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Hey all,
I've been an avid user of TomTom from V5 upwards. I currently use V7.
I only have experience with TomTom and have always stuck to it as I've had no complaints. Easy to install, easy to customise etc..etc..
I'd like to ask you to vote which you use and why.
PLEASE CAN WE JUST GIVE REASONS AS TO WHY YOU USE WHICH AND NOT START ANY ARGUEMENTS WITH ANY OTHER POST!
Keep your reasons simple and to the point.
Many thanks
Wayne
edit: If anyone has any other nav software they use, I will amend the Poll accordingly.
I have tried Tomtom 7, Navigon and iGO8.
Quickly removed both Tomtom and Navigon when I got iGO8 running. Both of them had much more noticable lag.
Im using TomTom too.... but it does have lag, does igo8 have less?
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Im using TomTom too.... but it does have lag, does igo8 have less?
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MUCH less.
I'm using tomtom, well that is to say I have it on my phone as I have in car satnav, but I use it to scroll through maps etc and find the place I'm looking for prior to getting in the car.
As such I'm not really worried about the lag issue (in fact I don't think I've even used it as satnav since I've had my HD).
I did try IGO8 but I immediately installed the tomtom skin as it's what I'm used to and I like the layout of tomtom.
i' using garmin.i think it better that tomtom.way more options, but guess they all do the same at the send.
TT, even if the last version is not working perfectly on HD 'cause it wasn't designed for it, anyway it's the best and it remain the only one
sat nav
I have the Garmin in my car but atm haven’t got on my phone but I would like to put it on. Can anyone tell me if I can use the software from my car one and if so how do you put it on. Alternatively where do you get the satnav software from and is it special one just for phones.
strange no one mentions about mapking... i'm using mapking though i prefer the background of garmin. but garmin searching can be a real headache
Like the OP, TomTom. I have used several versions over several years. Very easy to use.
There is a lot of scope for personalization and custom of map colour schemes and system menu screens etc.
The supported .ov2 POI files are common and easy to install. Voice alerts area easy to create and install for all POIs including safety cameras.
Having said the above, iGo8 for example has a more comprehensive map set and impressed me when visiting the UAE. I found the display and interface unfamiliar, but I would consider prolonged use with a TomTom skin.
TomTom here as well.
Mainly so I can use my Speed Camera Database.
How poor is that.....ONLY 25.6% (roughly a quarter) of those who voted shared a comment.
If it helps I use Route 66, so I didn't even get to vote
igo is the way to go
i have a Touch HD with both TomTom and Igo8 on, i was trying to use TomTom but found it lagged and was unreliable in getting a fix( a big prob with the HD) but when i put Igo on it worked first time and every time since, and i must admit it looks much better with the topography in 3d mode, its very nice, so i WAS a TomTom fan, but now im a Igo 8 convert.
I use SYGIC (Mc Guider) 7.6 because it´s easy to handle and it works in landscape perfekt.
Ive tried CoPilot, TomTom and iGo8, and I've stuck with iGo. It seems to update the quickest, the instructions are very clear and the display is excellent.
TomTom for me.
My wife bought me a full retail TomTom package a couple of years ago including the software + their GPS device at a total cost of GBP200 (~EUR180). When I (inevitably) upgraded my phone five months later I was unable to transfer the licence to the new machine because I'd gone up a version in WM and my TomTom software wouldn't install. All of that money we'd spent on the retail version was immediately wasted, which was very annoying.
I was forced to find and use a cracked version instead of my legal and perfectly good version simply because TomTom designed their software for one specific operating system and wouldn't do anything to help me.
I have bought lots of legal software for my PC and for my PDAs (and have donated to this site) and fully support the anti-warez policy on XDA-Dev, but out of principle now I will always use a cracked version of TomTom in revenge for TomTom's policy. TomTom will never get another penny from me.
BTW, this is a useful site for downloading free POIs for most software, thought it may be useful!
http://www.poifriend.com/
CoPilot is now listed as compatible with HD:
http://www.alk.eu.com/copilot/compatibility.asp
Tried Navigon MN 7, iGo 8 and Tomtom 7...
