I there a GPS that just work?
 

Did anyone find any standalone gps that works and does not have to be
rebooted daily after
hangs? I've been reading reviews on Roadmates and it does not look like
those
are bullteproof. I don't have any gps yet and would hate to pay
$500-600 for some unreliable
piece of junk.
Not interested in extra functionality.
Thanks.

Re: I there a GPS that just work?
 

"Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1158523711.923284.43990@i3g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
> Did anyone find any standalone gps that works and does not have to be
> rebooted daily after
> hangs? I've been reading reviews on Roadmates and it does not look like
> those
> are bullteproof. I don't have any gps yet and would hate to pay
> $500-600 for some unreliable
> piece of junk.

My Garmin 2610 (actually a pair of them) has been bulletproof. The Quest I
got my wife before getting her a 2610 was not so good.

The 2610 is discontinued but still available on the net. Replaced by the
27xx series.

Re: I there a GPS that just work?
 

"Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1158523711.923284.43990@i3g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
> Did anyone find any standalone gps that works and does not have to be
> rebooted daily after
> hangs? I've been reading reviews on Roadmates and it does not look like
> those
> are bullteproof. I don't have any gps yet and would hate to pay
> $500-600 for some unreliable
> piece of junk.

My Garmin 2610 (actually a pair of them) has been bulletproof. The Quest I
got my wife before getting her a 2610 was not so good.

The 2610 is discontinued but still available on the net. Replaced by the
27xx series.

Re: I there a GPS that just work?
 

"Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1158523711.923284.43990@i3g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
> Did anyone find any standalone gps that works and does not have to be
> rebooted daily after
> hangs? I've been reading reviews on Roadmates and it does not look like
> those
> are bullteproof. I don't have any gps yet and would hate to pay
> $500-600 for some unreliable
> piece of junk.

My Garmin 2610 (actually a pair of them) has been bulletproof. The Quest I
got my wife before getting her a 2610 was not so good.

The 2610 is discontinued but still available on the net. Replaced by the
27xx series.

Re: I there a GPS that just work?
 

Seth wrote:
> "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1158523711.923284.43990@i3g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
>> Did anyone find any standalone gps that works and does not have to be
>> rebooted daily after
>> hangs? I've been reading reviews on Roadmates and it does not look like
>> those
>> are bullteproof. I don't have any gps yet and would hate to pay
>> $500-600 for some unreliable
>> piece of junk.
>
> My Garmin 2610 (actually a pair of them) has been bulletproof. The Quest I
> got my wife before getting her a 2610 was not so good.
>
> The 2610 is discontinued but still available on the net. Replaced by the
> 27xx series.
>
>
I have had good experience with the Garmin C340.

Re: I there a GPS that just work?
 

Seth wrote:
> "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1158523711.923284.43990@i3g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
>> Did anyone find any standalone gps that works and does not have to be
>> rebooted daily after
>> hangs? I've been reading reviews on Roadmates and it does not look like
>> those
>> are bullteproof. I don't have any gps yet and would hate to pay
>> $500-600 for some unreliable
>> piece of junk.
>
> My Garmin 2610 (actually a pair of them) has been bulletproof. The Quest I
> got my wife before getting her a 2610 was not so good.
>
> The 2610 is discontinued but still available on the net. Replaced by the
> 27xx series.
>
>
I have had good experience with the Garmin C340.

Re: I there a GPS that just work?
 

Seth wrote:
> "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1158523711.923284.43990@i3g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
>> Did anyone find any standalone gps that works and does not have to be
>> rebooted daily after
>> hangs? I've been reading reviews on Roadmates and it does not look like
>> those
>> are bullteproof. I don't have any gps yet and would hate to pay
>> $500-600 for some unreliable
>> piece of junk.
>
> My Garmin 2610 (actually a pair of them) has been bulletproof. The Quest I
> got my wife before getting her a 2610 was not so good.
>
> The 2610 is discontinued but still available on the net. Replaced by the
> 27xx series.
>
>
I have had good experience with the Garmin C340.

Re: I there a GPS that just work?
 

