http://www.mobilemag.com/2004/10/06/tomtom-gps-navigation-pre-loaded-with-all-usa-maps/ Gadgets, Smartphones, Android Tablets, iPhone, iPad and all the latest tech you'd expect. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.mobilemag.com/2004/10/06/tomtom-gps-navigation-pre-loaded-with-all-usa-maps/#comment-3834 Texas Reader Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:04:06 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/2004/10/06/tomtom-gps-navigation-pre-loaded-with-all-usa-maps/#comment-3834 I picked this up at Costco for $219.99 before a trip out west. It was invaluable for navigating to restaurants and hotels along the way. Even when I screwed up my driving directions, the Nuvi got me back on track. I will say that you sometimes have to fight against the route it wants (I68 vs. I70-Turnpike in western MD, PA, and WV). I also had it send me to Cinci instead of Dayton on the way home, but I knew better. Imperfections notwithstanding, this thing is great, especially at picking shortcut routes around cities while staying on interstate roads. That was a win-win. The computer voice is still a bit War Games but discernable. I never received any traffic info, even though I hit some major cities along I70, and I live in the DC metro area and have yet to receive any alerts. Not a big deal, but it would be nice to see. Of course, the traffic I've encountered since purchasing is probably "normal," so perhaps I've yet to have traveled whilst an accident was still "active." I picked this up at Costco for $219.99 before a trip out west. It was invaluable for navigating to restaurants and hotels along the way. Even when I screwed up my driving directions, the Nuvi got me back on track. I will say that you sometimes have to fight against the route it wants (I68 vs. I70-Turnpike in western MD, PA, and WV). I also had it send me to Cinci instead of Dayton on the way home, but I knew better. Imperfections notwithstanding, this thing is great, especially at picking shortcut routes around cities while staying on interstate roads. That was a win-win. The computer voice is still a bit War Games but discernable. I never received any traffic info, even though I hit some major cities along I70, and I live in the DC metro area and have yet to receive any alerts. Not a big deal, but it would be nice to see. Of course, the traffic I’ve encountered since purchasing is probably “normal,” so perhaps I’ve yet to have traveled whilst an accident was still “active.”

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