On Nov 25, 2011 6:59 PM, "Bill Bailey" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tiny phone screens really do suck when it comes to Nav. Size matters. > The more screen real estate you have the better off you are. Remember, you don't know where you're going... You want to be able to see the map. > True, though technically no, matter size you should not drive & read. ;)
> Secondly do smartphone Nav apps have verbal turn by turn directions? > That's important. Google maps & at&t do, mapdroyd does not. > > Lastly, if you're relying on a smartphone Nav app for directions, what do you do when you're out of range of a cell tower? > If you have true GPS and cached maps it works. > Handy in town, not so handy if you're plying the roads in Northern Montana. > > For me a dedicated GPS like a Garmin wins hands down. Except for the cost of the damned map updates! That and initial cost of unit coupled with the hassle of dragging it to/from the vehicle. Truly depends on the user I think. > > Bill > Sent From My iPhone > > > On Nov 25, 2011, at 3:22 PM, "Anthony Q. Martin" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Tiny phone screens suck for nav.....a 4.5 inch garmin would be better. > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Nov 25, 2011, at 6:14 PM, Joe User <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hello Anthony, > >> > >> > >> She has the Droid X2 and it has the VW Navigator on it, I think it's > >> great but she doesn't so... I'll check into some Garmin units. > >> > >> > >> > >> Friday, November 25, 2011, 3:42:29 AM, you wrote: > >> > >>> On the garmin units, you call tell if lifetime map upgrades are > >>> included simply by paying. Attention to the letters that follow the > >>> model number. Like 1450 LTM would mean lifetime traffic and maps. > >> > >>> Btw, the iPad makes for a fantastic gps solution. Beats my phone > >>> and garmin nuvi 765t. You do have to buy a nav app with stored maps, > >>> unless you want to rely on 3d maps,( which I hate). Oh, you can buy > >>> lifetime map upgrades for garmin devices after the fact too, so if > >>> you have a unit that doesn't have lifetime maps, you can still get them. > >> > >>> Sent from my iPad > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... > >> > >> "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..." > >>
