Sateleite Navigation system for carin USA ?

[u2fan]

In The UK we have a device called the Tom Tom, its a self contained GPS sat
nav unit that sits on the dashboard of the car see below:

http://www.zoschke.com/products/Zoschke/Praemie/Gimmick_TomTomGo.jpg

is there such a thing available in the US? ive looked around online but can
only find the units that come built into cars
cheers for any help
thanks

> is there such a thing available in the US?

http://www.tomtom.com/products/category.php?ID=0&Language=4

[u2fan]

> wrote in message
...
>> is there such a thing available in the US?
>
> http://www.tomtom.com/products/category.php?ID=0&Language=4
>

excellent stuff cheers

[Dennis P. Harris]

On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:36:55 GMT in rec.travel.usa-canada,
"u2fan" > wrote:

> is there such a thing available in the US? ive looked around online but can
> only find the units that come built into cars

just get a handheld GPS. garmin is the most ubitquitous, but
there are others.

[u2fan]

"Dennis P. Harris" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:36:55 GMT in rec.travel.usa-canada,
> "u2fan" > wrote:
>
>> is there such a thing available in the US? ive looked around online but
>> can
>> only find the units that come built into cars
>
> just get a handheld GPS. garmin is the most ubitquitous, but
> there are others.
>
>

But a held GPS doesnt have the full US road system on it and give you full
route directions does it ? as in if i want to go to place X i enter it in
and it speaks the directions at every road turn, junction etc

[Lucas Tam]

"u2fan" > wrote in news:9Ws8e.13554$It4.9638@newsfe2-
gui.ntli.net:

>> http://www.tomtom.com/products/category.php?ID=0&Language=4
>>
>
> excellent stuff cheers

Too bad Tom Tom doesn't seem to have maps for Canada yet :(

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[Lucas Tam]

Lucas Tam > wrote in
:

> "u2fan" > wrote in news:9Ws8e.13554$It4.9638@newsfe2-
> gui.ntli.net:
>
>>> http://www.tomtom.com/products/category.php?ID=0&Language=4
>>>
>>
>> excellent stuff cheers
>
> Too bad Tom Tom doesn't seem to have maps for Canada yet :(
>

Just checked the site out again... seems the latest versions of Tom Tom
will be coming with Canadian maps ; ) I know this is sort of OT for this
thread, but I've been wanting to get a Tom Tom for a while!

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[TNSAF]

u2fan wrote:
> "Dennis P. Harris" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:36:55 GMT in rec.travel.usa-canada,
>> "u2fan" > wrote:
>>
>>> is there such a thing available in the US? ive looked around online
>>> but can
>>> only find the units that come built into cars
>>
>> just get a handheld GPS. garmin is the most ubitquitous, but
>> there are others.
>>
>>
>
> But a held GPS doesnt have the full US road system on it and give
> you full route directions does it ? as in if i want to go to place X
> i enter it in and it speaks the directions at every road turn,
> junction etc

The base map on my Magellan is pretty damn good (all major roads in US/CAN)
The Software I have allows me to upload very large rectangular detailed
regions (Currently most of Vancouver Island across to the Alberta/BC border
in the top corners and Olympia to Spokane, Washington in the lower corners.

This allows turn by turn mapping on from the GPS to and from any point in
the loaded region and you can upload turn by turn maps from the PC software
to or from points not in the loaded region.

I especially like the ability to type in an address on the handheld and have
it map out a damn close destination (there is a margin of error based due to
averaging being used along the streets to pinpoint individual street
addresses). The last time I used the GPS to find a retail store, it was out
by two buildings.

I can't wait for my next long distance road trip coming up this year!

[Larry]

u2fan wrote:
> In The UK we have a device called the Tom Tom, its a self contained
GPS sat
> nav unit that sits on the dashboard of the car see below:
>
> http://www.zoschke.com/products/Zoschke/Praemie/Gimmick_TomTomGo.jpg
>
> is there such a thing available in the US? ive looked around online
but can
> only find the units that come built into cars
> cheers for any help
> thanks

If you are hiring a car, all of the major car rental agencies offer
satellite navigation as an option.

Larry