Hi. I agree with everything you have said here. Having the maps is
wonderful when the GPS receiver is connected. Even without a route planned
by the system, it is an excellent navigation tool, or will be when
fixed. It is my hope that virtual mode will eventually help in navigating
unfamiliar areas, e.g. while staying in an hotel attending a
conference. However, its current unreliability in familiar areas suggests
that one would be a fool to use any of its information in unfamiliar ones.
And just for fun, if the programmers are working feverishly on these
virtual mode bugs, why not add the ability to set an address by specifying
the intersection of two streets? I know that I want to go to the
intersection of Route 1 and Route 2, but I haven't a clue about the address.
I'm not giving up on the system, because PDI has generally done an
excellent job of fixing problems. If I can ever use this system to plan
routes in unfamiliar areas, I'll be PDI's head cheerleader. However, the
claims which have been made in order to market the unit could actually
endanger an otherwise competent and independent traveler.
Aloha,
Doug
At 2, you wrote:
hi there listers, I must confess to being slightly relieved to read of the
weaknesses in the gps mark 2 system discovered by some users in the US,
for I was beginning to think that it was only the UK version that was
affected. I am sure that, by now, the Firm are aware of our feelings and
of the faults of which we surely justly complain. I know for a fact that
much work as a matter of urgency is being carried out and we can only hope
for a speedy solution to our problems with this system. However, in
fairness to the Firm, and not wishing to revoke one word of what I have
previously written, there are times while using the gps both in actual and
virtual modes, that I occasionally get a glimpse of what, if perfected,
will be a marvellous aid to many of us. If, in the short term, the
routing problems and strange city selection could be sorted out, then at
least the system would be of genuine use. However, I am beginning to be
convinced that absolute perfection in line with the initial launching
claims, may have to wait a bit longer. I personally do not wish to be
regarded as a hostile witness, but one who will do all that's possible to
help to prove this system, and make it a remarkable innovation. The time
is surely not yet arrived for demanding our money back, though if the Firm
eventually admit defeat, I'll try to be at the head of that queue.
don cooper.
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