Tom Piwowar >>But I know CR has done some reviews and Tom Tom and Garmin >>usually come out the best.
> I don't know that I would rely on CR's opinion of anything > technical. They're a start, they do have a built-in bias against Mac's, it's silly but just realize the bias exists and try to account for it. Watch the opinions at cnet & amazon.com as well. > You should not just look at the purchase price. Also factor > in the annual subscription price and/or the cost of software > upgrades. Also do they support Mac's? I can't convince my wife to switch though so maybe she'll let me use her computer... Subscription? to what? how often do they update maps? Does the unit stop working if you don't have a subscription? > You wrote that you would not be using this a lot so you may > do better with alternative services. I recall reading about > a phone-based service (I think Verizon, but I'm sure there > are others). In addition to an annual subscription they also > offered a 1-month and single-use or day rate. I'm vaguely > remembering that a single-use cost around $5. Does > anyone here recall this better than I do? The one on my phone costs $3.50(??) a day, but you almost have to pre-arrange for it. It's tough to do while you're lost in the middle of Va. Beach. -- Take care | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't Wayne D. | supply this, at least not directly Press any key to continue or any other key to quit ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
