GPS anyone ? Thoughts ? preferences?

[Greg_imp]

For Christmas my son got me a Sena SMH10, a Bluetooth headset and intercom. There's a streamlined unit that clips to my helmet and wires leading to compact microphone and speakers that attach to the inside. I use it with an iPhone which goes into my pocket or tank bag. For longer trips I have an SAE to USB adapter under my seat which plugs into a battery tender lead, and run the phone's power cord out of the bag, between the tank and seat to the power adapter.

In operation, when someone calls me I hear a ring. I say "hello!", and starting talking with whoever is calling me. To call someone, I tap the single button on the unit on the lower edge of my helmet. This brings up Siri's "beep-beep" and I say "Call ___". This has to be someone with a phone number in my address book. If there's more than one number for them I can specify "... work" or "...home". I hang up by tapping the button or just waiting for it to terminate by itself.

I can ask Siri to give me turn by turn voice directions to any place I have an address for in my address book, from anywhere I happen to be. I get at least one advance notice of an upcoming turn and then an immediate direction maybe 50 ft ahead of it.

SMH10 can also be used as an intercom between multiple units and there's accessories for open face helmets, and wired earplugs. I probably don't use half the functionality.

After I got over my hesitation to give up the splendid isolation of riding, it took me awhile to figure it out. But now that it's working I like having it.