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GPS on mobile a real alternative to a proper Sat Nav?
Hi, I was wondering whether anyone can tell me whether the GPS/navigation on something the new Blackberry Storm (or similar smart phone) is a serious alternative to buying a stand alone Sat Nav.
I've been thinking of getting a Sat Nav for weeks, but at the same time I've been looking at new phones and see a lot are now offering GPS. At the moment i'm leaning towards the the Blackberry Storm. From what I've read, if I pay an extra £5 a month for "Find & Go" on Vodafone, it will give me 3D mapping and turn by turn voice commands. Anyone have an experience using Vodafone's Find & Go, or any other mobile based GPS/Navigation program? |
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Hi, I was wondering whether anyone can tell me whether the GPS/navigation on something the new Blackberry Storm (or similar smart phone) is a serious alternative to buying a stand alone Sat Nav.
I've been thinking of getting a Sat Nav for weeks, but at the same time I've been looking at new phones and see a lot are now offering GPS. At the moment i'm leaning towards the the Blackberry Storm. From what I've read, if I pay an extra £5 a month for "Find & Go" on Vodafone, it will give me 3D mapping and turn by turn voice commands. Anyone have an experience using Vodafone's Find & Go, or any other mobile based GPS/Navigation program? find and go on a storm will be free for first 6 months too |
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used to use tom tom on my n95 with great results. it was just like a stand alone sat nav but on a smaller screen.
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My Garmin is much better than my N95. Quicker at finding satellites, quicker at making a route and doesn't lose the lock ever. Also the screen is much bigger and easier to enter any details in or to scroll about. As a result the N95 GPS was never used.
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Telmap on the Curve 8310 is an awesome bit of kit.
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Ive used tomtom on my n95 and never had a problem. Just the same as a normal tomtom just a smaller screen. Still perfectly useable. Got me up and down the country fine.
Ive just downloaded a beta version of telmap, only used it briefly at the moment but seems to do the job ok. |
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I have a touchdimond and use tomtom and google maps on it, since I updated the software on my phone they work great the phone finds the satellites in a fw seconds. They only bad point is that a lot of the time tomtom does not like the address in the phones addressbook.
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TOMTOM 7 on the Sony ericsson X1i is the best sat nav i have ever used.
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I have GPS on my TomTom One XL and BB Bold. I find them both good for different situations.
In the car, the TomTom is much better - bigger screen and an easier touch screen interface plus you don't have to keep downloading maps. While out on foot, Google Maps on the Bold just rocks - it's just brilliant for finding your way to a bar or restaurant when in a strange town. BB Maps is terrible and I haven't used the Vodafone SatNav app much. |
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GPS on iphone is ok - if a little slow, but it has a major limitation though in that it doesnt have pre-loaded maps - so you cant use it unless you have some sort of connection to the internet.
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I have garmin mobile XT on my N95-2.
It's great. the routing is the same as the standard garmin kit. the phone is more than powerful enough, and there are advantages to using a-GPS. Downside is the screen isn't as big. But it's a worth while compromise as i always have my phone on me. |
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I used TomTom 6 on my N73, which worked well. It was a bit clunky though, using a bluetooth GPS dongle, and two charging leads. Now I have a Nokia 6220C with built-in GPS and free Nokia Maps for 3 months. That seems to work well too.
I've cobbled together a through the speakers car kit for £1.60 by using a 2.5-3.5mm jack plug adapter and a cassette adapter into the car stereo of my Astra. The 6220's bright enough to know that when I've plugged headphones in (as opposed to a headset) to use it's own microphone. The only drawack I can see is that I can't listen to the radio on the move, just mp3 |
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I've always used TomTom navigator on a variety of Windows mobile phones. Works just as well as any dedicated unit I've used with the added advantage of having the built in connectivity for things like TomTom traffic...
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TomTom 7 on a MDA Compact III, seems to get me where I'm going on the rare occasions I use it.
Not so hot on foot in central London though, seems to suffer unless there is a fairly clear view of the sky. |
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tt7 and my diamond
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TomTom 7 on a MDA Compact III, seems to get me where I'm going on the rare occasions I use it.
Not so hot on foot in central London though, seems to suffer unless there is a fairly clear view of the sky. ![]() does what it says on the tin! |
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i have nothing but praise for tomtom on my htc diamond
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I use TomTom on my N95 8GB almost daily and it works pretty good. Voice instructions run through the bluetooth car kit so, aside from the slightly smaller screen, its just as good as having a dedicated satnav i'd say.
Only downside was that I do have to use a 3rd party app to allow TomTom to use the internal GPS receiver. |
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The only problem I have is the screen isn't as big as stand-alone sat nav devices.
Just to add to the iPhone. There is no turn by turn directions, and if you are driving along a motorway then even with 3G, Google Maps will have trouble keeping up. I am really hoping for proper sat nav on the iPhone. The pedestrian maps is a neat addition, but still needs a lot of work. For example, I live in a rural area. If I ask to walk somewhere it will take the roads and doesn't acknowledge public footpaths or bridle-ways, not that I do walk much, but IF I did then it would be useful
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I have the HTC TyTN II and the TomTom Navigator it came with works pretty well, only trouble is the bundled software only gives me a map for one city. Pretty much a demo.
So I'm going to have to purchase the full version, but before I do I was wondering if anyone has used the Navigon alternative? The Navigon Mobile Navigator 7 It looks fantastic on the website but just wondered if anyone had any real world experience with this product.? Cheers. |
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