TomTom GPS vs Garmin

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I investigated these before a solo trip. I'd been using my Android phone to navigate when necessary, but I was interested in a dedicated GPS for when I was out of cell phone range. I also wanted to plan my own route and have satellite weather. The Zumo 665LM comes with these features, but is an older model and I hesitated to spend so much on older technology (with lukewarm reviews). The latest Zumo has weather and traffic only through a smartphone app--not much use when you're out of cell phone range. In the end I purchased the Copilot app for my phone. It took about 30 minutes to download all roadmaps for the US; after that I had no need to access phone towers. The app has a motorcycle mode that will route you the long way round. It works OK, but I must admit I usually just study a paper map.