Microsoft Streets & Trips 2002

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Summary: Still needs improving.
Review: A must have for road warriors, but still needs some improvement. The lag time in the GPS support makes the map following feature useless at speeds greater than 40MPH. In the 15 seconds it takes to refresh the position information, you'll have likely passed the exit. I have also found many major roads that had been completed over a year ago missing. I have also noticed that some points of interest are missing as well. This brings up another point, no update service, even for only a year, available. It does have road construction updates though.
I still recommend it.

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Summary: Cannot find address, other services can.
Review: After paying for this software, I was very disappointed to find out that it will not locate addresses that are three years old. I thought that was the reason for buying the 2002 year edition. Other free very well known services have the address I was trying to locate. The only thing I find useful is the pocket streets feature. But it can't be very useful if the address you are looking for is not in the database.

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Summary: BE CAREFULL
Review: After using MS S&T 98 for years we decide to upgrade to MS S&T2002. It would seem that our version of MS Outlook that came with Windows 98 was not up to the unspecified requirements of MS S&T2002 and it loaded new mail software. In the process our address book was destroyed!

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Summary: There is not an update feature to get latest data base
Review: Even if you buy the 2002 maps. The maps are older than 2002. A update feature is not there. You will be stuck with maps that are older.

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Summary: Won't work on my handheld
Review: Even though the product information states that the MIPS processor is supported (but not tested), I could not get this program to load onto my Fujistu Pencentra 130 Handheld PC. I had to send it back to Delorme.

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Summary: I Don't Think They've Ever Been There
Review: First the good news!! The maps were very detailed, and the find a place or address worked well. It does sync to my handheld which is a plus for me since I travel a lot, and need all the help I can get keeping myself located.
However, on the down side, the route planner is of very little use. Much of my traveling is on the west slope of Colorado. I specified that I preferred to travel on interstate and main highways. I quickly found the route planner taking me over mountain passes that are restricted to four wheel drive, and only passable five months a year when they are not covered with six feet of snow. Had I not known the area, and had I traveled some of the specified routes, the situation would have not only extremely inconvenient, but possibly very dangerous as well. I found that in many cases, the route planner only worked if I already knew the best way to travel, and mapped it out myself. The only useful feature was the ability to calculate mileage.
I would not recommend this product for general usage. The main advantage to me is the compatibility with my hand held. There must be better products out there.

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Summary: For Business and Personal use... this is it!
Review: Forget about MapQuest or any other online map program. This has served my business and personal life on the road for over a year now and it rocks! I only wish they had a Mac version.

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Summary: For Business and Personal use... this is it!
Review: Forget about MapQuest or any other online map program. This has served my business and personal life on the road for over a year now and it rocks! I only wish they had a Mac version.

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Summary: Great with Pocket PC
Review: Great-looking maps, detailed information, very easy to use, looks up-to-date for me, at least for the cities I've checked. Best thing is you can create custom maps and download them to your Pocket PC PDA -- Pocket Street 2002 is included. This alone is worth the price (otherwise mappoint.msn.com is free).

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Summary: Disappointed Mapping Product
Review: I doubt the above 2 reviewers are the actual users of MS S&T 2002 because none of them revealed the 15-second delay in updating the GPS position, the same unacceptable defect also found in S&T 2001. Driving 70 miles an hour on the interstate highway, you'll ALWAYS miss your exit with the belated 15-second GPS update. As a matter fact, there's very little difference in terms of features and performance between S&T 2001 and 2020. Contrary to Michael's cliam, S&T 2002's support for most GPS receivers (including Garmin and Magellan) is hopelessly zero. While all mapping software products contains errors, DeLorme Street Atlas USA is the best for your money. BTW, comparisoin with Rand McNally is unfair because its map was based an obsolete version supplied by ETAK. Nonetheless, Rand McNally StreetFinder and TripMaker are very friendly with all GPS receivers on the market.