OT- GPS Units for cars

[briansd1]

I agree that Tom Tom maps are not so good.

I have Tom Tom on my iPhone also and the directions are not as good as with Navigon. For example Tom Tom would tell you to exit and take surface streets when taking the freeway is better (yeah, I have the settings properly set for fastest route). I’ve put the two side by side and Navigon is superior.

Navigon AG is a German company, but I like their US product.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigon

[Ash Housewares]

I just bought my wife an unlocked Nokia e71 off Amazon. New Nokia smartphones come with free lifetime navigation powered by Ovi Maps (which allow car or walking navigation, walking directions take advantage of shortcuts through parks, stairways etc). Best part of all, you don’t even need a data plan. I have T-Mobile Pay as You Go plan. It does this by working 100% from satellites and not the cell network. The downside is it is a bit slower to lock on to your location relying only on satellites. If you have a data plan it will utilize the cell towers to locate you more quickly. It seems to work well on slow-moderate speed city streets, but can get confused if you’re traveling fast on a freeway and the signal is weak.

[Ash Housewares]

I just bought my wife an unlocked Nokia e71 off Amazon. New Nokia smartphones come with free lifetime navigation powered by Ovi Maps (which allow car or walking navigation, walking directions take advantage of shortcuts through parks, stairways etc). Best part of all, you don’t even need a data plan. I have T-Mobile Pay as You Go plan. It does this by working 100% from satellites and not the cell network. The downside is it is a bit slower to lock on to your location relying only on satellites. If you have a data plan it will utilize the cell towers to locate you more quickly. It seems to work well on slow-moderate speed city streets, but can get confused if you’re traveling fast on a freeway and the signal is weak.

[Ash Housewares]

I just bought my wife an unlocked Nokia e71 off Amazon. New Nokia smartphones come with free lifetime navigation powered by Ovi Maps (which allow car or walking navigation, walking directions take advantage of shortcuts through parks, stairways etc). Best part of all, you don’t even need a data plan. I have T-Mobile Pay as You Go plan. It does this by working 100% from satellites and not the cell network. The downside is it is a bit slower to lock on to your location relying only on satellites. If you have a data plan it will utilize the cell towers to locate you more quickly. It seems to work well on slow-moderate speed city streets, but can get confused if you’re traveling fast on a freeway and the signal is weak.

[Ash Housewares]

I just bought my wife an unlocked Nokia e71 off Amazon. New Nokia smartphones come with free lifetime navigation powered by Ovi Maps (which allow car or walking navigation, walking directions take advantage of shortcuts through parks, stairways etc). Best part of all, you don’t even need a data plan. I have T-Mobile Pay as You Go plan. It does this by working 100% from satellites and not the cell network. The downside is it is a bit slower to lock on to your location relying only on satellites. If you have a data plan it will utilize the cell towers to locate you more quickly. It seems to work well on slow-moderate speed city streets, but can get confused if you’re traveling fast on a freeway and the signal is weak.

[Ash Housewares]

I just bought my wife an unlocked Nokia e71 off Amazon. New Nokia smartphones come with free lifetime navigation powered by Ovi Maps (which allow car or walking navigation, walking directions take advantage of shortcuts through parks, stairways etc). Best part of all, you don’t even need a data plan. I have T-Mobile Pay as You Go plan. It does this by working 100% from satellites and not the cell network. The downside is it is a bit slower to lock on to your location relying only on satellites. If you have a data plan it will utilize the cell towers to locate you more quickly. It seems to work well on slow-moderate speed city streets, but can get confused if you’re traveling fast on a freeway and the signal is weak.

[svelte]

I used to think cell phones would replace Magellan/Tom Tom/Garmin….until I got the Magellan.

I use it through a combination of sight (seeing the map) and sound (hearing the instructions). Cell phone screens are much too small to be useful for maps…at least too small to glance at while driving.

And if they ever make cell phone screens larger, then the cell phone will no longer fit in a pocket. What a conundrum. Long live Magellan.

[svelte]

I used to think cell phones would replace Magellan/Tom Tom/Garmin….until I got the Magellan.

I use it through a combination of sight (seeing the map) and sound (hearing the instructions). Cell phone screens are much too small to be useful for maps…at least too small to glance at while driving.

And if they ever make cell phone screens larger, then the cell phone will no longer fit in a pocket. What a conundrum. Long live Magellan.

[svelte]

I used to think cell phones would replace Magellan/Tom Tom/Garmin….until I got the Magellan.

I use it through a combination of sight (seeing the map) and sound (hearing the instructions). Cell phone screens are much too small to be useful for maps…at least too small to glance at while driving.

And if they ever make cell phone screens larger, then the cell phone will no longer fit in a pocket. What a conundrum. Long live Magellan.

[svelte]

I used to think cell phones would replace Magellan/Tom Tom/Garmin….until I got the Magellan.

I use it through a combination of sight (seeing the map) and sound (hearing the instructions). Cell phone screens are much too small to be useful for maps…at least too small to glance at while driving.

And if they ever make cell phone screens larger, then the cell phone will no longer fit in a pocket. What a conundrum. Long live Magellan.

[svelte]

I used to think cell phones would replace Magellan/Tom Tom/Garmin….until I got the Magellan.

I use it through a combination of sight (seeing the map) and sound (hearing the instructions). Cell phone screens are much too small to be useful for maps…at least too small to glance at while driving.

And if they ever make cell phone screens larger, then the cell phone will no longer fit in a pocket. What a conundrum. Long live Magellan.

[paramount]

I just picked up a TomTom XL 350 with lifetime traffic and maps. Worth every dime I paid and the traffic feature works well in my experience.

[paramount]

I just picked up a TomTom XL 350 with lifetime traffic and maps. Worth every dime I paid and the traffic feature works well in my experience.

[paramount]

I just picked up a TomTom XL 350 with lifetime traffic and maps. Worth every dime I paid and the traffic feature works well in my experience.

[paramount]

I just picked up a TomTom XL 350 with lifetime traffic and maps. Worth every dime I paid and the traffic feature works well in my experience.

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