Do you own a GPS?

[GB]

Specifically, does anyone own a Sony car GPS system? My credit card rewards point account would let me get one of these, but I can't find any reviews on it to see if it is a good one or not. Anyone have any experience with it? What do you like to dislike about it?

 

[buckytom]

i don't need one. i have an hts. (husband tracking system)
my wife makes sure she knows where i am at all times...

j/k, i'm thinking about getting one as well. i'll be interested in following this thread.

 

[GB]

i don't need one. i have an hts. (husband tracking system)

The key difference between the gps system and the hts system is that the hts does not come with a mute feature

 

[ronjohn55]

None by Sony, but I have 3 of 'em.

One in the Navi system in the truck, a handheld (starting to get old), and one in the boat...

I them, especially in the boat. The one in the car is nice though, especially on trips - makes it easy to find an alternate route.

John

 

[GB]

I played with my dads last night. He just got the Garmin StreetPilot c330. I liked it a lot. It was very accurate, easy to use, fast.

My rewards points has the Garmin StreetPilot i5 listed as one I can get, but that one does not look nearly as good as my dad's. The StreetPilot i5 does not really look worth it to me.

 

[Andy M.]

We demo'd the nav system that you can get on your cell phone and that works well. It costs $10 a month or $3.95 for 24 hours. From Verizon wireless.

 

[shpj4]

I would love to help but I have a 2005 Honda Accord 2-Door Deluxe car and all the music is build in.

I have no idea what it is called but it came from the factory that way.

 

[GB]

Over the weekend I went to a store to see if I could play with the Garmin i5 and the Sony to see if I liked either of them. Of course the store did not carry either of those.

Last night I did a bunch of research and it looks like the Sony is just too new to have any reliable reviews. The reviews that I did read were split. People either loved it or hated it.

The i5 had a ton of reviews (or two hundred that I was able to find) and of those only about 6 were bad reviews. Of those 6, about half were because the unit did not work right (manufacturer defect) and that is to be expected with a certain percentage of any electronics gear. The rest of the reviews were great so I went ahead and ordered the i5. It says I should have it in 4-6 weeks, but they said the same thing about my iPod and I got that in about a week. I can't wait to get this thing and start playing.

 

[Andy M.]

Sounds really cool, GB. Now your never have to stop and ask for directions.

 

[buckytom]

thanks for the update gb.

guys never ask for directions becuase we prefer maps. pretending an inch equals a mile is one of our specialties!

 

[GB]

One of the reviews was pretty funny. A newlywed couple were driving around the country going to a bunch of major league ballparks for their honeymoon. They got the gps just in time for their trip. The husband was sure the marrage would have been a short one had it not been for the gps as a lot of the parks were difficult to find, but his wife never had to ask him to stop for directions once.

 

[Harborwitch]

We have a Garmin Sport Trac. We can move it from vehicle to vehicle or take it on the boats. We also have Streets & Trips that works with a GPS & a laptop so you can get your route and the GPS will track your progress. I can also use the Streets & Trips for Pocket PC on my cell phone.

The laptop the company provided Bob died and we are hoping to get a new one very soon - he really liked that setup. We have the map CD so we can load the nav. charts for when we're on the water.

 

[cara]

we have a Navigon transonic, that is a handheld type GPS... you need that with four cars, and, btw, it'S cheaper...
But most important: look at it!
On our trip last week Frank missed teh way twice, first he stopped the Navigation ("We know the way to Stuttgart..") and missed the highway junction.. until I realized he didn't want to turn right it was too late..
and on the way back he was just dreaming....