posts: 4
Location: Tracy City TN
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| Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:27 am Post subject: |
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| Is it truck route or not. I am looking at getting something for one of my drivers till he can get him a laptop. He is going out on the road Wed. and needs something. Thanks. |
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Toothpick
Joined: 15 Nov 2004
Posts: 320
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| Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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possum wrote: Is it truck route or not. I am looking at getting something for one of my drivers till he can get him a laptop. He is going out on the road Wed. and needs something. Thanks.
Dude, there isn't a product on the market today that you can totally rely upon to do truck routing, even the high dollar ones that advertise that they do truck routing will route you down restricted routes. Hence, just get Microsoft Streets & Trips, it's not only much cheaper, but is is more accurate and a whole lot easier to use as well! Just remember to check your routes anytime you get off of the Interstates or the national system. |
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