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Unbelievable! Up to $108 just while I was researching it. Solves the decision making process for me.


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Just got off the phone with a very helpful CSR.... he let me know that orders at the $109.88 price will be converted to the WayPoint 200 (Bluetooth CF and GPS receiver) at no charge when remainingg 2-3 full waypoint 100 units sell.

Inventory on WayPoint 200 was about 25 at 5:30 PM central.

FW10001 said:nope, not BT or wifi


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spikey911 said:Price jumped to $108 now...

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Now its $104.88 ..... Somebody is playing with the prices....

I knew it...the website is run by monkeys based in some zoo!


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mzubieta said:Just got off the phone with a very helpful CSR.... he let me know that orders at the $109.88 price will be converted to the WayPoint 200 (Bluetooth CF and GPS receiver) at no charge when remainingg 2-3 full waypoint 100 units sell.

Inventory on WayPoint 200 was about 25 at 5:30 PM central.

FW10001 said:nope, not BT or wifi

Looks like the Bluetooth is nicer... But at that price, you might as well get a TomTom, etc...


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Review from Amazon:


5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Good premise but..., August 1, 2006
By Alexander Don-Doncow "Critical Al" (San Francisco,CA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
I purchased this unit primarily as small and portable Automotive GPS system. I also saw the merits of using it as a full function PDA capable of multimedia functions and other. In theory it seemed like a very good deal.
Upon first inspection I was excited. The PDA unit was slim and light (as advertised).
My excitement soon abated when I saw the monstrous concoction of a car mount that came with it. It was large, clumsy and ugly (it literally tripled the volume of the device) and it looked like a poorly engineered after market gizmo. For full functionality, it required three different wires connected on different sides of the unit. The satellite tracking module is an add on that connects into the top mounted SD card socket. It also adds considerable bulk and weight. Once installed on the windshield, the whole assembly was flimsy and unsteady, it was an eyesore. Its size interfered with proper driving visibility no matter where I mounted it (I drive an Impala with very generous dashboard space, I shudder to think what this would look like inside a sub compact).
Functionally, the unit appeared to work very well as a PDA device, it has a decent CPU, the screen appeared clear and the interface quite usable.
Satellite acquisition was sloooow and unpredictable and contrary to their advertisement, the unit comes only loaded with main highways and absolutely no street maps.
The adds say "ready to use out of the box". . Furthermore, the manufacturers web site shows a tutorial video for the unit that shows how the unit is ready to use right out of the box.
Not true! You have to register the unit with the manufacturer before you are authorized to download any maps, the process is cumbersome and time consuming
I purchaser Model 105 which supposedly differs from model 100 in that it comes with the whole USA preloaded. That is bull, the two models are identical except for their registration code. Model 100 entitles you to load only one region for free, Model 105 entitles you to load the whole USA. But here comes the twist, neither model has enough memory to hold more that one or two regions at the time so ?... You figure the rest!
I carefully repacked the unit and shipped back to Amazon.
I cannot objectively say how well the unit performs on the road, I never got that far.
In lieu of the deceitful adds and the primitive engineering of the mounting accessories I believe the unit is not worth any consideration.


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Red from me because of them raising the price twice in two hours.

Not impressed, and OP should change title to reflect true almost doubled price for the GPS version.


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Here are the details for the WayPoint 100:

WayPoint 100

And here are the details for the WayPoint 200:

WayPoint 200

Hover your mouse of the link for the Car Mount (it is huge and ugly).

Finally, here are the details for purchase of maps:

Maps

Note that the first US Region is free, along with United States Long Haul Highways. Additional regions can be purchase for $19.99 for the second region downloaded, with each download thereafter for $9.99. All US maps (excludes Canada) are available for $89.95.

Buy only if you are after the PowerPC/PDA functions!


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sorry OP
reputation of the vendor is waining
price fluctuations and substitute merchandise scares me away


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EEEKK

Looks like the map packs are old.....

Wonder if you can use other GPS software with this PPC....


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Does the order history work for anyone? When I log into the site and click it, it appears to log me out and direct me to the homepage, but if I click to log back in then I see that I am already logged in. I haven't received any email confirmation from them yet either.


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newfib said:Does the order history work for anyone? When I log into the site and click it, it appears to log me out and direct me to the homepage, but if I click to log back in then I see that I am already logged in. I haven't received any email confirmation from them yet either.

LOL, I just did the same thing.... Looks like it does not work.

I did get an email receipt, but it does not show what you ordered, just the price...


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jtsongas1 said:From older posts:

Use coupon code TYL-082006 to take another 10% off.

Also, the price includes shipping.


Bought 1 and 1/2 for all my hunting buddies.


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Can we surf the internet using BT somewhere I saw that it has internet explorer?. Thanks.


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vasudel said:Can we surf the internet using BT somewhere I saw that it has internet explorer?. Thanks.

The 100/105 model does not have bluetooth, but you can get a CF card for it and connect with Wifi or BT.. And yes it has IE.


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This place sound more like eBay vs a retail store.


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Thanks OP, got in early and ordered 3 at the original $59. Just got order confirmation so hopefully these ship out.


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What's the condition of the PDA? New or Refurb?


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Do these come with chargers?


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Thanks! I already have a cheap GPS CF so this will be a great backup for my current iPaq.


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mzubieta said:Just got off the phone with a very helpful CSR.... he let me know that orders at the $109.88 price will be converted to the WayPoint 200 (Bluetooth CF and GPS receiver) at no charge when remainingg 2-3 full waypoint 100 units sell.

Inventory on WayPoint 200 was about 25 at 5:30 PM central.

FW10001 said:nope, not BT or wifi

Has anyone else heard this?


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