On Jun 13, 8:30 am, Jack Erbes <jac...@midmaine.com> wrote:
> Clyde wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > Thanks for the response, Jack.
>
> > The Meridian does seem to be what I'm looking for. But in checking
> > Magellan's home page, I find that about all they offer now is the
> > eXplorist series, and I don't know if they offer the "toggle
> > advantage."
[ . . . ]
> > Does Magellan still make the Meridians? I can't find hide nor hair of
> > 'em on their website.
> Nope, they're done making them. If you look on eBay you'll find them
> around used and the prices are pretty attractive. I still have a
> Meridian Marine and a Meridian Color and am holding on to them for now.
Thanks -- I found both a Gold and a Platinum on eBay, both reasonably
priced. If my priority is to have the toggle feature, and only one
has it, I'd try for it. If they both are "toggle-able", which would
you recommend?
> > It's not for lack of trying: I called Magellan, but I could only talk
> > to someone whose expertise seemed limited to the particular eXplorist
> > he knew (each eXplorist model seems to have it's own tech group -- so
> > you're screwed if you want someone with some general knowledge of
> > which features various Magellans have). Plus, the guy I talked to
> > didn't quite seem to understand what I was after.
>
> Magellan has moved some or all of it's support operation to India or
> Pakistan, did it sound to you like that may have been part of the
> problem? I am not a bigot in any sense of the word but I am realistic
> about things like tech support that do or do not work as well as they
> used to.
Yes -- alas, part of the communications problem I experienced did seem
to be one of language.
> > I've tried reading a couple of on-line manuals from Garmin and
> > Magellan, but again, no luck.
>
> They have so many products and their pages are not easy to discern
> details from. I have spent a lot of time on them and can usually dig
> out most of the details or info I want.
[ . . . ]
> I'd continue to read this group and also alt.satellite.gps.garmin and
> alt.satellite.gps.Magellan. For good objective (no one is selling
> anything) reviews of Garmin and Magellan hardware, here are a couple of
> good sites to start with:
>
> http://gpsinformation.net/
>
> http://www.gpsinformation.org/dale/
>
> Jack
Right.
Thanks again, Jack. I really appreciate your suggestions.
Clyde