How good is the GPS response you ask...this good! - Page 2

dbldwn02 · #11 (**permalink**) 09-19-2009, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mjcole2003

um... isnt your phone supposed to be off for safety during a flight?

That's all a conspiracy to get you to use the airline phones.

GPS locks almost instantly whereever I'm at. In the house, in the car...I love this phone!

gpracer1 · #12 (**permalink**) 09-19-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by mjcole2003

um... isnt your phone supposed to be off for safety during a flight?

Technically you could just put the phone in "airplane mode" which just turns off the cellular radio portion and still use the gps and the rest of the phones functions.

Exil3d · #13 (**permalink**) 09-19-2009, 10:30 AM

I like iGo more than tomtom

Slack3r · #14 (**permalink**) 09-19-2009, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by orlandojumpoff

garminxt ftw!

qft.

gambit07 · #15 (**permalink**) 09-19-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Slack3r

qft.

I third!! Garmin Mobile XT gives me an almost instant lock, and I haven't noticed any lag

freebie · #16 (**permalink**) 09-19-2009, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by gpracer1

Technically you could just put the phone in "airplane mode" which just turns off the cellular radio portion and still use the gps and the rest of the phones functions.

And this is what I did.

ddavtian · #17 (**permalink**) 09-19-2009, 09:00 PM

Off topic question: how do you make iGO to fit the whole screen? I had it installed on SD card in my Touch Pro, put the card into Pro 2, software runs fine but it doesn't use the whole screen.
Do you use a different skin or it's a software setup?

Thanks in advance,
David

freebie · #18 (**permalink**) 09-19-2009, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ddavtian

Off topic question: how do you make iGO to fit the whole screen? I had it installed on SD card in my Touch Pro, put the card into Pro 2, software runs fine but it doesn't use the whole screen.
Do you use a different skin or it's a software setup?

Thanks in advance,
David

Im pretty sure your data.zip file will need to have the correct resolution settings and then you have to edit your SYS.txt. I just searched around on google and found what I needed but dont remember exactly what I did.

rtandon87 · #19 (**permalink**) 09-20-2009, 02:37 AM

Well, I currently have all 3 Navigation Programs on my MicroSD Card - TomTom, Garmin Mobile XT and iGO 8 and definitely, iGO 8 is far the best. If some of you haven't tried it yet, you really are missing out. I never knew that and was just so satisfied with Garmin Mobile XT.

But, after using iGO 8, I can say its definitely better in terms of interface, maps, navigation and POI database..!!

CosmoPilot · #20 (**permalink**) 09-20-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mdphoenix

Sure. And now they have WiFi enabled flights. That "turn your electronics off" is all crap.

As a professional pilot, I can assure you it is not crap. In the United States, all electronic devices must be turned off below 10,000 feet. The reason being is that aircraft use land based navigational aids for departures and arrivals. Your electronic equipment (phone included) can and does interfere with the aircraft's ability to maintain a positive lock on those signals.

If the pilots must fly an approach down to minimum weather requirements...I can attest you don't want anything interferring with the aircraft's ability to lock on to ground based radio signals.

Cosmo