Originally Posted by JakeRich
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Infogation Odyssey Mobile (reviewed here.
Pros:
* Excellent GUI
* Amazingly quick, accurate routing/re-routing
* Good POI database
* Full Featured
* Pleasant voice
* Novel, logical data entry setup
* Novel pricing scheme
* Three day demo mode available
Cons:
* No waypoints (but the speed of routing makes the workaround very easy)
* Operation on VGA devices is awkward at best
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I have been using Odyssey Mobile 4.0 on my Axim x51v with the Visiontac VGPS-700 for about a month.
I agree with much of what Jake had to say in his review and in his pros and cons.
PROS:
- VERY easy to enter destination
- Directions are accurate and voice commands timed well
- Extremely quick to reroute you when you miss a turn
- Good POIs -- easy to bring them up and route to them.
- Can manually set a point of origin to plot out mileage from waypoints. This is really handy for programming in tomorrow's trip, and getting a sense of how long it will take you from work to get the destination.
CONs
- Voice doesn't call out street names (they say it is coming in version 5)
- Odyssey software screws up how fonts display when you later try to surf the net using PIE. (requires soft reset) - UPDATE: This is not a problem with WM 6.1
- Odyssey software often recalculates when you are on a highway exit ramp - once off the ramp, it recalculates to the previous route.
- Practically non-existent customer service.
I have heard about some display problems with VGA devices, but have had none while the program itself is running. I am very happy with the way that this program works. The only other complaint I have so far is that it would be nice to get a map update -- but it seems to be only about three years off.