Help! I must have looked for help a hundred times when using Map. It’s own help file is about a page long with only very general knowledge. I don’t need a help file to tell me what’s under the File and Edit pull down menus, I can look for myself. What I DO NEED a help file for is to tell me how to change the settings from 3D view to 2D view AFTER the trial subscription has expired?! I’d also like to know what that red bar-graph is on the main display? And what about the road names on top and below of the map display? Sometimes they display the road I’m on, other times the road I’m coming up to, and still other times I have no clue what road they are talking about! How about a clue folks!
Here’s another question about the settings menu… Under Route Type, what’s the major difference between Fastest and Shortest? Seems a little too similar to me… How about giving me a “Direct Route” option and a “Bypass Route” option so I can avoid I-95 through Richmond, VA and use I-495 around it. Or maybe I want to use Hwy 301 to Waldorf, MD… The highway I’m actually driving on, instead of going 30 some miles out of my way to get back on I-95? How about an Option for “Scenic Route”? And I promised my wife I would ask, since you have an option to “avoid toll roads”, how about an option to “avoid overly frightening bridges”? I wonder what happens when I choose “Deactivate License” under the help menu? Can I reactivate it next time I take a trip and use up my 30 days one at a time? That would actually be a useful feature.
I made quite a few more grumblings about this GPS while I was driving, but overall, I’m glad I had one. In the future however, it probably won’t be this one, at least not without some major upgrades to the software. Your mileage may vary. Pat