How good is the GPS response you ask...this good!
 

Here is a screen shot of iGo8 running on my Toronto to Edmonton flight earlier today...window seat of course, but still, check the out the full Gps signal and the speed!

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nice shot

Re: How good is the GPS response you ask...this good!
 

igo is better than tomtom ?

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Ive never had a problem with iGO8. I have tried Tom Tom before but didnt like it too much, just my preference.

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responsive doesn't equal quality...i get full gps signal in my house yet when i take it for a drive...it lags...igo8 is a great product i have been playing with it for a couple of days but this phone cannot hold a candle to my mogul when it comes to gps accuracy...

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garminXT FTW!

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I agree this GPS is still laggy, though not as bad as the TP1. My TP1 would generally lag behind by about three seconds, driving at 45-50mph. The TP2 lags by about a full second.

More importantly though is that the TP2's GPS locks MUCH more quickly. I usually have 7 or more locks in less than 10 seconds. The TP1 took 30-60 seconds.

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I never had a problem with my TP1 and TomTom6. Now, I lag far behind.

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

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

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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!

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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.

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I like iGo more than tomtom

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qft. :mrgreen:

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

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And this is what I did.

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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

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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.

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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..!!

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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

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Even though the "Mythbusters" show that older phones did not interfere, with dozens of lives at stake, I would rather turn mine off than take the chance. Considering even WIFI flight service has to be disabled below 10,000 ft, some of us need a clue. Ever make a SMS message near cheaper radios and hear the blipping and buzzing??????!!!!!

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I do fly alot and of course would not want to interfere with anything that could f up the plane. We were at cruising altitude and my gps was on for like 1 min. Im also pretty sure that the GPS is only recieving signals not sending and therefore I thought is allowed during flight. Just think of how many people do ignore the requests to turn off all electronic devices during takeoff and landing...

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Exactly.