Seth wrote:
> "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1158523711.923284.43990@i3g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
>> Did anyone find any standalone gps that works and does not have to be
>> rebooted daily after
>> hangs? I've been reading reviews on Roadmates and it does not look like
>> those
>> are bullteproof. I don't have any gps yet and would hate to pay
>> $500-600 for some unreliable
>> piece of junk.
>
> My Garmin 2610 (actually a pair of them) has been bulletproof. The Quest I
> got my wife before getting her a 2610 was not so good.
>
> The 2610 is discontinued but still available on the net. Replaced by the
> 27xx series.

I'll second that. Have had several Garmins over the past few years and
the 2610 is my favorite. Have the Quest as well to take on trips
(flying to destination and renting car) and haven't had a problem with it.

Another nice feature is that Garmin just lowered their price of the map
DVD upgrades to $75 and that's for TWO units, not just one. $75/yr and
I'm assured of having the most recent mapset for both the 2610 and the
Quest.

I've always had good luck purchasing my Garmin's through www.gpscity.com

Standard disclaimer: No financial interest. Just happy with the prices
and service of this company.

Nice thing about the 2610 is that it will fit quite nicely in the
storage console beneath the radio on my 2006 Accord EX. Now, all I have
to do is figure out how to remove some of the trim so I can drill a hole
in there to run the external antenna and power cable to it.

Don't suppose you've done that yet, have you, Seth?

Re: I there a GPS that just work?
 

Seth wrote:
> "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1158523711.923284.43990@i3g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
>> Did anyone find any standalone gps that works and does not have to be
>> rebooted daily after
>> hangs? I've been reading reviews on Roadmates and it does not look like
>> those
>> are bullteproof. I don't have any gps yet and would hate to pay
>> $500-600 for some unreliable
>> piece of junk.
>
> My Garmin 2610 (actually a pair of them) has been bulletproof. The Quest I
> got my wife before getting her a 2610 was not so good.
>
> The 2610 is discontinued but still available on the net. Replaced by the
> 27xx series.

I'll second that. Have had several Garmins over the past few years and
the 2610 is my favorite. Have the Quest as well to take on trips
(flying to destination and renting car) and haven't had a problem with it.

Another nice feature is that Garmin just lowered their price of the map
DVD upgrades to $75 and that's for TWO units, not just one. $75/yr and
I'm assured of having the most recent mapset for both the 2610 and the
Quest.

I've always had good luck purchasing my Garmin's through www.gpscity.com

Standard disclaimer: No financial interest. Just happy with the prices
and service of this company.

Nice thing about the 2610 is that it will fit quite nicely in the
storage console beneath the radio on my 2006 Accord EX. Now, all I have
to do is figure out how to remove some of the trim so I can drill a hole
in there to run the external antenna and power cable to it.

Don't suppose you've done that yet, have you, Seth?

Re: I there a GPS that just work?
 

Seth wrote:
> "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1158523711.923284.43990@i3g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
>> Did anyone find any standalone gps that works and does not have to be
>> rebooted daily after
>> hangs? I've been reading reviews on Roadmates and it does not look like
>> those
>> are bullteproof. I don't have any gps yet and would hate to pay
>> $500-600 for some unreliable
>> piece of junk.
>
> My Garmin 2610 (actually a pair of them) has been bulletproof. The Quest I
> got my wife before getting her a 2610 was not so good.
>
> The 2610 is discontinued but still available on the net. Replaced by the
> 27xx series.

I'll second that. Have had several Garmins over the past few years and
the 2610 is my favorite. Have the Quest as well to take on trips
(flying to destination and renting car) and haven't had a problem with it.

Another nice feature is that Garmin just lowered their price of the map
DVD upgrades to $75 and that's for TWO units, not just one. $75/yr and
I'm assured of having the most recent mapset for both the 2610 and the
Quest.

I've always had good luck purchasing my Garmin's through www.gpscity.com

Standard disclaimer: No financial interest. Just happy with the prices
and service of this company.

Nice thing about the 2610 is that it will fit quite nicely in the
storage console beneath the radio on my 2006 Accord EX. Now, all I have
to do is figure out how to remove some of the trim so I can drill a hole
in there to run the external antenna and power cable to it.

Don't suppose you've done that yet, have you, Seth?

Re: I there a GPS that just work?
 

