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Re: Would you still keep Google Maps app after installing Garmin Mobile XT?

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Originally Posted by bmx View Post
also,
some other questions.
1. Garmin mobile XT WM does not report street name on all turns, right?
2. You can not drag map around like google map or igo, right?
3. The POI is so crowded and so slow. Can I turn it off on map?
I like Garmin the most. To drag the map you first have to click on the car icon (your current location) then the map will jump to a top down north up dragable view. You can change the level of detail to include on the map. You can turn POI on and off and choose what size lable with the POI. It says turn right in 50 feet but can not speak the street name. You can send a text to a friend of a map showing your location. You can view photos people upload to google eatrh. Find sun set time and weather for any city. And Garmin can also search google if you cant find what you looking for in the garmin database (I use this a lot because my map is kind of outdated). Garmin can also sort by live fuel price. And show flight numbers and times. I dont like how many times I have to hit BACK to return to the map view. Garmin integrates and can access your contacts and show them on the map but there is much room for improvement with the integration of WM. It has a hard time importing the contacts address. I wish it could show a live dot on the map of my friends locations with out me having manually send the request location message over and over. (Peer point).
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