Hi Rod, I have a TomTom One and can download the upgrades to the maps for FREE.
New maps cost 49 Euros. I have been in Europe for 5 weeks recently and downloaded the Eastern Europe and France maps. 49 Euros each. I upgraded the French one just before I left, at no cost. Whatever the cost the TomTom is worth 10000 times more! It found me parking areas in Strasbourg, service stations, ATMs, on and off highways, into and out of big cities that have hopeless traffic systems etc. Carry it in your pocket and find addresses in strange cities. The voice instructs you where to go. Set it to walking speed. The battery lasts about 6 hours. And if you make your hotel the "home", no matter where you wander to in a strange city, just press Home and it instructs you. "At the first opportunity, turn around and in 50 metres take the turn to the left." I found myself saying "Thank you Jane" over and over again!! :-)) You can fit about 5 maps on the one card: Oz, UK, France, Sth Africa and Europe on one 2 Gig card. Absolutely the best invention for any traveller!! For some reason the by-pass road at Busselton is not visible and you see yourself travelling through the bush! But more recent road changes are there! If you buy a car with one in-built there may be trouble up-grading the maps unless you can connect it to the internet yourself. I believe some car dealers charge heavily for upgrading them for you. Lloyd > Hi WAMUGers > I¹ve been speaking to Santa about a car GPS. > I have checked a thread that was on the list a while ago, spoken with the > very knowledgeable Daniel K and Reg W. > Here¹s the summary: > Don¹t really need all the bells and whistles. And Tomtom is the way to go. > However beware, it seems if you are thinking of purchasing an updated map > each year they will slug you $150! > It seems a good basic model is the Tomtom One or the Tomtom One XL which > adds bluetooth and a wider 4.3 inch screen. > Battery said to last 2 hours. > Tomtom website/download area is mac friendly. > I guess ³portable² means you can use it out of your car? > Do you think the bluetooth will work with the iPhone? > Are they of any use in country driving? Ie can use set it to take you to the > Billabong Roadhouse or Denham or Pemberton or 80 Mile Beach? > > A real GPS that you can plot waypoints, leave ³breadcrumb² trails etc seems > to be a lot more expensive and maybe less mac friendly. > Please any advice would be appreciated. > Thanks > Rod > > -------- Lloyd White 22 Challenger Parade City Beach Western Australia 6015 Ph: and Fax: (08) 9385 8174 Write a Winning Job Application 4th Edition 2007. http://lloydwhite.iinet.net.au/ -- -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
