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Old Jan 23rd, 2006, 03:58 AM
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Let me get this straight--it is all voice and no map?
So in otherwords, it is completely useless in mass.
What happens when you come on the common 7-way intersection? Which right do you take? A simple glance at a 3D map answers your question. A voice won't help you one bit.

Also, I actually use my TomTom without the navigation guidance most of the time; I simply turn it on for a nice 3rd person view of the road ahead. I know if there is a hidden curve ahead, how sharp a curve really is, if there are upcoming intersections, etc. I turn it on all the time when driving at night or on a road I'm unfamiliar with.

For those on a budget or just wanting things simpler, I was impressed with the $200 Garmin i2 as well. At that price everyone should have one.

Yet another reason why I wrote up that GPS page.
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