mcolie

Those of us that liked and used Street Atlas have been abandon. We travel strange places to anything web-based will be unreliable at best and maybe even unusable as we can't afford satellite coverage. I have been searching and have not found a package that can do what SA did for me. Before departure, I would have a real good guess where each EOD would be and could look up the price of fuel at a required stop to know if we should take on fuel before we cross into that state. I am going to miss this and the dashboard GPS with the day's directions cross loaded. There was a lot to like. I grew up navigating with paper charts and dividers, I can do it again. Matt

As a resident and frequent traveler of the area, I could make a lot of recommendations, but this is a big place and there is a lot to see. It would help if you gave us some idea of what you would like. Is it scenery, hiking, museums, historic sites, tourist areas? There are plenty of all. House on the Rock, is more hype than experience when we were last there, but Circus Museum in Barabo is worth the stop. Which lake is just another issue. Matt

You still have to find an open access point or one can get access to for that to be any value. I bet I do as well for a lot less cash out of pocket. I have also become very proficient and mooching WiFi. There is a USB unit that can run up to 1watt rf, and you can get a 9dB antenna to screw on it. The unit is made by Alfa and can usually be found on Ebay for ~40$. They can be had as 802.11g/n. (Mine is g.) I hang it in the window of the coach and can find wire if it is available anywhere in the area. Admittedly, only one user at a time, but you can buy and use as many as you want. There is no way to use a Verizon broadband card part of the year. You buy it (was 150$)and sign up for 60$/mo for 24 months and that is it (in short, you get slow service for 2 years - need it or not - for just 1570$ - thank you - no). But, any broadband phone can be enabled and tethered for about 3$/day. You just need to get or download VZ access (free). Most broadband phones only need a USB cable. Because my coach was my office/meeting room/service shop and occasional motel and I was frequently in areas with real bad cell coverage, I installed a dual band repeater. It works with everything. That is good, but Verizon is still disappointing as far as cost and service.