PalmOne: Directions on the Go
Palm Directions on the Go CD. Compatible with Zire31,71,72, TungstenT,T2,E,W,C and Treo600. MODEL- P10992U VENDOR- PALM COMPUTING, INC. FEATURES- Directions on-the-go Never get lost again! Instantly calculate turn-by-turn text or graphic directions right on your device, no PC or wireless connection needed! Find any address, the next gas station, bank or landmark from thousands of points-of-interest -- instantly. With free lifetime product updates, you will always have the most accurate map data. As Easy As 1-2-3! 1) Select starting point 2) Select destination 3)-Click OK Turn your smartphone or PDA into a door-to-door route planner and city search: - Easily calculate a door-to-door route between any two places within a city. - Quickly locate any address. - Find points-of-interest such as parking places, public transportation, shops, banks and more. - Zoom in-and-out from state to street-level. - Access to more metros and updates, available via web download. * Display directions as a "turn-by-turn" text list or graphically on a map! * "Bookmark" locations on map for quick recall. * Search the Locations guide for thousands of listings for entertainment, lodging, dining, shopping, and more. * Display points of interest for easy landmark recognition: airports, hospitals, parking, and more. * Largest US metros included on CD. Download more, as many as you want--for FREE. * Updates to maps and application at no additional cost. * Immediate calculation -- no need for a PC or wireless connection. * Quick re-calculation if your start point
PalmOne: Directions on the Go Accessories
 PalmOne P10914U Games Essentials Card
Palm Stylus 3-Pack (3178WW)
PalmOne PalmPak eBook Series: Sci-Fi (m125, m130, i705 & m500 series)
Palm Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (P10922U)
Palm TX ClearTouch Crystal Screen Protector (Single Pack)
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Palm Slim Leather Case (P10985U)
PalmOne: Directions on the Go Reviews
It defaults to one 30 blocks north of me. The program also crashes and it takes several attempts at entering the data from scratch each time before it takes it (and spits out the incorrect information). Sometimes addresses even come up on the maps and directions as "@#8&%%.#@ Avenue". So this has been a total and utter waste of money and time and the source of much unnecessary stress. have been incorrect too. After having a useful Psion directions program when I lived in London 6 years ago, I thought I should get something similar for my Palm Zire 72 now I'm in Seattle.
Then practically every address I have looked for (friend's houses, restaurants, etc). I even thought there might be some improvements in the last few years, especially with Palm being the market leader.WRONG. Their selection was limited and as I did not want the Bible, went for an Encyclopedia card (which I will probably never use). Seattle address, it gives me 3 options - all of which are incorrect. DO NOT BUY. If I type in my (unique).
I bought it from the Palm Store and couldn't return it as it was open box software, so I then contacted smart2go/MDM but they would only offer me a choice of one of their other programs as a consolation. Worst software purchase ever.
I then tried it for Houston, and same story. I do not recommend this software at all. It could not get my home address correct and started me out from a neighboring street instead. After I loaded this software on my Palm, I tried it out by mapping a route from home to work. I can hardly get any information out of the display. It couldn't even route me through the major highways in the Austin TX metro area correctly. The display and the way it zooms in and out and marks road names on the on-screen map leave much to be desired.
I do a lot of travelling and thought this would be great. You can't read the maps, maps are only for a few cities, and the interface is less than user friendly. Sounded wonderful, even sold on the palmone website. I finally went with Earthcomber, but when that didn't have directions (just the map and POI, but its all free) I got Mapopolis, which is wonderful.
Boy was I ever mistaken. Same price (also a free trial version of ANY map in the US for 9 days) and also has contiguous maps of the entire US with direction capability and POI's. If you want Directions on the Go, rethink it, I suggest Mapopolis. Wish I would've gotten the reviews before wasting my money.
What a worthless purchase.
I am NOT happy with this product. When I emailed them about it, they said they were updating the cities but mine was not on the list and they didn't know when it would be. They don't even have the major cities in my state, let alone the city I live in. I'm definitely getting my $40 bucks back and never buying their products again.
I thought that this would be a good alternative for him instead of going to Mapquest on his phone. I have to agree with all of the previous reviews. I wouldn't even rate this a '1' because I feel so gipped out of the $35 I spent.
Unless you live in a major metropolitan area, this product is completely useless. Now, he just winds up using mapquest anyways. I bought this product as a gift for my boyfriend through Amazon a while back before there were any reviews about this product. Poor gift choice on my part.
He never even uses this product anymore. If you need directions to and from the city, 'Directions on the Go' works fine, but if you need to travel from the city to the suburbs or vice versa, you're out of luck.
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