A reader asked..

I used a garmin once when i was on vacation there and it wouldn’t allow me to enter for example: “5555 north 5555 west” as the street. I’m moving there soon and would like to get a compatible gps for my needs here and there.

• Bright 4.3-inch diagonal color WQVGA TFT touchscreen with 480 x 272 pixels and white backlight
• Preloaded with City Navigator North America NT
• High-sensitivity GPS receiver for improved performance and reception
• POI Loader program allows user to set up proximity alerts for school zones, safety cameras, and custom POIs
• NOTE: Model number is 755T; however, the model number on the product itself is 755

• Bright, 3.5-inch diagonal color QVGA TFT touchscreen with 320 x 240 pixels and white backlight
• Preloaded with City Navigator North America NT
• Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free calling
• High-sensitivity GPS receiver for improved performance and reception
• NOTE: Model number on the box is 265T because the traffic receiver is included; however, the model number on the device itself is 265 as the “T” in 265T refers to the additional component

A reader asked..

Get an actual GPS unit like Garmin or Magellen?

Get a second hand laptop or portable PC and buy a gps module and software?

Please let me know what is the cheepest device and or the cheepest combination of devices to get a functional GPS device.

Hy guys this is just 4 enthusiasts. If you don’t like troubles get a GPS. This is my best advise, best whishes. Just 4 info, I used a slim PSP, but mapthis can be used with the fat too. The GPS you can buy it at playasia.com or even probably at ebay. More info at: www.dcemu.co.uk Slim PSP Custom Firmware, muestra como el PSP slim con el adaptador GPS PSP-290 de Sony y el programa Map This! trabajan juntos con un desempe~o bueno pero no comercial. Even more info: www.dcemu.co.uk Download “Mapthis 5.20″ You don’t have to have any problem with a custom firmware in your PSP. Now you have to download GMDL to download maps for your region. www.dcemu.co.uk If you have GPS PSP-290 then hook it up. If you don’t have it you can search maps and directions anyway. Finally go to getroute.nieko.net to download directions and addresses, just put the file into the COMMON folder or downloaded in your PSP directly and automatically you will have the directions in “POI look up”. My GPS has problems fixing the satellites it has to be waiting about 10 minutes or sometimes it doesn’t pick up anything. Well, first of all you have to find the way to make your PSP a “custom firmware” PSP. You can check www.psphacking101.com or youtube.com those are good sites to beguin to understand the thing. Basically you change the firmware made by Sony or the “Operating System” made by Sony to a “custom made Operating System” made by a hacker. This is not illegal as far as we know because we bay the hardware …
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