Having just used TT for a short and experimental trip, gps is a great way to travel!!
We went to a city with a population of about 20,000. Set up some POI destinations, restaurants, etc, and hit the road. I did not have a chance to load up the new maps before we left.
Rest stops for the 100 mile drive on the interstate did not show up on TT in either direction. They have been there forever. On the 2-lane road leading to the interstate, several gas stations popped up in cornfields. Something odd happening here. Maybe future ethanol stations? ;-)
TT lead us directly to our destination within the city, to a restaurant, perfectly. We totally relied on it, with no idea how to get there. It was amazingly accurate. We loaded some subdestinations within town, on the fly, and it found every one of them. We actually spent more time BEING places and less time FINDING them.
On the downside, the POIs were lacking, missing many "chain motels" and restaurants. Perhaps the updated maps would fix this.
On the return trip, we altered course and several road reroutes put us off the map for awhile.
On the plus side, we visited several very small towns, again adding them as destinations on the fly, and TT was able to find them. A couple of the towns were no more than several blocks in size.
Finally, I need to address the device mounting situation. Bright sunlight + sunglasses=hard to see/read. Mounted on the windshield, TT is difficult to reach and input.
I suppose any gps is only as good as its maps. These maps need serious attention to detail. Although the POI upgrade is a good thing, it's the roads that get you to them.
For my $300, TT is going to make traveling a lot more fun and it really does save time. It may or may not do it as well as other devices, but I think for the minimal investment made, it was surprising how well it did work.
My wife, an absolute gadget-hater, had no faith when we took off on the trip. As we traveled and TT found place after place without issues, she began calling it "impressive", realizing she could spend her time reading books in the car instead of playing navigator. There are probably some places we'd still want physical maps, but TT did a great job on this trip.
Bottom Line: well worth the $$$, but pleeeeease do something about making the maps a bit more timely!!
We went to a city with a population of about 20,000. Set up some POI destinations, restaurants, etc, and hit the road. I did not have a chance to load up the new maps before we left.
Rest stops for the 100 mile drive on the interstate did not show up on TT in either direction. They have been there forever. On the 2-lane road leading to the interstate, several gas stations popped up in cornfields. Something odd happening here. Maybe future ethanol stations? ;-)
TT lead us directly to our destination within the city, to a restaurant, perfectly. We totally relied on it, with no idea how to get there. It was amazingly accurate. We loaded some subdestinations within town, on the fly, and it found every one of them. We actually spent more time BEING places and less time FINDING them.
On the downside, the POIs were lacking, missing many "chain motels" and restaurants. Perhaps the updated maps would fix this.
On the return trip, we altered course and several road reroutes put us off the map for awhile.
On the plus side, we visited several very small towns, again adding them as destinations on the fly, and TT was able to find them. A couple of the towns were no more than several blocks in size.
Finally, I need to address the device mounting situation. Bright sunlight + sunglasses=hard to see/read. Mounted on the windshield, TT is difficult to reach and input.
I suppose any gps is only as good as its maps. These maps need serious attention to detail. Although the POI upgrade is a good thing, it's the roads that get you to them.
For my $300, TT is going to make traveling a lot more fun and it really does save time. It may or may not do it as well as other devices, but I think for the minimal investment made, it was surprising how well it did work.
My wife, an absolute gadget-hater, had no faith when we took off on the trip. As we traveled and TT found place after place without issues, she began calling it "impressive", realizing she could spend her time reading books in the car instead of playing navigator. There are probably some places we'd still want physical maps, but TT did a great job on this trip.
Bottom Line: well worth the $$$, but pleeeeease do something about making the maps a bit more timely!!