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Forum General Discussion for Drivers What GPS receiver are you using?

What GPS receiver are you using?
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4:21 pm
August 2, 2009


EightWheels

Perkasie, PA

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I'm particularly interested in any drivers using the new Garmin nüvi 465T designed for trucks … how do you like it, how does it compare to what you used before, etc.?

I recently retired (gave to my wife) my Garmin nüvi 660, and am currently using a Garmin nüvi 765T. It has some major enhancements overall, and I like it, but in some ways it's also a slight step backwards from the 660. I'm working on a more complete review of the 765T to be posted in the near future. (I'm also working on an article on why EVERY motorcoach driver should be using a GPS unit!)

Tell us a little about the GPS you're using, strengths, weaknesses, etc. Is it your first one? Second? Does your company buy it, or is it your personal unit? Do you use it every trip, no matter where you're going? 

Bob

8:21 pm
August 2, 2009


rareblue

Michigan

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Hey Bob,  I am just starting out at bussing. I was wondering how much the GPS cost's that you have. I think the Co I am going to be driving for already has them on the bus.

Jack

2:21 am
August 3, 2009


EightWheels

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rareblue said:

… I was wondering how much the GPS cost's that you have …

Hi Jack,

The 765T lists for $449.  Best Buy was selling it for $399, and I just noticed they have it on sale right now (at least online) for $349. But I bought mine at Sam's Club for just $329.

My first GPS, the 660, I bought almost three years ago for $800. Prices have really dropped since then!

Bob

3:49 pm
August 16, 2009


JWS

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I am using a Garmin 650nuvi that I purchased online as a refurbished for just over $150.00.  We just purchased a 680 for my son for $150.00 also refubished.  I have not had one bit of a mechanical problem with mine and I have been using it for over a year.  I like the 600 series due to the "bus" and "truck" modes. 

I am also waiting to see how the 465 plays out.  I can see the advantage for trucks, but I am unsure with uses for a bus.  I have had mine on truck mode and needed to go places with my bus and the Garmin took me in other directions.  It is kind of a catch 22. At times the bus mode can get you into a mess.  Such as tight streets, load limit bridges, etc.  If you use the truck mode all the time, you sometimes have to go the long way around to get to where you need to be. 

With any of them I have found out, you still need to plan your trip before you leave home.  They are only a tool and only as good as the imformation that is placed into their programming. 

Happy traveling to everyone.  As the old trucking saying used to go…

Keep the greasy side down and the sunny side up… LOL..Laugh

7:53 am
August 21, 2009


dodrh

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I'd like to know the difference between the new Garmin for trucks and my old Garmin 2620.  Don't laugh it's a great unit.  It has a bus option when setting your route.  It's supposed to take low overpasses into account.  Works for me.  I keep it updated but don't know for how much longer Garmin will offer that.  I got a Blackberry with a GPS in case my Garmin fails. 

I follow my instructions anyway.  If the coach gets hung up then it's not my tow bill.  We got a driver who hung a bus up in the entrance of a parking lot.  (no it wouldn't raise)  They were going to stick him with the tow bill till he showed the office manager his instructions.  They hung the bill on the dispatcher instead.

What is this I hear about a one touch GPS?

3:52 am
December 7, 2009


Uncle Stan

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I'm wondering if anyone is aware of a GPS unit that is truly designed for buses instead of focusing on trucks.

I'm particularly interested in a device that relates town names to coordinates and tells me where I am at the touch of a button. I had an old Magellan unit that did this but it didn't record the info without a bunch of grief. The Rand-McNally Intelliroute TND 500 appears to have many of the features I'm looking for – like an HOS feature to make logging easier – but a few reviews I've read didn't rate it very highly.

I have to agree wholeheartedly with JWS – your GPS is only a guide. Planning is essential.
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