You don't need to read a gps screen. You get voice commands and with a big map, you glance at a highlighted map/picture. A picture is worth a thousand words.
Sent from my iPad On Nov 25, 2011, at 10:25 PM, Joshua MacCraw <[email protected]> wrote: > 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..." >>>>
