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User Submitted Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006 With GPS Locator[Old Version] Reviews (cont...)Date: 2007-01-10 Good Product, small accurate GPS device It's a very good product for some one like me (has a notebook and doesn't want to spend $400 for a GPS device that you will only use in the car. The software is good, the voice commands are ok. I'd recommend buying this product. Date: 2007-01-10 A bit confusing (at times), but overall a life saver Buy it. That's what it comes down to. Sure, the software's a bit quirky & you don't find stuff where you expect to. It'd be nice if they let us make our own output display (ie, only what we wanted to see), but maybe that'll come in later versions. Otherwise, being able to find myself on a map, even from within our RV (thanks to the new version of the GPS unit [10 times more sensitive!]), we'll never get lost again. The s/w isn't very good at planning a good route, but as long as you set some 'stops' along the way, you can tell it WHAT route to take, etc. Note to bill gates: put this all into a stand-alone unit for under $200 and you'll make twice as much $$$ as you have now! Sooooo.... overall... go for it. Great software, usually a better price. A great toy. D.S. Ellenwood LHC, AZ 86404 Date: 2007-01-09 Not perfect The product was fun to use, once familiar with the various options. However, it frequently routed us over much longer routes than necessary. The program prefers driving the interstate. For example, driving from Phoenix to Maricopa City, it routed us south on I-10 way south of Maricopa and then backtracked - about 50 or so miles out of our way, since there is a long established road through the Indian Reservation that goes directly to Maricopa City. The same thing happened going from El Paso to Austin Texas. We were routed south to San Antonio and back north to Austin, essentially two legs of a triangle, instead of driving through Fredericksburg, a 4-lane direct route. In other words, we had to have prior knowledge of where we were going and insert intermediate way points to get the program to map the direct route. Date: 2007-01-09 Life saver Really practical peace of software, it comes really handy on trips and when you are new in the area, really accurate maps and directions. Date: 2007-01-09 Works Great Works great. No problems with the installation or use during the trip.
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