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Stevedoc Occasional Visitor
Joined: Apr 09, 2006 Posts: 16
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:21 pm Post subject: Florida USA |
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Got a 910 going to Florida in September, is it possible to pre plan journeys over there in advance of going a,nd is it fairly simple if so
thanks in anticipation Guys |
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Tim Buxton Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: 14/09/2002 20:56:18 Posts: 5231 Location: Surrey, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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You can preplan journeys using Itinerary planning on Main Menu 3. Plan your stops and save the itinerary. You can select waypoints using the map, POI, address, etc.. There is a guided tour to make it easy, too. _________________ Tim |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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Indeed. simply switch to the US map (in Preferences) then use the Itinerary function to create routes or just use the A-B option to evaluate routes and journey times etc.
You can also browse the Florida map and save POI's (create a new US POI Group for ease) which can be called up in seconds when on your hols. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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jean Regular Visitor
Joined: Apr 05, 2005 Posts: 150
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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I have all the theme parks etc already set up in my favourites.
Just by changing the maps over you can enter them all.
I go to all the websites of the places I am visiting and get the zip codes then add them to my favourites.
Saves loads of time when I arrive. |
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Stevedoc Occasional Visitor
Joined: Apr 09, 2006 Posts: 16
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:03 am Post subject: |
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Cheers guys, what would we do with out you all, the zipcode idear obvious really if i wern`t such a dope |
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davidbeaty Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jan 15, 2006 Posts: 37 Location: Watford
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:44 am Post subject: |
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I used the South-Eastern USA maps whilst in Florida recently and was pretty impressed. The Disney theme parks service roads and so on are on the maps so you can pretty much navigate straight to the parking lot.
I found it took the stress of how to get somewhere off me driving so I could concentrate on driving on the right hand side of the road. _________________ ________________________________________
TT One (V1) + 1Gb SD Card
Sony K750i on Orange PAYG
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jean Regular Visitor
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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We go in 5 weeks so really looking forward to using it out there this time.
Although we know our way round pretty well, as David says, it takes out all the stress. |
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coastersteve Regular Visitor
Joined: 06/05/2003 18:01:04 Posts: 83 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:09 am Post subject: |
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We've just used our TT910 to navigate around California for 3 weeks. We started off in San Diego and worked our way up to San Francisco taking in all the themeparks along the way. Before we left we setup all the hotels and parks as favourites then simply did Navigate to when leaving one area to go towards another.
On the last half of the trip we hadn't got any hotels booked what so ever so we used it again to find hotels near destination (i.e the theme park), again couldn't fault it what so ever.
We did 1038 miles in total and it only messed up once and I think that was my fault not putting the hotels address in correctly.
Be prepared to wait a while in the hire car to get a lock, ours really didn't like being taken to the US and turning on. I think we waited maybe 25mins! |
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Pedro2NR Regular Visitor
Joined: Jul 07, 2006 Posts: 64
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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coastersteve, how did you mount the 910 in California? |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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Pedro2NR wrote: | coastersteve, how did you mount the 910 in California? |
I wouldn't worry, it's a law that is never enforced as confirmed by our US Editor. I've used windscreen mounted GPS in the US and California as do the residents of said state! _________________ Darren Griffin |
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coastersteve Regular Visitor
Joined: 06/05/2003 18:01:04 Posts: 83 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:07 am Post subject: |
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Darren wrote: | Pedro2NR wrote: | coastersteve, how did you mount the 910 in California? |
I wouldn't worry, it's a law that is never enforced as confirmed by our US Editor. I've used windscreen mounted GPS in the US and California as do the residents of said state! |
Precisely. We drove right next to several highway petrols and police cars who never batted an eye lid. :D |
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