We are going to Europe. I was wondering if this would be helpful if we go sightseeing, get lost and want to find our way back to our hotel (on foot).
740021
I have used a number of gps devices and this one is totally and utterly worthless. I was looking for a small and light device but never did find one that worked. I still use a Garmen etrex that is 10 years old. If you find something, please let me know.
740022
That's about all it is good for, finding your way back. I use mine while hunting new land, to get back to my truck. It great for that. I use a different GPS to mark my traps in the winter.
740023
If things worked perfect it should - but I found it took way to long to connect with the satellite for my liking. It was raining and after 2-3 minutes in the rain I gave up. That wasn't what I had bought it for, a shower buddy!
740024
This thing is tricky to use, has problems finding sattelites and works mostly as a compass. In my opinion - is useless.
725313
yes but the maps are very general area. you need to mark a location as home to backtrack to it. it in not a substitute for a map as it is too general area.
973018
Absolutely! If you set the parameters for a travel trailer it will tailor the routing to avoid certain areas. I just completed a five thousand mile trip to west Texas and my GPS worked flawlessly. I love the thing. The newest model has provisions for a back-up camera which mine is lacking. That feature would have been very helpful a couple times on this trip. If you buy one read about the features and make sure it has that as well. No backup camera is included of course but the plug in provision is there. They are wifi capable but we used a wireless card and moving along at 70 MPH, that feature was spotty. Absolutely! If you set the parameters for a travel trailer it will tailor the routing to avoid certain areas. I just completed a five thousand mile trip to west Texas and my GPS worked flawlessly. I love the thing. The newest model has provisions for a back-up camera which mine is lacking. That feature would have been very helpful a couple times on this trip. If you buy one read about the features and make sure it has that as well. No backup camera is included of course but the plug in provision is there. They are wifi capable but we used a wireless card and moving along at 70 MPH, that... » Read More Absolutely! If you set the parameters for a travel trailer it will tailor the routing to avoid certain areas. I just completed a five thousand mile trip to west Texas and my GPS worked flawlessly. I love the thing. The newest model has provisions for a back-up camera which mine is lacking. That feature would have been very helpful a couple times on this trip. If you buy one read about the features and make sure it has that as well. No backup camera is included of course but the plug in provision is there. They are wifi capable but we used a wireless card and moving along at 70 MPH, that feature was spotty. « Show Less
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Italy is included, but I did not use it there. I used it for 3 weeks in France, and 2 weeks in Germany. My experience was about 98% positive with the European maps, I would venture to say that the majority of the time it will keep you out of trouble. I could not have made my 5 week trip without it. (I would also recommend a regular road map in addition, so that you can visually get the idea when you are heading in the correct direction. Learn all the ins and outs before you go, it will cut down on the learning curve once in Europe. Many sights and tourist attractions are listed. Barry S. Italy is included, but I did not use it there. I used it for 3 weeks in France, and 2 weeks in Germany. My experience was about 98% positive with the European maps, I would venture to say that the majority of the time it will keep you out of trouble. I could not have made my 5 week trip without it. (I would also recommend a regular road map in addition, so that you can visually get the idea when you are heading in the correct direction. Learn all the ins and outs before you go, it will cut down on the learning curve once in Europe. Many sights and tourist attractions are listed. Barry S.
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Yes, I would like to know this answer too. I am a flight attendant and I travel to other countries. I was wondering too if this works in other countries so I can keep track of my runs on my layovers
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It would be necessary to push the button to call for help. The most use we have found from the device is giving a very, very general indication of where our child has been (not even within actual blocks but much further from actual locations and without being informed in a timely manner). This could not be useful at the moment of kidnapping, might provide very general travel path information after the fact. The battery on the device doesn't hold up either. When our contract runs out, we will be switching to a smart phone with an app for tracking the phone.
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I was having hard time using the navigation system in India due to lack of signals, and the postal addresses are so different from here that I did not know what is city and what not... I found it really waste of money. It's better to ask local gas station, vendors. In India they are better than Navigation system.
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Yes. When you turn it back on it will resume the navigation to the destination you had set prior to turning it off.
1375841
You can make it work but it is not a clean fit. Worked fine for my long trip but it is a little cumbersome to get in and off.
414049
Well, it depends how one interprets that question. If you want it to track how far you've traveled in a database (or electronic log file) so you can go back and review your mileage later then NO. However, if you want to tell how many miles you are RIGHT NOW from a stable or trail head (and which direction to travel as the crow flies to get back to your point of origin), then YES. This device only tracks REAL TIME information, and does not store or log anything other than your current location and direction from 1 - 3 way points you've actually traveled to and marked on the device.
973906
Yes. But you can use mainly cities only as destinations. Using coordinates of your destination is the best way to go.
1233623
They "show" on the included map but they are not "navigable" if you want to plan a route from point "A" to "B". You can purchase maps that will provide navigable roads. So the answer is "it depends on the maps installed on the device" and just because you can see it doesn't mean you can actually use it (at least not use it for navigation).
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I don't know if its better, but TomTom has taken us all over Europe and the US. We just set the home button for wherever we are staying, get in the car, and follow the road. When we are ready to go back home, it gets us back with no problem. On our last vacation, it successfully navigated us through the Swiss Alps. Hope this helps.
991085
It has a car setting on it and works great to get you to your destination. I've yet to have it not take me where I want to go but, as with every GPS it will take you the long way every now and then
71671
I don't know specifically. It worked great for our trip through Northern Europe and the United Kingdom this summer.
484957
If you are looking for turn by turn directions then you will be disappointed. The GPS and map will pinpoint your pinpoint your position on a very high level map. It will tell you town to town.
1123935
Most GPS's you can select a route via you put in the city's you want to go through and that is the way the GPS takes you. Those are call waypoints along the route. But as I said before, I would not buy this GPS.