Re: Key ring fob GPS now shipping

BikeRider50 wrote:


For what you paid, you can buy a name brand, 12 channel automotive GPS with a complete set of internal street maps, downloadable maps for other countries, that will run on internal rechargable batteries for up to 6 hours that will easily fit in a shirt pocket and that isn't much larger than the one you bought that only does one thing. Don't it make more sense to buy something that you can use every day to keep from getting lost in a strange city or town rather than a single use device that can only do what most normal adults can do with the thing that sits on their shoulders? Oh yeah, the ones I suggest also play Mp-3's and can disply pictures and video from a data card.

Gosh, that's wonderful. I DO have one of those $100 critters- from Fry's on a Black Friday special. It's bigger than you mention and the only maps I've been able to locate are for Brazil, Canada and the USA. I paid $90 for my little key fob GPS unit and it can hang on my lanyard with the CC and room key when going ashore. I'd have to past a loop on the Nav unit to do that, and it's a lot bigger.

Can you give me the URL for the $90 ones that have maps of the Caribbean, South America's west coast?

What you seem to be unable to understand is that I can use my iPaq with GPS and Streets for many places, if I want street maps. In this case, all I want is an arrow to point me to the ship. With the Ecco, there's no need to locate, pay and download maps. There's no need to have a pocket- a lanyard will do. Since I won't be using my cell phone in a "roaming" environment and won't be purchasing maps for a dedicated GPS and won't be listening to music when ashore, I'm very happy with my little compromise unit that works anywhere at the press of a button. For you, perhaps the extra cost and effort for a dedicated map is worth it.


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