Does cityXplorer work in your city ? I've thrown $10 on Seattle cityXplorer only to find out that it doesn't work. That is it doesn't give me the direction where to catch the bus (not to speak about the time table). Please tell me if you share my experience in regards to the mass transit planning, and which city of cityXplorer you've downloaded. Does cityXplorer work in your city ? I've thrown $10 on Seattle cityXplorer only to find out that it doesn't work. That is it doesn't give me the direction where to catch the bus (not... » Read More Does cityXplorer work in your city ? I've thrown $10 on Seattle cityXplorer only to find out that it doesn't work. That is it doesn't give me the direction where to catch the bus (not to speak about the time table). Please tell me if you share my experience in regards to the mass transit planning, and which city of cityXplorer you've downloaded. « Show Less
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Free Thinker - while I appreciated the details on the Droid, I find it totally unfair for you to pan Garmin and Seattle City Xplorer based on your comparing it with Droid and Google (Local Search, I'm assuming.) I don't know what Garmin unit you returned, and it's probably irrelevant - since Garmin is PRIMARILY for navigating while DRIVING. And, does this support the old adage 'You get what you pay for???' BIG difference in pricing - Garmin vs. Droid, and City Xplorer ($10 ONE TIME) vs. $70/mo. for 2 yrs (= $1680.) You're not comparing apples to apples.
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Garmin cityXplorer was recommended to me for my daughter (who is disabled and cannot drive so has no car) to use to help her on the Phoenix city bus system. I was told that Garmin handhelds would help her. So apparently all Garmin apps are NOT specific to cars. I'm still researching this in light of the comments about other cities and the cityXplorer software accuracy and helpfulness.
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Make sure you have WAAS enabled. And make sure you have "follow street" enabled. Should do it. If it looks good on the Etrex screen but not Google Earth then it is a compatibility problem between the two and your s.o.o.l.. Good luck!
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It does not give traffic. I have no idea where you live, but in the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan market i say "who cares?". When the original cord with the traffic reception worked, the best I could hope for is that - after I'd been sitting still on a Beltway for 1/2 hour - it would say "traffic ahead". I'm glad to be rid of it. With regard to your specific model, I can't be sure. Having said that, I'd really be quite surprised if it didn't work. For me, this has been a great replacement charger at a fraction of the cost of a charger that has the traffic receiver. But if the traffic notifications actually work for you in your area, you might want to buy one from Garmin.
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I tried it a couple of times to my normal runs into NYC and was disappointed. The worst part is that it shut down on me while on a truck route that it did not consider a truck route. It may be the case that it works well elsewhere. But for NYC at least I would be very leary to rely on it.
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Hello David, I too am primarily interested in a Puget Sound nautical map. One of the user reviews said we need the optional Garmin BlueChart g2 Vision maps and it turns out the Puget Sound requires purchasing the VUS037R Vancouver San Diego Map (micro sd/sd card). That's a far larger area than I need, but its a "take it or leave it" proposition. If you search Amazon for it, you will see it is currently "on sale" for $303! I only wanted this Garmin as a backup for my Humminbird FishFinder 595c-gps which uses a Navionic "Gold Chart" retailing exactly 1/2 that price for a similar nautical chart of the entire U.S. Pacific Coastline. Since Puget Sound coverage is so costly, I guess I will have to skip the Garmin Nuvi 500 which I thought would make a nifty backup for my Himminbird GPS. (I dunno. Maybe I'll get it anyway and just use the solid "blue-colored" part of the standard land map as the backup. Since there are no reefs in Puget Sound, I suppose that would get me back to the ramp if the fog rolled in, but it won't show where the shiping lanes are etc.... I hope this helps. Gary W.
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Hey M. , Did you add Mapping solfware yourself ? If you did, you have to have the solfware Settings , set for the GPS unit. Mapping setting have to match. Not sure where but it should say something about downloading maps to the unit. A friend of mine didn't have the setting matching and we were off about 1/4 mile. This is not good when out hunting.
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Be sure to have a look at the coverage maps for each system.They seem to only work if you are near a major city so far.
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Ok thanks. I thought mine was broken since I set its preferences to Avoid U-Turns and it was still telling me to "make a U-turn". For some reason it does not have oneway street info for at least two cities here in Oregon with populations over 12000.
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8 wasn't able to find anything either. I took the risk and bought the unit. Turns out its a pretty good GPS. Only issue I have is the time on it is not always correct. Wish I could help more.
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I am going to Italy and bought the 1370T. I planned to use in pedestrian mode as well as for driving. I've tested it several times in pedestrian mode in a couple of different locations and it failed every time. Sent me in the opposite direction, missed turns, and doesn't recalculate on it's own. You have to go back to the main screen and do it manually. I don't know - maybe I got a lemon. I'm leaving in less than 2 weeks. I'll either return it and try another unit or hope it works better in driving mode. I was looking at the Tom Tom XLL, which also has European maps preloaded, but it gets mixed reviews as well. Seems a perfect GPS is yet to be created. I am going to Italy and bought the 1370T. I planned to use in pedestrian mode as well as for driving. I've tested it several times in pedestrian mode in a couple of different locations and it failed every time. Sent me in the opposite direction, missed turns, and doesn't recalculate on it's own. You have to go back to the main screen and do it manually. I don't know - maybe I got a lemon. I'm leaving in less than 2 weeks. I'll either return it and try another unit or hope it works better in driving mode. I was looking at the Tom Tom XLL, which also has European maps preloaded, but it gets... » Read More I am going to Italy and bought the 1370T. I planned to use in pedestrian mode as well as for driving. I've tested it several times in pedestrian mode in a couple of different locations and it failed every time. Sent me in the opposite direction, missed turns, and doesn't recalculate on it's own. You have to go back to the main screen and do it manually. I don't know - maybe I got a lemon. I'm leaving in less than 2 weeks. I'll either return it and try another unit or hope it works better in driving mode. I was looking at the Tom Tom XLL, which also has European maps preloaded, but it gets mixed reviews as well. Seems a perfect GPS is yet to be created. « Show Less
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Most GPS's you can select a route via you put in the city's you want to go through and that is the way the GPS takes you. Those are call waypoints along the route. But as I said before, I would not buy this GPS.
