coming in late on this.. I still have my old htc phone, running without a sim card, no phone number attached to it, and geo works fine, despite what both sendero and code factory have said.
I have navigon, ariadne and sendero look around on my i phone. Only reason I am keeping geo is I just got it last summer and spent oodles on it! All these things are good, comparisons are hard, though, at least for me they are.. hth, Caitlyn Caitlyn Furness caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com On Oct 14, 2011, at 4:25 PM, Bryan Jones wrote: > Hello John, > > I'm sure you'll get lots of opinions here regarding the best IOS based > replacements for Geo. Three other resources you might want to check out are: > > 1. You can search the mail archive for this list by using the link provided > at the bottom of each email. > 2. You can find reviews of apps including navigation apps on www.applevis.com. > 3. You can also listen to some good podcasts by `mike Arrigo comparing > various navigation apps. Those can be found on the www.blindcooltech.com site. > > With regard to keeping your old phone number, if I remember correctly Geo and > it's maps are loaded locally on the phone or SD card and thus require no > cellular data connection, just a GPS signal. If that is still the case, then > you should be able to use your old winmob phone as a standalone device > dedicated just to Geo and this would allow you to transfer your existing > phone number to your new phone if so desired. > > HTH, > Bryan > > On Oct 14, 2011, at 4:03 PM, Jon Cohn wrote: > >> Well, for the past 4 years, I have been using my Windows 6.5 phone >> since I refused to leave Sprint as a carrier. NOw, I can finally get a >> modern phone to use in the iPhone that will be accessabile. My main >> concern, is with losing MobileGeo just as I am about to start a new job in a >> new location. >> >> Now I expect with the builtin compass I should be beter off knowing if I am >> walking in the right direction from the start, but will I need a 32GB phone >> to store a GPS app on it or am I fairly safe with a smaller phone. Also, >> should I initially get a new phone number, so I can keep my codefactory >> license live until I learn the iPhone? >> >> I have been using Macintoshes since '88 and I am excited that now I will >> have a chance to use an iPhone. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jonathan >> >> Jonathan C. Cohn >> jonc...@cox.net >> >> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
