Ghris,
After using the Garmin on a recent trip to Italy, I can assure you that it
provides a valuable service that cannot be duplicated by maps.
Bill Pearce
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 5:23 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] GPS suggestions
> Wotcha need a car GPS for?
>
> Read a map, prepare the journey, know where you're going and where
> you've been. Car-mounted satnavs (for the use of the driver) are a
> dangerous distraction, almost as bad as a mobile phone, and smack of
> an unwillingness to plan your way.
>
> Caveats:
>
> 1. Andrew Fildes is away and someone has to make his comments for him.
> 2. This is aimed at all users of satnavs; I replied to Bill's email
> merely out of convenvience.
> 3. It's even more dangerous to use an iPhone with satnav as it keeps
> switching the display to dim ...
>
> :-)
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> On 7 Jun 2009, at 06:57, Sue Pearce wrote:
>
>> I had a very bad experience with a Tom Tom, due to bad maps.
>> Replaced with a
>> gramin, and it's been wonderful.
>
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