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Originally Posted by jamesqf
It's not the money, it's that I don't want to have to deal with a touch screen.
Until you happen to be someplace where there's no cell service :-)
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I agree that touch screen is spotty, as I struggle with the same thing. Maybe I'm dehydrated or have too much callus? Either way, I would have the accelerometers be the input mechanism, not the touch screen. Hold the phone as a steering wheel and turn it as you would a mechanical wheel. Tilt forward to accelerate, backwards to slow. I got pretty good at Mario Cart on the Wii using this general method.
As for no cell service, that's why I also recommended a cheap Garmin or Tom Tom unit. They can be updated and don't require a cell service.
Here's what happened the 1 time I didn't have cell service and used the built in nav:
I went from thinking I would have 100 miles of fuel remaining when I got to the first fuel station, to barely being able to backtrack out.
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Originally Posted by Xist
Meanwhile, advertisers claim that their systems have larger antennae and stronger signals than cell phones.
Supposedly some guy in a huge pickup used to run cars off of the road near a dead spot outside of Payson. One day, he walked up to taunt a lady in a Cadillac saying there was nothing she could do, she did not have coverage.
She hit her OnStar button.
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I will not be bullied or intimidated, regardless of OnStar. I've got no problem colliding with someone if that is their intention. I suspect my Prius will do better staying on it's wheels and protecting from a crash than a truck. A little tap to the rear end of the truck should teach the lesson.