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**benluby** · Certified Residential Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 1575

The Maestro has one that can do it, and supposedly, so can the TomTom, but I haven't figured it out yet.
Let me play with it a while.
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**benluby** · Certified Residential Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 1575

I am not overly concerned about being tracked by my GPS, or my cell phone (much easier to do), or by the computer chip in most new cars.
If we let paranoia drive our lives, we'll miss a lot. I figure the only people that need to worry about the law are the ones that break it, and I have no pity for them.
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**skibs** · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:27 pm Post subject:

[quote="Rhonda Brown
So you can enter 14 - 20 addresses at a time before you leave for an assignment (or a couple of assignments?)

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I'm preparing for my next "out" day; seven field review inspections. I have seven routes programmed. Each route contains the address of the subject property, original comparables and potential new comparables for a total of 10+ properties per route. Each route has been optimized for the most efficient track to hit each property within each route.

Days like this used to be a giant pain in the rear, even in familiar neighborhoods with a pre-made map with "pins" at each address I needed to see. With the GPS programmed I don't have to think about where I'm going or worry about hitting some kid in the street while staring at a map; just drive where the thing tells me to drive and pay attention to the properties I need to pay attention to. Even my wife has noticed how dramatically my drive time has shrunk since using the GPS.
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**Steve Owen** · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:34 am Post subject:

**benluby** · Certified Residential Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 1575

Heading toward battlefield territory at this point. Let's just stick to the subject at hand for this topic.
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**tel** · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:30 pm Post subject:

Got a Brookstone catalog today and it has a TomTom Go930 GPS unit listed for $499.95 & $15 shipping. (why not 500.00 ---who knows?)

It has speech address input.

Bluetooth capable.

New IQ routes.

Advanced land guaidance.

This is a new GPS unit just being released. I have read everything I can find on the internet but got no answers to some of my basic questions.

1. When speaking to the unit to put in your destination, do you require a bluetooth or any other device?
2. Can you add multiple destinations (comps) through the speech address input?
3. Can you delete destinations on the fly, or add new destinations?
4. Are there any annual fees?

Anyone have any answers to these questions?
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Frederick · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:39 pm Post subject:

I've had my Garmin Nuvi 760 for a couple of weeks now.

The multiple destinations sometimes do not load but can be retrieved by pushing "Recently Found Places" but then you lose the most efficient order of travel
The bluetooth doesn't work most of the time and when it does the sound quality is marginal.
The mapping and shortest route leaves a lot to be desired.

I still am dependent on it as I tend to daydream on my way to appointments and miss my turns. It is especially useful for knowing at which end of a long country road my subject is located and for finding streets in maze-like residential developments with out constantly consulting a map. I probably should have bought a cheaper unit.
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**benluby** · Certified Residential Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 1575

I am guilty of NOT buying bluetooth intentionally. It will get in a fight with your ear bud if you have one, and then you will get yoyo calls.
Very annoying.
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**Rhonda Brown** · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject:

thanks for the update Frederick. I saw a Garmin 750 at Sam's Club for 299 and almost bought it. I came home and looked it up - I can buy it all over the place for almost the same price. No big bargain. Crying or Very sad

It doesn't have all the fancy stuff your unit has. But I do need multiple destinations. Don't care about the blue tooth.

Oh well, I'll just keep thinking about it. The only time I kick myself is when I'm driving around in circles in some of these subdivisions or out in the sticks. But when I can't even find the road on a map ... I doubt that the GPS would help. Lots of little redneck roads in the county south of me.

I'm sorry you're disappointed with the purchase. Thank you for the warning. I'll get a cheaper one.

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