Garmin Ique 3600

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Any one used these on a motorbike ? I am looking for some comments for it's suitability in this role.

If I go for one, I'll need to use sony in-ear earphones that cut out a proportion of external noise and an external aerial. The ique will live in my pocket.
 
I bought an iQue...

...but haven't used it on the bike yet.

I have an Otterbox on order, and intend to mount it on the handlebars.

I have used it in the car so will be used to it by the time I use it on the bike. It is very well made, but the voice instructions are not good enough for you to carry it in your pocket - you need to be able to see the screen.

The iQue still has the problem that I believe has been cured on the StreetPilot etc - it doesn't understand roundabouts. It tells you to turn left when you enter a roundabout regardless of which exit you are taking. I am told that this will be fixed in a patch in about 4 weeks time.

If you want a reliable PDA that will guide you to your Outlook contact's address and also be a weekend GPS for your bike, from my experience so far it is very good. For more serious stuff, maybe you should go for a StreetPilot.

btw, I tried an iPAQ/Bluetooth/CoPilot live first. Sent it back - HP Bluetooth is very unstable and made the package totally unusable and sorting out where the problem lay was a nightmare. With the iQue if you have a problem, you only have to call Garmin.
 


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