VZW Navigator - First time use

pltrgyst <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Maybe, like me, he already has one or more Garmin, Magellan, or TomTom
> units.
>
> Maybe, like me, he also has several USB-interfacing GPS receivers that
> he uses with MS Streets and Autoroute on a very small Sony laptop or a
> Toshiba palmtop.
>
> Maybe, like me, he still wants to play with the VZ service, or simply
> to have it available in case he's out somewhere and doesn't have any
> one of his more expensive tools in his pocket.
>
> Maybe you should stop trying to think for people who are much better
> equipped for the task.
>
>

Then, maybe not....eh?

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"Ed Sheehan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I hear so many problems about gear on both ACV and ACM that I thought I'd
>share some good news that happened to me today.
>
> I was running late for a job interview and I had to get to Highlands Ranch
> (South of Denver) from Longmont (way North of Denver). I wasn't familiar
> with the territory down there, so I printed out a Google map with
> directions to the address in question. Let me say at this point that I
> have absolutely no dog in this hunt either for or against Verizon or
> Motorola.
>
> Sure enough, when I got to a critical road split, I misread the somewhat
> misleading directions and ended up way east of my intended destination.
> Since my Google map didn't extend out this far, I started to call the
> people at the interview for directions, but then I thought of VZW
> navigator, and the relatively good reports here about its use.
>
> So I pulled into a high school parking lot, navigated (no pun intended) to
> Get It Now, and downloaded the day pass ($2.99) of VZW-N. In no time I was
> connected to the service with my Bluetooth headset telling me where to
> go - (nicely).
>
> I wasn't as far out in the boondocks as I thought, and in a few minutes I
> was directed perfectly to the right place. The service gave me plenty of
> audio instructions; to prepare to turn left/right and so-and-so street in
> 0.4 miles - then turn at this street, then prepare to turn left/right at
> another street in 0.5 miles. I couldn't go wrong!
>
> I have been seriously considering a navigation system for my car, but now
> that's absolutely out of the question. Even if I subscribed to VZW-N every
> month, it would take more than three years to amortize a new car system.
>
> What was especially fun was entering my home address on the way back, then
> intentionally changing the route. After a couple "make the next legal
> u-turn"s and "recalculating route"s, it let me choose to continue the
> trip, and sent me home without a hitch.
>
> Verizon isn't perfect in every way of course. But they sure did this one
> right.

I am happy to report that using a free proxy server, I can now get Google
maps and driving directions for free. I'm still working on how to access
Gmail and my browsing preferences from the Google home page. WHen I hit
those I get http errors.