i think the real question is: has anyone here actually tried to use a GPS in the city? i have a fairly new garmin nuvi 350 and tried to use it in the city only to have NONE of the usual 6 satellites connect. It also recently happened on a limo ride from the city, the driver was using a GPS, then halfway to the tunnel he lost the signal and had no idea where he was going and had to stop and ask for directions.
what the hell is the point of having GPS in the taxis if they're not going to work (more than) half the time?
I've used GPS all over the country and all over europe. Worked fine. A decent GPS system will have your route written out in turn by turn instructions too, so even if you lose sat connections you can use it like normal written directions (common on tomtom and garmin).
yes, but i'm not refering to the world, i am referring to in NYC, where this is occuring.
written directions are great, but have you ever LITERALLY driven in NYC? written directions are no help. you can not be fiddling with a GPS, you need to be focused on the road and the traffic cutting around your lost ass.
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i think the real question is:
has anyone here actually tried to use a GPS in the city?
i have a fairly new garmin nuvi 350 and tried to use it in the city only to have NONE of the usual 6 satellites connect. It also recently happened on a limo ride from the city, the driver was using a GPS, then halfway to the tunnel he lost the signal and had no idea where he was going and had to stop and ask for directions.
what the hell is the point of having GPS in the taxis if they're not going to work (more than) half the time?
I've used GPS all over the country and all over europe. Worked fine. A decent GPS system will have your route written out in turn by turn instructions too, so even if you lose sat connections you can use it like normal written directions (common on tomtom and garmin).
yes, but i'm not refering to the world, i am referring to in NYC, where this is occuring.
written directions are great, but have you ever LITERALLY driven in NYC? written directions are no help. you can not be fiddling with a GPS, you need to be focused on the road and the traffic cutting around your lost ass.