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Autoroute 2006

by Microsoft

Platform: Windows 2000 / XP

1.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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Platform: Windows 2000 / XP
Media: DVD-ROM
Item Quantity: 1

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Product Features

Plan stops, scenic detours, fuel stops, add multiple destinations
Quickly alter your route
Over 865,000 Points of Interest so you can quickly find restaurants, cash machines and hotels
More than 5.3 million kilometres (3.2 million miles) of routable roads and motorways throughout Europe
Get accurate, detailed door-to-door directions for any trip
Includes all-new updated maps for Europe
Includes advanced GPS routing features, including GPS trail, rerouting and distance based voice prompting
Includes Pocket Streets for the Pocket PC and Smartphone for on-the-go access

Product details

Item Weight: 100 g
Delivery Destinations: Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered.
ASIN: B000BH2AE6
Release Date: 28 Oct 2005

Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,174 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
- #6 in Software > Education & Reference > Reference > Geography & Maps
- #25 in Software > Hobbies & Pastimes > Route Planning
- #25 in Software > Education & Reference > Reference > Travel & Leisure Guides

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Microsoft AutoRoute 2006 gives you a customizable trip-planning experience that helps you get accurate, detailed directions, easily explore new areas, and find the services you want and need along the way. Built on Microsoft MapPoint mapping technology, AutoRoute 2006 features detailed street-level maps, unique routing, and accurate directions. Travel with complete confidence with this edition of Microsoft AutoRoute!

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96 of 96 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Maps out of date, 6 Nov 2005

Mr Gumby "DH" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Autoroute 2006 (DVD-ROM)

The 2006 version still doesn't include the new layout at M4 J.13 - pretty useless, given the complexity of that junction and the importance of getting it right. The maps are out of date in many other areas too, some of them reported by me using 'map feedback' two years ago. Very disappointing.

If you don't have Autoroute, go ahead and buy. For most users of earlier versions, it's unlikely to be worth upgrading.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Buy it - but don't expect too much, 31 Dec 2005

Jeremy Burgess (Bath, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Autoroute 2006 (DVD-ROM)

I was given a speed camera locator for Christmas which is also a USB GPS receiver. My excitement got the better of and I immediately bought Autoroute 2006 to give me sat nav on my laptop for under £100 altogether. Oops.

I have been using MapPoint 2004 for work (Microsoft tool, Autoroute but with better data maping) and was hugely surprised to find that postcodes (namely my own) from MapPoint 2004 are now missing in Autoroute 2006! Route planning is in that respect massively short of 2004 version. Maps are more up to date (to about early 2005 it would seem).

On a plus side the GPS integration is pretty good. GPS trails mean I can see exactly where I have been (handy for work related stuff) and the spoken instructions are ok although well short of say TomTom. It's also reassuring to know that you can find out just how lost you are even though I have twice found myself directed down a local bridle way and once was on the A34 but in the middle of a large field (according to the map).

Buy it, it's worth the £40 but just don't expect too much.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Backward Step, 5 Nov 2005

R. C. Thomson "Chunky" (W Lothian United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Autoroute 2006 (DVD-ROM)

I thought that the whole point of upgrading a mapping program was to get new map information. AR 2006 does indeed now have the M6 Toll road BUT many many postcodes have been removed. Including mine. My advice is to stick with AR2005 if you want to look up addresses via postcodes

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not So HOT
Been using an old version of AutoRoute for quite a few years. Thought I'd update to AuotoRoute 2006, I run motorcycle tours through Europe tending towards B type roads. Read more

Published on 15 Aug 2007 by S. D. Graham

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice product - but think about what you will use it for
A quick look at the reviews here surprises me as most of the bad ratings are becuase people are trying to use it for real-time navigation. You can do that but it sucks. Read more

Published on 3 Jun 2007 by BuyerLSD

1.0 out of 5 stars Dislectic software
I tried it on my trip from Netherlnds to Italy. What a disaster!
In at least two occasions the software suggested me to turn LEFT when the map correctly indicates to turn... Read more

Published on 16 Aug 2006 by U. Gallo Orsi

4.0 out of 5 stars Microsoft say postcodes now ok
I have played with AR2006 on someone else's PC and, apart from the postcode issues, find it a very good product with good, clear maps and plenty of route options and the ability... Read more

Published on 28 Jun 2006 by James

1.0 out of 5 stars I'm going back to MapPoint 2004
Ok, my older version, MapPoint 2004, doesn't have a number of important A roads in France but at least its route timings represented real road speeds. Read more

Published on 16 Jun 2006 by P. Booth

1.0 out of 5 stars A Definite Backward Step
Having had good results with previous versions I didn't think too long about buying this, but perhaps I should have checked the reviews. Read more

Published on 9 Jun 2006 by M. D. Ashworth

1.0 out of 5 stars autoroute 2006-Portugal
I purchage this version as an upgrade to version 2002, and I must admit this is useless at least for portugal.
The maps are out of precision, and it missing details.

Published on 4 May 2006 by Jose Vitor Higgs

2.0 out of 5 stars Postcodes
I have just upgraded from 2004 to 2006. Finding locations by postcode is now so unreliable as to make the program useless. Dont buy 2006 if you need to locate locations by postcode

Published on 7 April 2006 by Mr. J. R. B. Maclachlan

1.0 out of 5 stars UK Post Codes
My first entry was my own Post Code, it appears I dont have one.
Autoroute 2006 asked had I spelt it correctly. Read more

Published on 31 Mar 2006 by MR JOHN WARD

1.0 out of 5 stars Several UK postcodes missing!
We bought this as an update to our old version of Autoroute as so many UK postcodes have changed over the years. Read more

Published on 31 Mar 2006

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