JCGibson
Alaska
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Our GPS system (A Garmin, and one in my car) work fine up here. We can't get live traffic updates. We can not get Satellite radio up here.
DH and I
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Buddy (dog) and Boo (cat)
'08 Dodge 3500 Megacab w/Cummins Diesel
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sue.t
Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
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joe b. wrote:Found one that sounded somewhat like her voice. Just kept waiting for the GPS voice to say "I told you to turn right back at that crossroad."
LOL ... last trip when we were experimenting with the Garmin on some backroads, SHE (fondly known as Gravel Gertie) would tell DH to turn on to some obscure, nondescript, nonvisible road. And I would immediately have to say, "don't do that". She would repeat. And so would I.
I think DH was tickled to have us fighting for his attention. He also learned that Gravel Gertie can be an insistent airhead and it's much wiser to listen to the wife.
sue t.
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Little Kopit
TheMaritimes.ca
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GPS doesn't really give priority to update rural areas or other small population centres.
Given my motto "& I, I took the road less travelled by.", I really am not convinced of the merit of GPS vs. paper map.
If you want cities, fine.
& I, I took the road less travelled by.
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Veebyes
Bermuda
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We run two GPS systems, MS Streets & Trips & a stuck to the windshiels Garmin. Sometimes they don't quite agree with each other, which can be amusing to listen to. In Alaska this year both were deadly accurate most of the time. Sure every once in awhile one or both would show us off in a river next to the road or into the trees but there was never a concern. After all, in Alaska, it is not as if there are an awful lot roads to make a wrong turn onto.
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luvglass
Milwaukee
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We spent the entire summer up there and toured just about all over. Our Garmin Nuvi 660 worked just fine. Phone service with our Verizon was another story, very spotty.
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ak_traveler
Fairbanks, Alaska
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I use a Garmin as well and have had no problems. It takes a couple seconds to acquire the satellites, but after that it works great. Haven't found a situation yet that it doesn't pick-up (I understand though that in the Lower 48 if you are under an overpass or in a tunnel they don't work so well - no such problmes up here!)
That being said, I don't use my GPS all that much - there are only a few roads and on any of them you are going one of two directions...kinda tough to get lost! LOL!
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Bmach
Spfld, Ma
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We used a sat phone up there and it worked fine.
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Huck BB62
Alaska
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Sat radio, at least XM, works very spottily. I'm an addict and had to cancel it due to poor reception. I miss it soooooo badly!
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