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Old April 26th 04, 04:02 AM
Peter
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Gerry Caron wrote:

"Rhett" wrote in message
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Just wanted to add a correction after doing a little experimenting and
researching.

About the Routing Issues:

The problem with poor turn-by-turn routing detail in Automotive Mode
probably has to do with the MapSource MetroGuide version I'm using.
Apparently Garmin has hobbled this software so that it will only let you
route on the PC, and the routing data is not sent to the GPS itself


MetroGuide doesn't support autorouting, even if it's in a unit that has
autorouting capability. The MetroGuide database was never set up to support
autorouting. It ain't hobbled.


It depends on which version of MetroGuide-USA you are using. The
original MG-USA didn't support auto-routing in any form. The
next version (4.0x) supported it both on a PC and on Garmin
GPS units that have auto-routing. The latest version (5) from
NavTech still supports it on a PC but no longer on GPS units.