best gps program
 

I need some advice. I have downloaded and installed google maps and live search on my mogul. However, which one do you guys think is the best. Also is there a gps program available that will give you voice directions like one of those tom tom gps devices.

thanks for the advice,

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TeleNav has been good to me. Voice turn-by-turn, 3D Maps, find the cheapest gas, etc.

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TeleNav via Sprint, which comes w/no extra charges if you have the right data plan. I love TeleNav.......

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i prefer igo

ive tested alot of gps apps and this one beats em all hands down, even over tomtom.

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With google and live any time i plot directions i have to check the route because it gives me the "grand tour" i.e. i have a papa johns that a half mile from my home and google gives me a 3 mile route. I would like to try telenav though.

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If you want something "like" a TomTom, you could get TomTom...for the PPC. It's not free like Google or Live but, as you can see,you get what you pay for. TomTom Naviagtor 6 runs around $100 and runs on most devices. I've been running it on a Treo 700wx but am moving next week to a Samsung i760 and am told it'll work.

TomTom link:

http://www.tomtom.com/products/categ...D=2&Language=4

BuyGPSNow link for $99.95 deal:

http://www.buygpsnow.com/tomtom-navi...anada-695.aspx

I was skeptical but I took the plunge after buying StreetAtlas for years and using Google and Live and always feeling like I didn't have a "real" GPS device.

Voice (but not street names), live traffic, etc.

So far so good.

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Between live search and google map, i like google for navigational purposes and its satellite view is much better than Live Search's. Also i like google maps user interface. it is easy to navigate using gmaps. But i keep live search on my phone because it gives more accurate traffic details (gmap's traffic is an absolute joke) and gas prices (not a feature in gmaps) .

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has anyone else had any problem with their 3rd party gpa software finding the gps. ive put the port on 5 and 57600 like they said and checked the box but it cant find it. any help?

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from what i read you shouldn't change the default gps settings on the mogul. under settings - external gps. the com port should be 4 and baud rate 4800. i have read in several forum not to change it. usually the external application use the same com port (but maybe a different baud rate). try putting com - port 4 and baud rate to 4800 on ur third party application

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telenav is great...as sdodom said its free if u have the right data plan....it has all the features u would ever need in a navigation system...and it is very accurate

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thanks for the advice. i will keep the live search for the gas, google map for the most accurate locations, and telenav for the turn by turn.

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iguidance the greatest

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So what date plan is needed for telenav to be free? I am on a sero plan. Will that do the job? Thanks

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Tried them all, there is no doubt Telenav was designed for a phone.. Its by far IMO the best navigation out there.. I have said it before, I rather use Telenav than the BMW 550 Navigation onboard.

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http://www.tigergps.com/garminmobile20.html has the garmin software and maps on a SD card plus you get the dashmount w/ receiver built in for only 60 bucks- I have not used it yet but am thinking of getting it. It is notmally 249 on the Garmin site - not sure how these guys ca nsell it for 60 bucks.

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The only problem I see with that is you have to put the card in the slot for it to work. that means pulling the cover take out sd card, insert their card drive. When your done pull the cover again, swap cards again. Seems like a lot of work. Maybe someone has it and can chime in.