Questions on what to call two desired features?

First, please don't reply in email... I seldom check this account.
I'll check back to the usegroup to get any answers, for which, by the
way, I thank you in advance!

I'm going to buy a hand held GPS for use in the car soon and my wife
would like two features, but I don't even know what one would call
them much less what makes/models have them (if any). I'm hoping you
can help...

1) The ability to enter several destinations and then ask the unit to
calculate the most direct route between them all. With gas costing
what it does, this would be pretty useful

2) the ability to change an environmental variable and have the unit
suggest a new route or detour. For example, you can see the highway is
blocked ahead. How do you tell the GPS unit that the old route won't
work and that you need a detour?

We are total noobs so please take pity and type slowly and loudly. If
you would point me to good forums other than this one, good FAQ
collections and so on, I'd appreciate it. I've found a number but it
would be nice to know your favorites.

By the way, I've spent some time searching the archives and the web in
general before posting, but since I don't even have the terminology
I've gotten nowhere fast.

Thanks!

JB

joelbeacham@gmail.com wrote:
Your first need is to be able to work with Itineraries, and TomTom will
do this. Your second need is for instant recalculation of the route.
Most will do this. You just ignore the directions and it will
recalculate from where you are to destination Depending on the brand you
are using you may have to go a few yards (ie miss a turn) or a couple of
miles off route before the new route is plotted.

TomTom does both of these.

joelbeacham@gmail.com wrote:
My Garmin 2610 will do both of the above, but unfortunately Garmin in
their infinite wisdom decided to quit making that model. I guess they
decided to cater to the yuppies by taking good navigation features out
of their car units and replacing them with mp3 players and satellite
radios. He may be wrong but a friend that was looking for the two
features that you are looking for said that none of the new Garmins will
do the most efficient route thing anymore. You might be able to find a
dealer with some left over stock or some refurbished units and save a
few bucks on a 2610.

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Probably no Road Sat Nav does the most fuel efficient route. You may
have the quickest route or the shortest route but the shortest route may
involve you stopping at 100 sets of traffic lights which will do favours
for your fuel consumption.
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