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Useful cheap GPS?

Jul 14, 2011 2:20 PM

Ok, clearly I am not spending enough time around here. What a shock from my heady days as a black triangle to being an orange. Anyway, enough of my reputation pity party.

Can you all help? I have an au pair arriving here in two weeks and I would like to get her a simple to use GPS since obviously she will be clueless about getting around the DC area. It needs no bells and whistles, just a solid GPS with up to date maps that is relatively easy to use and cheap. I would like it to talk and maybe be convertible from meters to miles.

I think that is it? Anything else I should be looking for since I am so GPS ignorant it seems.

Thanks and btw, how is everyone?
Erika

ecommerceerika ecommerceerika

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I would go with one of these 2 for $55.

Solid units.

http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-3-5-Inch-Portable-Navigator-Refurbished/dp/B002GYQUK2

http://www.amazon.com/TomTom-XL-335SE-Widescreen-Refurbished/dp/B0046ZRUUS

thefenst thefenst
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Get a gps phone,she will prob want to make calls also.

jeffyn jeffyn
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@thefenst, thanks I will take a look

@jeffyn, hmmm, I am going to get her a cell phone but I don't want to pay for a data plan. Is it possible to get a cell phone that has a GPS without having to pay for a data plan?

Erika

ecommerceerika ecommerceerika
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@ecommerceerika: I think they have smart phones on the monthly plans.

jeffyn jeffyn
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@ecommerceerika: I would get her one of the GPS units I mentioned and then a cheap phone with no data plan.

thefenst thefenst
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@thefenst: Sort of agreeing. Do you know anything about Tom Tom or Garmin factory refurb? In the Dyscern days I think we refurbed these items so I am not really familiar with their refurb quality. Which reminds me, perhaps I should check my former employers website...

ecommerceerika ecommerceerika
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@ecommerceerika: I have actually had both types of refurb and prefer the Garmin.

thefenst thefenst
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I have one of these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001ELJ9QK/sr=8-1/qid=1310666678/ref=olp_pg_used?ie=UTF8&coliid=&startIndex=0&me=&qid=1310666678&sr=8-1&seller=&colid=&condition=used
and a blue tooth enabled feature phone since I don't want to pay for a data plan when I'm around computers all day...
So this unit is my GPS and hands free speaker phone...

hobbitss hobbitss
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I know absolutely nothing about it, but this one just showed up for $40
http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/9e9c02d5-b333-4a25-94a0-2eafe993cf05/maylong-gps-navigation-for-dummies-fd-220-3-5-portable-gps-navigator#0

trahentis trahentis
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@thefenst: both are $90 and $110 now... :( i bought the garmin for about $60 it was defective and now price jumped +$30... i dont get that at all.

jamesbottomtooth jamesbottomtooth
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@jamesbottomtooth: Sorry to hear that. The TomTom XL 330S is now on sale.

thefenst thefenst

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