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> Keith Willshaw wrote:
>> "singlemalt" wrote in message
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>>>> On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:40:36 -0600, "singlemalt"
>>>> wrote:
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>>>>> Recently, during a car trip in France my son stated that on the
>>>>> next car trip he was going to take a portable GPS device. I was
>>>>> thinking about getting him one for Christmas but am a complete
>>>>> dunce about this sort of thing. I would be interested in any
>>>>> information, experiences, etc regarding
>>>>> such you may have to offer. Not only which product but what about
>>>>> the software, ease of use, etc. Any help appreciated. TIA, J.
>>>>>
>>>> A TomTom is a good one.You can reach them via www.tomtom.com
>>>> Ton
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>>> Thanks, btw I failed to mention that I live in the US.
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>> There are US and Canadian maps available for TomTom
>> I have used mine in both countries.
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>> The TomTom has in my opinion a better user interface than Garmin
>> and its map sets were much cheaper when I bought mine
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>> Keith
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> The OP needs to learn more about his son's particular needs, and the
> features available to him in his vehicle. For instance, some units have a
> bluetooth feature, but that will only work if the vehicle has a bluetooth
> unit.
Incorrect. My GPS has bluetooth which I use to connect to my
bluetooth enabled phone to retrieve traffic information and it acts
as a hands free unit.
Keith
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