Comments on: Rural GPS Coverage

By: Clarence

Clarence — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:16:34 +0000

I work in a telecomm company. There are times i have to look for a customers located in rural areas with addresses that uses Range Road and Township. Im currently using a Magellan GPS but its only good typically for City Addresses. I would like to know if there is a GPS unit that would accept Range Road and Township address.

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:29:17 +0000

Have you found a GPS unit yet? I’m looking for one for my husband since he also works in the oilfield has a problem with the “local” landmarks given in the directions to each well site he has to maintain. Thank you for any information you might be able to provide.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:43:55 +0000

I work in the oilfield.Im looking for a great GPS unit.Most of my travel is hwy but the rigs are not generally at the next exit.They are in generally in very remote areas.What would be a brand and unit that would be best suited for me.I generally always have the lat. and long. of the sight,but not always.I would be willing to spend decent money if I knew it was a nice piece of equipment. Thanks

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:18:17 +0000

Yes, I finally bought one, and I must say my fears were completely unfounded. There are some points of interest that are not programmed initially, but it found some roads that I never would have dreamed it would know. It gives great directions. I bought the Garmin 205. As for the matter of finding satellites, mine always shows excellent reception no matter where I’m at.

By: annie

annie — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:13:43 +0000

Ben, I’m originally from Harlan Co., and I wondered the same thing. So, did you get a unit? And is it working for you there in the mountains? Chuck’s warning about weak signals in valleys with limited view of the sky made me skeptical about GPS units working well in those close-together hills.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:11:30 +0000

Depends on the GPS you have and the map version it came with.

By: chrissy

chrissy — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:09:07 +0000

I bought it last christmas. Would it have the latest maps? If not where do i get them? Also, who i do report the map error to? Thank you for helping me

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:47:45 +0000

If you have the latest maps installed, there probably isn’t much you can do other than report the mapping error.

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:46:00 +0000

No I can’t see them when I pan out. I enter the addresses and sometimes it says it can’t be found. Sometimes it sends me on a complete other road. Last time it sent me a good 10 miles away from were the actual road was. Any suggestions?

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:48:29 +0000

Are the roads actually not in the device, or can you just not locate them by the name you are searching with? In other words if you browse/pan the map can you find the road?