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Posted by Ret. on May 22, 2010, 3:48 am


Michael Steiger wrote:
> On Fri, 21 May 2010 20:29:57 -0700, Mike Russell
>
>> On Fri, 21 May 2010 08:07:10 +0100, Ret. wrote:
>>
>>> No extortionate bi-annual charges for map updates. No charges for
>>> downloading mapping of other countries you plan to visit.
>>
>> The big problem I have, travelling from the US to Europe and other
>> places, is getting on a data plan in the country you happen to be
>> in. All the countries are different. In Russia, for example, was
>> just about impossible to get a SIM card, though I had been told how
>> to do it. Poland and Croatia were easy. Germany not so easy.
>> Costa Rica was impossible, due I was told, to fear of criminal use
>> if SIM cards were easy to get.
>>
>> Even home in the US, data plans are too expensive for me to justify.
>>
>> So, for me, a Nuvi is still the way to go.
> But you don't need a data plan for Nokia maps.
> Just download them using your PC before travelling and you're all set.

Absolutely.

--
Kev

Posted by Ret. on May 22, 2010, 3:47 am


Mike Russell wrote:
> On Fri, 21 May 2010 08:07:10 +0100, Ret. wrote:
>> No extortionate bi-annual charges for map updates. No charges for
>> downloading mapping of other countries you plan to visit.
> The big problem I have, travelling from the US to Europe and other
> places, is getting on a data plan in the country you happen to be in.
> All the countries are different. In Russia, for example, was just
> about impossible to get a SIM card, though I had been told how to do
> it. Poland and Croatia were easy. Germany not so easy. Costa Rica
> was impossible, due I was told, to fear of criminal use if SIM cards
> were easy to get.
> Even home in the US, data plans are too expensive for me to justify.
> So, for me, a Nuvi is still the way to go.

But the Nokia does not require an internet connection so long as you have
downloaded and installed the appropriate maps before your departure.

--
Kev


Posted by Mike Russell on May 22, 2010, 11:05 am


On Sat, 22 May 2010 08:47:51 +0100, Ret. wrote:

> Mike Russell wrote:
>> On Fri, 21 May 2010 08:07:10 +0100, Ret. wrote:
>>> No extortionate bi-annual charges for map updates. No charges for
>>> downloading mapping of other countries you plan to visit.
>> The big problem I have, travelling from the US to Europe and other
>> places, is getting on a data plan in the country you happen to be in.
>> All the countries are different. In Russia, for example, was just
>> about impossible to get a SIM card, though I had been told how to do
>> it. Poland and Croatia were easy. Germany not so easy. Costa Rica
>> was impossible, due I was told, to fear of criminal use if SIM cards
>> were easy to get.
>> Even home in the US, data plans are too expensive for me to justify.
>> So, for me, a Nuvi is still the way to go.
>
> But the Nokia does not require an internet connection so long as you have
> downloaded and installed the appropriate maps before your departure.

Good suggestions - thanks. Actually, I do have a nokia phone, an e61i,
with wifi connection, and a bluetooth GPS. It worked great last trip, in
Croatia, with the data plan that came with the el cheapo SIM cards - about
a day or two's worth for a 5 buck card. I'll check again, but I think the
e61i is just a little too long in the tooth to run the current version of
Nokia maps.
--
Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com

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