Posted: 6/12/2017 9:48:32 AM EDT
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Picked up a Garmin Nuvi 50lm at a yard sale for $10.
I've got an old Tom-Tom I use on occasion. With updated maps it keeps me from burning cellphone data n battery. I haven't had time to charge it n mess with it yet. Anyone using one these days? |
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Yeah, I have a Garmin Nuvi something-or-other that I've been using for 10 years or so. Updated its maps, online, but still had to use my phone & Google maps on a task I had out in the boonies, recently. The addy I was seeking was not on the Garmin and Google maps had it & took me there without incident. That was really the first time I'd used G.maps & the first time the Garmin had let me down.
Will continue to use the Garmin as I find it very user friendly but the phone's capabilities are appreciated, as well. |
| Every GPS sucks in it's own special way. I won't usually spend a ton on them, and the ones I have now I think are the Garmin Nuvi 50LM models. My brother found them for about $30 on clearance at walmart out west, and he sent them to me. They're ok. The mount is so-so, no tension adjustment. The annoying "update your traffic camera" crap gets old, too. |
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Good point on the phone!
I like the "two is one n one is none" approach to a lot of things. I like the GPS for getting me from home to the beach for example and maybe to the right spot. The phone can supplement that so I can keep my data n battery. They're useful tools and together cover anything I'd need. |