Need Selection Advice

[briansocal]

Hi folks, I know I'm breaking every netiquette rule in the book here, but I'm up a creek, and will defer to the knowledge of the Tom Tom hive mind.

I am in charge of a small, underfunded transportation service. I have a brand new driver who is not familiar with the city we operate in. Additionally, several other of my drivers have called in sick, and therefore this new driver is left to her own devices in finding her way around town, with only me sitting at my computer with a radio, and another driver operating a 2nd vehicle, also on radio. In order to make our pickups today, she has to drive before knowing her way around town...not ideal, but that's what I'm stuck with.

My initial thought, is to pick up an inexpensive GPS unit to mount in the vehicle.

I'm not too knowledgeable about nav GPS, although I have used handheld GPS for a long time (mostly Garmin) and know the technology in a general sense.

Therefore, I am looking for the best GPS unit option (in the $150 ballpark, we've got no $$) that would allow me to quickly zap a list of 250 or addresses into the unit via a PC. Also, voice directions are necessary.

I'm not committed to a Tom Tom either, if a Garmin or other brand would be a better fit for this situation, I could go in that direction.

Any thoughts?

 

[dhn]

Not to scare you off but to be fair to you. This is a TomTom only Board. As such, much, if not all advice will be focussed towards that brand.

What you need is a Board where users can give you wise advise on many brands that suit your needs. The excellent Board I have in mind is this one: GPS Review Forums

Once there and registered, again pose your question in the GPS Recommendations forum.

Good luck.

 

[briansocal]

DHN, thanks for the advice...headed to that forum right now.