Any advice on GPS?

JeepMOM
Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:09:14 +0000

Actually - I find the screen on the cell phone quite adequate - I have it placed at eye level on the dash - I uses a universal cell phone holder - that I screwed onto the dash - so it sits directly at eye level - to the left of center of the middle area of the dash (under the rear view mirror area but to the drivers side) - so that it is an easy move to glance at it. (It will hold a cell - ipod - etc.) I hate the holders that fit in a cup holder - or on an airvent - they are very awkward to use/look at - IMHO dangerous).

As far as distracting - I find my cell phone on the dash alot less so than my DH’s big GPS - which seems to be in your face all the time. With the cell on the dash - you know it is there - but it is not overbearing - and at night it is very easy to use as well - and you can flip the top of the cell down a bit - or push it back - flat - by adjusting the holder - if you don’t really need to look at it - but can still listen - just don’t close it completely or the GPS shuts off.

I do use the verbal directions all the time - funny - I use the guy voice - DH uses the gal voice - it gives very concise directions BEFORE you approach where you may have to make a turn or take an exit - has a meter on the left side that gives you a very quick eye-ball view of distance to the turn when you are within a certain distance of that turn - and it has arrows that tell you which way the turn is going to take - red for L - blue for R. The visual changes as you go - sometimes it is very large - when approaching a change - sometime it is more generalized for cruzing along.

One thing you can do - if you already have a cell phone that will take GPS program - you can download it and try it out - for a day or 2 - or for a month - you don’t have to keep it - see how you like it. At most it will cost you ?? $10 for a month to try it.

Quick question - what type of cell service do you have - and is the phone GPS capable. If not - you would have to get a phone that is compatible. Actually - with Verizon - you can ‘‘test drive’’ a cell phone for ??2 weeks and try it out - just an idea.