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| Thread ID: 122641 | 2012-01-04 07:36:00 | Wanting to buy a GPS unit/phone app. | decibel (11645) | PC World Chat |
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| 1252111 | 2012-01-04 22:56:00 | Yeah you can get software apps for Android & iOS that do that also :) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1252112 | 2012-01-04 23:04:00 | But one maybe should expect GPS to work as it should - optional aGPS if need be and optional Wifi etc ... it should be able to work by itself without too much fuss. And it's not an Android. When I was in Kinloch, an hour drive from Queenstown that didn't have any cellphone coverage at all... It's irritating after buying a pricey phone and then needing to pay for aGPS. One should expect it to work - as yo are driving out of the carpark turn it on. And overseas is too much an issue to say roam or pick up simcards everywhere I go. I may not want phone func, just GPS to work decently. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1252113 | 2012-01-04 23:11:00 | Yeah you can get software apps for Android & iOS that do that also :) Don't see the point when I need one in the car all the time anyway. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1252114 | 2012-01-04 23:37:00 | I would have thought speedo came in all phone GPS's ... My Nokia has that in offline mode with speed warnings and ETA, DTG etc. With 3G I get traffic information and speed camera warnings (?). One advantage with Nokia I see is the ability to tag with a external GPS receiver unit for faster lock on times. Haven't tried it myself yet but they are said to be quick as car GPS ie., clipped onto your daypack or your belt clip. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1252115 | 2012-01-05 00:02:00 | There is no "speedo", it simply measures the time / distance between two GPS locations every second or two or whatever... | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1252116 | 2012-01-05 00:17:00 | I set my Tom Tom to sound a warning whenever I went over the speed limit. It annoyed the hell out of me because it kept sounding a warning all the time. I have now set it to sound the warning which sounds like a siren whenever I go over 110 kpm. The siren sounded very loudly once and scared the hell out of my girlfriend. |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1252117 | 2012-01-20 07:34:00 | Thanks for the comments guys. At the end of the day though, I was swayed by Garmin's offer of a lifetime of free map updates (offer ends 31/1/2012) Seems good so far except it doesn't have a Kiwi voice so some of the street name pronunciations are laughable. |
decibel (11645) | ||
| 1252118 | 2012-01-20 12:22:00 | Thanks for the comments guys. At the end of the day though, I was swayed by Garmin's offer of a lifetime of free map updates (offer ends 31/1/2012) Seems good so far except it doesn't have a Kiwi voice so some of the street name pronunciations are laughable.Make sure you register it on my.garmin.com (https://my.garmin.com/) and download the latest software and maps. You'll find the english female is the easiest to understand (at least I think so) and yes, some of the pronunications are a bit off, but you can still get from a to b. Which model did you end up getting? |
Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1252119 | 2012-01-22 08:02:00 | I went for the 1350 - fairly basic, but appears to do all I need. I have downloaded a new map and registered for the lifetime updates already but was surprised it takes up to 8 weeks to get the code. Yes, I noticed that "Emily" seems the nicest, too. |
decibel (11645) | ||
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