hwolf6330 Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 Sorry...duh...I have to read more of the posts..lolOr you can just get your sister to do it for you since she is on here all of the time
reido50 Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 I went with the Magellan 4040 at Radio Shack. Bought it for $349.00 but they will price match the BF sales price Friday, which will be $299.00. I was disappointed that no Magellan's were on the recommended buys from GPS Lodge. I did a lot of research before making my choice. Newer maps, easier navigation, large screen, speech to text (will actually tell you the street name of your next turn or exit), blue tooth and price were my main reasons for making this choice. Not to mention the upgrade via Magellan's website which will allow my unit to hear my voice commands ("Magellan. Gas Station" isall I would have to say and the unit will map out directions to the nearest gas station from my current location. Just FYI. Happy shopping all.
pokergirl Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 Can I ask a stupid question? Okay, I will. What about battery time? Some only stay charged for 2 hours, like Tom Tom. Do they go into standby mode or something? Two hours seems like nothing when you're on a trip.
Marcster Posted November 21, 2007 Author Posted November 21, 2007 Can I ask a stupid question? Okay, I will. What about battery time? Some only stay charged for 2 hours, like Tom Tom. Do they go into standby mode or something? Two hours seems like nothing when you're on a trip.Every GPS unit will have a cigarette-lighter-style power adapter. This will provide power ti the unit and recharge the battery. The only time you'd really use battery power is if you wanted to set up your trip's itinerary from inside your house or if you wanted to listen to MP3s and such that the more expensive units have.
bopen Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 First off, let me thank you for all your hard work and dedication to providing us with very helpful information to making an informed GPS purchase. You are a godsend! So you can do Itinerary planning the night before? I run a service business which this feature would be helpful for me. I was led to believe that you could not? Or am I just confused? Guess it helps if I tell you it is the tomtom 3rd edition!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pokergirl Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 Whew, thanks Marcster! I've been going back and forth between different models and price ranges but I think (still thinking) about going with the Tom Tom 3rd Edition. You can get it online now at Costco for $129.99. It doesn't have all the features I wanted (like text-to-speech and widescreen) but for the money, I think it will be a good starter GPS. It seems like so many electronics these days are basically disposable, so this way I don't have too much money invested when in a year or two something really good and cheap comes out. Thanks again for all your help. It's been a fun learning experience!
Marcster Posted November 21, 2007 Author Posted November 21, 2007 First off, let me thank you for all your hard work and dedication to providing us with very helpful information to making an informed GPS purchase. You are a godsend! So you can do Itinerary planning the night before? I run a service business which this feature would be helpful for me. I was led to believe that you could not? Or am I just confused?You're welcome! I didn't look at this aspect exactly, but I believe that most, if not all units will let you program a trip in ahead of time. Set it up at night and then in the morning, you just turn it on and go... TomToms and Mios have the ability to program an itinerary with a different starting address then where the unit currently is. This is handy for setting up an itinerary from your arrival airport to your hotel, for instance, while you are killing time waiting for your plane to board... You can also use that to help a lost friend get to where they're going over the phone.TomTom One Version 3 units cannot set up multi-stop itineraries though. For instance, from home to your son's house, to Dodger's stadium, to TGI Fridays and back to your son's and home. A TomTom One Version 3 would need you to set up each leg of the "route" when you finished the one prior. Whew, thanks Marcster! I've been going back and forth between different models and price ranges but I think (still thinking) about going with the Tom Tom 3rd Edition. You can get it online now at Costco for $129.99. It doesn't have all the features I wanted (like text-to-speech and widescreen) but for the money, I think it will be a good starter GPS. It seems like so many electronics these days are basically disposable, so this way I don't have too much money invested when in a year or two something really good and cheap comes out. Thanks again for all your help. It's been a fun learning experience!The TomTom One is a great starter unit, and practically disposable like you said. For the prices these things are this year, I can't wait to see what there will be to choose from next year. GPS navigation has come so far already! The $100ish units would make great hand-me-downs to a friend or other driver in your household if there is a great "gotta have it" feature next year -- you won't be investing too much money in a unit that a year of your usage will seem too short for the cost, if you know what I mean.
