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Tue, 07/06/2010 - 5:16pm

Just want to give a big thank you to this website and community. I've never owned a GPS, so when my dad wanted my help picking one and setting it up I had to get a 'crash course' in GPS info. This site's POI listings, FAQ's and the forum community we're extremely valuable.

I couldn't possibly give back equal to what I've taken and I don't have the first clue how to make the actual change to this POI list, but I have one contribution:

The "COSTCO Gas Stations - Western US" (http://www.poi-factory.com/node/3215) list is missing the San Luis Obispo Costco:

1540 Froom Ranch Way
San Luis Obispo, California 93401
http://www.costco.com/Warehouse/WarehouseDetails.aspx?Wareho...

Thanks again, everyone!

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Tue, 07/06/2010 - 5:25pm

Lots of information here

Get your dad registered here so he can learn from the many knowledgeable people here.

Tue, 07/06/2010 - 5:37pm

Your welcome and welcome.

Your welcome and welcome. Yes get your Dad registered and when you decide to buy at least you know were to come.

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Tue, 07/06/2010 - 5:43pm

Re: Lots of information here

jgermann wrote:

Get your dad registered here so he can learn from the many knowledgeable people here.

Frankly, his getting a little knowledge from here would be a dangerous thing for him -- and for me, since I'll have to clean up the mess. surprised

This is all mostly greek to him. It's been a struggle for him just to understand basic operations. I had to do all the software/map updates from Garmin etc. and wanted to get him a few, basic custom POIs that I know he'll need/use.

Tue, 07/06/2010 - 5:56pm

Understand

Robisan,
I understand. Hopefully he will catch on - but it will be enough if he just enjoys it.

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 7:50pm

enjoy

enjoy

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 7:57pm

But your gaining plenty

Robisan wrote:
jgermann wrote:

Get your dad registered here so he can learn from the many knowledgeable people here.

Frankly, his getting a little knowledge from here would be a dangerous thing for him -- and for me, since I'll have to clean up the mess. surprised

This is all mostly greek to him. It's been a struggle for him just to understand basic operations. I had to do all the software/map updates from Garmin etc. and wanted to get him a few, basic custom POIs that I know he'll need/use.

I hate to break it to you Robisan, "BUT YOUR HOOKED" and soon you will be programming your own GPSr.
Welcome to our community and you might as well get comfortable, your gonna be here a while with us.

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Mon, 07/12/2010 - 9:13pm

Maybe

BobDee wrote:

I hate to break it to you Robisan, "BUT YOUR HOOKED" and soon you will be programming your own GPSr.
Welcome to our community and you might as well get comfortable, your gonna be here a while with us.

It's possible. The biggest surprise to me in learning about GPS's is they're more than just devices to guide you around. The mobile yellow pages and custom POI's are a real value I hadn't considered. At some point I'm going to pull the trigger on either a GPS or a smartphone with GPS -- still looking at the advantages/disadvantages of each.

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 10:10pm

phone numbers

Robisan wrote:
BobDee wrote:

I hate to break it to you Robisan, "BUT YOUR HOOKED" and soon you will be programming your own GPSr.
Welcome to our community and you might as well get comfortable, your gonna be here a while with us.

It's possible. The biggest surprise to me in learning about GPS's is they're more than just devices to guide you around. The mobile yellow pages and custom POI's are a real value I hadn't considered. At some point I'm going to pull the trigger on either a GPS or a smartphone with GPS -- still looking at the advantages/disadvantages of each.

I used the POI information and retrieved phone numbers to make reservations to resturants. Thanks for reminding me....

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Thu, 07/15/2010 - 8:00am

Phone numbers in POI is a big plus

RAMTROL wrote:

I used the POI information and retrieved phone numbers to make reservations to resturants. Thanks for reminding me....

I was in Warren, Pa and called a hot dog shop that was listed in the POIs I downloaded here. The number was disconnected so I knew it was out of business.

While it would have only been a 10 mile out-of-the-way round trip, having the phone number, as well as name and address was a great benefit.