Quoting: Incursus
Thought your were looking for an Android phone...?
Fair point. Although I'll still need to take phone calls (hands free) while using the Sat Nav. Can this be done ?
Quoting: Roadkill
Fair point. Although I'll still need to take phone calls (hands free) while using the Sat Nav. Can this be done ?
Yep, very clever. Mine all goes through my bluetooth headunit.
You can also text message, play games etc etc. Multitask baby!
Quoting: Incursus
I use Copilot on mine
Why? (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/dontknow.gif)
Quoting: Incursus
Though I wouldn't recommend Google Navigation for anything except emergences or short journeys
Why? (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/huh.gif)
Quoting: Cunning Plan
Quoting: Incursus
I use Copilot on mine
Why?
Quoting: Incursus
Though I wouldn't recommend Google Navigation for anything except emergences or short journeys
Why?
Well on my Hero, Google Navigation doesn't save favourite destinations except a few recent ones or ones in contacts (very nice feature).
If you go off route for whatever reason you need data signal to reroute. Though that's not a big issue unless your in a low signal area. If it reroutes it picks the most direct route (dirt tracks and back roads)
Its slow (tells you to come off a round a bout when your already off it) but that could be my Ancient Hero but Copilot is fine...
doesn't let you plan/save a route in advance (waypoints etc).
Avoid roadblocks/diversion
No Speed camera notification(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/smirk.gif)
No Lane assist
Better display layout on CP/TomTom
Basically all the useful functions and tools copilot or Tom Tom lets you do.
Don't get me wrong for a freebee its brilliant! Great for finding a local business/attraction and taking you there and copilot or tom tom for that matter are not by any means perfect.
Quoting: Cunning Plan
Quoting: Roadkill
Fair point. Although I'll still need to take phone calls (hands free) while using the Sat Nav. Can this be done ?
Yep, very clever. Mine all goes through my bluetooth headunit.
You can also text message,
Yup. With Tasker you can even get the phone to Read your incoming SMS's to you when its "docked" with the car
Quoting: Fieldy
I use Garmin as a dedicated sat nav, it sucks, been using for years.... Really don't know why, I am sure it was a rambler in a previous life and just likes taking random routes for the scenery....
My Mum got a Garmin last year and her's does exactly the same
Also seems to say it's arrived at the destination and yet be nowhere near at all (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/dontknow.gif)
Quoting: ianjpage
If you going for a dedicated sat nav (which IMO is better) then the Tom Tom is the better one
(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/plusone.gif) I have the TomTom XL Live with euro maps, great bit of kit. If you want to try it for a couple of days you're welcome to, I don't need it again until the 20th march?
Quoting: Incursus
Quoting: Incursus
Though I wouldn't recommend Google Navigation for anything except emergences or short journeys
Why?
Also wont be any good to him in Europe due to the data use (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/wink.gif)
Apparently the newer HTC Android phones have a built-in map system (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/dontknow.gif)
Quoting: HTC
TOMTOM AND HTC UNITE TO DELIVER BEST OF CLASS
LOCATION AND NAVIGATION EXPERIENCE ON THE PHONE
Amsterdam and Taoyuan, Taiwan - 20 October 2010 - TomTom, the world’s leading provider of location and navigation solutions, and HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, today announced they are combining strengths to deliver superb navigation and location solutions on HTC smartphones.
HTC Locations, HTC’s new mapping experience, comes preloaded with TomTom’s location-rich maps, resulting in a zero-wait navigation experience. HTC Locations is initially available on the new HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z smartphones in Europe and Asia and will be extended to a wide variety of future smartphones and geographies.
You'll have to ask Titsy he has a Desire HD
Quoting: Andy
You can guarantee that the place you need to go to is a signal blackspot!
I believe it still works, but I don't know.... Never noticed TBH, I just have it as a back up for work.... It is very good.
Quoting: Fieldy
I believe it still works, but I don't know.... Never noticed TBH, I just have it as a back up for work.... It is very good.
I was referring to apps that need to download maps as you go, like Google maps, gives you a rough outline but if you zoom in it all goes blurry and you have to wait while it loads. Havings maps preloaded like real sat navs is the way forward.
Good app!
Quoting: Roadkill
Great. Now I'm even more confused.
Ta daa!
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Quoting: Roadkill
Work have very kindly furnished me with a shiny new TomTom XXL satnav.
And have taken over and upgraded my mobile phone contract.
And I've now got a shiny new HTC Desire, too.
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Quoting: Incursus
Surely you mean HTC Desire S
Dunno.
It's only got "HTC" on it . . . . . . . I'm only assuming it's a Desire as that what I asked for.
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