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I hate asking for directions...and pulling over to the side of the road to look at the map book Do any of you use a GPS device to direct you to where you are going? If so, what brand of device do you use and where do you buy these gadgets? shortcircuit
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I use one and it's great. They are not cheap though about $1300
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If I know where I going the night before I will look it up on MSN Maps and print it out.
If I'm responding to a phone call it does not hurt to ask the customer what the main street is near by and closest cross street.
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Called in for a mark-out on a job last week, they asked if i had a GPS location, it appears a lot of contractors are using the GPS to mark dig locations. There is one that comes with the cell phone, I think it is $290 for the cell with GPS.
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Short circuit.. I use a garmin street Pilot. I honestly think it was the best purchase I made. It takes all the guess work out of finding address's.I think I spent around $500.00. It is definitly not cheap but it pays for itself in the amount of time & gas you save not getting lost traveling from job to job. ToHo
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Thomas Bros map books.... Best $15 you can spend.
Mark Heller "Well - I oughta....." -Jackie Gleason
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If cost is a problem, I recommend www.maps.google.com the maps scroll on the screen so you can find other possible routes, and if you have an address it can provide good directions to the site.
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There are several options available for PDA’s which will save you some money if you already have a PDA. Even if you don’t have a PDA purchasing one along with a GPS receiver and software will give you a nice package that can be used for other things. TomTom has a very well rated Bluetooth GPS device and software package for Palm and Pocket PC’s. http://www.tomtom.com [This message has been edited by caselec (edited 04-15-2005).]
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