Originally Posted by
Seniorlady
Can anyone recommend a hand held GPS that can be used for walking directions from street to street in cities one is visiting? I undertand that one problem with car GPS units is that they will direct you to highways and circuitous routes rather than the easiest walking path.
I do not have a cell phone, so a cell GPS is not an option.
I have just purchased a Tomtom One XL, but haven't even tried it in the car yet. It mentions a "walking" mode, but I have no idea of how effective that is.
Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. Thank you,
Senior Lady
Walking mode ignores freeways and lets you go the wrong way on one way streets. In addition to reception issues, the other problem that I found is that on foot you are much slower so the directional arrow is not always correct. Especially if you stand on a corner trying to decide, TT might tell you straight on, when you should turn right. So if you stop, check the map carefully. I normally check 30-60 seconds after a direction change and I am moving forward, just to be sure I am on the right path.
Great tool for finding where you parked the car
