| If you are shopping for an auto GPS unit there | | | | you get from point a to point b and also help you |
| are several major brands that you will find, | | | | locate local restaurants, shopping and gas stations. |
| including: Garmin, TomTom and Magellan. Named | | | | If your budget is a bit larger, you may want to |
| as an industry leader, Magellan, the inventor of the | | | | look into a unit that offers all of the above plus |
| award winning Magellan RoadMate series car | | | | voice activation as well as the capability to make |
| navigation systems aims to please. One of the | | | | hands free phone calls with your Bluetooth |
| great attributes of GPS car systems is that they | | | | enabled phone. |
| have a vital feature of real time tracking. | | | | Most auto GPS units are relatively user friendly |
| This feature allows the user to receive up to the | | | | and offer simple touch screen access. After |
| minute traffic changes. This feature also tracks | | | | entering in your destination address, you are |
| speed and traffic patterns to give you an | | | | ready to go. Let your GPS unit do the rest. Most |
| estimated time of arrival. Because of their | | | | units offer voice guidance, so you do not have to |
| compact nature, these units are quite portable | | | | worry about looking down at the screen and |
| and can be easily moved from one car to the | | | | away from the road. This feature tells you where |
| next. Magellan GPS tracking systems offer both | | | | to turn and when. Some units even give you the |
| functionality and portability. | | | | street name for example, Turn left on Oak |
| When making the decision about which unit is best | | | | Street in 300 feet. It takes away the guessing |
| for you, consider that there are many factors | | | | and you can rest assured that you will never get |
| involved. Some factors to consider are price, | | | | lost when you have an auto GPS unit by your |
| receiver, and screen quality. Magellan offers | | | | side. |
| several options to suit your each and every need | | | | You may want to seriously assess your budget |
| including: Magellan Maestro, Magellan Crossover, | | | | before shopping for an auto GPS unit. While cheap |
| and Magellan Roadmate. Each of these product | | | | systems may seem attractive at first, failure |
| categories offer units that range from simple to | | | | rates are higher. As is with most significant |
| more complex. | | | | purchases, the more you spend, the more you |
| If you are looking for a simple unit, you will find | | | | will get. |
| that there are several that will successfully aide | | | | |