Microsoft Streets And Trips 2006 Cd18

This article has been by a or other tool as Stub-Class because it uses a. Please ensure the assessment is correct before removing the auto= parameter. Anyone know of a good, inexpensive, nmea, usb, 'puck' style gps unit that works well with Streets and Trips 2006 other than the one that comes packaged with it? The Holux GR-213 USB unit with the SirfStar III chipset works pretty nicely for me.

I'd suggest also to Microsoft to include the same BU-353 in future versions of Streets & Trips. BU-353 is a reliable unit, it is a proven very good performer. Because of the larger antenna size, in comparison to both, the old Pharos GPS-500, or the new Navation GPS 168, the BU-353 unit just simply works better.

Does anyone know if Streets & Trips 2008 is actually released? It's on their website, but I've yet to see it in a store or anything. 20:50, 9 October 2007 (UTC) The 'Microsoft AutoRoute reviews' link at the bottom of the article is broken. I would fix/remove it, but I'm not much of a Wikipedian, so I'll leave it to those who better know the rules. Install pfb font windows xp. 20:20, 4 April 2008 (UTC).

Click to expand. I've been running Streets since 2006. I updated to the 2008 version which I'm running now, and will update again in 2010. It's pretty reliable but you need to pre-trip and not just trust it to pick the best route each time. It's like any other computer program. If you use it enough, you'll come across a glitch now and then. The most important thing to remember is that it is designed for cars and not trucks.

If you are in a cargo van, no problem. If you're driving a straight truck or tractor, you need to pay attention on how it routes you. That said, there are two programs that I found to 'amp up' the Streets program. The first, Truck Stops Plus loads the Streets program with the following: The Truck Stops Plus 2009 template transforms the popular Microsoft Streets & Trips routing and navigation GPS software into easy to use trucker’s software. It is a new add-on template that replaces the standard out of the box template that comes with Microsoft Streets & Trips with a special template called the Truck Stops Plus 2009 that contains more than 8800 trucking specific points of interest, including more than 4100 truck stops, which includes all of the major franchise truck stops plus more than 3150 independent truck stops.

Also included are more than 2150 Wal-Mart Supercenters, more than 1650 rest areas, turnpike service plazas, and picnic/parking areas, 788 state weigh stations, and new for 2009, 107 Blue Beacon Truck Wash locations. The Truck Stops Plus template is a first of a kind high tech truck stop guide and Wal-Mart Supercenter locator tool on steroids, and together with Microsoft Streets & Trips it will handle all of your routing and GPS navigation chores. It’s everything you need plus much more! Their website is: It's the best money I've ever spent. The second is a small download that when activated while Streets is running will stop your screensaver from coming on and establishes several 'Hot' keys for the Streets program. It only works when you turn the program on, and is not attached to the Streets program. It also has routing options more detailed than what Streets offers.

I am particularly fond of the one that routes you around toll roads. You can download it at: This is version specific and will work on only the same year version of Streets With these two programs, Streets is on steroids. If you need any help or have any questions, just let me know. I used to use a laptop with Streets and Trips, until I realized just how insane it is for a solo driver to use a laptop while driving. Laptop users will justify it, heck, even I can justify it, but it's still insane, just the same. Why spend several hundred dollars when you've already got a perfectly good laptop and you can turn it into a very reliable GPS unit for less than $100? I can justify it, too.

Still insane, tho. Streets and Trips is a great tool, and I use it a lot, just never while driving. I use a Garmin for that. Scour the Tech Forum for all the pros and cons. Ideally, you should use the laptop for a week or two, then use a standalone unit for a week or so, see which one makes more sense for you. You may go back to the laptop like Aileron did (but then again, he had a Tom Tom not a Garmin, plus, he's a FECCer, and, well, you know how they are). If anyone tells you that using a laptop while driving isn't a distraction, you can bet real money that they'll say the same thing about a cell phone.