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PalmOne: Directions on the Go | 
 enlarge | From: Palm
Category: Software
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $7.99
You Save: $32.00 (80%)
New (1) Used (5) from $2.62
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 7977
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Palm Os
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Palm OS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: P10992U
Model: P10992U
UPC: 805931012470
EAN: 0805931012470
ASIN: B00063E98K
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Easy-to-use, complete on-device navigation | | • | Interactive maps and points of interest | | • | Door-to-door, turn-by-turn driving directions | | • | Choose cities from CD-ROM or Web site | | • | No need for a PC connection or wireless signal |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Directions on the Go on CD / Compatible with most Palm PDAs including: Zire 31, 71, 72, Tungsten T, T2, E, W, C, Treo 600 and 650
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
Zero stars really... December 31, 2005
Worst software purchase ever! After having a useful Psion directions program when I lived in London 6 years ago, I thought I should get something similar for my Palm Zire 72 now I'm in Seattle. I even thought there might be some improvements in the last few years, especially with Palm being the market leader...WRONG!!
If I type in my (unique!) Seattle address, it gives me 3 options - all of which are incorrect! It defaults to one 30 blocks north of me! Then practically every address I have looked for (friend's houses, restaurants, etc.) have been incorrect too! Sometimes addresses even come up on the maps and directions as "@#8&%%!??#@ Avenue"!! The program also crashes and it takes several attempts at entering the data from scratch each time before it takes it (and spits out the incorrect information!).
So this has been a total and utter waste of money and time and the source of much unnecessary stress! I bought it from the Palm Store and couldn't return it as it was open box software, so I then contacted smart2go/MDM but they would only offer me a choice of one of their other programs as a consolation. Their selection was limited and as I did not want the Bible, went for an Encyclopedia card (which I will probably never use)...
DO NOT BUY!!
Directions are Sketchy at Best, Incorrect at Times November 10, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
After I loaded this software on my Palm, I tried it out by mapping a route from home to work. It could not get my home address correct and started me out from a neighboring street instead. It couldn't even route me through the major highways in the Austin TX metro area correctly. I then tried it for Houston, and same story. The display and the way it zooms in and out and marks road names on the on-screen map leave much to be desired. I can hardly get any information out of the display. I do not recommend this software at all.
Should allow for negative rating July 11, 2005
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
What a worthless purchase. I do a lot of travelling and thought this would be great. Sounded wonderful, even sold on the palmone website. Boy was I ever mistaken. Wish I would've gotten the reviews before wasting my money. You can't read the maps, maps are only for a few cities, and the interface is less than user friendly. I finally went with Earthcomber, but when that didn't have directions (just the map and POI, but its all free) I got Mapopolis, which is wonderful. If you want Directions on the Go, rethink it, I suggest Mapopolis. Same price (also a free trial version of ANY map in the US for 9 days) and also has contiguous maps of the entire US with direction capability and POI's!!!!
Very, very unhappy February 22, 2005
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I am NOT happy with this product. They don't even have the major cities in my state, let alone the city I live in. When I emailed them about it, they said they were updating the cities but mine was not on the list and they didn't know when it would be. I'm definitely getting my $40 bucks back and never buying their products again!
Warning: Buy at your own risk!!! February 11, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I wouldn't even rate this a '1' because I feel so gipped out of the $35 I spent. I bought this product as a gift for my boyfriend through Amazon a while back-- before there were any reviews about this product. I have to agree with all of the previous reviews. Unless you live in a major metropolitan area, this product is completely useless. I thought that this would be a good alternative for him instead of going to Mapquest on his phone. Now, he just winds up using mapquest anyways. If you need directions to and from the city, 'Directions on the Go' works fine, but if you need to travel from the city to the suburbs or vice versa, you're out of luck.
He never even uses this product anymore... Poor gift choice on my part.
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