GPS usage

Do you have a GPS in your car? Please take this survey about how you use it. Doesn't matter the brand.

Think about the arrival time stated on the GPS when you start the trip versus close to the end of the trip. Is the arrival time

gets earlier and earlier as I drive

always right on - it almost never changes

gets later and later as I drive

sometimes gets later, sometimes get earlier.

Thinking about a regular destination (work, school, etc.) has having the GPS changed the way you get there?

Yes, the GPS gave me a new route that I usually always take

Yes, the GPS gave me a new route that I sometimes take

Thinking about the previous question, does your route now go through residential neighborhoods that previously you didn't travel through?

No, I did not change my route

No, although I did change my route, it doesn't include residential neighborhoods.

Yes, I now use residential streets that I previously didn't travel on.

Do you keep your GPS on even when you're traveling to regular destinations (work, school, home, etc.)? If so, why?

No, I only turn it on when I need it.

Yes, it always come on automatically, so I just leave it on.

Yes, I make sure it's on because I like to watch the display move as I drive

Yes, the GPS shows me traffic information that I sometimes use

You're sitting in your car. Where is your GPS located in your car?

Built in to the dashboard

Suction-cup - In the top middle of the front windshield, just under the rear-view mirror

Suction-cup - At the bottom middle of the front windshield

Suction-cup - Top left corner of the windshield

Suction-cup - Bottom left corner of the windshield.

Sitting on the dashboard with a mount like a bean-bag or velcro.

Suction-cup - driver side window

Laying on a seat, in a cup-holder, ashtray, or center console.

Other

How often do you update the maps on your device?

I've never updated/My GPS is less than one year old

I've never updated/My GPS is older than a year

I update every few years...roads don't change that much

I update regularly with subscriptions to map updates

I usually buy a new GPS than update an older one

Last question, what features does your GPS unit have?

Eco-route (fuel saving options)

Night mode (changes to a different contrast at night)

3D buildings

Junction view

Color display

Text to speech (actually reads street names)

Widescreen

Different voices

This poll was created on 2010-07-16 22:05:11 by chaidrinker