Re: [ST] gps questions

[Bryce <bster13@xxxxxxxxx>]

Not a lot of time to comment, but basically the GPSMAP
60c is the next logical step to a Garmin V on
steroids... perfect for me and will be my next GPS
pruchase.

Check it out if u have a chance.

Good luck,

Bryce <- never had routing problems with my Garmin V,
who knows...

- --- Rod Brown <rodneybrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ben,
> I'm not sure there is a unit that will truly satisfy
> "ALL" your needs.  The
> Garmin 2610, Street Pilot III, and iQue 3600, maybe
> even the Magellan
> Roadmate 700 are your choices that come close.  I
> would recommend going to a
> place that has all of them and make a saleman have
> them perform all the
> tricks you require.  Power is the least of your
> worries on all of these
> units because you can use bike power.  Memory is the
> big issue and I know
> all the Garmin units use memory cards.  The one
> issue that I have with
> Garmin units is routing.  I use a Garmin GPS V and
> Garmin tech support and I
> have gone round and round.  Garmin's idea of a route
> is getting from point a
> to point b in kind of a linear fashion.  You can NOT
> come back to the exact
> point you started from.  You can NOT cross your path
> (no figure 8 routes).
> I've also had problems with the unit not liking the
> starting point and
> making its own route or changing the route if you
> shut down at a stopping
> point, which it is not supposed to do.
> 
> Didn't help much, did I?   Sorry but for me, I'd
> like to see a GPS V with
> memory card and I would be happy.  It seems all the
> units come with almost
> everything you want except that one thing you would
> really like to have.
> 
> Rod
> 

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