[X4U] Self Contained GPS Mapping?

[Ken Johnson]

I have both Garmin (older model) and Magellan (current model) units.   
Both require Windows for updates to the maps, the POI database  
(extensive in Magellan's case) and the firmware.  I use an old machine  
I still have, but Bootcamp, or any of the commercial products that run  
Windows programs on the Intel Mac, would have been fine too.  Get the  
unit with the features you want.

Ken


On Mar 13, 2009, at 7:44 AM, Joe Sporleder wrote:

> I've been considering one of the portable GPS mapping systems for  
> our corporate vehicles. I hear names like Garmin and TomTom. I  
> realize that one would might need to occasionally update the data on  
> these devices via a personal computer. Has anyone heard of any  
> particular brand that is more Mac friendly than others for updating  
> the GPS device?
>
> An iPhone with Google Maps would be sufficient for what I need, plus  
> it'd be great for when I go biking on the back roads of Kansas.  
> Unfortunately, AT&T wireless only serves the major towns and cities  
> along the Interstate Highways here in Kansas. Alltel, soon to become  
> Verizon, is the best (and sometimes only) cellphone signal in my  
> part of Kansas and to the areas of Kansas I travel to. I hope that  
> when 4G networks become commonplace, that Apple can offer iPhone  
> beyond AT&T. Verizon is talking 4G sometime in 2010, but I don't  
> know how widespread the initial roll out will encompass. I'm  
> guessing 4G might be several years away from my rural part of Kansas.
>
> Joe
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