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| Thread ID: 125710 | 2012-07-14 04:33:00 | Car vs cellphone GPS | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 1288412 | 2012-07-14 04:33:00 | Hi, I just like your view on this issue. I have both myself. Let's say you pay for 3G cellphone so a longer wait time to fix the cellphone isn't an issue. Those of you who have both or have used both does the cellphone make the car GPS redundant? Also, re: the quality of the voice guidance, IME Google Maps seemed quite computer synthesised, not as good as my Navman or my Nokia Maps. Have any of you gotten better voice guidance? And, is TomTom / Garmin quite a bit better than Google Map voice? Cheers. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1288413 | 2012-07-14 04:46:00 | My Nokia phone GPS is excellent! | bk T (215) | ||
| 1288414 | 2012-07-14 04:51:00 | There is no comparison imo between an in car GPS and a phone, After using a Tomtom I'd never be silly enough to try and use my phone for that purpose again,well, unless I didn't have my GPS. Though i have reverted back to my phone when traveling by foot.... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1288415 | 2012-07-14 05:00:00 | My Nokia phone GPS is excellent! I've got a Nokia too but just a 3.2". Works great eh .. much better voice than bro's HTC Wildfire. Hence I was just asking pple how they fare with the common Android. Even thou the Nokia phones itself may not be as great. Like Metla says, I find the Nokia slow to begin, I guess though if you paying for 3G that might not be that bad. And with the Nokia you could get a bluetooth GPS receptor. And given that there is only a certain area you can cache on the Androids, would the bills be excessive? Like if a tourist came to NZ, arrives to city XX didn't have the area cached, that means they need to download the maps, POIs and voice guidance on the fly. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1288416 | 2012-07-14 05:06:00 | Yeah, the 3.2" is small but I never look at it while driving, I only listen to the voice navigation it's just great! Never owned a real car GPS so, no comments. | bk T (215) | ||
| 1288417 | 2012-07-14 05:17:00 | My car GPS tells and shows me what lane to be in, counts down the meters to my turn, tells me if there is parking available, It is with out a doubt so much better then I expected that im kicking myself for not buying one sooner. Initially I told the saleman that screen size wasn't important as i wouldn't be looking at it (chump), But then I bought the large screen/touch screen/voice controlled/bluetooth version as the price made it the wise choice. And i love that home button. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1288418 | 2012-07-14 05:21:00 | Yup, my phone GPS (Samsung Galaxy S2) is weak compared to my (quite old now) TomTom One 140. Phone seems to take a long time to find a satellite, and just screws up a lot. While the TomTom just works as it should, every time. | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 1288419 | 2012-07-14 05:54:00 | Nokia drive on the lumia is great, doesn't use data. By far the best phone gps I have used that comes with a phone. | plod (107) | ||
| 1288420 | 2012-07-14 08:00:00 | Nokia drive on the lumia is great, doesn't use data . By far the best phone gps I have used that comes with a phone . I had Garmin XT on my old Samsung, and I think it to be far superior to Nokia Drive on my Nokia 800 . Nokia Maps insists the northbound lanes of the Newmarket Viaduct don't exist and the map shows a detour via Great Sth Rd and Gillies Ave . Just short of the Khyber Pass exit the display does a couple of spins . The extension of the north western from Westgate doesn't show . I'd love to get rid of those interminable bus stop icons that clutter the display when driving in the city . . . I don't need to know where a bus stop is, and removing "landmarks" doesn't remove those icons . Nokia Drive won't let you save permanent destinations . The loaded speed limits are often wrong (as in the wrong location), so watch out if you use those as a reminder . And you can't load your own useful things like speed camera locations because Nokia say it's unsafe . The Nokia Drive data is pathetic . For example it's impossible to find a location for Countdown at Greenlane . If you happen to know McDonalds is next door, there's not a problem getting directions - to McDonalds . If you are looking for a Warehouse Stationery and can't find it, then try Warehouse Stationary . When starting off from a location, the voice instructions may say "drive to the nearest road" and not give any direction to travel from that point . If you choose the incorrect direction to travel, then once Nokia Drive determines you are in fact travelling in the wrong direction, you're instructed to "make a U turn when able . " On the other hand Garmin XT will guide you around parking lots, precisely . Nokia Maps does have a better display, but that's all I can find favourable in its favour . If I could find a way of getting Garmin XT to work on the Nokia 800, I'd do it . Now . Rant over . :) |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1288421 | 2012-07-14 08:18:00 | What about the official apps? Like the tomtom app for iphone (android?) it's $90 I've got a free turn based app for iphone, and honestly, the google maps is better (with someone else reading like a real map). |
psycik (12851) | ||
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