I'm using Navigon MN7, just because it has the nicest look (maps...) when you drive...
iGo 8 is also very nice to use, unfortunately the Tele Atlas maps are not so accurate, compared to the much better NavteQ maps used by Navigon !
And Tomtom, for me, has the World ugliest display when you drive, AND the not so accurate Tele Atlas maps ! IMHO, definitely the worst navigating software you can use... ;-(
Im wondering which GPS software is best? Right now i have TomTom 7 its good but im still wondering if there are better ones.
Of course iGO8
a subjective question. For every person who says that tomtom is the best, you will find someone saying that Igo is....
decide what is best for YOU and go with it
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a subjective question. For every person who says that tomtom is the best, you will find someone saying that Igo is....
decide what is best for YOU and go with it
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Exactly....
I would have to join the IGO8 camp on this one. I have TomTom as well, but honestly, ever since I installed IGO8 I haven't started TomTom not a single time.
I prefer beautiful IGO graphics and I'm a bit of a sucker for features such as 3D landmark buildings and topographic display of terrain.
The overall experience with IGO8 has been very positive for me.
Well, I would say TomTom 7.9, because of it's ease of use, great functionality and stability, BUT! It misses the feature to record your route. iGO8 CAN do this. Even while navigating, you can record the exact GPS data. So if you decide to take a detour, you can later export the actual route and display it for example on Google Earth.
So, because of this I have to say iGO8.
iGO - eye candy
Route66 - resource intensive. lags in 3d
TomTom - sweet simple to use. fast.
I show off with iGO and prefer TomTom for major travelling.
Anyone tried Garmin? Btw anyone know of maps for India?
I use Co-Pilot 7 on my Touch HD really like it, clean and clear. Didn't like TomTom at all
How do these other units compare with Wayfinder?
I dont need fancy graphics in my GPS. TomTom it is.
Who cares about Eye Candy, are you driving while looking at your iGo or what? iGO was crap just because it didn't have much of the features of TomTom, as people mentioned already, TomTom is popular cause it is simple to use and very very clear.
just one question
do suffer with GPS lag on HD? my HD does.
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just one question
do suffer with GPS lag on HD? my HD does.
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Do you mean that its a bit slow with updating your position when youre about to make a turn for example? Mine is sometimes 1-2 second behind my real position. But it doesnt bother me.
i think the most important thing on navigation software is the right voice order where to drive, but more important, in the right moment. i tried lots of different software, but havent found the best yet. igo is very nice, but the voice tells me to turn left when its already too late. and its not lag dependent because the position is right and up 2 date.
so which software has the best voice timing?
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i think the most important thing on navigation software is the right voice order where to drive, but more important, in the right moment. i tried lots of different software, but havent found the best yet. igo is very nice, but the voice tells me to turn left when its already too late. and its not lag dependent because the position is right and up 2 date.
so which software has the best voice timing?
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My TomTom has very good voice timing. It tells me well in advance when i should turn and how many meters is left to the turn.
i downloaded co-pilot live you have to get the link from Alk if you have the Touch HD. It's great!
Useless subjective thread. GPS Test shows GPS signals but can't switch views since there is no D-Pad on the HD. You could try AE Button Plus to fix this. But haven't tried that.
Garmin Mobile XT works fine for me....
Anyone know of ANY gps apps with coverage for China? I have searched theres almost no info Tried garmin xt and it isnt useful and china support has been discontinued. The problem is all the commertial sites say like "100 cities in asia".... WHAT CITIES? they dont say Ive found a few but they only cover Beijing. I need map coverage with Pinyin/English. I don't even need fancy 3d. Something like Googlemap but with routing and streets labeled would be perfect. Any help appreciated.
I use Garmin XT and it works great,
no problems,
it even works great on all the cooked Roms i have tried,
and it finds the sats in about 10 to 15 seconds...
What GPS software do you use, and why?
why not Sygic Mobile 2009 ? Works good for me.
Well, I've read that iGo and Tom Tom are the best, but here I wanna see which one do people use... Even if it's not on of those two...
