Gps system

[outdoors5]

Does the Tom Tom One 3rd. edition show the name on the screen of the street you are about to turn on.  A picture of the screen on the box does not show that for the Tom Tom One.  The Garmin box shows the name of the street to turn on in a green rectangle on top of the screen.  Please clear up how the Tom Tom shows the name of the street to turn on.  I'm ready to buy it but feel this is needed and not just having "turn right".

[garym053]

Hi Old Starcraft,
The software bundled with the Dell PDA and GPS Receiver has Dell's name on it. I assume it's written by someone else and licensed to Dell. I'll see if it has an further info and let you know!

The only problem I've had, and I haven't narrowed it down to the PDA or the software, but twice in the last year and a half it has just stopped mid trip! It starts right back up if you turn it off and back on. Luckily it hasn't happened at critical points of a trip!

[austinado16]

Does the Tom Tom One 3rd. edition show the name on the screen of the street you are about to turn on.  A picture of the screen on the box does not show that for the Tom Tom One.  The Garmin box shows the name of the street to turn on in a green rectangle on top of the screen.  Please clear up how the Tom Tom shows the name of the street to turn on.  I'm ready to buy it but feel this is needed and not just having "turn right".

Don't hesitate to buy the Garmin 350:
1)You get the next street info across the top of the screen.
2)You get the big pink trail to follow on the map and you can drag that around with your finger or zoom in or zoom out to see more or less of the area or advance ahead of your position.
3)You get the direction box in the lower right corner and touching that gets you a repeat of the upcoming verbal directions, touching it again gets you a written list of the verbal directions that are pending.
4)You get the time of arrival in the lower left corner and touching that gives you a new screen showing your actual speed, your distance traveled, distance to target, etc.
5)You get some fantastic accuracy and satelite reception.  I actually took mine with me in a jet on a cross country flight.  Not only did I get satelite reception inside, and my speed (588mph!) I got to see where we were, and then zoom down all the way to individual street level and watch us fly over cities.  When I was board, I dragged the map out to the Pacific Ocean and tooled around Hawaii at street level.

Best $250 you can spend in my opinion.  My Mom was just out for a visit......tossed her a set of car keys, gave her a quick how-to with the Garmin, and off she went.  Wound up taking it to San Francisco and using it to do the tourist thing up there, then took it home with her on the plan and mailed it back a week later.  Then jumped on ebay and bought one, and a dash bean bag to go with it.  She loves the thing!

[outdoors5]

Does the Tom Tom One 3rd. edition show the name on the screen of the street you are about to turn on.  A picture of the screen on the box does not show that for the Tom Tom One............... Please clear up how the Tom Tom shows the name of the street to turn on.  I'm ready to buy it but feel this is needed and not just having "turn right".

Thanks for the input on the Garmin.  Any information on the Tom Tom One with regards to the above quote.

[austinado16]

Thanks for the input on the Garmin.  Any information on the Tom Tom One with regards to the above quote.

I have not personally used a TomTom.  But my neighbor saw my Garmin, bought one on ebay and took it to work where they had purchased a TomTom for their employees to use out on service calls.  My neighbor took them both out together and did a comparison.  He says the Garmin ran circles around the TomTom, and now his boss wants to buy the Garmin.