Dedicated Sat Nav v Phone Sat Nav

[Ford]

Been trying Win Phone Sat Nav (Here Drive+), not bad. seems v good in fact, quite accurate, with speed limit prompts, spoken street names, etc. Partic as can be used 'offline' once a map has been downloaded (via wifi). ie no data charges.

any thoughts/experience

[BazzaS]

Been trying Win Phone Sat Nav (Here Drive+), not bad. seems v good in fact, quite accurate, with speed limit prompts, spoken street names, etc. Partic as can be used 'offline' once a map has been downloaded (via wifi). ie no data charges.

any thoughts/experience

 

My experience is with iphone and TomTom app :

 

Advantages :

"convergence", only needs 1 bit of kit, easy to remember to take it so it doesn't get left in the car to get nicked, free map updates as app updates (rather than having to pay for new maps)

 

Only downside so far : risk of getting a call you need to take just as you are about to reach a critical junction .....

[renegadeimp]

Use whatever works. I like my garmin nuvi.

[brassnecked]

Use whatever works. I like my garmin nuvi.

 

Garmin Nuvi and M8 on Android, with a remote village house name, and postcode, then so long as there is phone signal when you plan the route, M8 will most likely get you there whereas the Garmin takes you to the centre of the postcode,

 

Only problem M8 seems to have vanished from the Google Play Store.

[silverfox1961]

I use Mapfactor Navigation on my Android phone and tablet pc. With this app you get the choice of using open street maps (which can be occasionally wrong-not often) or paying for the TomTom maps.

 

I use the free maps which download fully to my sd card so all I need is a GPS location, no wifi needed (although it helps)

 

This is the best free app I have come across so far. Within two or three seconds of passing a new speed limit sign, the app changes display and an audible warning sounds if I am going even slightly over the limit.

 

The only disadvantage I have found is that it doesn't tell me when I am being a kn*b on the road

[Stigman]

I use Here Drive+ on my Windows Phone often and find it not only reliable route mapping but also very accurate.

The best bit is at the bottom of the screen where it does tell you the correct road speed limit.

I have never used the voice spoken directions, I also have a Garmin and after using the voice on that I have been put off for life using them.

 

Stigman

[Ford]

I use Here Drive+ on my Windows Phone often and find it not only reliable route mapping but also very accurate.

The best bit is at the bottom of the screen where it does tell you the correct road speed limit.

I have never used the voice spoken directions, I also have a Garmin and after using the voice on that I have been put off for life using them.

 

Stigman

 

yeah, on the garmin 2447 i tried on loan, sometimes a speed limit wasnt even shown. yet on the same roads the phone nav did. also some of the voice street pronunciation on the garmin is incorrect, phone nav being ok.

also, phone has similar useful mapping/route options, and reroutes quickly. and has the same onscreen info eg speed/arrival/distance...

though the garmin does have speed cameras, lane guidance, and traffic option. traffic on the phone requiring realtime data connection (at cost if no unlimited/free data), havent tried that.

wld've thought a dedicated nav wld be the way to go, but seems maybe not? (unless i suppose is for professional use eg lorry/courier driver)

overall, was surprised tbh to see how good the win phone nav is. all free with a phone, of which a decent one can be had for the same or less price as a dedicated sat nav!

[Ford]

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Only downside so far : risk of getting a call you need to take just as you are about to reach a critical junction .....

 

read about that poss, dont know yet how it wld be with here drive+!

 

 

I use the free maps which download fully to my sd card...

 

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that seems to be a current issue on win phone, cant save maps to an sd card.

maps are free though.

[Ford]

 

 

 

that seems to be a current issue on win phone, cant save maps to an sd card.

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this seems to be an issue with win phone, maybe to addressed in w10. but, there is an app that bypasses this limitation, but re maps downloaded after install of the app, prior ones wld need to be re downloaded.

 

also, with w phone nav set to no 'unpaved roads', it still directed to go on one. a minor issue, as apparently garmin does that also sometimes. dont know about tom.

 

free world maps though, in case ever go driving in kuwait or vatican city for eg