Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 with GPS Locator [DVD]

Average customer rating: 4.0

Still some problems with program
Great GPS locator
Microsoft Streets & Trips
For the price it's 5 stars
Could be better

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Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 with GPS Locator [DVD]

Manufacturer: Microsoft
Product Group: Software
Binding: DVD-ROM
ASIN: B000HCXKMG
2006-10-12

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MODEL- MS-CD25644WI VENDOR- MICROSOFT FEATURES- Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 DVD with GPS Locator- Mini-box Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 with GPS Locator enhances the power of Streets and Trips, the #1 best-selling travel and map software, with a sleek new Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. Youll always know exactly where you are and where your next turn is. Just plug it in your laptop and go! Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 with GPS Locator is the ultimate travel tool for anyone who wants to plan a memorable vacation, or simply needs to find their way around town without a hitch. It starts with all the door-to-door routing, location-finding and comprehensive mapping power of Microsoft Streets and Trips, and adds a plug-and-play Global Positioning System (GPS) locator that helps you stay on track and always knows where your next turn is. Combining the power and versatility of a GPS receiver with mapping information that is pinpoint accurate and easy-to-use, Streets and Trips 2007 with GPS Locator is the smart way to travel with complete confidence. Enjoy all the benefits of Streets and Trips 2007, plus these extras: - New! Sleek, stylish, ultra-compact GPS device with SiRF star III technology. Its 10x more sensitive than previous models, finds your location faster, and has the power to locate you even in most buildings or a crowded city. - New! All-new USB adapter. Gives you the flexibility to travel cable-free! Just plug in the included GPS receiver and start using it right away. * Features only GPS can provide: - See your exact current location. Track your route

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Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 with GPS Locator is the ultimate travel tool for anyone who wants to plan a memorable vacation, or simply needs to find their way around town without a hitch. It starts with all the door-to-door routing, location-finding and comprehensive mapping power of Microsoft Streets and Trips, and adds a plug-and-play Global Positioning System (GPS) locator that helps you stay on track and always knows where your next turn is.

Combining the power and versatility of a GPS receiver with mapping information that is pinpoint accurate and easy-to-use, Streets & Trips 2007 with GPS Locator is the smart way to travel with complete confidence.

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<small><b>Streets and Trips 2007 with GPS Locator gives you a navigator and tour guide who's ready to go virtually anywhere you want to go in the U.S. and Canada, plus it will monitor your progress from the sky and help you stay on course.</b> <small></td></tr></table> <b>The Benefits of GPS</b>
Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 with GPS Locator features all the great benefits of Streets and Trips 2007 plus extras only a GPS device can provide. The new sleek, stylish, ultra-compact GPS device with SiRF star III technology is 10 times more sensitive than previous models, finds your location faster, and has the power to locate you even in most buildings or a crowded city. Plus, the all-new USB adapter gives you the flexibility to travel cable-free. Just plug in the included GPS receiver and start using it right away.

The GPS device allows you to track your route in real-time in an easy-to-read full screen display with simple, easy to locate navigation buttons. You can also change to the special night map display with a single click of the button. Get real-time, voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions that always let you know where your next turn is. The GPS device also enables you to easily see upcoming turns with an automatically zooming map that shows relevant details based on how close you are to your next turn.

Other GPS features include the ability to locate gas stations, restaurants, and other points of interest closest to you as you go, as well as a GPS Task Pane that provides important information fast, including driving speed, latitude and longitude coordinates, altitude, travel direction, and more. Lastly, the GPS Trail function lets you retrace your steps to quickly find your way back to your starting point.

<b>All New Software Features</b>
Meanwhile, new features in the Streets and Trips 2007 software make your planning more productive and your trip more enjoyable. The new Live Search feature lets you find current business listings when you're online, then take them with you. Meanwhile, a new keyword search helps you quickly find listings near your location by entering words such as "coffee" or "restaurants." Search results automatically refresh as you move around the map, so you have the most relevant information.

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<small><b>Lose that lost feeling forever. The GPS Task Pane tells you where you are, what direction you're heading, and how fast.</b> <small></td></tr></table> The new full screen navigation mode makes it easier than ever to know where you are. Directions are now easier to see and read--even on smaller screens. Plus, an estimated drive time calculator helps ensure you always know how far you are from your destination. Meanwhile, a new easy reverse route option means that one click is all it takes to plan your way back or retrace your steps. And last but not least, Streets and Trips 2007 contains all the latest maps for the U.S. and Canada.

