[Mr Bill]

Has anyone had experience with the :
"Worldnav Truck Routing GPS

Good and Bad points appreciated.

Looking at getting the 3.5 screen version


Thanks
Mr Bill:

[skytrends]

My best advice is to stay clear of it. I bought one at a Loves and tried to use it for over a week It couldn't navigate me anywhere. 1st problem is the speaker, unless it is almost dead silent you can hardly hear it. I used it at the same time as my Tom Tom and it never did route me where I was going. One time it was routing me some 450 miles out of the way. Even though Love's has a no cash refund policy I, did get the money back and I'll stick with Tom Tom........

[Scottt]

I use one and it works ok for me in Los Angeles. The only time I turn it on is when I get into the city and am looking for a address.

Bad Points:

It just dings when turns are coming up and you can't hear them unless it is quiet.
Doesn't give you a ETA like Garmin.
Doesn't give you your MPH like Garmin
Very Very slow calculating routes because it looks at 150,000 miles of truck restricted roads before it gives you a route.
Routes are always 4 lane roads and always way longer than you would go.
If will try and reroute you back to it's orginal route for hundreds of miles.
It never tells you when you reach your destinatio....it just says destination close, then if you go by it recalates on long route back.
Alot of addresses I go to around LA it can't find and I have to just put in the street and find it myself from there.


Good Points:
Won't route you down any bad roads (low clearence or truck restricted roads)
Can't think of any other good points LOL


I would get a Garmin Nuvi 350 if I was buying a GPS.

If you are still dead set on buying a WorldNav let me know I will sell you mine and I will buy a Garmin

[Roadhog]

Originally Posted by Scottt

If you are still dead set on buying a WorldNav let me know I will sell you mine and I will buy a Garmin

Yeah...just get a Garmin.

[Gunfighter]

Ever hear of using an atlas and phoning ahead for directions --- seems to have worked for me for over 30 years

Gunfighter

[BanditsCousin]

Originally Posted by Gunfighter

Ever hear of using an atlas and phoning ahead for directions --- seems to have worked for me for over 30 years

Gunfighter

That's what my Dad said until he got a Garmin. Just sayin'

[Roadhog]

You know whats really funny?
When you see these guys with a GPS that they forget to plug in,
wondering around a Truck Stop, and can't find the exit.

...now that's funny!

[Scottt]

Originally Posted by Gunfighter

Ever hear of using an atlas and phoning ahead for directions --- seems to have worked for me for over 30 years

Gunfighter

Ever heard of modern technology? If it available I use it (GPS) I still verify the route the GPS gives me by looking at the atlas.

Do you stop and use a pay phone when you call for directions or do you use a cell phone? With your logic you should be using a pay phone.

[tracer]

Originally Posted by skytrends

My best advice is to stay clear of it. I bought one at a Loves and tried to use it for over a week It couldn't navigate me anywhere. 1st problem is the speaker, unless it is almost dead silent you can hardly hear it. I used it at the same time as my Tom Tom and it never did route me where I was going. One time it was routing me some 450 miles out of the way. Even though Love's has a no cash refund policy I, did get the money back and I'll stick with Tom Tom........

I used a Garmin and had problems updating maps. Have switched to Magellan Maestro and quite happy with it. It's not perfect, but I'm covered pretty much anywhere in U.S. and Canada. One nice thing about Magellan is that if you enter a tunnel, it doesn't bug with you messages like "Lost satellite reception" (as my Garmin did). The unit just switches to another screen which shows all the turns and directions on the route. Its speakers are pretty loud too... One thing I'd improve is get a model where you hear STREET AND ROAD NAMES not just "turn right in 1 mile". "Turn right in 1 mile onto MAIN STREET" would be much more useful (especially when you go thru some tricky intersections with 10 roads coming in and 15 going out

[Baldy]

Check out Tiger Direct for discount electronics. I bought a TomTom one XLs
refurbished for $190 back in August. They are now $140. Full Warranty.


http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...asp?CatId=2372