That is very interesting, I thought iPhone had built in GPS chip to work as a navigation device.
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Best Navigation app for iPhone 4s ?
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That is very interesting, I thought iPhone had built in GPS chip to work as a navigation device.
I use and trust Navignon. It has not failed me once. The farthest I traveled with it was driving from Boston to Philadelphia without a single hiccup. It still ran consistent when I was in a low signal area and I did not use a booster. Just a normal car mount.
How about the person who marked me down for this comment explains why? Wouldn't that be more beneficial to the OP? Or are you just some Navigon fanboy with nothing constructive to add to the discussion?
It does have a built-in GPS chip however the chip isn't as accurate as dedicated GPS units so Magellan and TomTom put GPS boosters into their car mount kits.
Btw, for those that hate the standard interface for TomTom for putting in addresses, you may want to try the NavAssist app. It uses a google search and when you click on your destination it will automatically pull up TomTom and populate the address. I rarely type anything into TomTom manually.
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That's great to hear! Just keep in mind the cell signal has nothing to do with the GPS data (I'm pretty sure anyway). I've had the phone think I'm on access roads in Cape Cod all the time. I'd imagine it depends how far the access road is from the highway without the booster.
Anyone use Mapquest Mobile? It's free...was wondering how it compares to Waze and the 'pay-for' GPS apps
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I haven't used Waze, but Mapquest does work and does give you accurate turn by turn voice directions and recalculates new routes quickly, on 4S. Where I have some problems and inputing the address quickly in the real life condition. Just not so easy. Maybe after I am more familiar with the product, it will get better.
I found that I needed the kit for the 3G/3GS, but the iPhone 4, and now 4S have a much better receiver and I no longer bother using it.
As for Apps, I use Metroview here in Australia. I liked TomTom before I tried Metroview and now find it clunky, slow screen updates, horrid maps, and lack of accurate updates to the maps - I have reported errors here since I bought my first real TomTom 4.5 years or so ago, and they have yet to be fixed in the latest maps. My brother in law's 7 year old house in a 9 year old estate is not on the TomTom maps at all
Anyone use Mapquest Mobile? It's free...was wondering how it compares to Waze and the 'pay-for' GPS apps
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I haven't used Waze but I used Mapquest before buying TomTom. It's a decent free program but I found when traveling at a decent speed on a highway it couldn't keep up on the data side so it didn't give quick enough directions and occasionally I missed a turn. Also their voice directions were not nearly as complete as TomTom. That's what prompted me to buy TomTom (plus I travel to Canada and the roaming data charges kill me).
I found Mapquest to be too unreliable to be useful. As you said it couldn't keep up on the highway and then got stuck trying to get me back on the highway I was already on and finally gave up and said, "I can't help you."
When I had my 3GS, I used Navigon, and it was pretty awesome. That was a year and a half ago, and I'm sure it's even better now with periodic updates. And yes, the upcoming Magellan improvements look pretty good. (When I used a standalone GPS, Magellan was my favorite interface, hands down.)
Since I haven't seen it mentioned, I will put in a vote for CoPilot.
It stores maps on my phone so I can use it with or without cell phone service, and it was very cheap compared to the other services like Navigon and TomTom. CoPilot was only $4.99. I get regular map updates and it has never failed me yet. There is a live traffic subscription service, but I don't need that so I don't pay for it.
i haven't used any other GPS apps so I can't make comparisons. But for the price and the service, CoPilot for me is hard to beat.
It stores maps on my phone so I can use it with or without cell phone service, and it was very cheap compared to the other services like Navigon and TomTom. CoPilot was only $4.99. I get regular map updates and it has never failed me yet. There is a live traffic subscription service, but I don't need that so I don't pay for it.
i haven't used any other GPS apps so I can't make comparisons. But for the price and the service, CoPilot for me is hard to beat.
Navigon by a mile.
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It does, but the 3GS had mediocre reception. The 4 was a vast improvement, and I can only assume that the 4S is equivalent or better.
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It does, but the 3GS had mediocre reception. The 4 was a vast improvement, and I can only assume that the 4S is equivalent or better.
I have both Navigon and TomTom... I like to use Navigon more for some reason, but TomTom has a better Points Of Interest search
TomTom.
I would normally write a long post about why I like TomTom better than Navigon after using them both for 3 years, but I don't want to put anyone to sleep in case they are reading this while driving.
I would normally write a long post about why I like TomTom better than Navigon after using them both for 3 years, but I don't want to put anyone to sleep in case they are reading this while driving.
Didn't most of those mounts come out for the 3GS as it didn't have as good of a GPS chip as the 4+. I'd imagine that's why there haven't been any updates to these mounts?
I haven't used Navigon, but it seems popular here.
I have TomTom and Garmin on my iPhone4 and I am a garmin fan, but for the iPhone TomTom's app is better. They have been in the iOS game for a lot longer than Garmin.
I have TomTom and Garmin on my iPhone4 and I am a garmin fan, but for the iPhone TomTom's app is better. They have been in the iOS game for a lot longer than Garmin.
I find it curious that there's a stigma behind navigation apps that require a data connection. If you're on Verizon with unlimited data, from my experience with Google Navigation on Android, this is a nonissue. Not once in two years have I been in a situation where my connection prevented maps from loading.
This is especially important if you have a 16 GB phone...of your 13 GB available, do you really want to use 1 GB+ on maps?
Maybe I'm in the minority, but I definitely prefer navigation apps that require a data connection.
This is especially important if you have a 16 GB phone...of your 13 GB available, do you really want to use 1 GB+ on maps?
Maybe I'm in the minority, but I definitely prefer navigation apps that require a data connection.
What about using it in a different country, like on vacation? It would cost a fortune in roaming charges.
I find it funny that a person named "comatose" would worry about putting someone else to sleep.
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Exactly, I use GoGoNavi in Japan. I turn off my data connection entirely when I am there.
TomTom.
I would normally write a long post about why I like TomTom better than Navigon after using them both for 3 years, but I don't want to put anyone to sleep in case they are reading this while driving.
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Exactly, I use GoGoNavi in Japan. I turn off my data connection entirely when I am there.
Valid point...but apps like Navigon charge per country anyway. If you're traveling, even if you were using Navigon in the USA, you'd still have to pay for the new country's map.
So in those situations I can understand, but its not like spending $1 or nothing for a data-requiring app will be of any consequence when it comes time to travel.