This was a Christmas present; I'd used and played with friend's satnavs, and asked for a mid-range model.
Surprisingly, I can't define a departure or destination by giving the coordinates. I thought that that was what satnavs were for.
Another surprising non-feature is the possibility of defining an itinerary with several calling points - like any scenic route described in any tourist guide.
One of your sticky posts reminds us to backup the memory contents before doing anything, but since the machine is so dumb, and the software didn't remind me, I didn't expect to have access to the internal memory.
Another of your sticky posts provides links to ways of restoring an earlier, apparantly more rational, menu system. The problem for a new user is to know what was provided by the menus that have now been decreed obsolete, and whether this geek stuff will work in the long term.
I've come across plenty of supposedly high-tech devices in my time. This is the one I would be the most unlikely to recommend to my worst enemy, because the makers appear to make a particular effort to show their distain for their customers.
Surprisingly, I can't define a departure or destination by giving the coordinates. I thought that that was what satnavs were for.
Another surprising non-feature is the possibility of defining an itinerary with several calling points - like any scenic route described in any tourist guide.
One of your sticky posts reminds us to backup the memory contents before doing anything, but since the machine is so dumb, and the software didn't remind me, I didn't expect to have access to the internal memory.
Another of your sticky posts provides links to ways of restoring an earlier, apparantly more rational, menu system. The problem for a new user is to know what was provided by the menus that have now been decreed obsolete, and whether this geek stuff will work in the long term.
I've come across plenty of supposedly high-tech devices in my time. This is the one I would be the most unlikely to recommend to my worst enemy, because the makers appear to make a particular effort to show their distain for their customers.