Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006 With GPS Locator
Dec.14, 2009 in
GPS Software
- Complete and customizable trip-planning software, plus USB-ready GPS receiver
- Advanced GPS routing features like distance-based voice-prompted directions
- Door-to-door directions for any trip; calculate mileage, time, and expenses
- Over 1.8 million points of interest; plan stops, scenic detours, and fuel stops
- Maps for U.S. and Canada with more than 5.4 million miles of routable roads
Product DescriptionMicrosoft Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS Locator combines Streets & Trips, the complete and customizable trip planning software, with a sleek and stylish Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. With advanced GPS feature. . . More >>
Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006 With GPS Locator
December 14th, 2009 at 10:23 am
Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006 with GPS locator
Rating: 3 / 5
December 14th, 2009 at 11:47 am
I just used three times and noticed that the real problem with Microsoft is that they lack competition, and obviously they develop VERY POOR products. The program tells me to turn after 0. 1 mile, ok but at which road? Why it cannot tell the name of the road I should turn to? Why I’m speaking of this problem? Because I had the possibility to turn right into two different roads, and while driving is quite dangerous to watch the map. I understand that for the Microsoft guys was difficult to make the computer give clear directions, but maybe next time I send them the routines I used to make my commodore 64 speak more than 20 years ago! But it is not finished, this is the fun part. I bought this program because I wanted to be indipendent and go to visit my friends without the assistance of someone of the area or without printing from mapquest. Well it results that one of them, and this is only the third time I’m using the program, doesn’t exist!!! One of my friends house doesn’t exist!! ahahahaahh Well, luckily through the phone I was able to reach her! Look and she not only exist, but all her neighborhood exist, but this program doesn’t know it!!! I had to go to an Orchid nursery I had never been before, the program made me turn in places where I could go straight for no reason at all!! I’m sorry to say it but this product really sucks! And if this is the seriousness of Microsoft, well it is better they let someone else to work, because this is not the way customers should be tricked, especially after many releases of the same program. Is it really possible that Microsoft cannot pay someone to test a program and see if it really works? I want to buy a real GPS system, but at this point I’m afraid, because I wouldn’t like to pay 500 or more dollars and discover that maybe Microsoft product was good compared to them. Maybe they are all poor like the Microsoft product, who knows. For sure I can say that I would like to give it back if I find the receipt.
I bought this product to try to avoid to lose myself when I go around, because often I don’t know the area, well I’m sorry but it didn’t help me 2 out of 3 times I used it. Maybe I was unlucky, but I find quite absurd, that I have to print mapquest and then use this product and in case it doesn’t deliver me to the place I need, then to use the other map.
I conclude this review with an appeal to Microsoft: please let someone else do some competition, so as company you can grow and really deliver some working products.
Rating: 1 / 5
December 14th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
I really can not rate item itself, I HAVE NOT RECIEVED IT YET!!
I AM VERY DISSATISFIED with Amazon’s shipping.
I Ordered on 12/5/05 Item said it would ship in 2 days it has now been 10 days and is still waiting to be shipped. I was origianly quoted as it being delivered between the 12-14th. Now they say 21-23.
10 DAYS AND ITS NOT EVEN LEFT AMAZON YET!!!!
This is NOT GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICE!!!
Rating: 1 / 5
December 14th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
. . . unless you don’t need it for awhile. They are slow in shipping, you can’t cancel your order and there is no phone number to call for help. I doubt if they will even post this but it is the only form of communication they will allow.
Rating: 1 / 5
December 14th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
This program almost got us killed. Routed us down 4 wheel paths in WV that would NOT even be considered roads. The legend doesn’t accurately reflect the types of roads it’s routing you on. We did $2,000 worth of damage to our veh before we could turn around and get off the dirt/swamp road bottoming out on water covered pot holes and scratches from limbs on the sides of the road.
Do yourself a favor and buy a “real” GPS system. This one doesn’t give you choices, i. e. “easy route”, “using highways”, etc. It gives you one route using any path the satellite system comes up with.
It should get a Minus 10 rating but it wasn’t a choice!
Rating: 1 / 5