Review by Gadget Geek

For the now version of Streets and Trip, I have not noticed very much change not only from last year but from almost a decade ago. The maps are updated and the USB GPS reciever works well but nowadays I am expecting more especially since there are so many other options out there (including my phone using Google Maps with Navigation). The user interface is showing its age and is often tedious to use, As an example, simply looking for an address, I can simply type in the search bar, doing so always finds an address in Canada. I have not been able to figure out how to change it so that it looks in the U.S. first, let alone California where I am. On my computer, I would much rather use Google Maps that I find much more accurate and current and it now has street View so i can actually see it from the perspective of the sidewalk. Now that I have Google Maps with navigation on my phone I have completely stopped using Streets and Trips. I still have it as a backup in case I don’t have an internet connection of Cell phone signal, but at this point, I haven’t even opened the program for months.

Can’t really recommend this unless you don’t have access (or have poor access to internet/cell signal but do have a laptop in the car AND are used to Streets and Trips interface and like it.