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I purchased the trackr and it took 2 months to get here and once i got it i set it up and worked ok if only i was in range of my blutooth. once you leave range it is about 2 percent accurate . its on my wifes keys and we tried me tracking them from home while she was at work. nada nothin. later on that evening after she got home i went to check it and it said she was on the interstate. i posted a negative comment on one of the many ads you see on facebook, pretty much like this one, and they blocked me from making comments. they don't want bad press. i went on my wifes facebook and made a comment that they don't work as advertised and they deleted the comment. I purchased the trackr and it took 2 months to get here and once i got it i set it up and worked ok if only i was in range of my blutooth. once you leave range it is about 2 percent accurate . its on my wifes keys and we tried me tracking them from home while she was at work. nada nothin. later on that evening after she got home i went to check it and it said she was on the interstate. i posted a negative comment on one of the many ads you see on facebook, pretty much like this one, and they blocked me from making comments. they don't want bad press. i went on my wifes facebook and made a... » Read More I purchased the trackr and it took 2 months to get here and once i got it i set it up and worked ok if only i was in range of my blutooth. once you leave range it is about 2 percent accurate . its on my wifes keys and we tried me tracking them from home while she was at work. nada nothin. later on that evening after she got home i went to check it and it said she was on the interstate. i posted a negative comment on one of the many ads you see on facebook, pretty much like this one, and they blocked me from making comments. they don't want bad press. i went on my wifes facebook and made a comment that they don't work as advertised and they deleted the comment. « Show Less
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I would suggest you do the system update right away. I used mine for a trip from Baltimore to Toronto, and I definitely should have done the update (because there are now roadways which weren't there a few years ago when this model released). Do the updates and your Garmin will work better than ever.
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In response to Rebecca King's statement: "the speakers are not great"I agree that NONE of the GPS units have great speakers (and I've looked at quite a few). So, I went to Wal-Mart and bought a $9 adaptor, which connects the output-jack of my Nuvi-350 directly to my car stereo.This is a MUST if you plan on using the nuvi's mp3 function and listening to music along the way. I've permanently wired mine so that it is a super easy connection and now I can hear all my mp3's (as well as Jill's navigation) through my car-speakers.Hope this is helpful to others... In response to Rebecca King's statement: "the speakers are not great"I agree that NONE of the GPS units have great speakers (and I've looked at quite a few). So, I went to Wal-Mart and bought a $9 adaptor, which connects the output-jack of my Nuvi-350 directly to my car stereo.This is a MUST if you plan on using the nuvi's mp3 function and listening to music along the way. I've permanently wired mine so that it is a super easy connection and now I can hear all my mp3's (as well as Jill's navigation) through my car-speakers.Hope this is helpful... » Read More In response to Rebecca King's statement: "the speakers are not great"I agree that NONE of the GPS units have great speakers (and I've looked at quite a few). So, I went to Wal-Mart and bought a $9 adaptor, which connects the output-jack of my Nuvi-350 directly to my car stereo.This is a MUST if you plan on using the nuvi's mp3 function and listening to music along the way. I've permanently wired mine so that it is a super easy connection and now I can hear all my mp3's (as well as Jill's navigation) through my car-speakers.Hope this is helpful to others... « Show Less
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The company literature refers customers to www.garmin.com. There is a reference to City Navigator Europe NT. Apparently the extra maps can be downloaded from their web site for an additional charge. Best to contact the company and verify all of this information before buying.
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I do NOT believe there is. I am using their "Content Manager" to keep my content GPS updated and it's as slow as the first day I got it. Many times I've already passed a road and/or executed a turn by a couple of seconds before my position is actually recognized (and I am talking about suburbs with no building obstructions.) If you are reading this before purchase, do yourself a favor and consider something else.
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If you take it off...mine doesn't count much if any while travelling in a car and I'm disappointed sometimes it doesn't count enough for riding my bike. ;-) I am unhappy mostly with customer service and it doesn't keep the time on the same screen as my last Omron pedometer did. I'm also unhappy it doesn't upload steps to facebook as its advertisements lead you to believe. You can upload to your private page and get a graph, but I could do that with my old one. You can post "badges" (I don't need badges, thank you, I want to share my stinking steps and miles!!!)I had my last pedometer for 5 years and zero complaints so the fact that I am unhappy with this one is an indicator. Try the triangle one, I think it is the J-321. Purple and grey. Old style but the battery lasts longer (6 mos versus 2.5 to 3 mos), you can still upload but with a cable...to me, the USB is not enough of a draw over cable since the pedometer itself...in a word...sucks in comparison. This was NOT an upgraded model. It was a sucker draw, and I was the sucker. I can't get any resolution out of customer service...they want to appear to upgrade, not truly upgrade. They did do a "customer service" call to verify that my complaints were accurate. (I complained about the time stamp and she called to say that "yes, the model you have does not tell the time on the same face.) I repeated what the gal said and asked her if that sounded like she answered a question and she giddily said, "yes, thank you. I'm glad we could satisfy you." and hung up...no longer an Omron fan to say the least. Happy Hiking though! Again, I DO like the old style if you can get it.