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Navigon trial and network connection

Hi
Just downloaded the navigon 30 day trial and I noticed it requires network access to run. I`m going away in a few weeks time to Italy so dont want to use any network data. Any ideas if the full version requires network connection too?
thanks

I was under the impression that it only needs network access to download the maps to your SD card.
Regards,
Dave

Nope, if you disable all network connections it doesnt run, complaining of no network. Once it finds a network then it comes up with the screen to upgrade,trial,etc

Does it work with just WiFi or does it need cellular data connection?
Maybe trial version needs network to decide how long it has been installed.
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paulruk said:
Hi
Just downloaded the navigon 30 day trial and I noticed it requires network access to run. I`m going away in a few weeks time to Italy so dont want to use any network data. Any ideas if the full version requires network connection too?
thanks
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As a user of the full version I can confirm that it is only the trial version that requires a network connection. The full version doesn't.

martuk said:
Does it work with just WiFi or does it need cellular data connection?
Maybe trial version needs network to decide how long it has been installed.
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Yes, the trial does work with a WiFi connection. As you surmise it is to check that you have not gone beyond the 30 day limit, and also to give you the options to upgrade to the full version.

I'd be interested to know if this is any good? Dont even wanna attempt the trial if it was as bad as the iphone version?

ok thanks for clearing that up, have to test it out before going away and then purchase if its any good.
What was so bad about the iphone version btw?

It sucked, I had virtually all the main gps navigation aids on my 3gs, and I used then with the tom tom gps cradle (enhancer). The problem with nearly all of them was rerouting. This was my main gripe. Lets say you take a wrong turn, by mistake. This is easy with navigon as I found its graphics were the worst in as much as road names were tiny and the colors were pooh. Navigon and copilot would somehow assume that you know where your going and recalculate a completely different route. Now if that means a 20 mile additional journey, who cares. It showed you a way, you didn't take it, so have this 20 mile detour! And you would be none the wiser. Tom tom would get you to do a uturn at the first available point, if it was still the quickest route and straight away you know you've gone wrong.Its routes were generally poor regardless of setting. As were the rest to be fair. But tom tom was the best, followed I believe by sygic, copilot had a great ui, probably the best in fact, but it often failed to find signal, the same as navigon. And that was with the enhanced gps. Copilot took over a month to reply to my email. What i really like about the desire maps is the road in front is accurate, the severity of bends is correct, a little laggy, but the maps are spot on. I didn't see this on navigon, they straighten the roads out, some more than others to save space which can add to confusion as to where you are. Navigon I also found laggy, roughly the same as google navigation.

Dunbad said:
It sucked, I had virtually all the main gps navigation aids on my 3gs, and I used then with the tom tom gps cradle (enhancer). The problem with nearly all of them was rerouting. This was my main gripe. Lets say you take a wrong turn, by mistake. This is easy with navigon as I found its graphics were the worst in as much as road names were tiny and the colors were pooh. Navigon and copilot would somehow assume that you know where your going and recalculate a completely different route. Now if that means a 20 mile additional journey, who cares. It showed you a way, you didn't take it, so have this 20 mile detour! And you would be none the wiser. Tom tom would get you to do a uturn at the first available point, if it was still the quickest route and straight away you know you've gone wrong.Its routes were generally poor regardless of setting. As were the rest to be fair. But tom tom was the best, followed I believe by sygic, copilot had a great ui, probably the best in fact, but it often failed to find signal, the same as navigon. And that was with the enhanced gps. Copilot took over a month to reply to my email. What i really like about the desire maps is the road in front is accurate, the severity of bends is correct, a little laggy, but the maps are spot on. I didn't see this on navigon, they straighten the roads out, some more than others to save space which can add to confusion as to where you are. Navigon I also found laggy, roughly the same as google navigation.
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Thanks. Just tried Navigon today and yeah its a fast but hideous looking interface. Is it me or is there no way of removing all the POI info. It seems really lacking in settings, it also didnt re-route very quickly.
I`ve tried co-pilot, and I liked its features but like you say can take you on some wild detours. Instead of using motorways that were quicker but longer it would try and use A roads that were shorter, but slower. Even adjusting the settings to say not too, it just ignored it. So you really had to check your route before leaving.
I`d like to try sygic but there doesnt seem to be a trial, and at £50 / 59euros i`d rather not have to buy it and find out its not what I want.
I really wish tomtom would bring out an android app.

Yeah X2 on the tom tom. It wasnt great, but it was the best by some way. I could rely on it anyway. If I was you and had co pilot, id stick with it. try navigon and see what you think. It maybe better on android. Near in mind though, when you buy, those roads might straighten out! Would not surprise me! if you dont wanna buy a standalone, copilot once the route is checked with a map,??? and you've gone through the ball ache that is entering the destination on co pilot or navigon, then your good to go. It really is nice to follow. (providing come the day of the races it loads! Lastly, the tome it takes to recalculate the route, I thought was reasonable on all of them. But its HOW it re routes thats vital. And most get it wrong! That all said things might be different on android. As for me, im not even bothering till tom tom comes out.

Well after using Navigon trial for a while at both home and abroad I have decided to purchase , having tried all the other navigation software. Its slightly lacking in features compared to co pilot but what it does do well is navigation. Its fast, good display, accurate and comprehensive speech and the poi`s are pretty good. Probably used it for 300 miles without a hitch.
Thanks for the help

Tomtom?

Is there Tomtom navigation software for android that would install to the SGS2?
Also I haven't really tried out the built in google navigation properly yet, but does it do as good a job as tomtom and does it come with traffic camera alerts?
Thanks.