I've tried both and use tomtom as it is better at route planning.
Igo looks nicer though.
i'll gonna install IGO to see how its works.
Sygic looks better then TOMTOM, but TOMTOM is more reliable on the arrival time. (excuse me for my poor English)
For me, i think tom tom is beter
im using igo. i dont know, but it seems to me igo's better in australia
I have both
need to know..
The answer is in the following topics, as both are good NAV tools..
1. Are you into 3D, tweaks, setting up or want an installation once and for all?
2. Do you travel a lot, or want it around home in one or two countries?
3. What are you going to run it on? Touch HD?
4. is TTS important or not ? (text to voice)
Here is my experiance with both...
1. iGO is skinnable, and allows many changes by the user. If you are not into it, than TomTom is more likely to be the one for you. Simple, and to the point.
2. If you tarvel to exotic locations you will soon find out TomTom does not cover the globe as good as iGO. If you travel in urban areas in EU or USA, it makes no difference what you choose.
3. iGO is a memory hog. Even with 100MB free RAm you may ancounter 'out of memory' situations with iGO. TomTom is lean on memory.
4. TTS may not work on touch HD if you try the Leo Manila 2.5 as they collide somehow. Not sure why, but I had to disable T3FD on some roms in order to make TTS work.
So, as you see, it depends what are the needs. Personally I like iGO better because it can become a real 3D navigation tool, with terrain , buildings, etc.. and it is beautiful. I did not find any major difference navigating with TomTom and iGO as far as navigation results, as both get to run the same maps from the same houses.. So I vote iGO because I like it, not because it is better. Answer yourself the questions, and you will get an idea. Both are good options, and not the only ones you can have..
i`m 50/50 on this subject because i can use 1000`s of custom generated poi`s in tomtom that i use for work & igo seems to have a limit unless i put them into seperate catagoreies which is time consuming.
Igo coupled with hypergps (TMC) works well for me but have not manged to work out how to get this working on tomtom, (might not be possible.
so if i had to choose it would be tomtom as it`s faster & not as hungry on system stuff.
Igo
I have Igo8 and work perfekt
BigE said:
The answer is in the following topics, as both are good NAV tools..
1. Are you into 3D, tweaks, setting up or want an installation once and for all?
2. Do you travel a lot, or want it around home in one or two countries?
3. What are you going to run it on? Touch HD?
4. is TTS important or not ? (text to voice)
Here is my experiance with both...
1. iGO is skinnable, and allows many changes by the user. If you are not into it, than TomTom is more likely to be the one for you. Simple, and to the point.
2. If you tarvel to exotic locations you will soon find out TomTom does not cover the globe as good as iGO. If you travel in urban areas in EU or USA, it makes no difference what you choose.
3. iGO is a memory hog. Even with 100MB free RAm you may ancounter 'out of memory' situations with iGO. TomTom is lean on memory.
4. TTS may not work on touch HD if you try the Leo Manila 2.5 as they collide somehow. Not sure why, but I had to disable T3FD on some roms in order to make TTS work.
So, as you see, it depends what are the needs. Personally I like iGO better because it can become a real 3D navigation tool, with terrain , buildings, etc.. and it is beautiful. I did not find any major difference navigating with TomTom and iGO as far as navigation results, as both get to run the same maps from the same houses.. So I vote iGO because I like it, not because it is better. Answer yourself the questions, and you will get an idea. Both are good options, and not the only ones you can have..
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Thanks for the info...
Will try both, but I'll hold on iGo...
Best regards
I can recommend copilot 8, this is the market leader for smartphone navigation anyway and so far has chosen better routes than tomtom 7 used to for me and has a better display as well as being much cheaper as the latest version is a third the price of the previous version or tomtom. Works fine on L26 windows 6.5 rom with manilla 2.5 on the HD too.
HTC will be preinstalling copilot on the new HTC Leo (HD2)..
robsno said:
I can recommend copilot 8, this is the market leader for smartphone navigation anyway and so far has chosen better routes than tomtom 7 used to for me and has a better display as well as being much cheaper as the latest version is a third the price of the previous version or tomtom. Works fine on L26 windows 6.5 rom with manilla 2.5 on the HD too.
