Love It
Written: Oct 18 '04
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Pros: Small, battery life, fast lock-on, accurate.
Cons: uses tons of memory, POI lack phone numbers.
Not for hikers or boaters.
The Bottom Line: If you are looking for a cheap GPS antenna for your Pocket PC, you can't go wrong.
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| laddb's Full Review: Belkin (628102) GPS Receiver |
I've always wanted GPS capability without having to buy a separate GPS unit. Now that I had an IPAQ with bluetooth, this was an easy choice.
I've only had the unit 2 weeks, but have used it quite a bit. Overall, I am very happy with it. Sometimes it locks onto a signal in 10 seconds. Other times, it takes up to a minute. I had some bluetooth communications problems, but closing and restarting the mapping software always fixed it.
This weekend, we were down in Ft. Lauderdale, and we used it to find the hotel, restaurants, and a park. It is quite easy to find a point of interest and navigate to it. Want to know where the closest Chilis is? It can find it. Once you input a destination, it gives you current data on estimated time of arrival, how much longer it will take, how many miles away, etc.
I found the tracking to be very accurate. The navigation directions were great. I could find my destination, tell it to navigate to there, and then never look at the unit while I was driving. I could just listen to the voice and know where to go.
The mapping software could be a little better. It will map out a route for you which is quickest, requires fewest turns, using highways or not, toll roads or not, etc. But I found it difficult to alter the route afterwards. Not impossible, just time consuming.
Also, the software is meant for road traveling, not hiking. There are no topo maps and no city names displayed. You have to click and hold and then select "info" to get a city name to appear.
Overall, I am happy with this purchase and it has already saved me time and bickering with my wife.
Recommended:
Yes
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