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Old 12/19/2007, 02:30 PM
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Old 12/19/2007, 03:34 PM
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Thanks Beerguy!

Is it a big deal when the device prompts you to turn but it doesn't give you the street name and just says "turn right in 500 feet"? Also, is there a way to update this thing with current maps and data? I've look at so many GPS units over the last few hours my brain is fried.
The voice navigator on my Voyager says it outloud and displays an arrow and street name on the screen above the map.

It speaks a warning when you're getting close like "Prepare to turn left on Arizona Street in point four miles."
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Old 12/19/2007, 03:50 PM
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The voice navigator on my Voyager says it outloud and displays an arrow and street name on the screen above the map.

It speaks a warning when you're getting close like "Prepare to turn left on Arizona Street in point four miles."
That's one thing that I don't like about the Tom Tom. It doesn't say street names, just tells you to make a right or left or whatever. It does repeatedly warn me from 2 miles out that I have to turn though.
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Old 12/19/2007, 05:30 PM
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The voice navigator on my Voyager says it outloud and displays an arrow and street name on the screen above the map.

It speaks a warning when you're getting close like "Prepare to turn left on Arizona Street in point four miles."
And when you miss the turn because you think you're smater than it, it will recalculate...
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Old 12/19/2007, 05:55 PM
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Sometimes, just for fun, we switch it to spanish.
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Old 12/19/2007, 06:11 PM
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And when you miss the turn because you think you're smater than it, it will recalculate...
When I did that, it first said "Make the first legal U-turn on Tacoma Street in point one miles." When I drove past Tacoma it said "Recalculating route... Prepare to turn left on Martin Luther King Memorial Parkway in point six miles."

Not bad for a cell phone!
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Old 12/19/2007, 06:12 PM
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Sometimes, just for fun, we switch it to spanish.
I might have to try that.
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Old 12/19/2007, 07:11 PM
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"There is a better route available" I had to get the woman's voice off there, it was annoying.
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Old 12/19/2007, 07:18 PM
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I had to get the woman's voice off there, it was annoying.
I've been trying to make it quiet for ~20 years.
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Old 12/19/2007, 07:24 PM
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I've been trying to make it quiet for ~20 years.
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Old 12/19/2007, 10:12 PM
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We got a Magellan Roadmate (2200t) in May. It's been pretty good on longer trips. Directions are clear, and you can choose things like "most use of freeways" or "least use of freeways" when you're mapping the route.

Like digital cameras, they bring out several each month, and prices drop fast. What we bought then for $300 is now $150.
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Old 12/20/2007, 03:35 AM
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We got a Magellan Roadmate (2200t) in May. It's been pretty good on longer trips. Directions are clear, and you can choose things like "most use of freeways" or "least use of freeways" when you're mapping the route.

Like digital cameras, they bring out several each month, and prices drop fast. What we bought then for $300 is now $150.
Did you experience problems with it on shorter trips? Is it easy to use?
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Old 12/20/2007, 03:56 PM
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I switched mine to the male voice it just kept saying don't worry I know a short cut.

On the Australian accent when you get off the rout it should say...no worries mate I'll recalculate.
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Old 12/20/2007, 04:01 PM
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I switched mine to the male voice it just kept saying don't worry I know a short cut.
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Old 12/20/2007, 04:41 PM
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C340 is very similar and can be had at BestBuy for $299.

Highly recommend it:
I use a 340.

http://www.pcnation.com/web/details....=6G0110&GEN0=Y

$221 w/free shipping
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Old 12/20/2007, 05:07 PM
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I use a 340.

http://www.pcnation.com/web/details....=6G0110&GEN0=Y

$221 w/free shipping
So have you figured out where you're at yet?

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Old 12/20/2007, 05:13 PM
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I switched mine to the male voice it just kept saying don't worry I know a short cut.

On the Australian accent when you get off the rout it should say...no worries mate I'll recalculate.
Hilarious!!!
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Old 12/20/2007, 05:53 PM
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So have you figured out where you're at yet?

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Old 12/20/2007, 06:09 PM
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Is that a yes or a no...
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Old 12/20/2007, 10:20 PM
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Anyone with a Garmin-- when you deviate from the route and the lady's voice says "Recalculating", doesn't it sound like she's a tad irritated?
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Old 12/20/2007, 10:23 PM
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Anyone with a Garmin-- when you deviate from the route and the lady's voice says "Recalculating", doesn't it sound like she's a tad irritated?
ROTFL...before I changed it to a male's voice I had it with my friend and we did that, and she told me she thought it had a bad attitude...
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Old 12/20/2007, 10:39 PM
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Did you experience problems with it on shorter trips? Is it easy to use?
It's fine on shorter trips, just annoying when you're around your own town and you know where you're going

The restaurant/store/ATM/gas station finder is pretty good.
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