Going up past one of our turns for about an hour was admittedly my fault, so that added two hours to the trip that was supposed to be just under three. I was looking to see how far we were on the road for and it said 117 miles, little did I know that was the wrong column and that was supposed to be total miles traveled. Oops.
This is when I called my best friend who could look up new directions with the wrong address on her computer at home. You see, when we got back from Japan and signed up for our phones, we (meaning I) were scared of technology. What? Why? Isn't Japan like the most technological place in the world? Perhaps, but it is also in Japanese! So no, I was never exposed to cool or fancy things due to the language barrier. So we got phones that were just phones. Very basic.
I actually still like my phone. It does what I need it to do. I absolutely hate texting though. Maybe I would like it more if my phone had a keyboard. It used to be rude to text first because it would cost about 10 cents a text unless you had it in your plan. Gone are those days. Now people seem to think it's rude to call first. Not me. If I give you my phone number it is to call me, not text me. If I can't get to the phone just leave a voicemail. I will call you back. On the other hand if you text me. I will most likely read it, respond in my head and mean to text you back later and then never do. So now I'm the one being rude and you think I'm mad at you.
Ok, now that that spiel is over with... lol. We arrived at our destination in Mississippi** after being on the road for SIX hours! Yikes, six hours on a three hour trip. We need a GPS. We plan on buying one for ourselves the day after Thanksgiving. No we are not going to wait and see if Santa brings us one. We needed one like
Here is what I need YOU to do. I need you to comment on this here blog and tell me if you have one. I need to know:
1. What system you have.
2. If you get to pick the voice-over (yes, this is important.)
3. If you love it or hate it and why.
*I totally just spelled that in my head "M I crooked letter crooked letter I crooked letter crooked letter I hump back hump back I"
** and again
1. I have one and it is a Garmin
ReplyDelete2. You CAN pick the voice-over. (the Aussie guy is funny)
3. I love it b/c it takes the guess work out. You just drive until she says to turn. :)
We call ours the "Boss" b/c she tells us what to do... when you make a wrong turn she says "recalculating" and finds your way back on track.. BUT I did take an extra long way home from Fayetteville last weekend b/c I forgot I had "her" on -shorter distance- instead of -faster time- You can also find hotels and food places.. theaters.. all kinds of stuff. You don't have to check directions before you leave AND you can SEE on the map where you are going, turns, lakes... that sort of thing. ALSO even if you know the way somewhere if you put it in "she" tells you how many miles and estimated time of arrival AND changes the time if you are slower or faster. Timmy and I like to play the "what if there was an apocalypse of some sort" game and we did discuss how useless my actual navigational skills would be if "she" didn't work. hahaha.
We both have TOM TOM XXL 550. At the time, it was the largest screen, which is why we got it. Not sure if they make them bigger or not. I find it easy to use. Yes, you can change the voice, and you can even pick your car. Also, you can tag places, which I love, because if I pass something on the road, I hit the tag button and I can get back there.
ReplyDeleteWe have a TomTom One XL (I think.) Actually we have two. Got them at Walmart the day after thanksgiving 2 years ago. I HATE IT. ABSOLUTELY HATE IT. It has never given me good directions even though I spent extra money to update the mapping software. It takes me 9 hrs to get to Pcola from here. It's fastest time? 14 hours. It has repeatedly led us down back alleys (bc it's "faster") and once on a county road that turned into a 4wd-only nightmare. We've tried all different settings and I spent an hour on the phone with customer service only to spend more money and it still doesn't work. It's been in a drawer for a year now. Granted, we do have iPhones but I really wanted a stand-alone gps. It is the crappiest, most useless piece of electronics I own. Seriously, my toaster could give better directions. It came out the week before I bought it so there were no reviews yet. It had awesome sounding features and a price that couldn't be beat.
ReplyDeleteBottom line: get a Garmin.
P.S. Seriously, James? Mapquest?