No Tom \Tom never used navigation i dont get lost .
You need to try answer is probably not as good as Tom Tom but free .
jje

Tomtom will release an android version in the future but the date is not known yet.
pocketgpsworld.com/We-Meet-TomToms-MD-Corinne-Vigreux-Before-Break-Free-Event-8910.php

Navigation is very basic, but since it's free you have to expect that. Saying that, it is very good. I've used 4 or 5 different satnav apps over the years (always on mobiles - never dedicated) and I judge them on how well they take me through central London, as it's a bit of a tightly-packed maze if you don't know where you're going. Google Navigation has done that for me many times without fail, so I use it and trust it.
There are downsides, however. It needs a data connection to plan the route. I've read that it doesn't need it again after that, but I'm not convinced. If it doesn't need data then why does it tell me it's lost data connection when I go through a tunnel? Also, I recently had to find my own way around a closed road because Navigation doesn't give you the common option to avoid a part of the calculated route. That was not fun!
Sygic Aura seems to be getting quite a lot of attention, and you get a 25% off code when you purchase it. XDA, being what it is, has a thread where people are posting their codes...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859223&highlight=sygic+aura
You get 25% off, and then post your code so that the next person gets 25% off. This is sometimes a great community
Hope this helps mate

Thanks guys.
johncmolyneux, I'll give it a try, though I'm not sure what that data connection is about. I did a quick test from in my house the other night and input a route to my mum's house and it came up with the route directions and voice instructions. I've got the old tomtom navigator 6 and navigator 7 with traffic camera alerts on my touch diamond. I think what I'll do is get hold of any old sim card just so I can use that phone as my sat nav, at least, if I find I'm not happy with google nav. And thanks for the link about Sygic Aura!

copilot is very good! works fantastic on sgs2, very cheap to buy as well, a must buy for an alternative for tom tom

vimto25 said:
copilot is very good! works fantastic on sgs2, very cheap to buy as well, a must buy for an alternative for tom tom
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Yeah, I'd be interested to know which is better out of copilot and sygic aura for reliable navigation and traffic cameras.

tomtom is in development for android

Best navigation?

Hey I'm very happy with my Google navigation. But there was an issue that I thought I wouldn't have anymore. I lost my data connection due to a rally event deep in PA today. What's the best navigation that doesn't require a data connection? I used to use Co piolet back in the day.
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I've been trying to get a good app too. I wish they had tomtom for Android... Hopefully soon....

Well im sure you know google maps is kinda 3 apps mixed in to one but ive seen on cnet . com was apps that you can DL the maps you wanted for offline Nav

Maverick is really good and you can download maps for use offline
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth

I love Sygic, stopped trying others long ago, NDrive was nice but pricey, CoPilot had some bad ideas for my hometown (wrong way on one way streets, inaccurate destinations, etc).... however, my testing was over a year ago, and things improve. I bought two licenses on sale previously, use it on my phone and tablet.

daveid said:
I love Sygic, stopped trying others long ago, NDrive was nice but pricey, CoPilot had some bad ideas for my hometown (wrong way on one way streets, inaccurate destinations, etc).... however, my testing was over a year ago, and things improve. I bought two licenses on sale previously, use it on my phone and tablet.
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Sygic is asking me for a product code.
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nvm I fixed it. Thanks
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telenav app

so i really didnt like using the stock navigation app because it made my phone super hot, which also made it drain battery faster then my car charger could well charge it lol. so since i had a blackberry before and it had it installed from the start i decided to give it a try. went on a 20 minute drive with it and i expect the phone to be hot when i picked it up. lo and behold it was actually kinda cold lol. battery drained a little fast as is usual with gps running but not nearly as fast as stock. and on the way back i went with my charge and it worked fine. i highly recommend replacing the stock app with this one. hope this review helps people with the same concerns as me.

I live in the U.S. and do not travel to other countries. I personally use CoPilot Live Premium USA. Except for activation it does not require cell service to work but when you do have cell service it has Google and Wikipedia searches built in.
CoPilot is not my ideal choice but am using it because it supports navigation to GPS coordinates and for $10 it's a pretty good deal, NAVIGON USA ($40) does not. It also supports KML importing using CoPilot manager software. This allows for importing placemarkers from the web version of Google Maps. This allows for a shared map that you and others can edit then export, convert and send to your phone.
telenav is nice but only as long as you have data coverage and this has caused many for my friends and family on road trips.

Google navigation. Part of google maps.
Assimilated using the interface that interacts with the advanced internet.

benmatlock said:
Google navigation. Part of google maps.
Assimilated using the interface that interacts with the advanced internet.
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+1 for Google navigation, otherwise Scout works surprisingly well with little battery drain for me. Telenav, for whatever reason, barely worked on my phone. It was fully updated and beyond jacked up. But the lgog is very fickle so it may just be my experience. Have had zero issues with the other two.

[Q] Copilot 8 LIve problems

Hi
Ive spent a little time doing searches for the answer to this but failed miserably
Ive installed copiot 8 live on my new samsung galaxy note 2 and all i can get is the start screen, then it goes back to the phones home screen.
Does anyone have a work around or tips for getting copilot working. I use it everyday and Im having to carry my old phone too so that I can keep using copilot.
thanks

Liam G said:
Hi
Ive spent a little time doing searches for the answer to this but failed miserably
Ive installed copiot 8 live on my new samsung galaxy note 2 and all i can get is the start screen, then it goes back to the phones home screen.
Does anyone have a work around or tips for getting copilot working. I use it everyday and Im having to carry my old phone too so that I can keep using copilot.
thanks
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To be honest man copilot used to be great but ever since Google Maps came out with their navigation it's so much better and reliable
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I have and use copilot. . I week would suggest trying to force Co pilot closed reopen and see if that fixes things. ..
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