<b>Trip Planning with Door-to-Door Convenience</b>
Streets and Trips 2007 is an easy-to-use, hands-free trip planning and guidance solution. Whether you're running errands or planning a cross-country road trip, Streets and Trips 2007 offers customizable maps and information on more than 1.2 million points of interest (POIs), such as restaurants, ATMs, museums, campgrounds and more. Online or off, Streets and Trips 2007 provides updated maps that give you accurate, detailed door to door directions and puts 5.9 million miles of routable roads and highways throughout the US and Canada at your fingertips. While you're driving, verbal turn-by-turn directions let you concentrate on the road while the software guides you. Customizable trip planning features allow you to plan multiple stops, find nearby places to visit, calculate drive time, and more.<P> Taking advantage of the enhanced trip planning software is easy. To create a route and generate directions, you simply type in the starting and ending locations and click on "Get Directions." It's that simple. Your trips can include multiple segments, and you can instruct the software to customize your route by telling it what types of roads you want to travel, how much gas your car has, and the general area where you want to stop to gas up. Streets and Trips 2007 will do the rest, giving you your optimal itinerary, down to the precise gas station. Overall you'll have access to over 1.2 million local POIs such as hotels, restaurants, gas stations and ATMs, and by planning ahead, Streets and Trips 2007 will help you avoid delays with construction updates and other recent changes to your route.<P> <table align=left width=250 cellpadding=10> <tr> <td> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/msstgps2007-3.jpg" border=0 align=top>

<small><b>Track yourself in real-time with an easy-to-read full-screen night display.</b> <small></td></tr></table> Microsoft's "Locate Me" technology uses Wi-Fi hotspots to pinpoint your location, so you'll know precisely where you are as you're traveling. If you drive past your planned exit, a single click will get you back on track. The "Re-route from Here" feature quickly recalculates directions if you miss a turn. <P> To find a certain POI, such as a restaurant or gas station, you simply select from 35 POI types to display on the map. You have the option of searching within a certain radius of an address that you choose, your current location, a specific direction within a planned route, or all of the POIs along the entire route. Your results are displayed in a directory-tree listing. When you click on a POI, a balloon box pops up on the map with detailed information, including an address and phone number, and if you right-click on the POI icon, you can add it to your route list. Personalize your maps with drawings, notes, and pushpins to mark important information. You can also import your contacts directly from Microsoft Office Outlook and Microsoft Office Excel.<P> <b>Support You Can Count on</b>
And best of all, once you register your software, you can access a full year of email and toll-free customer support, and you'll also have access to an online knowledge base dedicated to Streets and Trips 2007. So no matter where you're travels are taking you, you can drive with the confidence that you'll have Microsoft's extensive support and software behind you every click of your odometer. <br clear="all">

Customer Reviews:

Still some problems with program.......2007-06-11

Have tried Delorme and others, and the MS Streets and Trips 2007 is still the best. Biggest problem I have find is in the "finding near by" mode, when searching landmarks, every car dealership, plus some other businesss, in the search area are listed. These should be move into another catagory.

Great GPS locator.......2007-06-09

Bought this just before a road trip. It is great to use in the car with another person checking the map. The GPS locator is very accurate. It took a few seconds to get the signal and then it will not lose it.

Microsoft Streets & Trips.......2007-06-08

I've found this product to be very useful in locating the homes of clients that I'm calling on. It's been especially helpful since I'm in a new area I'm not familiar with. The GPS device has accurately given my position in relation to addresses I'm searching for in rural areas even when they are on dirt roads and well off the main highways and streets.

For the price it's 5 stars.......2007-06-08

I read everyone's reviews and I have to agree.
It's not intuitive.
The instructions are totally inadequate. I actually learned about the F3 function from one of the reviews.
The assembly (figuring out what plugs into what) was a guess, although I guessed right.
Soooo - Why is it a 5? Well - the cheapest no frills, no name dash mounted GPS is about $175 if You take the time to hunt for the best deal. A Garmin or other reputable brand with the features this package has will probably run about $400.
This package can be found for about $90, and does an accurate and adequate job of Getting You around in unfamiliar places. And as far as the complaint that it doesn't recalculate your route when you go off course, all I can say is if You can't figure out how to zoom, and look at the displayed streets, and get back on course, the best GPS unit made is probably beyond your ability to use.
On a recent trip, I positioned the GPS sensor on the windshield and on the door posts, and even plugged directly into the laptop. I averaged having 11 satelites the entire trip, and never had less than 8 satellites showing - even during a heavy downpour. As for accuracy, we got detoured about 75 feet off a road that was being repaired and the program was sensitive enough to tell us that we were off course, - a little annoying but it was correct.
My biggest issue is with my laptop. When the sun is shining into the car, it can be difficult to see the screen. My wife has a smaller laptop with a trubrite screen that we will be using on future trips.

Could be better.......2007-06-08

The program does exactly what a mapping program is supposed to do, and even updates if you're online to show construction areas. The GPS, on the other hand, isn't very intuitive. It tells if you are on- or off-route, gives ample warning of upcoming turns it knows about, but when you're off-route, it won't automatically recalculate, you have to tell it to. Not very helpful when you're in a strange area, in traffic, and you miss a turn. It's also kind of painful to navigate with a laptop in the passenger seat so you have to take your eyes completely away from the road to see what's next. Not bad, works as advertised (barely), but could be better.

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