How to get a FREE Navigator for your Touch Pro2.

[mknollman]

Bing gives real turn by turn at the bottom with an audible "BING" - lol - just before a turn. Keep up the post David, it is nice to see someone so young on here posting and not just lurking. If I may - I have found a way to get routed with one or 2 less steps.

The only problem with the current version of Bing (but supposedly not the newest one) is that it does not grab your location upon opening. You have to do the hoaky change location EVERY TIME. Here is what I do to cut that out:

Open bing
choose direction
set your destination (type it or speak it - awesome)
ignore start point
choose get directions
choose show map
choose menu then track my location
It will prompt you to route from current location, just choose yes

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I know this seems like an annoying list, but it all takes just a moment and lets you skip the first few steps of updating location
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One last thing - I am thinking of writing a mortscript that opens Bing, updates location and chooses OK to get you back to home screen all in one click. I am atthe firehouse tonite and if it is slow I might do it tonite. If anyone is interest I will post it

I agree that Bing is superior to google maps - it has more features and actually navigates.

[itony]

Originally Posted by mknollman

Bing gives real turn by turn at the bottom with an audible "BING" - lol - just before a turn. Keep up the post David, it is nice to see someone so young on here posting and not just lurking. If I may - I have found a way to get routed with one or 2 less steps.

The only problem with the current version of Bing (but supposedly not the newest one) is that it does not grab your location upon opening. You have to do the hoaky change location EVERY TIME. Here is what I do to cut that out:

Open bing
choose direction
set your destination (type it or speak it - awesome)
ignore start point
choose get directions
choose show map
choose menu then track my location
It will prompt you to route from current location, just choose yes

______________________________________________
I know this seems like an annoying list, but it all takes just a moment and lets you skip the first few steps of updating location
________________________________________________


One last thing - I am thinking of writing a mortscript that opens Bing, updates location and chooses OK to get you back to home screen all in one click. I am atthe firehouse tonite and if it is slow I might do it tonite. If anyone is interest I will post it

I agree that Bing is superior to google maps - it has more features and actually navigates.

I would. and anyone know a gps app (preferably free but whatevs) that can do detours and avoidances?