bopen Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 I did Call tom tom customer service and talked with a gentleman named Mike, they were very nice and American as well! Based on what the rep told me, you can in fact do planning the night before using the tom tom home feature that you would download to your computer the night before. Anyone else out there with Home download to your computer that can verify this? Great wealth of information---for those of you that on on the fence on whether to purchase a tom tom product----very helpful and informative customer service rep! Marc had posted the customer service number in a previous post and said what the heck call and find out what I could!
dawsonb Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 Looks like the TomTom 3rd Edition is 124.99 on Amazon with free shipping right now.
diznut Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 wont be in stock till the 27th:mad:GONE! Added it to my cart and it said that the item is no longer available for the seller....
angel-too Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 With respect to the Navigon keys for data entry, would using a stylus fix that problem? It does look really small on the gpslodge review.Yes, it would work...if your a female, I found that you can also use your fingernail.The longer I play with this one, I like it better than the Mio c320.
Marcster Posted November 21, 2007 Author Posted November 21, 2007 For anyone thinking about getting a TomTom One XL-S (the one at Office Depot for $259.99): Frys.com has it for $259.95 (plus shipping, would be $6.93 to ship to my zip). http://shop2.outpost.com/product/5435089?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
cc1824 Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 I have a good opinion on this, we own 2 magellans. they work awesome. We rented a garmin and a tom tom from the rental car places, the tom tom was good, the garmin however stinks, it told you to turn when you passed the turns, to maddening for us. the magellan tells you 2 miles ahead and then right before where to turn and it can find its way around even if you turn the wrong way it will recalc and get you going correctly. target seemed to have a good buy on it.
Marcster Posted November 21, 2007 Author Posted November 21, 2007 I have a good opinion on this, we own 2 magellans. they work awesome. We rented a garmin and a tom tom from the rental car places, the tom tom was good, the garmin however stinks, it told you to turn when you passed the turns, to maddening for us. the magellan tells you 2 miles ahead and then right before where to turn and it can find its way around even if you turn the wrong way it will recalc and get you going correctly. target seemed to have a good buy on it.Which model do you have? If it's the 3100, then that's the one that K-Mart will have for $129 during their Thanksgiving sale.
Gurnee Al Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 Just got back from my local Radio Shack. The Mgr said they have "plenty" of the sale GPS units ready to go for Friday morning. Still haven't decided which one to get. I am leaning toward the tomtom One 3rd edition.
Mango367 Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 I checked with my RadioShack (Memphis area) and they seem to have only a couple per store. Thanks to many of you I had a store manager get a total of 3 Navigons from 2 different stores around the area for me and 3 traffic cards that I was willing to buy yesterday and then return on BF. He decided to just keep the items for me and I am going to go on BF after the crowds settle down and buy them. Talk about awesome! I would call the R/S you are planning on visiting on BF and confirm their stock - I couldn't believe when the manager told me they weren't going to get a shipment in before BF of the Navigons... how they could advertise and then not have any is beyond me! Also, he didn't seem to want to pricematch with Staples. He claimed the stock price of the Navigons is 158.00 and R/S was offering them below stock price for 149.00. He couldn't believe Staples was going to sell them for 99.00. So we'll see about the price matching, I already printed off a Staples ad from the internet to show him! Good luck on Friday everyone! :)
dawsonb Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 Target.com offers the Magellan Maestro 3100 Portable GPS Navigation System for $139. Coupon code "BABYSALE" cuts it to $125.10.
bitWrangler Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 Hey guys (and gals), Amazon has the Tom Tom One 3rd Edition right now for $129 with free shipping. Sure beats freezing your gluteous off (and no sales tax to boot). They also have the XL-S for $259 with free super saver shipping.
nirvana4all Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 anyone have the navigon for a sale like that?
