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nl4jy · 02-11-2004, 12:01 PM

I bought that Delorme crap first bundle with that crappy GPS mouse. Then I bought Destinator 2 weeks later. I would recommend Destinator. But I suggest not to buy it yet as Destinator 3 is coming soon.

What Destinator2 WILL DO:

Zoom in and out based on your speed.
Telling you directions by miles and yards.
Quickly recaculate missed turns in about 5 seconds.
Big buttons so touchscreen is great.
Screen scrolls smoothly.
(next 2 is my own experience w/GPS mouse bundle)
Satelite is already locked when I open the program. No need to wait.
Going under overpass will not make me loose signal. (tunnel is another story)
Location hardly jumps all over the map.
Location is usually locked to road, except when I go into my garage, it'll go offroad. But none of the parallel movement and I'm in the water ****.

Now the bad Part.
Destinator2 WILL NOT DO:
Plot pitstops = cannot choose route that I would want to take.
Cross different zones = cannot choose a destination on a different zone. Have to use the Major Roads and Highway map, which doesn't show local streets. MAYJOR NO-NO for those that constantly travels between zones.
When I'm going parallel on a highway that has service road, it kept thinking i'm on the service road when I'm NOT. Very annoying when it tells me to do a right turn then a left to get onto the Highway when I'm infact still on the Highway. (maybe if I move the GPS mouse over to above the driver side instead of the passanger side. Will have to try that to see if it'll fix this problem)
POI = weak POI database. Many of my destination is popular Point Of Interest, yet it's not on the software. (i.e. Hunter Mountain. Six Flags Great Adventure)

For those that don't know what Different Zones are. Let me clarified.
Canada is seperated into only 2 Zones. (not really that bad)
But for US. NY is seperated into 3 zones. NYC is connected with LI and NJ.
Upstate NY is broken to 2 zones. 1 is with northern part of Penn. and another alone by itself.

So with my own experience. I tried going from Brooklyn, NY to Philly, Penn. I had to use 2 Zones and 3 maps.

I've heard Destinator3 will solve if not all the issues stated.

02-11-2004, 12:01 PM	#24
nl4jy Maximum Bitrate Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 597	I bought that Delorme crap first bundle with that crappy GPS mouse. Then I bought Destinator 2 weeks later. I would recommend Destinator. But I suggest not to buy it yet as Destinator 3 is coming soon. What Destinator2 WILL DO: Zoom in and out based on your speed. Telling you directions by miles and yards. Quickly recaculate missed turns in about 5 seconds. Big buttons so touchscreen is great. Screen scrolls smoothly. (next 2 is my own experience w/GPS mouse bundle) Satelite is already locked when I open the program. No need to wait. Going under overpass will not make me loose signal. (tunnel is another story) Location hardly jumps all over the map. Location is usually locked to road, except when I go into my garage, it'll go offroad. But none of the parallel movement and I'm in the water ****. Now the bad Part. Destinator2 WILL NOT DO: Plot pitstops = cannot choose route that I would want to take. Cross different zones = cannot choose a destination on a different zone. Have to use the Major Roads and Highway map, which doesn't show local streets. MAYJOR NO-NO for those that constantly travels between zones. When I'm going parallel on a highway that has service road, it kept thinking i'm on the service road when I'm NOT. Very annoying when it tells me to do a right turn then a left to get onto the Highway when I'm infact still on the Highway. (maybe if I move the GPS mouse over to above the driver side instead of the passanger side. Will have to try that to see if it'll fix this problem) POI = weak POI database. Many of my destination is popular Point Of Interest, yet it's not on the software. (i.e. Hunter Mountain. Six Flags Great Adventure) For those that don't know what Different Zones are. Let me clarified. Canada is seperated into only 2 Zones. (not really that bad) But for US. NY is seperated into 3 zones. NYC is connected with LI and NJ. Upstate NY is broken to 2 zones. 1 is with northern part of Penn. and another alone by itself. So with my own experience. I tried going from Brooklyn, NY to Philly, Penn. I had to use 2 Zones and 3 maps. I've heard Destinator3 will solve if not all the issues stated.