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Title: I need to buy a GPS unit for my car. I'm looking at Consumer Reports now...... Post by: PanhandleVol on October 14, 2012, 02:42:01 EDT and they have never steered me wrong. Best investment I make for $26 a year for the on-line version. I just would like to ask if anyone had any personal favorites or problems with certain brands.
Title: Re: I need to buy a GPS unit for my car. I'm looking at Consumer Reports now...... Post by: WoodstockVol on October 14, 2012, 02:47:34 EDT and they have never steered me wrong. Best investment I make for $26 a year for the on-line version. I just would like to ask if anyone had any personal favorites or problems with certain brands. I've got a Garmin Nuvi and it's been good for Me Title: Re: I need to buy a GPS unit for my car. I'm looking at Consumer Reports now...... Post by: Black Diamond Vol on October 14, 2012, 02:49:00 EDT What kind of phone do you have? If you have an Android, the Google Nav feature works very well. If you don't have unlimited data, you could wait for the upgrade to 4.1, which will allow you to download maps for use offline.
If you have to have a dedicated GPS unit, Garmin used to be the best (I haven't bought one in several years). Their maps don't look as good as TomTom or Magellan, but they're the most accurate (or at least they used to be). |