Best GPS software to use with our new feature?

[akastixx]

I use Destinator. It's very nice.

voice
street name voice
speedometer
optional driving too fast warning
day / night mode
3d / 2d mode
pre-drive route simulator
pedestrian mode
multi-stop routing
optional auto rotate map while driving
optional auto zoom

[gof]

Originally Posted by Wes Janson

Right now, Sprint Nav seems to be the best value, in my opinion. I mean, think about it...

For $5 a month, you get a fully functional nav program that gets all of its maps from a server, so you never need to switch out your SD card. Turn-by-turn alerts with spoken street names. Accurate and updated maps with a huge POI database. And to top it all off, inclusive traffic reports and re-routing service. I mean typically, you have to have a separate subscription for that. Subscribing to Tom-Tom's service will ding you $35 a year! More than half the cost of Sprint Nav per year.

Other GPS software seem to have a hefty initial purchase fee. $100 to $250 from what I can see. Two years with Sprint Nav is $120. And you get program updates as they become available; presumably keeping you current rather than having to purchase whole new versions of the other manufacturers.

It may not be the most glamorous or flashy, but it certainly meets my needs, and is easily the best value of anything currently available to Sprint users.

I agree with all your reasoning. Always up to date, traffic info, etc. It's great...as long as you've got signal. The trouble is that one time you're out in the boondocks trying to find Aunt Tilly's in the dark, during a snowstorm, the kids are yelling, and your phone is beeping no signal. Sorry, but I'll take the inconvenience of a slightly out of date (12 months) map and POI list to avoid that situation.

Besides, when your airplane is circling, you can whip out your phone (in flight mode) and still see where you are

[Wes Janson]

Originally Posted by TalynOne

What? It's $100, not $50.

From here:
http://navigation.sprint.com/planreq.html

I have the service. I'm paying $20 for data plus Sprint Nav. Without Sprint Nav, it's $15 for data.

The difference makes it $5. So unless the Sprint guys in my area are lying to me about the price of the regular data plan, that's that.

Originally Posted by gof

I agree with all your reasoning. Always up to date, traffic info, etc. It's great...as long as you've got signal. The trouble is that one time you're out in the boondocks trying to find Aunt Tilly's in the dark, during a snowstorm, the kids are yelling, and your phone is beeping no signal. Sorry, but I'll take the inconvenience of a slightly out of date (12 months) map and POI list to avoid that situation.

Besides, when your airplane is circling, you can whip out your phone (in flight mode) and still see where you are

Well I'm not going to twist your arm. Lol! And like I said, both server-based and stand-alone-based have their advantages and disadvantages. For me, Sprint Nav has the best combination of utility and value, and outweighs the inconvenience of being limited to areas with cell coverage.

And to be perfectly honest, personally, I'd probably purchase a stand-alone dedicated GPS unit if I found myself constantly traveling around the boonies, anyway.

[TalynOne]

Originally Posted by Wes Janson

I have the service. I'm paying $20 for data plus Sprint Nav. Without Sprint Nav, it's $15 for data.

The difference makes it $5. So unless the Sprint guys in my area are lying to me about the price of the regular data plan, that's that.

He's not lying, but he probably just hooked you up with a discounted non standard price, it happens all the time. My friend on a family plan pays only $5 extra a month for Sprint Vision with unlimited data.

[manofstee1]

OK so I'm a noob but is tomtom free, if so where can I get it?