[JonV]

I quickly threw a vote towards MS Live just because it's served me well lately. Coming from years of using Delorme Street Atlas Handheld, it was like night and day. In particular, having the internet connection do the work real-time rather downloading maps from the PC and doing routes on the PC was a god-send. Having the internet find restaurants and other POIs made me feel like I was all set with Live Search. I could be anywhere and have it all at my finger tips without needing my PC.

When I saw many folk here mention TomTom I had to go see. Actually i didn't know they had a software solution. I had only heard of the hardware units and people seem to love those. However, when I saw the $149 price tag I almost fell over when compared to the $0 price of Live Search.

After seeing the demo at tomtom.com my curiosity is eating at me. I've got a Treo 700wx using a Holux GPSSlim 386 BT receiver. Can I trust that'll work with tomtom 6?

I'm also curious about the DVD with maps. So I'll need to download maps again to my SD card before travelling? Is there live internet involved in either mapping or POI assistance or is it all on the DVD?

For those who have used both products I assume you are sold to spend the $149. Will I be blown away? Thanks!