About a week ago my wife and were on Long Island visiting family. During that time we took a car trip to Sharon, MA. We took the Port Jefferson ferry to Bridgeport, CT. and drove I-95 to our destination.
I had printed strip maps from Microsoft Streets & Trips - one way. I figured we'd just reverse course to get back to Long Island. Well, we got off the returning ferry and promptly got lost - at night - and I was frustrated. We eventually made it back to our hotel. That's when I decided I would buy a GPS.
After research I purchased the Garmin 1490T. Why? 5 inch screen and multiple destinations, mostly. I've been learning about the features of the 1490T which include, among other things, Bluetooth capability. I've never used Bluetooth features. Actually, I didn't know that my cell phone was Bluetooth capable until I bought this GPS.
Getting the GPS to recognize my phone was easy and so was getting the phone to find the GPS. I now can drive down the road and have totally hands free phone conversations. Cool!
Another feature I like - that is probably common to all brands and models - is that even without programming a destination I can see my driving patt, especially at night, in rural areas and clearly see what streets and avenues are ahead of me. Cool!
I'll probably comment on other features of the 1490T as I use them.
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