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The Cheap Garmin GPS for You
Q: Any ideas? If it helps, we have been traveling through mountains and across ferries. The only things I could think of would slow the average speed and not increase it. Could it be that we adjusted the clock back 3 hours?
A: There is a glitch in the program. I sometimes have the same problem. For some reason it records a much higher distance traveled than was actually traveled. Since the time is correct, it will give a higher average. I've had averages as high as 400
So, finally I got my nuvi. It was a tough choice: many GPS carriers are available, and each has many models that come in vast variety of flavors. I’ve narrowed it down to Nuvi 550 for the following reasons:
1. Text to speech to me is really annoying. I want my GPS to tell me when and where to make a turn, and not worry about spending extra time looking off the road to confirm street signs. Although with latest update, TTS capabilities are now available for this model (use Garmin’s WebUpdater).
2. I wanted my GPS to help me out more than just driving directions. I hike, I camp, I travel all over, and not just North America. I wanted the versatility of being able to navigate and pin point my location on the highway, in the mountains, offroad, and not just be able to locate nearest gas station. Before Nuvi 500/550 I would have had to purchase 2 GPS units: one for the car, one hand-held (e.g. Colorado series).
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GARMIN GPS POCKET GUIDE If the receiver can acquire four or more GPS signals, it can also determine the altitude. The US-developed GPS is used worldwide for navigation (air, ... |
What's more , it features a currency converter, calculator, world clock and many other handy capabilities. The G...
The Cheap Garmin GPS for You