… if you ALREADY know how to get there.
Duh.
I decided to trust the little rectangular cuboid thing with my directions this morning to the office, and my journey was painfully prolonged TRIPLE the time I take to get to the office.
I’ve got a Garmin Mobile 10X GPS receiver, paired with my O2 Mini running Garmin Mobile XT Windows Mobile software and a Malsing Open GPS Malaysia Map. I’ve used it on my usual trips around town, just to see whether it actually leads me on a proper route and it actually does! Though it usually re-routes many times, because I take all the shorcuts. Smart aye?
But .. this morning, I was stuck at Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Jalan Kg. Attap, Jalan Mahameru, Jalan Loke Yew, and Jalan Cheras. Totalling up to 1 and a half hours on the road. That’s when it’s .. NOT SO SMART. Go round and round and round. I usually take 30 minutes to arrive at my office, without much .. frustration and traffic jam at that.
Don’t feel very smart today.
Try checking this website for live traffic condition updates before leaving to anywhere ;)
http://www.itis.com.my/itis/index.jsp
How much did u buy it?
I didn’t. It’s on loan .. testing. Hehehe.
The dealer quoted RM600 for 10 units.
oh poor thing!! Mebbe its not the roads that u travel on but the Time that you travel on!! What time were u at Tun Razak?
I use Tun Razak each morning and its super clear .. and its super early too … like 7.30am!!
Er, 8:30am.
BoJOH ..
I use a Garmin Nuvi 200. I find it absolutely helpful when I navigate to places I am not familiar with. There’s absolutely no traffic data available so it won’t help you with that :P
Hmm .. mine’s on loan .. don’t think I’ll have it for long .. aha. It does suck battery though.
By the way, have you checked out the MC35? It’s made by Symbol, the same company that makes ruggedized PDAs .. Check it out here.
Always wanted to buy one…I just might
Hmm .. for your travels? Usually, people buy it cause they travel on the road very often, and need to find specific roads all the time. That’s the best feature of the GPS system.
Other than that … it’s just cool that you can see and know where you’re going.
Unless, you already know where you’re going .. yeah. Then don’t use. :p