Comments on: Insignia GPS first impressions http://gpstracklog.com/2008/10/insignia-gps-fi.html GPS reviews, news, tips and tricks Wed, 23 May 2012 18:40:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/2008/10/insignia-gps-fi.html/comment-page-1#comment-85779 Rich Owings Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:42:00 +0000 http://96.30.5.180/~gpstrac/2008/10/insignia-gps-first-impressions.html#comment-85779 Exactly. Exactly.

]]> By: gkowalchuk http://gpstracklog.com/2008/10/insignia-gps-fi.html/comment-page-1#comment-85690 gkowalchuk Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:47:19 +0000 http://96.30.5.180/~gpstrac/2008/10/insignia-gps-first-impressions.html#comment-85690 The moral of the story is the MAP data in the insignia is not worth the money. In the end buy a TomTom or a Garmin and get GOOD MAP DATA. The Insignia data and route calculator is buggy to say the least. Hopefully you will not judge all other brands of GPS but the Insignia quality. I agree that the Insignia makes a great coffee coaster. TomTom or Garmin thanks The moral of the story is the MAP data in the insignia is not worth the money.
In the end buy a TomTom or a Garmin and get GOOD MAP DATA.
The Insignia data and route calculator is buggy to say the least.
Hopefully you will not judge all other brands of GPS but the Insignia quality.
I agree that the Insignia makes a great coffee coaster.

TomTom or Garmin thanks

]]> By: Carol http://gpstracklog.com/2008/10/insignia-gps-fi.html/comment-page-1#comment-85685 Carol Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:26:41 +0000 http://96.30.5.180/~gpstrac/2008/10/insignia-gps-first-impressions.html#comment-85685 I just got back from a trip where I used a GPS for the first time. I got this free when I bought my new car in December. I charged it the first time using my cell phone charger. That worked. I entered my destinations addresses but it would not accept my home address or my mail box address which is on a main road where all the shopping is. Strange. I knew where I was going but needed help with one tricky spot and the GPS was great. When I got to my destination it got me where I wanted to go with no problems. On my return trip home, it told me to turn left when clearly I needed to continue in the direction I was traveling. But, I decided to see if perhaps the GPS knew a better way so I turned left. About 1/4 mile down the road it told me to make a U turn if possible. Low and behold just up ahead was a place to make a U turn. So I did. As I approached the intersection where I made the left turn on to the road I was on, I was instructed to make a left turn at the intersection. In other words, had I proceeded straight when told to make the left turn I would have avoided this U turn business. I have no idea what that was all about. When I got back into my own area, I wanted to go to a store and I decided to try a back road which I thought might get me there but never tried before. The GPS directed me to exactly where I wanted to be. So now I can try out more back roads. This Sunday I used it in the city and found it useless. I wanted to go from a town I am only slightly familiar with to the bus station in a city I don't know well but had a sense of the direction I needed to go. The GPS wanted to put me on the turnpike which would take me through 3 towns before I could get on a highway to the bus station. All I needed to do was cross a bridge and navigate through the city. The GPS was not able to recalculate. All it wanted to do was get me on the turnpike. So I had to remove it from the window, away from a signal to quiet it down. I did get to the bus station after driving around for a little while. I got to see new things anyway. I suppose this device has a place in the world but I won't be rushing put to buy another one when this one dies. I had trouble understanding what it was saying. When I have nothing to do, I will see if another voice works better. If you enjoy all the devices available now, I am sure you will like this tool. If you are like me and happy without all kinds of stuff and can read a map or ask for directions, you can easily do without a GPS. I just got back from a trip where I used a GPS for the first time. I got this free when I bought my new car in December. I charged it the first time using my cell phone charger. That worked. I entered my destinations addresses but it would not accept my home address or my mail box address which is on a main road where all the shopping is. Strange. I knew where I was going but needed help with one tricky spot and the GPS was great. When I got to my destination it got me where I wanted to go with no problems. On my return trip home, it told me to turn left when clearly I needed to continue in the direction I was traveling. But, I decided to see if perhaps the GPS knew a better way so I turned left. About 1/4 mile down the road it told me to make a U turn if possible. Low and behold just up ahead was a place to make a U turn. So I did. As I approached the intersection where I made the left turn on to the road I was on, I was instructed to make a left turn at the intersection. In other words, had I proceeded straight when told to make the left turn I would have avoided this U turn business. I have no idea what that was all about. When I got back into my own area, I wanted to go to a store and I decided to try a back road which I thought might get me there but never tried before. The GPS directed me to exactly where I wanted to be. So now I can try out more back roads. This Sunday I used it in the city and found it useless. I wanted to go from a town I am only slightly familiar with to the bus station in a city I don’t know well but had a sense of the direction I needed to go. The GPS wanted to put me on the turnpike which would take me through 3 towns before I could get on a highway to the bus station. All I needed to do was cross a bridge and navigate through the city. The GPS was not able to recalculate. All it wanted to do was get me on the turnpike. So I had to remove it from the window, away from a signal to quiet it down. I did get to the bus station after driving around for a little while. I got to see new things anyway. I suppose this device has a place in the world but I won’t be rushing put to buy another one when this one dies. I had trouble understanding what it was saying. When I have nothing to do, I will see if another voice works better. If you enjoy all the devices available now, I am sure you will like this tool. If you are like me and happy without all kinds of stuff and can read a map or ask for directions, you can easily do without a GPS.

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