Do you use a GPS?

[BreakGuy]

With cities growing ever larger and larger, are you finding yourself using a GPS to keep yourself from getting lost?

 

[r.j.s]

I keep one in my glove box, but I only use it when I'm either travelling long distance (to stay on schedule too) or when I'm going somewhere I'm not familiar with.

 

[S.B.G]

I have a Garmin on my windshield and have the wire running through the dashboard to power, so that it isn't unsightly and looks nice. But I rarely ever turn it on, unless I am going somewhere unfamiliar.

 

[Dweez]

I travel a lot for work and always have my Garmin Nuvi in my suitcase when heading to an unfamiliar destination.

 

[applefan289]

With my iPhone, I feel there is no need for a dedicated GPS.

 

[MorphingDragon]

I have a map. GPSes fail at taking quick routes in New Zealand.

 

[firestarter]

Yes, I use it quite a lot.

I live and drive in London. There's plenty of small winding streets and one way systems, so having a GPS just keeps things stress free.

On short routes I know well I don't use it, but for longer trips (1 hour+) I'll always use it. If nothing else, it's useful to warn about speed cameras and to give me an ETA at my destination.

 

[ucfgrad93]

With my iPhone, I feel there is no need for a dedicated GPS.

Agreed. Since I got my iPhone and TomTom app, I haven't used my Magellan GPS.

 

[kiwiruss]

I use just my iPhone and navigon.

 

[steviem]

iPhone and Navigon for me too when I rent a car. No reason to pay silly money for their GPS when I have a perfectly good app for that!

When I do use it, I use it for trips I've made less than 3 times (except for going up to Vermont, I forget a couple of turns once I get off of the Taconic). But once I've made a trip a few times and it's saved up there, I rarely need GPS.

 

[Benguitar]

Sometimes I use the Navigation GPS in my Android.

 

[Happybunny]

I have the European map set on my Tom Tom, it's been one of the best buys ever. I also have NAVIGON from T mobile on my iPhone.

 

[h1r0ll3r]

Only when traveling to new places. Got a dandy TomTom on Black Friday with lifetime maps/traffic alerts. The speed camera indicators are nice too.

 

[yg17]

I have a Garmin and I rarely use it to navigate me within St. Louis (although it's always turned on when I'm driving, the traffic reports are nice) but I use it whenever I'm in a different city

 

[PlaceofDis]

i only ever need a gps when i'm away from home, but i don't even use it much then and i only use the built in maps app on my iPhone when i do need directions. if i'm out of town i'll get directions on my computer and a quick once-over is usually enough to get me by. i've always found the dash units distracting and annoying so i'm glad i have no real need for one.

 

[iJohnHenry]

Never. I have the analog version, a map. And I consult Google Maps.

I always make it my business to know where I am going before I leave.

 

[wordoflife]

Have a standalone Garmin GPS.

I use it when I'm going to new places.

 

[Firestar]

Nope. Rarely travel to anywhere unfamiliiar, and when we are it gets looked up on Google maps.

 

[senseless]

Hint: If you're buying a new car, spring for the factory large screen GPS. They're so much easier to see and hear.

 

[mgartner0622]

I tried using a GPS, I really did. The problem is that they are never updated enough for me, even with the user made corrections to maps.
It creates problems in the long run.

If I'm really lost I just use google maps on my iPhone, or call 411.

 

[Rodimus Prime]

I have been using some type of gps navigation for years.
Itbwas a garmine until ingots an android phone but I only really used it on longer trips. Now I use my phone if I am not sure where someplace is.

Very handy for finding how to get to a place.

 

[0007776]

I use it occasionally, mostly if I'm going somewhere in a city that I'm unfamiliar with. But anywhere else I don't, for long trips I'll use a paper map plus google maps I don't own a GPS besides my iPhone.

 

[shinji]

Even if you know where you're going, the traffic features can be pretty handy when they're actually accurate.

I use the Navigon app on my phone.

 

[-aggie-]

I use the Navigon app on my iPhone about once a month or more. I use it a lot to find stores and restaurants (along with Google Maps and one of the apps for finding things).

 

[BreakGuy]

I only use a GPS when I'm traveling to or in an unfamiliar place.

I live in a small city so I know my way around - if for some reason I get lost, all I have to do is drive towards the ocean and I've found my bearing again.