Keith Willshaw wrote:
> "K" wrote in message
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>> Keith Willshaw wrote:
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>>>>> On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:40:36 -0600, "singlemalt"
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, btw I failed to mention that I live in the US.
>>>>
>>>
>>> There are US and Canadian maps available for TomTom
>>> I have used mine in both countries.
>>>
>>> The TomTom has in my opinion a better user interface than Garmin
>>> and its map sets were much cheaper when I bought mine
>>>
>>> Keith
>>
>> 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
If you have your phone with you, then in effect your car is partially
bluetooth enabled. Does it let you use car radio for the spoken
instrtuctions?
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