Marcster Posted November 21, 2007 Author Posted November 21, 2007 anyone have the navigon for a sale like that?Office Depot has the Navigon 2100 on sale for $149.99 but the free traffic is a mail-in offer, it's not included in the box. The sale ends tonight, 11/21. www.officedepot.com
rlw611 Posted November 22, 2007 Posted November 22, 2007 I have the Garmin c330 that I purchased at Best Buy a few months ago for $300. I absolutely love it!
maxtheman Posted November 22, 2007 Posted November 22, 2007 I need big time help,i can not decide which one to get here are my choices Garmin nuvi 250w for 225 Garmin nuvi 200 at BB for 170 Tom Tom one LE at BB for 120 which would be the best buy considering the different features of each
oxinthebox Posted November 22, 2007 Posted November 22, 2007 i just got back from Staples and they had a working Navigon 2100 so i got to play with it for a bit. i will give you the "keyboard" is a little small even with my fat fingers I found it no problem typing addresses in. they were already setting up for friday but the guy i spoke with either would not tell me or did not know how many they will have. he just told me to get there early, when i asked how early he said at least 5-530am. i hope this means the line at this Staples wont get too bad, there is nothing else around this store other than grocery stores(fingers crossed).
nirvana4all Posted November 22, 2007 Posted November 22, 2007 I need big time help,i can not decide which one to get here are my choices Garmin nuvi 250w for 225Garmin nuvi 200 at BB for 170Tom Tom one LE at BB for 120 which would be the best buy considering the different features of eachIf you are in a rather populated area, and not already in line, I would rule out the TTO LE at best buy. That is my only addition of opinion on this to you.
Gurnee Al Posted November 22, 2007 Posted November 22, 2007 Well, with much help from Marcster, this thread, and Brad's link to JR.com, I just bought the TomTom One, 3rd addition from JR.com for $129.99 + $6.95 shipping and NO tax. Best of all, NO waiting in cold BF lines!!
maritza68 Posted November 22, 2007 Posted November 22, 2007 So I bought my DH a Magellan 2100 at clearance for $189 and was waiting for BF to purchase the 3100 and then return the 2100. Well today DH purchased a SUV and one came with the car. Go figure. I was so excited that I have found the PERFECT gift for him this year (because he gets lost ALL the time)!!! Now I'm debating if I should return the 2100 and get the 3100 for myself. But I want to thank you all for this thread it was informative for me.
ramona1992 Posted November 22, 2007 Posted November 22, 2007 Well, with much help from Marcster, this thread, and Brad's link to JR.com, I just bought the TomTom One, 3rd addition from JR.com for $129.99 + $6.95 shipping and NO tax. Best of all, NO waiting in cold BF lines!!I just did the same! I've never dealt with JR.com so I'm hoping they are easy to work with. The shipping was less than the tax I would've paid here!
Marcster Posted November 22, 2007 Author Posted November 22, 2007 Now I'm debating if I should return the 2100 and get the 3100 for myself. But I want to thank you all for this thread it was informative for me.If you do a fair amount of driving (8K+) you'll probably really enjoy a GPS. Especially if you drive to different places often (you already know where your favorite grocery store is, for instance). I just did the same! I've never dealt with JR.com so I'm hoping they are easy to work with. The shipping was less than the tax I would've paid here! I ordered a speaker selector for my home theater from them a few years ago, they were fine. Back in the day (pre-internet), I ordered DJ equipment and they were fine then too. http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/Marcster2005/Smileypad/Music/tha948ef31.gif
dsheppard25 Posted November 22, 2007 Posted November 22, 2007 thankyou thankyou for the heads up on the navigon at office depot. i went to two radioshacks.. the first one had closed down. the second one had 0 navigon units for the sale, and checked their computer for how many the others had. 0, 1, 2, and 0 for the 4 closest ones. so youd literally have to be the first one in there early in the morning to have a chance. the fact that several of their local stores had 0 i find completely ridiculous, but oh well. come home at 8:30 pm, see the office depot sale, get there at 8:55, got it! only difference is it will take 2+ months to get my traffic stuff, but thats ok. used it on the way home, seems very nice. keypad is small, but unless you get a larger unit I guess its going to be. everything else seemed really good, im glad i didnt have to settle for one that didnt read the names, that seems like a very good feature. unfortunately they only had one in stock, so i couldnt get one for a friend who wanted one, but oh well =p im terrible with directions so this will be great in combination with the 1-800-GOOG-411 service.
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