Hi Guys
I actually have the Tom Tom Navigator 5, which Im running on a XDAIIi PDA (520MHz, 128MB Ram) - it has Blackberry which I understand is common in the US (but Ive never heard of and never used it).
The Tom Tom gives me separate street level maps for every US State and one for the "major roads of the US".
I also have Canada and several European Countries too.
I purchased the PDA as it has WiFi, Cell Phone, Windows and I can store every map listed above on a 1GB SD Card.
I use a bluetooth GPS Receiver, which I find really good as I can slide it across the windscreen area to get the best signal (although I very rarely have to move it at all).
Rather than buy paper maps when I started my truck driving job recently, I took the TomTom with me.
It is great for the most part, but doesnt have a facility to set it to Truck (or RV) option.
This can (has) lead to some very tight roads and a couple of occassions where Ive had to knock on peoples house door to ask them if they could move their car along the road to allow me access.
I also get many occassions that the system directs me along a route with a weight limit and/or a low bridge - no problem for cars/vans but a nightmare for trucks.
Thankfully, I have found POI files that list the locations of all low bridges in the UK, but you only get notified approx 400 yrds prior to hitting them !
One of the potential problems in the US will be when I travel from State to State - I will have to load each map or just use the "major roads" map and then load the new State once there.
As I opted to purchase a copy software from ebay, I got all of my TomTom software and maps for less than $20 - so I cant complain about too much.
I dont know if I would pay the full retail price for the software as it isnt really suitable for larger vehicles.
If anyone can suggest a RV Friendly Sat Nav SOFTWARE ONLY option that I can load onto my SD card, I would then be happy to buy the full retail version of that.
Any ideas ?
Paul