Dell GPS Navigation System - Usage
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When you purchase your GPS unit, you will find the standard components in the box. Along with the receiver comes a car adapter charger that can charge both the GPS receiver and your PDA at the same time. This, at least, somewhat makes up for the fact that there are two separate devices.
You also get two CDs that contain drivers to install the GPS on your PDA as well as maps for the entire United States (minus Alaska, but including Hawaii). There are also some select maps for certain metro areas and highways in Canada. Your last included item is a mount, which can attach to either your dashboard or window. There is very little documentation included with the box, but you can find a much more extensive user guide on the CDs.
One down side of having GPS on your Pocket PC is that you have a very limited amount of storage that you can devote to your maps. This means that at most, you will only be able to store a state or two before you run out of room. This is not a real issue if you are just driving around your home town. However, if you are making a long road trip across several states, then you may have some issues. There is no real way to overcome this issue except by purchasing a new memory stick with sufficient storage space for whatever trips you are taking.
In addition to loading a full state's maps onto your PDA, you also have the ability to load the map for a specified radius within a city. This is typically more convenient for those that generally drive within a metro area.
According toTime , one issue that you have to be careful with regarding the GPS is the standard feature of PDAs to turn off the screen after a certain period of time. You can access settings within the PDA to keep the backlight on, but that may be somewhat inconvenient if you have to continually switch the backlight settings on and off when you are using your Pocket PC for other purposes.
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