Monday, January 5, 2009

Avoid Losing Your Way With A Navigon 2100T Portable GPS

By Earl Freemont

I couldn't believe the day that my dad called the house to tell me he was lost. Of course I immediately got worried and began to panic. My first thought was "oh my God he's got Alzheimer's or something worse!" He was a taxi driver for Pete's sake, so this couldn't be happening. So, I began asking him a series of rapid, and decisive questions. What's near you, can you see any restaurants, is there anyone around that can help you, are there street signs, did you cut off the car? Arrgghh!

Be honest, what were you thinking when your old man said he was not sure where his turn was to get to the range, that he was getting old? I only ask because your face showed such surprise as well as some relief when he said "Rabbit, it's because there are some new streets on this side of town. Of course, but it was good to know he still had a sharp mind.

At the next opportunity, I went to several retail location to look for a GPS my dad could use. Gets out of the car and looks up our phone numbers in his hand written address book to use his 'programmed by me' cell phone,it had to be easy because let's face it, he pulls over. If it weren't for me he'd still be carrying around that prehistoric 20 lb bag phone,I'm sure.

Well after two thousand questions to over a dozen clerks, and store attendants, I finally found the Navigon 2100T portable GPS. I thought the portable feature was really great in the sense that he could put it in either the car or the truck. It's also not big and bulky like the Cobra GPSM 2500, or too small like the Magellan Roadmate. I mean come on, he does wear bifocals!

Navigon 2100T portable GPS also has excellent 3D graphics! I wasn't able to find this on any of the models I looked at. The roads look enough like they do in real life that my father finds it much easier to navigate.

Each one includes "test to speech" technology. It is a great feature! In the past, GPS systems might tell you to turn left after you are down the road 15 miles. This small but fascinating machine will even inform you to make a left at "Carlisle Street." My father is aware of streets. Its not more than 15 miles. He would not even dream of pushing the little button that allows you to see how far you have gone in the car. Once you have made your turn onto the wrong road, it takes about five minutes until you realize you wanted the next left. This is not the case with the Navigon 2100T portable GPS system.

The replaceable SD card is another nice feature and you can upgrade to get traffic control. That way if you're stuck in a jam, it can give you alternate routes to your destination.

And as a bonus, it was very affordable! Eventually, I gave in and went to amazon and bought 2 for a little more than $300. I needed one also. My dad was way better with Navigon 2100T portable GTS than me, in less time than a month he had it figured out. - 16928

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