But I just use it on my home computer and print out the information. This is great for getting on the road but doesn't help much if I want to change my trip while on the road. And my GPS is one for hiking without roadmaps so I can't use it for roadtrips. And, to be honest, I don't want to travel with all those electronics. Part of the appeal for a roadtrip to me is that it helps me break my computer/technology addiction a bit.

Anyway, I have found using VZ Navigator on my cellphone to be quite helpful for routing assistance while on the road. It costs about $10 a month but you can just buy it for the month you're traveling and then cancel. There's no long-term contract.. So the cost is really pretty cheap in comparison to buying a navigating unit. Of course, it does use your minutes but I have a generous plan, no roaming charges in the lower-48, and the minutes don't add up as fast you would think because it doesn't use minutes the entire time it's on. It just uses minutes when it's downloading the route info....just a few seconds, really.

I've really only done this for short routing information, like if I need to find a specific place and have gotten lost. So I've only purchased the $2.99 (or is it $1.99 one-day options when I've really needed it). I haven't used it for major roadtrip planning while on a big roadtrip. But it might be a viable option.

So I'm guess I'm just throwing this out there to see if it appeals to anyone here or if anyone has more experience with it.