http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?s...&article=61526
These are the same planes that the Air Guard flies out of Bangor.
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http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?s...&article=61526
These are the same planes that the Air Guard flies out of Bangor.
Oh my God! That is so good.
Very cool. And quick thinking. We were some glad to have our nuvi on this trip - made navigating much less stressful, all 2621 miles of it! Fun is nearly over now, flying back tomorrow in the AM.
We have a Nuvi 205W (wide screen) and really like it. It's a lot easier to read cache pages on that screen in the daylight than our palm Z22. We used it in DC, PA, VA etc. It even got us through NYC safe and sound with no wrong turns. :)
We have the 255W. This was the first real test - we had used it in Maine on a trip to Brunswick and back, but this trip was on roads I have never been on before (14 of the 16 states we passed though I had never been to). It worked well and is easy to see in daytime or night time. I am glad we got one that speaks upcoming turns as well as street names. The voice can be annoying, especially when you decide to make a side trip and it keeps recalculating your route, but when you need it to adjust your route it makes up for it. We like the widescreen too. Signal was great, we lost it in tunnels and under a couple multi-tier expressways, but I think that's to be expected. It did really well through the Western WV hills - Good thing, it was not the kind of neighborhoods we are accustomed to or willing to get lost in, Lee says she will never go back.
The only down sides we experienced are probably the same on all models:
I wish you could adjust the distance or turn off the proximity alert for POIs on the go. I made two files set for two different distances for open road and in-town. Ended up using the in-town version all the time - IIRC I think that was set to .5 mile. At least by leaving the data on the card you can remove the card to shut the alerts off.
We had it take us to two places that were incorrect, a Krispy Kreme in AL - it sent us into a residential neghborhood, at least it was a good neighborhood. And a Hotel in NC - Nuvi put us in some industrial area. Since the maps are common to all units, that will happen to any unit.