Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006 With GPS Locator[Old Version]
List Price: Type: Software
Release Date: 2005-10-03
Brand: Microsoft
Features:
* Complete and customizable trip-planning software, plus USB-ready GPS receiver
* Advanced GPS routing features like distance-based voice-prompted directions
* Door-to-door directions for any trip; calculate mileage, time, and expenses
* Over 1.8 million points of interest; plan stops, scenic detours, and fuel stops
* Maps for U.S. and Canada with more than 5.4 million miles of routable roads
Sales Rank: 1492
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS Locator combines customizable trip planning software with a sleek and stylish Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. Now it is easy to plan your trip and track your location in real-time. Streets & Trips with GPS Locator has more trip planning tools than any online mapping site plus advanced GPS features, so you'll always know exactly where you are and where your next turn is. Just plug it into your laptop and go!
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Unusable
I used this software to map a trip across the country from New York to Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, and a couple more stops. If your stops are near major roads then this software usually works. But if your stops are off the major roads then the software doesn't know if it's routing you on a paved road or a dirt road. The software routed me on a dirt road for 46 miles. So 20 miles from my last stop I had to come up with my own route after running into the dirt road. I ended up having to drive back to where I started from. On another occasion the software directed me to a road, but there was no road.
The software comes in useful when you've missed a turn. Press F3 and it will find a route back to where you want to go and direct you. Other than that, I didn't find the prompt particularly useful. The map seems to be 2 seconds or so behind me, so it areas where you have 3 exits, one after the other, it doesn't help.
If you're looking to save a few bucks and get the 2006 version I would say that you won't be saving anything. I don't know if the 2009 version is any better, but I can say that I'll never let this software route a trip for me again.
