[chenks]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirstiemcnabb

Wave app looks interesting, never heard of this before
Keeps asking for phone number, why does it want that?
What does login give you, do not want any facebook or twitter rubbish, is that what it is for?
Is there no demo route function?
How do you listen to the different voices, can select them but not test them?

Also, where do they get the maps from?

Waze, not wave.

[artnada]

1st - Google Maps - FREE (probably the most up-to-date) - (Excellent)

2nd - NavFree for offline maps - FREE (good)

3rd - Waze - interactive Free (annoying now it asks for phone number, but still good)

speaking as a daily user here in my taxi job.

[henrywilliams58]

Quote:

Originally Posted by artnada

1st - Google Maps - FREE (probably the most up-to-date) - (Excellent)

2nd - NavFree for offline maps - FREE (good)

3rd - Waze - interactive Free (annoying now it asks for phone number, but still good)

speaking as a daily user here in my taxi job.

How much data does Google Maps use on a typical / average one hour journey?

Is using it on international roaming prohibitively expensive?

[JulesandSand]

In the UK I use Google maps, abroad, I've used NavFree where I would have to pay for a data connection - worked very well in South Africa.

[artnada]

Quote:

Originally Posted by henrywilliams58

How much data does Google Maps use on a typical / average one hour journey?

Is using it on international roaming prohibitively expensive?

3 days usage on and off
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t2ei8rx2cu...2017.49.17.png

[Kenny Maclean]

Quote:

Originally Posted by henrywilliams58

How much data does Google Maps use on a typical / average one hour journey?

Is using it on international roaming prohibitively expensive?

You can pre-download sections of the map to save on data.

[Magic Cottage]

I use Co-pilot Live as the maps are downloaded onto the phone.

I did use Google Maps which i found to give good, accurate directions, but then one day found myself in an area with no phone signal. Yes, you can download chunks of maps for off-line use with Google Maps but the 'download' now expires after 30 days since the last app update. Could be easy to forget to re-download if required and according to the chaos theory they will have expired on the day you really need them and have no good 3G/4G signal!

[d123]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirstiemcnabb

Also, where do they get the maps from?

You have to have a live data connection to use Waze, maps are downloaded as you drive and not actually stored on the phone (unlike co-pilot or tomtom).

[Rodney McKay]

The biggest issue I have found with using a phone is the sound output level, perhaps I'm a deaf old fart but I find the audio too low when the car radio, stereo is on. Dedicated sat nav units have better audio I find.

[pi r squared]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miyagi

...I think this is because my TomTom has IQ routes (analyses routes to determine which is fastest at that particular time of day) and Google Maps doesn't

Google Maps does indeed work out a fastest route based on current traffic conditions, and better yet the latest version provides information about alternative routes and their corresponding ETAs at just about every junction or roundabout along the way.

For most journeys the fastest route is just the normal route so you don't notice a difference, but I drive from the East Midlands down to see a friend in Lewisham on an infrequent basis and I don't think GMaps has taken me in the same way twice over the years, because it takes into account what the London traffic is like at the time and finds the best route (which, inevitably, is still like crawling through treacle!).

Quote:

NEVER had a problem with Google Maps not getting, or losing, a data connection, even while driving out in the countryside.

You'd never notice it losing a data connection because it doesn't need one most of the time - it precaches the route when you start the journey, and for the vast majority of the time it can survive without any data at all after that.

[Mark in Essex]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenny Maclean

I've never had any problems with Google Maps Navigation, and you can also pre-download large sections of the map too.

I use to be able to download upto I think it was 8 chunks of map, but I have not been able to find where to download it in the last year with my S3 and now my S5?

Am I missing something as have checked under the menus?

Also I would recommend Google Maps as well (I do a lot of driving for my job and also have CoPilot, they were about the same until Google did the last update so now it's a lot better with showing you on the map alternative routes and even the amount of time it's faster or slower).

Cheers Mark.

[denyo1977]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miyagi

I have tested Google Maps on my phone against the TomTom device, while driving, and Google Maps matched the tom tom for speed of turn by turn navigation, and lane guidance.

Since when does Google Maps offer lane guidance outside USA and Canada?

In general I think Google Maps is quite good, but occasionally it comes up with slightly weird route suggestions.

[nafanny29]

Google maps Sat Nav really is the biz. Its traffic data and re-routing is second to none. The only downside is that you need an internet connection. Not a problem for me in London, but I guess its an issue elsewhere.

I have tried Navfree but I find it is appalling in its routing, just so bad and would take me round the houses for no good reason.

[LostFool]

I find that Google Maps/Navigation is very good, especially at a price point of "free", but it still can't beat my TomTom which just wins due to the live traffic data.

If you are just an occasional user of GPS then I'm sure Google Maps would be perfectly fine. If you spend a lot of time behind the wheel then it may be worth buying a dedicated device.

I've tried Navfree, but its interface and intelligence are both terrible. Even for free it's not very good.

[pi r squared]

Quote:

Originally Posted by LostFool

I find that Google Maps/Navigation is very good, especially at a price point of "free", but it still can't beat my TomTom which just wins due to the live traffic data.

Do you find TomTom's live traffic data to be superior to Google's?

[LostFool]

Quote:

Originally Posted by pi r squared

Do you find TomTom's live traffic data to be superior to Google's?

