Hi, I have a question for anyone that uses thier in vehicle navagation systems. I recently purchased a 2015 Chevy Silverado pickup with built in navagation system (8"chevy mylink). My question is do these systems work good? I have always used a Garmin (Nuvi 1300) on my trips seeemed to work well. What I liked the best about it was that if you made a wrong turn it would get you back on route without turning around (U turn). The Garmin had settings to select this option. Any comments on the mylink system would be appriciated.

gserve wrote:Hi, I have a question for anyone that uses thier in vehicle navagation systems. I recently purchased a 2015 Chevy Silverado pickup with built in navagation system (8"chevy mylink). My question is do these systems work good? I have always used a Garmin (Nuvi 1300) on my trips seeemed to work well. What I liked the best about it was that if you made a wrong turn it would get you back on route without turning around (U turn). The Garmin had settings to select this option. Any comments on the mylink system would be appriciated.Personally I would never pay for any "electronic navigation systems", they can and do error.. "Most" errors are harmless but in some cases the errors can put you into harms way (IE send you miles off the beaten path and you get stuck on a fire road or find yourself backing up several miles on a dirt road with no way to turn around)..I would rather depend on the old fashion Paper method for my primary means of navigating...Rand McNally Road PAPER AtlasMy DW downloaded Co-Pilot on her Tablet.. So far I am NOT impressed at all with it's accuracy and repeatability of locations/directions..Use a paper map and your brains as primary method and electronic as a "guide" only.. Don't depend on the electronic method as you primary and SOLE means of navigation.

Can't find much of anything on mylink on this forum. I see you already have one rant answer.

We had a Chevrolet Equinox with that MYLINK system it was the worst and least reliable GPS unit we have ever used. I just turned it off and used a portable Garmin Nuvi which is much more accurate.I always check with good old maps and double check the route I want now.This is just my own personal experience.

I have a Garmin system as part of the U-connect in my 2014 Ram and I really like it. It is a live system so it never requires updates. It can respond to verbal commands so it's handy looking for gas or restaurants etc... while traveling.

We have the Ford Sync system in our Explorer and while it does seem to work ok, it is not intuitive or streamlined in it's use (IMO). I've been a Garmin user for 7 years and have been pretty happy with how they operate. The other drawback to the Ford system is you cannot punch in a route when travelling faster than about 3 mph. You can speak it in, but the system is difficult to use that way. Can get pretty aggravating and you might as well pull over and punch it in. I think they'll all get you there, and they'll all lead you astray if you let them. The difference is with a trailer on behind you, you might not like where you end up. Gotta take care in any case.

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2oldman
Explorer II
May 06, 2015
Paper maps are extremely unlikely to tell you where the nearest grocery store is.
wing_zealot
Explorer
May 06, 2015
thirtydaZe wrote:
....To Everyone, keep in mind that with those gps systems do need to have their maps updated from time to time. it's not unlikely to think that an older vehicle might have an outdated map loaded, they become more and more precise with technology.

That being said, i have gps in my truck, don't use it, i'm going the atlas route, as it never breaks down, and is way more fun.
Keep in mind, that Atlas will become outdated the same exact day as that GPS map becomes outdated.
Dreenn
Explorer
May 06, 2015
I have the gmc eauivlant intellink it is the absoutly worst navi I have see use ur garmen if u are buying onstar for navi don't it's a waste of money
marcsbigfoot20b
Explorer
May 06, 2015
I use my iPad with a mount like laptops in cop cars.

I mainly use Waze for live traffic and user updated road hazards, and google maps.
I also have Motion X HD and Motion X Drive, google earth and "paper maps" of most of my state downloaded (topo maps) is the app.

iPad has cellular so everything is live and up to date.
thirtydaZe
Nomad
May 06, 2015
Gdetrailer wrote:
2oldman wrote:
Can't find much of anything on mylink on this forum. I see you already have one rant answer.

No that IS NOT a "rant".

It IS what used be known as "COMMON SENSE".

So far, the "Co-Pilot" does NOT or CAN NOT pin down MINOR RURAL LOCATIONS like where I LIVE..

So far it has put my house in a farmers field, a church parking lot, an abandoned train right of way and even more other places 1 to 2 miles away from my house..

It has wanted me to make turns where there are no roads and often the turns are into a field or someones yard to continue the trip..

Can't get it to route me the same way twice, often wanting to add many miles to the trip by sending me on little cow paths roads....

If that is good enough "precision" for YOU to work with that go ahead and use it.. You can call it a "rant" if you like but for me that is undependable and unacceptable.

Folks NEED to understand that these devices are NOT INFALLIBLE..

Thanks for posting the rand mcnally atlas, think i'll purchase one.

To Everyone, keep in mind that with those gps systems do need to have their maps updated from time to time. it's not unlikely to think that an older vehicle might have an outdated map loaded, they become more and more precise with technology.

That being said, i have gps in my truck, don't use it, i'm going the atlas route, as it never breaks down, and is way more fun.
2oldman
Explorer II
May 06, 2015
Google maps is a very handy tool for planning out an overnight stay. With satellite and street view, you're practically there already!
wrenchbender
Explorer
May 06, 2015
I have all the HI TECH gadgets in my TV but I prefer paper and common sense planning
rbpru
Explorer II
May 06, 2015
I have had mix results with my GPS but my wife’s endless pursuit of quilt shops has shown,
• Sometimes the GPS is spot on, right to the front steps.
• Sometimes it gets you there but the long way around.
• Sometimes it misses the mark by quite a bit.
Perhaps the most annoying feature is its inability to accept that you have chosen an alternate route.

GPS is a tool, as is the map, compass and cell phone. A project usually goes easier when you use all the tools in the tool box as needed.
Dennis_Smith
Explorer
May 06, 2015
I use a paper map for the big picture and the GPS for homing in on the destination.

Amen, I love knowing the next turn is either 1 mile or 40 miles. I love hitting the button and finding a new BBQ place. You got to be smarter then the GPS and that isn't hard to do. If it looks like a dirt road, DONT TURN DOWN IT.
And thanks to the guys and girls at Shriver AFB in Colorado Springs that maintain this great system. And to the ground stations around the world. Hawaii, Diego Garcia, Ascension island, Kwajalein, Cape Canaveral. Yep I spent a few years at these places.
Dennis_Smith
Explorer
May 06, 2015
I use a paper map for the big picture and the GPS for homing in on the destination.

Amen, I love knowing the next turn is either 1 mile or 40 miles. I love hitting the button and finding a new BBQ place. You got to be smarter then the GPS and that isn't hard to do. If it looks like a dirt road, DONT TURN DOWN IT.
And thanks to the guys and girls at Shriver AFB in Colorado Springs that maintain this great system. And to the ground stations around the world. Hawaii, Diego Garcia, Ascension island, Kwajalein, Cape Canaveral. Yep I spent a few years at these places.

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