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Hi,same thing , since i use copilot v8 , tomtom and others are long forgotten ...
I use NDrive, simple, very fast, flexible.
My 4 experiences:
Tomtom:
+: It's the best for routing. Good POIs. I used it in 4 countries in Europe without ANY problem.
-: It's outdated and very simple.
IGO
+ Very beautifull, shows lots of information, skinable.
- Unestable, needs lots of memory, bad routing, bad POIs.
Sigyc Drive
+ Like tomtom but more updated.
- worse routing than Tomtom.
Ndrive
+ Simple and very clear interface on navitation. Moves VERY soft.
- VERY simple. Shows very little information.
(Sorry for my english)
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My 4 experiences:
Tomtom:
+: It's the best for routing. Good POIs. I used it in 4 countries in Europe without ANY problem.
-: It's outdated and very simple.
IGO
+ Very beautifull, shows lots of information, skinable.
- Unestable, needs lots of memory, bad routing, bad POIs.
Sigyc Drive
+ Like tomtom but more updated.
- worse routing than Tomtom.
Ndrive
+ Simple and very clear interface on navitation. Moves VERY soft.
- VERY simple. Shows very little information.
(Sorry for my english)
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Good info... Couldn't agree more.
What about the Copilot 8? I've never used that one.
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My 4 experiences:
IGO
- Unestable, needs lots of memory, bad routing, bad POIs.
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Unstable? in what way? I've never had any issues, even after modding the **** out of it and I aint no real pro dev..
Might I add that iGo8 is extremely customizable, examples > http://artwork-igo8.blogspot.com/
My current skin > http://artwork-igo8.blogspot.com/search/label/Kikker Skin
By far the best navigation software I've ever used! properly because of the open system, lot of internet sources for speedcamera's and POI's and modifications.
Its does use a lot of memory, especially when using NASA demographic files, buildings and so on..
P.S. I do NOT work for iGo
I used tomtom, iGuidance and sometimes Destinator
I have the google maps application, its perfect!!
but it must connect to the internet,
i need a program thatuses the internal GPS without using an internet connection
i heard that Route 66 can do it, but cant find a link
please help
thanxxxxx
take a look at igo8 i use this for months now and perfect working even with tmc - take a llok at google für some full wm versions... even here at the forum you should find some useful links i can't belive that you can't find anything for your needs - just a tipp @google type + download or +full download behind the name of the desired app...
Try TrekBuddy. It's not too accurate but you can calibrate it and make your own maps and waypoint. It's java by the way: http://www.trekbuddy.net/forum/
Cheers!
nDrive is doing the trick for me But you need to pay for it.. or simply google it
Nav N Go iGO 8
GOOGLE
iGO 8
The best navigation it's Garmin
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/store/downloadsUpdates.jsp?product=010-11034-00&cID=138&pID=11413
TomTom 7 seriously.
I started using TomTom since version 5 and I'm fond of it, but I should admit it's mainly matter of personal liking.
I also tried iGO8, pre-installed on a standalone navigator I bought, it's not so bad, but the user interface is more chaotic in my opinion.
As far as I know, iGO interface is more customizable then TT.
Talking about algorithms, specially for route recalculation, I think they are equivalent.
Igo8 is best...
alternate to tom tom
I have been using sygic mobile. it is alot cheaper £30 for program and uk maps!
iGo8 - I like it
fingerizm said:
I have the google maps application, its perfect!!
but it must connect to the internet,
i need a program thatuses the internal GPS without using an internet connection
i heard that Route 66 can do it, but cant find a link
please help
thanxxxxx
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We have Route 66 installed and like it - go www.66.com
Navigon
Navigon Navigator is the best! I used to use TomTom.
Navigon is very grafical and has lots of options.
On the highway you get a visual representation of the exit you should or should not take.
It even shows 3d buildings on the map if you are in a city.
Performance is also good!
Garmin
Garmin mobile xt r the best gps software for me...
since i used garmin,i never been lost on the road anymore...
if u want the software n map,u can try search at MFM forum...