"Unquestionably Confused" <puzzled2@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:_5lPg.2379$vJ2.505@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com ...
> Seth wrote:
>> "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1158523711.923284.43990@i3g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
>>> Did anyone find any standalone gps that works and does not have to be
>>> rebooted daily after
>>> hangs? I've been reading reviews on Roadmates and it does not look like
>>> those
>>> are bullteproof. I don't have any gps yet and would hate to pay
>>> $500-600 for some unreliable
>>> piece of junk.
>>
>> My Garmin 2610 (actually a pair of them) has been bulletproof. The Quest
>> I got my wife before getting her a 2610 was not so good.
>>
>> The 2610 is discontinued but still available on the net. Replaced by the
>> 27xx series.
>
> I'll second that. Have had several Garmins over the past few years and
> the 2610 is my favorite. Have the Quest as well to take on trips (flying
> to destination and renting car) and haven't had a problem with it.
>
> Another nice feature is that Garmin just lowered their price of the map
> DVD upgrades to $75 and that's for TWO units, not just one. $75/yr and
> I'm assured of having the most recent mapset for both the 2610 and the
> Quest.
>
> I've always had good luck purchasing my Garmin's through www.gpscity.com
>
> Standard disclaimer: No financial interest. Just happy with the prices
> and service of this company.
>
> Nice thing about the 2610 is that it will fit quite nicely in the storage
> console beneath the radio on my 2006 Accord EX. Now, all I have to do is
> figure out how to remove some of the trim so I can drill a hole in there
> to run the external antenna and power cable to it.
>
> Don't suppose you've done that yet, have you, Seth?

No. A) I use the area below my radio for assorted "crap" so it would be too
crowded and B) I move mine back and forth from my car to motorcycle too
often. Would make it inconvenient.

My wife's van I have to use an external antenna (and an external EZPass)
because of her windshield, so I might make a more permanent mounting for it
someday.

I've never bought from GPSCity as the prices always seem quite high. Almost
$100 cheaper at Amazon. IN fact, as of this posting they have a bundle of a
2610 with a 2GB CF card for $605 where GPSCity is $620 for the GPS alone.

Re: I there a GPS that just work?
 

"Unquestionably Confused" <puzzled2@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:_5lPg.2379$vJ2.505@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com ...
> Seth wrote:
>> "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1158523711.923284.43990@i3g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
>>> Did anyone find any standalone gps that works and does not have to be
>>> rebooted daily after
>>> hangs? I've been reading reviews on Roadmates and it does not look like
>>> those
>>> are bullteproof. I don't have any gps yet and would hate to pay
>>> $500-600 for some unreliable
>>> piece of junk.
>>
>> My Garmin 2610 (actually a pair of them) has been bulletproof. The Quest
>> I got my wife before getting her a 2610 was not so good.
>>
>> The 2610 is discontinued but still available on the net. Replaced by the
>> 27xx series.
>
> I'll second that. Have had several Garmins over the past few years and
> the 2610 is my favorite. Have the Quest as well to take on trips (flying
> to destination and renting car) and haven't had a problem with it.
>
> Another nice feature is that Garmin just lowered their price of the map
> DVD upgrades to $75 and that's for TWO units, not just one. $75/yr and
> I'm assured of having the most recent mapset for both the 2610 and the
> Quest.
>
> I've always had good luck purchasing my Garmin's through www.gpscity.com
>
> Standard disclaimer: No financial interest. Just happy with the prices
> and service of this company.
>
> Nice thing about the 2610 is that it will fit quite nicely in the storage
> console beneath the radio on my 2006 Accord EX. Now, all I have to do is
> figure out how to remove some of the trim so I can drill a hole in there
> to run the external antenna and power cable to it.
>
> Don't suppose you've done that yet, have you, Seth?

No. A) I use the area below my radio for assorted "crap" so it would be too
crowded and B) I move mine back and forth from my car to motorcycle too
often. Would make it inconvenient.

My wife's van I have to use an external antenna (and an external EZPass)
because of her windshield, so I might make a more permanent mounting for it
someday.

I've never bought from GPSCity as the prices always seem quite high. Almost
$100 cheaper at Amazon. IN fact, as of this posting they have a bundle of a
2610 with a 2GB CF card for $605 where GPSCity is $620 for the GPS alone.

Re: I there a GPS that just work?
 

