Re: GPS Software suggestions



Gaurav Maini wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This may not be the right forum for this question, but I thought I'll
> start here.
>
> I have a Pocket PC 2003 GSM phone (i-Mate PDA2K) and have a bluetooth
> GPS device that I use with it.
> I use Rand McNally Streetfinder for my PocketPC mapping needs.
>
> The trouble with that is I create my own maps with the desktop
> version and sync it with my PPC. The software does not let me create
> maps of more than 50 x 50 miles size.
>
> So I end up creating multiple maps and have to *manually* switch to a
> new map if I am out of range in one map.
>
> MS Streets and Trips has the same problem.
>
> What are the other GPS softwares that I can buy that will have maps
> loaded on say a 1 GB SD card or a CD that I can sync to my SD card
> and give me a seamless GPS experience as opposed to what I have now.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Gaurav

TomTom Navigator, CoPilot, Destinator, iNav for starters.

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