I tried almost all GPS software. (TT, Garmin mobile 4 & 5, iGo8, ... etc).
Garmin is by far the WORST. Ugly, outdated and confused GUI. And it's slow as hell. But it's excellent with POI searching especially with Google integration. And it's flight schedule and traffic info over internet is handy too.
Tom Tom is not bad, but not good as well in every aspect.
iGo8 is the most powerfully and configurable. TTS (very rare on WM), TMC (even rare), good looking (with customize skin) and smooth. The only problem is require a lot of memory and takes longer to start (30sec - 1min)
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TomTom 7 seriously.
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what he said, some of the POI's have been a little off, and the recalculating could be a little better, but it is great overall
search google for it, i used words like TT7 and xperia, and so forth...works great
Automapa
Best of the best is Polish program called Automapa (www.automapa.com).
You can change language to english and load europe map/
Igo 8.3-the best.
I have used Garmin, Navigon, Igo, TomTom and Sygic.
Garmin was't really userfriendly in my opinion and I stopped testing it very quickly.
Igo is really nice navigation program, It is customizable, it has tmc, roadassistance. Programs starts not fast but when it starts it works fluently. There were two reasons I stopped using Igo: 1. Speech is really a chaos. Its not accurate, it replays a lot and the beep tone before the speech is really annoying. 2. GPS wasnt very accurate.
Sygic is almost like TomTom, but sometimes the calculating of the roads wasnt really logical for me, but its really nice alternative.
Navigon is the most extencive navigation program for PDA. It has visual road assistance for example. But it doesnt work very properly yet. I cant search for POI´s and its really heavy program. Speech is very good, pitty that it doesnt have querty keyboard.
I have used TomTom for a long time and looked every time to another, because it doest have any extras (it doesnt have road line assistance for example), but because its light, stable, userfriendly and everything works like it has to, I always went back to TomTom and now it is the only navigation program I use.
What navigation is the best for Desire HD?
I have IGO8 on my HD2 and i could not ask for a better navigation, i simply LOVE it! tried IGO for Android on my Desire HD, and i almost fell off my chair. WTF is that? not even close to the Windows version
So, what navi is most simular to IGO8 on Desire HD?
I use Sygic Aura
I have just downloaded Sygic Aura, and it looks very nice.
but where can i find the map version? and i dont see any speedcams on the map. is it using fresh maps?
Anyone else knows of a good navi, let me know
I'm afraid I don't know IGO8, so can't compare other apps to it. But when I got my DHD 3 months ago, I tried all the sat nav paid apps available on the market at the time. (This was back when you could try for 24 hours.) I also read all the online reviews I could find.
In the end, for me, the choice boiled down to CoPilot and Navigon MobileNavigator. I preferred Navigon - the display was cleaner and easier to read, and it seemed to calculate better routes. CoPilot had more options, but they were options I didn't really need. CoPilot was also cheaper.
However Navigon didn't work well with my BlueAnt S4 bluetooth handsfree car speakerhone. The voice came out of both the phone and the handsfree at the same time. I wrote to Navigon about it, but they said that they couldn't support all different bluetooth devices. So I went with CoPilot, and I've been reasonably happy with it.
However a few weeks later the developer of an app call CarUI fixed the Navigon bluetooth problem - if you used CarUI to start Navigon, the sound only came out of the handsfree speaker. Don't know why Navigon couldn't do the same thing (unless they have by now).
CoPilot is fine, and I only really use sat nav from time to time, so it's probably a good thing that I chose the cheaper option. But I really did like the look of Navigon, it's work checking out.
Hope that helps.
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What navigation is the best for Desire HD?
I have IGO8 on my HD2 and i could not ask for a better navigation, i simply LOVE it! tried IGO for Android on my Desire HD, and i almost fell off my chair. WTF is that? not even close to the Windows version
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I know what you mean - the Adroid version of iGO is awful - jerky and those clunky sounds .
I've just been using HTC's Premium Navigator with downloaded maps. Although it said it would be a 30 day trial it's still going strong at twice that - looks like my licence is good until June!