"Unquestionably Confused" <puzzled2@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:_5lPg.2379$vJ2.505@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com ...
> Seth wrote:
>> "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1158523711.923284.43990@i3g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
>>> Did anyone find any standalone gps that works and does not have to be
>>> rebooted daily after
>>> hangs? I've been reading reviews on Roadmates and it does not look like
>>> those
>>> are bullteproof. I don't have any gps yet and would hate to pay
>>> $500-600 for some unreliable
>>> piece of junk.
>>
>> My Garmin 2610 (actually a pair of them) has been bulletproof. The Quest
>> I got my wife before getting her a 2610 was not so good.
>>
>> The 2610 is discontinued but still available on the net. Replaced by the
>> 27xx series.
>
> I'll second that. Have had several Garmins over the past few years and
> the 2610 is my favorite. Have the Quest as well to take on trips (flying
> to destination and renting car) and haven't had a problem with it.
>
> Another nice feature is that Garmin just lowered their price of the map
> DVD upgrades to $75 and that's for TWO units, not just one. $75/yr and
> I'm assured of having the most recent mapset for both the 2610 and the
> Quest.
>
> I've always had good luck purchasing my Garmin's through www.gpscity.com
>
> Standard disclaimer: No financial interest. Just happy with the prices
> and service of this company.
>
> Nice thing about the 2610 is that it will fit quite nicely in the storage
> console beneath the radio on my 2006 Accord EX. Now, all I have to do is
> figure out how to remove some of the trim so I can drill a hole in there
> to run the external antenna and power cable to it.
>
> Don't suppose you've done that yet, have you, Seth?

No. A) I use the area below my radio for assorted "crap" so it would be too
crowded and B) I move mine back and forth from my car to motorcycle too
often. Would make it inconvenient.

My wife's van I have to use an external antenna (and an external EZPass)
because of her windshield, so I might make a more permanent mounting for it
someday.

I've never bought from GPSCity as the prices always seem quite high. Almost
$100 cheaper at Amazon. IN fact, as of this posting they have a bundle of a
2610 with a 2GB CF card for $605 where GPSCity is $620 for the GPS alone.

Re: I there a GPS that just work?
 

Seth wrote:
> "Unquestionably Confused" <puzzled2@ameritech.net> wrote in message
> news:_5lPg.2379$vJ2.505@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com ...
> > Seth wrote:
> >> "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1158523711.923284.43990@i3g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
> >>> Did anyone find any standalone gps that works and does not have to be
> >>> rebooted daily after
> >>> hangs? I've been reading reviews on Roadmates and it does not look like
> >>> those
> >>> are bullteproof. I don't have any gps yet and would hate to pay
> >>> $500-600 for some unreliable
> >>> piece of junk.
> >>
> >> My Garmin 2610 (actually a pair of them) has been bulletproof. The Quest
> >> I got my wife before getting her a 2610 was not so good.
> >>
> >> The 2610 is discontinued but still available on the net. Replaced by the
> >> 27xx series.
> >
Reviews for 2610 on pricegrabber seem to be good. No so for 2720.
For 2820 There are no reviews!!!
What's the deal with the beanie bag and mounting business?
What are the mounting options?

Re: I there a GPS that just work?
 

Seth wrote:
> "Unquestionably Confused" <puzzled2@ameritech.net> wrote in message
> news:_5lPg.2379$vJ2.505@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com ...
> > Seth wrote:
> >> "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1158523711.923284.43990@i3g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
> >>> Did anyone find any standalone gps that works and does not have to be
> >>> rebooted daily after
> >>> hangs? I've been reading reviews on Roadmates and it does not look like
> >>> those
> >>> are bullteproof. I don't have any gps yet and would hate to pay
> >>> $500-600 for some unreliable
> >>> piece of junk.
> >>
> >> My Garmin 2610 (actually a pair of them) has been bulletproof. The Quest
> >> I got my wife before getting her a 2610 was not so good.
> >>
> >> The 2610 is discontinued but still available on the net. Replaced by the
> >> 27xx series.
> >
Reviews for 2610 on pricegrabber seem to be good. No so for 2720.
For 2820 There are no reviews!!!
What's the deal with the beanie bag and mounting business?
What are the mounting options?