Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006 With GPS Locator[Old Version] @ richardeward.com

Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006 With GPS Locator[Old Version]
from Microsoft Software

Features:

• Complete and customizable trip-planning software, plus USB-ready GPS receiver
• Advanced GPS routing features like distance-based voice-prompted directions
• Door-to-door directions for any trip; calculate mileage, time, and expenses
• Over 1.8 million points of interest; plan stops, scenic detours, and fuel stops

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Unusable
  I used this software to map a trip across the country from New York to Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, and a couple more stops. If your stops are near major roads then this software usually works. But if your stops are off the major roads then the software doesn't know if it's routing you on a paved road or a dirt road. The software routed me on a dirt road for 46 miles. So 20 miles from my last stop I had to come up with my own route after running into the dirt road. I ended up having to drive back to where I... more info

• Not bad - But the maps are WAY out of date and NO WAY to UPDATE them :(
  I am very happy with this software except for one major sticking point. The maps are very out of date. If you are going to any new areas that were constructed in the last 4 years, forget it. and - no updates.

• Streets and Trips w/GPS Locator
  This is a great product. We have used it with a laptop on at least 10 trips and it has very good features - voice instruction; lets you see where on the map you are driving; gives restaurants and attractions. I would recommend this for anyone who wants something better than a hand-held gps or someone who doesn't have a nav system built in to their vehicle. I bought my edition on Amazon and paid under $90.00 for it.

• Has it's plusses
  This has served me well in terms of giving me directions, but it lacks the accuracy required for netstumbling, and Google Earth mapping of data points.
  There is a new version out that uses SIRFstar III, and it's supposedly more accurate. Also the 2008 version is supposed to know about traffic in an area.
  I'd buy the new version if I ever lost my current unit for any reason.

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