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Advantages: Good Route Planner, Cheap in Price Disadvantages: Does not inform Instructions after wrong turn, Informs of turnings too late.
...'alternative' to a GPS. Media - DVD GPS System Compatibility - PC
Media - DVD-ROM License - Complete package
PC System Requirements - Processor Type Intel Pentium II or higher OS Required Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP ...
I dont have a 20 channel receiver however I do have a 12 channel receiver which came in the box with my Tom Tom Navigator 5 for PDA, whichi I use in my Treo 680 Smart Phone. The whole thing works perfectly and I couldn't ask for more as Sat Nav goes.
The GPS receiver looks identical to the 20 channel one shown here and if this one works as well as mine does then you can't go wrong.
It has a matt cover which makes it stay put where ever you place ... ...it picks up a signal very quickly and once linked to the PDA by bluetooth it keeps the signal so long as it can see just a tiny bit of sky. Once linked I take the unit off the dash and place it on the floor of the car in between the seats and it keeps the signal through motorway tunnels and even during a traffice halt under a bridge! It does link up even if placed on the floor straight away, however that takes a few moments so up on the dash is best ...
Advantages: all-in-one device Disadvantages: difficult to set up
...hands-free. I bought the TomTom software at the same time as the hands-free kit from PDAmods.com. It was a bad idea. I could not get the GPS signal recognised by the handheld PDA. As it takes its power from the cigarette-lighter socket in the car (there is no other external power source available) I could not try configuring it unless I was sat in the car. Not much use when you need technical help and have to use a separate phone to talk to TomTom ...
Advantages: light, portable, good reception, accutate Disadvantages: none
...application and swithched on the Holux receiver and once i had set up the pairing in my phone it was good to go!
Reception was excellent and accuracy very good. In fact because it is so portable i was able to compare it with my friends Pergout car's factory fitted sat-nav and it beat it for accuracy hands down.
I also use it with some Geocaching software for paperless caching - look up Geocaching on google if you want to know what it is?
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Advantages: Abs the greates gps system i have used Disadvantages: jsut size of screen prob could be bigger
...book with TomTom Navigator 6. Arrival time planning: In TomTom Navigator 6 you can plan a route based on your desired arrival time. Expanded Points of Interest searching: Navigate to a POI near your current driving location, near your home, near destination or along route. . ...