Comments on: Garmin Mobile 10 http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-mobile-10/ GPS Reviews for Garmin, Magellan, TomTom, and other GPS Systems Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:27:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Steve Bukosky http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-mobile-10/#comment-49053 Steve Bukosky Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:35:35 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-mobile-xt/#comment-49053 I'm using a Garmin 10 with my Motorola Q. Works well, takes all of my waypoints from my other Garmin handhelds and also includes free traffic data and current gas price information, assuming you have a data plan. It will reroute around "red line" traffic situations. However, the Green Yellow and Red don't seem to reflect actual conditions fast enough. But that's a problem of the concept rather than Garmin's implementation of it. Also works with Microsoft Live Search software which gives a second option for maps and routing, albeit a bit clumsy. It does offer what I think might be the most up to date road and POI information as all of that is directly from Microsoft rather than stored on the smartphone. I had problems unlocking the maps even though the software claimed I did so successfully. Garmin support cleared things up and did a good job of it, though it is annoying the amount of trouble that I run in when I remove Mapsource from my computer for reformat and what not. On problem with a two piece GPS is not having the receiver with you when you change vehicles. They do give you a nice belt holster for it so can't complain too much there. Otherwise it is so small that it will easily fit in any pocket. Even the pocket watch pocket on blue jeans, if they include that anymore. In my experience, it seems to be a hybrid of the handheld GPS and the dedicated automobile routing GPS. It does most of what my GPSMAP60c does and much of what my car's GPS does. It has choices of the type of routing desire and an off road mode. I've tried it for geocaching and it does the job. Given that I already had the telephone to use with it, it is possibly the most GPS bang for the C note that it cost me. I’m using a Garmin 10 with my Motorola Q. Works well, takes all of my waypoints from my other Garmin handhelds and also includes free traffic data and current gas price information, assuming you have a data plan. It will reroute around “red line” traffic situations. However, the Green Yellow and Red don’t seem to reflect actual conditions fast enough. But that’s a problem of the concept rather than Garmin’s implementation of it. Also works with Microsoft Live Search software which gives a second option for maps and routing, albeit a bit clumsy. It does offer what I think might be the most up to date road and POI information as all of that is directly from Microsoft rather than stored on the smartphone.

I had problems unlocking the maps even though the software claimed I did so successfully. Garmin support cleared things up and did a good job of it, though it is annoying the amount of trouble that I run in when I remove Mapsource from my computer for reformat and what not.

On problem with a two piece GPS is not having the receiver with you when you change vehicles. They do give you a nice belt holster for it so can’t complain too much there. Otherwise it is so small that it will easily fit in any pocket. Even the pocket watch pocket on blue jeans, if they include that anymore.

In my experience, it seems to be a hybrid of the handheld GPS and the dedicated automobile routing GPS. It does most of what my GPSMAP60c does and much of what my car’s GPS does. It has choices of the type of routing desire and an off road mode. I’ve tried it for geocaching and it does the job.

Given that I already had the telephone to use with it, it is possibly the most GPS bang for the C note that it cost me.

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