Customer Reviews:
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 most disappointing May 16, 2007
Rojogaix (Davie, Florida United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have just returned from a month in Germany and expected to use AutoRoute Europe 2007 with my laptop. The program functioned well, but was nearly useless because, I was told, the map is vintage 2001. Extensions completed in 2003 and new "A" roads were not shown. If I followed their route to Fussen, I would still be driving. In reality the Autobahn was extended to Fussen several years ago.
I found it helpful to locate tourist information in Munich when I first arrived.
I drove a friend's Audi A6 with Navigation, and found it excellent. As a real time navi system, AutoRoute is a rip-off.
I would take an entirely different perspective were Microsoft to deliver a product resembling its name. Tsk, tsk Microsoft. Deceptive titling just to make a $40 sale....???? On the other hand, I have this bridge for sale....Any takers?
 Working and Living in the UK February 10, 2007
Avid Photography
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Recently we are traveling a lot to London and surrounding areas on business and this map program is helping us find details quickly about areas we want to visit, travel to, and eat at.
So far the only functionality that doesn't appear in AutoRoute that does in Streets and Trips that we would like to have seen is the ability to use the mouse to draw a box around and area and then enlarge it. This function is much more cumbersome in Autoroute.
So far we have enjoyed this program and are making a great use of it.
 AutoRoute Europe 2007 March 29, 2007
T. Doot (Vicenza, Italy)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This has been a good purchase for us. We are in northern Italy for about 7 weeks, and needed to navigate a number of cities: for several business meetings and just to find our way around. It has been an invaluable tool. We have still used physical maps to a certain extent, but in finding the shortest routes, and other points of interest, this has helped us never to be lost (so far!)
A solid tool for getting around Europe May 29, 2007
Charles D. Paglicco (Grafton, MA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just completed a 15 day trip through Italy and Greece using AutoRoute. The other key components are the Pharos GPS-500 USB receiver and a Laptop. The software installs without issues and worked well throughout my trip. It is pretty accurate and worked even in the most remote places. It has many features that I did not use like tracking fuel economy and setting way points. You can select many languages and metric versus miles. I simply put in my target address and checked the provide guidance box and off I went!
There were a couple of minor issues during the trip. On long multi hour drives the software would hang up. Not sure why - could have been a laptop issue also? Simple fix was to close and restart the program.
The other issue is accuracy. There were time when it said " right turn in 500 feet" and the turn was much closer and you would miss it. It's not a big deal because it also shows you a detailed map with street names so you can quickly adjust. This could be an issue with the GPS receiver or restriction by the government.
Anyways - I recommend this product and will use it again.
Cheers,
chuckp
AutoRoute Europe 2007 January 29, 2007
R. A. Cardon (Jemez Springs, NM USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you have used MS Streets & Trips, then you'll know your way around AutoRoute. We are using this to plan a trip to Europe next May. Based on my knowledge of locations in Britian, the software appears to be pretty accurate. If you want to use this with a GPS that does not come bundled with the package, expect some frustration. I still have not figured out how to get it to talk to my USB based Garmin unit. I think it is possible, just do not know how.
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