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26 Sep 16, 08:49 PM |
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Phone as a Sat Nav
I've always carried a Sat Nav, but I'm thinking of ditching it and going with the phone.
Any suggestions/thoughts welcome. Three options I've tried so far: - HERE We Go - Maps.Me - Google Maps HERE We Go is the most impressive in terms of navigation. Works offline so no unnecessary data usage and therefore works even in places that have no signal. However getting POIs/Favs in is a pain. No import of KML/KMZ as far as I can tell. Audi, BMW and Daimler backing, so probably here to stay for a while. Maps.Me has good import facilities (e.g. works with KML), not quite as good as HWG in terms of the navigation though. Also works offline flawlessly. Google Maps online consumed about 1MB per minute, or just under, in a test I did at the w/e. Data consumption not a biggie, but online annoying if you go to areas with no signal. At one point it drained the battery faster than the charger could put it back. Navigation is pretty good, but I cannot work out how to get my Google My Maps to work with it?!? Offline use is clunky. Anybody have any difficulty finding satellites in the US with these products? I had this issue in California last year. I tried many times but in the end I just gave up and used a Sat Nav instead. Seems odd, you'd think the GPS tech would be the same?!? Car Phone Mount What mounts do you use, and how good were they? |
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26 Sep 16, 09:05 PM |
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Very Serious Dibber
Join Date: Oct 04
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Used navigator it was fine free from play store, create poi, favs etc whilst on WiFi and then you can use offline, finding satellites is more to do with how good your phone is than the software, I used it on a Samsung 8 inch tablet with no data simm and it was great.
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26 Sep 16, 09:15 PM |
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Excited about Disney
Join Date: Mar 16
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By far the best app we use is Waze.
This works in the US just as well as the UK and as it has live updates from people travelling it is always up to date. Nav is great on it. We use it all the time when we are over there and have never got lost.
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26 Sep 16, 09:25 PM |
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Getting Excited
Join Date: Feb 13
Location: Essex
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Another vote for WAZE. Great app. Use it all time in the UK
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26 Sep 16, 09:54 PM |
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Used NavMii last two trips without issue, uses offline maps so no data usage issues
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27 Sep 16, 12:33 AM |
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Proud to wear my Ears
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I'm using Google maps at the moment and would definitely use it again. It's very accurate and you can do searches for all the Walmarts in the vicinity for example. You can download an area for offline use if you're worried about data. It shares the same live traffic as Waze. I use it with a standard windscreen mount and satellite pickup is pretty much instantaneous.
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27 Sep 16, 03:22 AM |
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Im using here maps offline atm.
Staying in kissimee as i right this Works perfectly and offline maps includes points of interest by the looks of it. All i have had to input is my hotel first word and found it. Same with universal and sea world. No need to know the address. Without a doubt i recomend here maps Edited at 03:24 AM. |
27 Sep 16, 08:04 AM |
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27 Sep 16, 09:40 AM |
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Just back and used Navmii for three weeks and it's brilliant.
If you have an I phone it has a built in GPS so you're just downloading the maps before you leave. We visited Busch Gardens too, you just need the Florida maps.
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27 Sep 16, 09:55 AM |
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Join Date: Apr 05
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This year I took 3 I had my TomTom which I bought Canadian maps in the sale for. Then my "old" phone which was replaced earlier this year that I could use purely as a sat nav and then my new phone with satnav on too Nothing like being prepared
I used the Tom Tom in Vancouver and it was great, but when we were driving down to Seattle it wouldnt let me plot the route as US maps and Canadian maps are different map groups you have to load. I could plot to the border but would have to plot again and start the process all over again the other side. So I plotted it with Google maps on my new phone with data. I had downloaded the areas offline and it was so good I stopped using the tom tom. It knew the road works and bridge closure which the Tom Tom didnt and would always offer the fastest route. If you have data then use Google Nav. Download the maps first to save on the amount it needs to download and speed of response and then away you go. I bought a phone mount from ebay before we went. It did the job but my new phone was too heavy for it so I stuck it just high enough on the screen so it touched the dash to keep it up
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