My Lowrance GPS works the same way too. Street first, then number. So does
my little Curtis.
Courtney

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Whittaker" <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: cheap GPS

> dear screen challenged
> we have the MadgeLAN road mate and love it ...
> large enough to see at a glance with out glasses
> the interface took a little getting used to cause as You say it is a
> little
> "backward"
> but once you get used to it and have made a few trips ur addresses are
> stored and it runs very well
>
> just a note ..... I especially liked it in Portland ... spent a week there
> while working through a break down ...
> had a second vehicle with us and used the gps in the second vehicle
> loved it on those multi lane freeways with the a - b - c - d exits to
> unfamiliar streets that would get you to where you need to be ... m iss
> one
> and it takes. many. miles to get back
> regards
>
>
> On Sunday, November 13, 2011, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I finally received my Magellan, and it works very well.  I unpacked it
> from
>> the box, and quickly jumped in my car for a biz trip down to Portland.
> One
>> thing I noticed is that it won't accept the street number in the address
>> field, until after you've input the street.  This seems pretty screwy,
>> since my destination address was 600 NE Grand Ave., Portland, OR 97232
>> (Oregon Metro), but I had to enter Grand Ave. first, and then the number.
>> Inputting my home address faced the same challenge.  I can't figure out
>> if
>> this can be user configured differently.  Anyone else experience this?
>>
>> --
>> Casey
>>
>
> --
> roger w
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> servant who becomes king ...
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