I've generally planned to get a standalone as well. The only problem I have with that is that I already have an XM radio in my car along with my treo. Adding one more device would mean three things I need to plug in and stick someplace, so I was thinking combining two of those might be a good idea...
Thanks for the perspective. Craig Froehle wrote: > I did a lot of research on integrated GPS products last year and > concluded, based on reading opinions of a lot of people who'd had > them, that a dedicated GPS is a better choice. Not only do you not > have to worry about your Treo being tied up as a GPS when you need it > for other purposes, the bigger screen and louder speaker (among other > things) make for a better overall usage experience. > > Having had a Garmin 307 now for over a year, I can honestly say that I > think it was the right thing to do. What's nifty is that the Garmin > has Bluetooth, so it can pair with my Treo and use entries from my > addressbook and act as a hands-free speakerphone if I want it to. > Very slick. > > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Jeff Fort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> You can take a phone call and relaunch TomTom. It will remember the >> route you are on and pick it up based on your current location. I >> don't think it is running in the background, it just starts up again. >> >> On Jun 5, 2008, at 1:27 PM, Sam Kamens wrote: >> >> >>> Jeff Fort wrote: >>> >>>> I use TomTom Navigator 6 on a Treo 700P. Works great. A little slow >>>> to launch. I found that it didn't work well with the huge US+Canada >>>> map. Works better with smaller, regional maps. Sometimes I have to >>>> do a soft reset in order for Treo to link up with the BT GPSr. Also, >>>> I have found that the USGlobalSat GPSr, which is SiRF III, works >>>> better, especially with other programs, than the GPSr that comes >>>> >>> with >>> >>>> TomTom. But for street navigation, the TomTom GPSr works fine. >>>> On Jun 5, 2008, at 1:01 PM, Sam Kamens wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> What happens if you need to switch applications on your treo while >>> you're navigating? Can you switch back and pick up where you left off? >>> >>> I doubt if I could expect this, but could it work in the background >>> and >>> tell me when I need to turn, even if the app isn't actually running in >>> the foreground? I know, wishful thinking... >>> >>> Sam >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
