Re: Good GPS other than SprintNav and Google??
I've used Garmin, Tomom, iGuidance and iGo on the TP and if I had to choose among them I'd probably go with Garmin. The last ppc version of Tomtom is old (2006?), iGuidance isn't finger friendly enough, iGo is slow and a bit buggy. I have Sprint nav on my phone and I use it occasionally for the traffic and if I'm in a car without a nav, but I use a cheap (>$70) Pharos PNA a my go to GPS. My main reaon for not using this phone as a nav? The speaker volume is way too low (even w/audiopara tweaks), the screen is a bit small and it's not reliable. It's almost inevitable that just when I'm at a critical and confusing part of a trip the phone will ring or some alarm will trigger putting the nav in the background. If you shop wisely and don't need the newest features, you can find a decent PNA, even Tomtoms and Garmins for well under $100. They will easily blow the phone away in screen, sound and reliability.
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Re: Good GPS other than SprintNav and Google??
I normally use my Garmin Zumo for a GPS, but I don't keep it in the car all the time. $600 is a lot to loose if someone breaks in and steals it. Or it is a pain to carry around everyday. So I have Garmin XT on my phone, for the times I decided I want to go to somewhere but am not around the GPS to get there. As far as the volume on the phone, I just plug the phone into the car stereo and that solves that problem.
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Re: Good GPS other than SprintNav and Google??
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I have used them all...and my fave is Sprint NAV...it uses no space on your storage card...its not a PITA to activate it, and it works pretty damn well. The voice is a little low on it, however...but with most Sprint plans...its free and works extremley well....but if I couldnt choose it, I would go with TomTom or Garmin. Amaze is definitley good for a free app...and if you cant afford to buy or pay for one, this (coupled with Google or Bing) is the way to go. |
Re: Good GPS other than SprintNav and Google??
pretty rare, try upstate ny, or anywhere else that isn't populated. i drive upstate regularly to places i've never been, and i can rarely make a call, nevermind get data.
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Understandable, but one would think that someone who drives to that type of area regularly would already be aware of that, and have already purchased another GPS app. Upstate NY is pretty damn mountainous and rural....I used to go up to a dude ranch north of Poughkeepsie...so I know what you mean...there were hardly any people up there, let alone cell towers :) |
Re: Good GPS other than SprintNav and Google??
IMHO IGO8 has always been the go to program for me. It seems sleeker than most. If I'm downloading data I usually go with Bing because it has voice recognition.
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As far as the speaker on the TP not being loud enough? I can hear it just fine with Garmin XT even with the cars Bose stereo blaring, and the screen looks very nice as well. Easy to see from my window mount, no need to go buy a stand alone nav unit. They don't have data (for when it is working) that can pull gas prices, traffic, google searches, etc... |
Re: Good GPS other than SprintNav and Google??
I have iguidance 2009 on TP now and it works great. Seems like they have addressed the gps lag/refresh issue in this one.
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Re: Good GPS other than SprintNav and Google??
PM me ill hook ya up
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Re: Good GPS other than SprintNav and Google??
The problem with Garmin XT is that it comes on a memory card and they specifically state that you can't copy it to a larger card.
Yes, I know there are hacks that enable you to do that but you would think that Garmin would make it easier to use a larger card. |
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