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fozziejr2 · Joined: 05 May 2008 Location: soon to be korea (august 08)

I have a portable gps here in the states, and i use it a lot at home just as a 'mapquest' sort of thing to get directions. i was thinking this would be super useful if i had one that would work in south korea. i cant find anything on the internet about one existing (especially with english capabilities). does anybody know of a sk gps devise? even if not, what about a google maps or mapquest version of south korea?

jackson7 · Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Kim Jong Il's Future Fireball

If you're not joking, this is THE land of the gps navigation. Almost every car has one, in part (I think) due to the fact that there are virtually no street signs or building numbers.

They're also very cheap and multi-functional. I purchased one recently for 200 bucks or so and it had 8GB of storage, MP3 capabilities, DMB (Korean satellite TV for free), and other cool junk.

fozziejr2 · Joined: 05 May 2008 Location: soon to be korea (august 08)

Where from?

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

One place you can go look at several models on display is Technomart in Seoul on the East side of the Green line. Look for Gangbyeon station. You can also find them at Yongsan station's building, or at COEX mall. They're even for sale in Kyobo book stores.

They're all over.

Here's a site with prices on one popular brand: Inavi (not in English):

http://www.enuri.com/search/Searchlist.jsp?searchkind=1&nosearchkeyword=&es=&c=&keyword=inavi

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

This model is the newest and best of all out there (as far as maps), but they also charge for updates:

http://www.lotteimall.com/product/Product.jsp?i_code=1687285

Guaranteed to kick any US navi product in the butt.

IncognitoHFX · Joined: 06 May 2007 Location: Yeongtong, Suwon

orosee · Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Location: Hannam-dong, Seoul

I have no car but I love gadgets. Is there anything that can be used by a pedestrian (or just for riding on the bus)? Maybe with a PMP integrated?

bondjimbond · Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Location: Seoul

I've looked around for a proper handheld GPS device, but all I can find are the dashboard types.

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

Well, you can get an Inavi PNS model, which you can carry around with you. That's technically a hand-held.

Shauneyz · Joined: 26 May 2008 Location: The land of Nod

I have a Garmin Nuvi that I use here in the states, and I know I can use it anywhere in the world. It's unbelievably useful...but I wouldn't walk around the streets with it, but it's easily replaced by a map.

IlIlNine · Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo

The G in GPS is Global! Rolling Eyes

IlIlNine · Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo