Which GPS system is best?

Question

I am looking for a GPS system that is easy to use in a car but is also portable and can be used while walking the streets of a city. I would like a unit under $300. I'm looking at the TOM TOM ONE or the NUVI 200 but I'm not sure what unit is best. I need a long battery life but something that is accurate while walking. One GPS I worked with it didn't work well while walking. Please let me know what you have and If you like it. Thanks for the Info guys.

Answer 1

I have VZ Navigator on my Verizon Wireless cell phone. I've tried it on the streets and it does very well. You can actually change the setting to "pedestrian". I would say check out your cell phone company and see if they offer it. Mine is really affordable. I pay $9.99/mo for unlimited usage and it doesn't use up my airtime. It works great!!

Answer 2

As my blind wife is finding out, getting a GPS that is good for walking and includes all the streets and names them and doesn't plan trips as though in a car (walk 1.2 miles to get a block away beside the expressway access road) is a real hassle. And getting the thing accurate enough to know which side of the street you are on can be a real hassle also because of atmospherics, more or less satellites visible, etc.
And to top it off, most addresses are mapped very wrong becuase the programs don't use data on the range of addresses on the street - they behave as if all blocks run from 0-99, when most go 0-30 or 0-60. An address half way down the block is mapped a few feet from the corner.