For my needs, it's smooth and accurate enough.
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I've just been using HTC's Premium Navigator with downloaded maps..
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Does that work okay for UK postcodes now? I tried it in November, but found the postcode search wasn't very good - it only had a partial list of postcodes - my own road wasn't in it.
i have:
Sygic 10
NDrive
IGO
Sygic Aura
Navigon
i thought i try all them out and i like Sygic 10 the best so far
Thanks guys! i'll check out Navigon and CoPilot.
Recommend checking out these threads if you haven't already:
Here is a useful poll and some comments from other users about Navigation Software:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874988
Here are Dazultra and my reviews of different SatNav solutions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=902264
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Recommend checking out these threads if you haven't already:
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Very interesting reading, thanks! I was relieved to see people saying similar things to my findings - Navigon comes out well for routes, and Contacts integration (I forgot to mention that above), but the interface could be improved (although I liked that it was clean and uncluttered). I really would have stuck with it if it wasn't for the BlueAnt handsfree problem.
CoPilot's interface is cluttered and it's routes aren't as good. I think they may have added Contacts integration now, I'll check next time I'm using it.
I don't think iGO was available when I was testing. I did try Sygic, but didn't get on well with it, I don't remember the details now. Of course testing for 24 hours isn't very easy, I think I only tested each one on the drive to work and back.
I only use sat nav occasionally, so CoPilot is good enough for me for now, but if Navigon ever fix the bluetooth issue I had with my handsfree, or if I had to rely on it on a daily basis, I'd possibly switch back.
I found TomTom on my iPhone was pretty good - better than my old Garmin satnav. It's a shame TomTom don't make an android app.
For the moment i'm using iGO and Navigon on my Desire HD
Navigon Mobile Navigator v3.5.3
But is Q1.2010 the newest maps for navigon? its seems outdated as it not even showing a roundabout and a road that was build over a year ago where i live. my iGO maps, which are 2010.09 is showing this. i have seen Q4.2010 maps for navigon an another forum, but for MN V7.
why is 3.5.3 stuck with outdated maps?
EDIT: Navigon freshmap says Q3, but but my phone says Q1. it still misses that roundabout and that road.
Navigation
Hi, i'm using Navigon 3.5, gives you traffic and alternative routes. Zip code and Poi's(also grapic) navigation.
As a former Tomtom user i'm quite happy.
Cheers,
Jim
CO-Pilot is working fine for me so far. Been around most of europe, never failed on me once. A good buy even though a little expensive.
Getting my DHD soon, but for now I have Co-Pilot on my Streak.
I have always had TomTom on my many Windows Mobile devices, and I loved it. On the move to Android however I had to leave TomTom behind for Co-Pilot which isn't at all as good unfortunately, but it does the job well.
The maps and program for Co-Pilot is widely available for free if you know where to look.
could i ask whats wrong with the google navigation thats free? not in a rude way just wondering the difference and why people dont use it
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could i ask whats wrong with the google navigation thats free? not in a rude way just wondering the difference and why people dont use it
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lets start with the bad things...
- no offline navigation
- unlimited dataplan useful
- no data connection with active phonecalls
- problems (of course) with lost data connection
- not very accurate when you got big crossings/streets with several lanes to take. Other software offer you some kind of assistance what lane to take
good things...
+ free! (except for data costs)
+ nice extras like sat pics
+ very good working with all google search results (POI always up to date/web)
+ traffic information always very accurate (at least in my area Frankfurt/Germany)
why do i use google?
- i got unlimited dataplan
- maps with actual versions are saved to some maps puffer. usually phone calls are not a problem
- coz its free and no matter what I search, I find it on google
My last phone was HTC HD2 with Tomtom it was just perfect!!
But Know i have the Desire Hd the things i need to know!! and i think i what to use the Copilot but is it also for Offline Use ??
And if i download it from internet do i have to look for a some kind of version!!
Same as by the HD2 ??
Ps. why does nobody have screenshort or a tut.movie that would be nice!!
Greetz Mark from Holland