iPhone 3G[s] - Page 69

Mark · 20-08-2009, 12:35

Have to agree with that. My whole point of getting a SatNav App would be non-OTA maps. If I wanted online maps I'd just use Google.

I've just ported my M3100 over to O2 so I can get new better deals on Orange. This will mean I will be without mobile for a while as I don't intend topping up unless I absolutely have to. What a faff.

leowyatt · 20-08-2009, 12:47

Surely the point of the satnav is to have the maps local as if you are out of signal you'd still want your satnav to work :/

Desmo · 20-08-2009, 13:00

Nope, Navigon, along with all the others has the maps on the phone. No data required.

leowyatt · 20-08-2009, 13:02

So the tomtom maps are on the phone?

Desmo · 20-08-2009, 13:13

I've used Navigon, Co-Pilot and TomTom and all have the maps on phone.

Joe 90 · 20-08-2009, 13:54

I wasn't massively impressed with the accuracy of TomTom this morning. It took a while to figure out where we were going after roundabouts.

The mount says it will improve the gps accuracy though, but how much?

Burble · 20-08-2009, 14:05

Apparently it will improve it by quite some margin as the mount includes a GPS receiver. That accounts for about £2 of the cost - no idea where the rest of it goes.

Toby · 20-08-2009, 15:58

I used to use TomTom on a PDA with a bluetooth GPS receiver years ago but was never that impressed with it tbh. Always looked rather antiquated and made far to many mistakes and daft routing suggestions for my liking.

Burble · 20-08-2009, 16:08

The program has improved a lot over the years. I had Navman on my iPaq a few years back (2004/2005 maybe?) and it was tonnes better than the TomTom offering.

Davey_Pitch · 20-08-2009, 16:21

I'll be joining the iPhone 3GS group tomorrow, my order from Mobiles.co.uk has been despatched so should be with me before 1pm tomorrow

20-08-2009, 12:47	#682
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Surely the point of the satnav is to have the maps local as if you are out of signal you'd still want your satnav to work :/ __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

20-08-2009, 13:00	#683
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Nope, Navigon, along with all the others has the maps on the phone. No data required. __________________

20-08-2009, 13:02	#684
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	So the tomtom maps are on the phone? __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

20-08-2009, 13:13	#685
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I've used Navigon, Co-Pilot and TomTom and all have the maps on phone. __________________

20-08-2009, 13:54	#686
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	I wasn't massively impressed with the accuracy of TomTom this morning. It took a while to figure out where we were going after roundabouts. The mount says it will improve the gps accuracy though, but how much? __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

20-08-2009, 12:35	#681
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Have to agree with that. My whole point of getting a SatNav App would be non-OTA maps. If I wanted online maps I'd just use Google. I've just ported my M3100 over to O2 so I can get new better deals on Orange. This will mean I will be without mobile for a while as I don't intend topping up unless I absolutely have to. What a faff.

20-08-2009, 14:05	#687
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Apparently it will improve it by quite some margin as the mount includes a GPS receiver. That accounts for about £2 of the cost - no idea where the rest of it goes.

20-08-2009, 15:58	#688
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	I used to use TomTom on a PDA with a bluetooth GPS receiver years ago but was never that impressed with it tbh. Always looked rather antiquated and made far to many mistakes and daft routing suggestions for my liking. __________________

20-08-2009, 16:08	#689
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	The program has improved a lot over the years. I had Navman on my iPaq a few years back (2004/2005 maybe?) and it was tonnes better than the TomTom offering.

20-08-2009, 16:21	#690
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	I'll be joining the iPhone 3GS group tomorrow, my order from Mobiles.co.uk has been despatched so should be with me before 1pm tomorrow __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.