OK, I'm hooked
Fri, 02/26/2010 - 1:37am
 14 years
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After haveing my 750 about a month and giving wife a 755T for her B-day we won't even go 2 blocks without one. The RLC alert saved us the other day going to Prescot, never saw it till alarm went off. Road had been 65, changed to 55, we were 55 at trap and car in front maybe 57-60 go light-up. It was a city cam so no 10 MPH grace. Then the routes Garmin gives us to places we know are often better too. Cool coming out of the stone age, hope I don't forget my Compass skills, lol.
Yep
I never leave home with out it. Actually for long trips I take two - for a just in case.
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Daniel
Garmin StreetPilot c580 & Nuvi 760 - Member 32160 - Traveling in Kansas
Always
Always use it, often just for the ETA.
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Sure is alot more fun that a
Sure is alot more fun that a map!
Me too! Never going out of town without it.
Always bring 2 in case though.
Carry 2
Always bring 2 in case though.
I thought I was mad when I first thought of doing that...
My wife was first against
My wife was first against the gps.After travelling with it.Now she will not let me leave home without it.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
not too far off track
You're joking about the compass skills deteriorating, but when you keep relying on the GPS, I think the map and compass skills do get a bit rusty. They come back quickly with a little practice if you need them, but I don't know, you just see things differently with a GPS.
JMoo On
Guilty as charged!
You're joking about the compass skills deteriorating, but when you keep relying on the GPS, I think the map and compass skills do get a bit rusty.
I know I'm guilty of just jumping in and setting a route without doing a little planning beforehand. I have run into several instances where the Garmin route was significantly slower because it routed off the Interstate and onto surface streets because it may have shaved a couple hundred feet (or meters) off the route. I'm relearning to verify the intended route using a map before believing everything the unit tries to tell me.
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Daily use too
I have somewhat surprised myself by using my 780 daily. Even though I generally know where I am going and do not set a route, I have found it quite useful when I decide at the last minute to deviate from my intended path.
Fun and useful devices....that now I don't leave home without.
My nuvi 760
is a great tool in the car even when I'm not using it to navigate. Provides me with hands-free phone calls via bluetooth and lets me listen to music via the mp3 player.
As someone else noted, it is great for scenarios where you have to take an unexpected alternate route.
Nuvi 3597 LMT