Comments on: MDM Delivers Directions on-the-Go

From their website:

GPS interoperability requires:
NMEA 0183 compliant GPS receiver supported by device
Properly configured and active connection to receiver via cable or Bluetooth (Bluetooth connection to GPS not supported on Palm OS)

Like the idea of Unlimited map upgrades, but with no bluetooth, it's not a very portable solution, is it?

I'm not paying $40 for software without having any idea of how well it works!

Looking at their web site I see it is not compatible with my Garmin iQue 3600. That's ok though, I can already do everything they are offering as a service.

Cheers,

I have used Mapopolis for years, and it already has all of these features, so this is nothing new. The real question is, how does this compare? While I love Mapopolis, it is a huge memory-hog on my T3. I have most major metro areas in my state loaded onto it, and it requires a whole helluva lot of memory to run. Even though I keep the maps on a memory card, it still requires free memory to load the maps onto while it's running, so I can't just put the whole state on there.

If anyone has purchased this software, please post how this compares to Mapopolis. (There is a free demo of their software at www.mapopolis.com.)

Arthur

Palm Pilot 1000 > Palm Pilot Professional > Palm III > Palm M100 > Sony Clié PEG-T415 > Palm T|T3

I just loaded this software. It has serious drawbacks.

Not all of the United States is covered, only the major metropolitan areas. I tried to use it for a ski trip to Lake Tahoe but they didn't have the map. Worse than that, you download maps of areas they call 'metros'. For example, San Francisco - Oakland, CA is one metro, Sacramento, CA is another. You can get directions only if your start and end point fall within the same metro. If you try to go from San Francisco to Sacramento, forget it. Getting directions for a trip is virtually useless. The company itself is based in Germany and they don't have a telephone number. You get support only through e-mail.