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dennis cooper
spring texas
Posts:6
 | | 11/15/2006 9:40 PM |
| i do local auto appraisal and would like some opinions on systems being used by you all today. thanks | |
dennis cooper | |
| Keith Meisner
Adjuster
Posts:15
| | 11/16/2006 10:47 AM |
| | Hands down, I prefer the Garmin 2720. It seems to have the most up-to-date maps, 1 button auto detour, and rerouting. I have used many other items and returned them all to choose the Garmin unit. | | | |
| Jud Gardner
Daphne, AL
Posts:128
| | 11/16/2006 4:11 PM |
| Here's an old THREAD from the archives that gives a variety of experienced opinions regarding your question. In a catastrophe situation (numerous locations), I prefer the Microsoft Streets and Trips program. Coupled with your laptop and laptop stand, this program will enable you to quickly plot all of your locations in advance. The program is so, so easy to use with its familiar, common sense features that are Microsoft enabled and it finds just as many addresses as your Delorme program. My experience with the 2006 Delorme program stinks as the features are cumbersome and putting in multiple addresses is a bear. Quick address edits and rearrangements are not an easy chore. I used someone's Tom Tom and it was great. The little guy talks to you and automatically redirects you when you miss a turn. I wouldn't use this or the Garmin in a Catastrophe situation due to not having a 'qwerty' keyboard to input all of those addresses. The screen of the Tom Tom is considerably smaller, but it is in 3D and plenty easy to read while driving. Top Pick: MS Streets and Trips. | | | |
| Keith Meisner
Adjuster
Posts:15
| | 11/17/2006 9:27 AM |
| The Garmin is the easiest when in comes to entering the address. It already recognizes that you are in a particular state and allows you to use the remote control or the touch screen to enter the address and the street. It will then find the matches starting with your location outward. You can also remove it from the dash when not around to keep an eye on it and they way it exceeds over Tom Tom is that it is made for the USA and Canada. Tom Tom is an English product and works backwards just like their driving. If I want to find a particular store I can on the
Garmin, but on Tom Tom, I need to know the shopping center/plaza name. It is also 3d and has all the maps built in. No need for the CD's.
I bought mine. Put the battery in the remote. Put the unit in the sand base. Plugged it in, and away I went.
Now for Streets & Trips. I also use this to plot my course for the day. I can enter my start and end, and all the stops for the day. I can even indicate how long at each stop and know when I will arrive. I then print it out and carry the adgenda with me to use my Garmin. The problem with using S & T is that you don't always want to take your laptop and expose it to possible damage, heat, theft, etc. Also, it does not give you the turn by turn voice prompted directions like Garmin does.
IMHO
1) Garmin
2) Magellin
3) Sony
4) Streets & Trips
5) Delorme
6) Tom Tom
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| dennis cooper
spring texas
Posts:6
| | 11/17/2006 6:37 PM |
| | thanks for the help! i will check out the garmin. | |
dennis cooper | |
| David Dreisbach
Kemah, TX
Posts:15
| | 11/19/2006 7:01 PM |
| I use Delorme for cat work and am very happy with it. I've heard MS S&T is good also. I export my entire list of claim addresses from Integriclaim to Delorme in one shot. It helps me to set daily appointments at locations near each other. I don't use the turn-by-turn directions or route-planning functions.
I need my computer with me in the car, plus I've done this for years without computer damage. Theft is not a big concern - I'd be more concerned with theft from my trailer or a motel room. Also, consider that many of these GPS units cost as much as a low-end laptop with Delorme or S&T software, and are sitting on the dash ready to steal.
I'll take my full-size screen and keyboard any day. | | | |
| Jud Gardner
Daphne, AL
Posts:128
| | 11/20/2006 12:50 PM |
| With IntegriClaim, how do you download your addresses into Delorme or MS Streets and Trips? Thanks. | | | |
| David Dreisbach
Kemah, TX
Posts:15
| | 11/20/2006 10:51 PM |
| Here is the basic procedure, Jud. It will require tweaking:
In IntegriClaim, click on 'Claims'; then 'Labels/Map'. Make sure all the claims you want are selected, then click on 'Make Map File'. (Save it so you can find it again.)
In Delorme, click on 'Find'; then on the address book icon. Click on 'Import'. You can figure it out from here.
Good Luck! | | | |
| Jud Gardner
Daphne, AL
Posts:128
| | 11/26/2006 7:17 PM |
| | I see what you mean with the "tweaking'. It works and thanks for the tip! | | | |
| Jean Paul Bouvret
Asheville, NC
Posts:4
| | 12/15/2006 7:57 AM |
| I searched for a whille for a GPS; not willing to take my laptop with me in my car for safety reason (theft), I looked for one which I can carry easily in and out my car. I appreciated all your inputs regarding the subject matter, and went on line, searching for one suitable for my needs, and Found the following:
Support Plus, Invion 4". Basically the system is the same as Garmin and Tom Tom, magellan ...etc.
It does give me accurate direction, voice prompted turn by turn, mileage to the point of destination, approximate time of arrival, and more; I used it for two months now, between the states of FL, LA, MS, AL, GA and finally back to home in North Carolina; I had no problem whatsoever with it, it does the work, easy to operate, and provide me with features I need.
The product is made in the Neterlands, but they have a headquarters in Irvine, California. I was lucky on the price: >>> retail $ 399.00 + in store rebate 0f $ 120.00, in addition a manufactor mail in rebate of $ 100.00. Total with Tax $ 196.10 <<<
www.supportplususa.com Telephone: 949-273-8288 | |
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