MS Streets & Trips download ??

It's a 14 day trial, after which I expect you pay.

What I like - you can quickly reposition the viewing area by moving the outlined box on the map of the country. Much easier than zooming out and dragging. The user interface is more traditional .NET stuff rather than a web based interface, however either is fine depending on what you're use to.

What I don't like - needs a separate GPS on COM port. My laptop doesn't even have a COM port! I tried plugging in TomTom to a USB port and configuring that, but I could find a place to use a USB port instead of a COM port. Also the database isn't as comprehensive as Google Maps. I plugged in Aces High RV Park as a destination and hit Find and it didn't come up with it. However I added Aces High RV Park as the destination in the route planner and it found it. Then I added my next stop - Timberlane RV Park, Clarksboro NJ - and it did not find this place. If you need to go to Google to get an address, I expect any reasonable person would just stay there and use maps. Also, no traffic.

In general, I think I get better info from Waze or Copilot RV.

I'm on a very slow WiFi and when I went to download the trail program it said 1-1/2 hour. I've got the 201o version. My computer chased a couple of days ago. Reloaded pretty much everything, but the Street/trips program won't reload. I figure MS has has got something in there programs that will not let you install after a given date. So it looks like I'll have go and buy the new 2013 version. But I still might download the trail version just to see how it works and looks.

Well since I've never used this and I've seen people here lamenting S&T's demise, I downloaded it. Report to follow.