Yes, I do. However this is comparing Google Maps on Android with a dedicated TomTom device. I don't have any experience of the TomTom app.

Some things in Google Maps are nicer such as the integration with your calendar but TomTom would still be my first choice on an unknown route. However, if my TomTom ever died then I'd have to think hard about whether I replace it or not as Google Maps does a pretty good job - especially for free.

[Kenny Maclean]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark in Essex

I use to be able to download upto I think it was 8 chunks of map, but I have not been able to find where to download it in the last year with my S3 and now my S5?

Am I missing something as have checked under the menus?

Also I would recommend Google Maps as well (I do a lot of driving for my job and also have CoPilot, they were about the same until Google did the last update so now it's a lot better with showing you on the map alternative routes and even the amount of time it's faster or slower).

Cheers Mark.

Here’s how you save maps for offline viewing in version 7 of Google Maps:

Open Maps: Open the Maps app, and go to the area you’d like to save for offline use.
Type OK Maps: Tap the search bar at the top of the screen and type, “OK maps.” If typing is a little low-tech, then if you tap the microphone, you can tell it, “OK maps,” instead.
Let the download begin: After tapping the search key, Maps will start downloading your selected location, and you’ll see an on-screen message saying it has cached the chosen area once it’s done. It seems you can drag the screen around, and zoom in and out to ensure Maps will continue caching until you get tired of it, or the phone runs out of storage space.
Info stored in a new area: Another key difference is the way Maps stores the cached information. Instead of appearing under the My Places menu, you just scroll back to the area and the information will be ready and waiting.


Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/...#ixzz35b4Fa6N3
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[Mark in Essex]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenny Maclean

Here’s how you save maps for offline viewing in version 7 of Google Maps:

Open Maps: Open the Maps app, and go to the area you’d like to save for offline use.
Type OK Maps: Tap the search bar at the top of the screen and type, “OK maps.” If typing is a little low-tech, then if you tap the microphone, you can tell it, “OK maps,” instead.
Let the download begin: After tapping the search key, Maps will start downloading your selected location, and you’ll see an on-screen message saying it has cached the chosen area once it’s done. It seems you can drag the screen around, and zoom in and out to ensure Maps will continue caching until you get tired of it, or the phone runs out of storage space.
Info stored in a new area: Another key difference is the way Maps stores the cached information. Instead of appearing under the My Places menu, you just scroll back to the area and the information will be ready and waiting.


Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/...#ixzz35b4Fa6N3
Follow us: @digitaltrends on Twitter | digitaltrendsftw on Facebook

Cheers for that.

I've had a few goes trying several areas, but it's saying that the area is too large.

I have tried getting it right down (even down to Harlow at the bottom to Cambridge at the top), but still no luck.

I will have to give it another go when I have more time, but I know I use to be able to cache the whole of Anglia in I think it was 3 chunks when I use to do it.

Cheers, Mark.

[d123]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark in Essex

Cheers for that.

I've had a few goes trying several areas, but it's saying that the area is too large.

I have tried getting it right down (even down to Harlow at the bottom to Cambridge at the top), but still no luck.

I will have to give it another go when I have more time, but I know I use to be able to cache the whole of Anglia in I think it was 3 chunks when I use to do it.

Cheers, Mark.

It used to be 70-80MB total size (I haven't tried it recently). A link to the Google help page (which isn't that helpful as it doesn't specify a total size either):

https://support.google.com/gmm/answer/2650377?hl=en-GB

[Mark in Essex]

Quote:

Originally Posted by d123

It used to be 70-80MB total size (I haven't tried it recently). A link to the Google help page (which isn't that helpful as it doesn't specify a total size either):

https://support.google.com/gmm/answer/2650377?hl=en-GB

Thanks for that.

I have now managed to download quite a few areas, just wish you could specify a larger area instead of all individual ones as space on my phone is not an issue.

[Magic Cottage]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark in Essex

Thanks for that.

I have now managed to download quite a few areas, just wish you could specify a larger area instead of all individual ones as space on my phone is not an issue.

Just remember, as I said earlier and is also set out here:

http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-us...n-ios-android/

the maps are purged from your device after 30 days.

[Tadpole]

Here maps is available for most Android handsets running 4.1 or later, offers full offline navigation. Have been trying this, it has a nice user interface but I find it difficult to bookmark locations. Plus it does not route around traffic incidents like Waze or Google maps when used in online mode. Maybe useful for those taking smartphones on holiday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS-Nvlrljjw

Download/info
https://www.here.com/download/?lang=en-US

An iPhone version is due out this quarter.

[d123]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tadpole

Here maps is available for most Android handsets running 4.1 or later, offers full offline navigation. Have been trying this, it has a nice user interface but I find it difficult to bookmark locations.

Touch the screen and hold on the location or use the search feature, when the address pops up at the bottom of the screen touch the address and the left bottom of the screen says "Collect", touch "Collect" and choose which set of bookmarks you want to add to.

Easy as that, takes seconds to do.

[Zebb]

Using the Here app now because it doesn't require any data when used in offline mode. There's no traffic info used like this of course, but it does show your speed, time of arrival and speed limits and speed cameras etc. Just like it did on Nokia.

[Tidosho]

My current car has built In satnav but previously, and I tried a far few, I found Here maps on my Nokia the best. It's available on Android now as has bee said.