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Best Navigation App is under $5.00
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I agree, which is why I got Tom Tom. $20 a year adds up and before you know it you paid $100 for it.
I've been trying both MapQuest and Waze, just to see which free app I'd recommend to my friends. (I use Navigon myself when renting cars, and the built in system in my own car. Navigon gives very good traffic routing)
I'm interested to know if your experience with those matches my own:
1- My big problem with Waze is that, on the few times I've tried it, the routing has been very bad. MapQuest has always had very good routing for me. (Of course if waze has consistently bad routing then nothing else matters that much, so I'm especially curious about your experience here.)
2- I like how quickly both MapQuest and Waze startup,
3- I haven't found a way see a list view in Waze, while it's always one click away in MapQuest
4- Otherwise Waze has a nice intuitive interface, with helpful alerts
Your thoughts?
I don't see that as a disadvantage, especially if you're on Verizon. I've been using Google Navigation on a Motorola Droid for 2 years and I've never been in a situation where a map didn't load.
I can't speak to the reliability of other networks, though.
Same here. I love MotionX. They've got a great deal going on right now too...you can purchase a year of turn-by-turn navigation for $9.99 (half off). That's a steal.
Another vote for TomTom. I've tried the free apps and the apps where the maps are served up as you go and I always came back to TomTom.
I managed to buy it for $34 last summer. I don't need traffic so I have no yearly costs.
+1 for TomTom and Navigon. Keep an eye out for when they go on sale.
You'll have GPS. You won't have maps. Your location (latitude and longitude) is fairly useless without map data.
I have on several occasions (also using Google Nav on a Droid on Verizon).
You guys miss the google maps navigation on your android phones? Is that the one you're talking about?
I used it a few times on my friends Nexus S and died laughing. I thought it was horrible.
Shell out the cash for Navigon and you won't be sorry.
I used it a few times on my friends Nexus S and died laughing. I thought it was horrible.
Shell out the cash for Navigon and you won't be sorry.
The couple times I have used a GPS I used motioin x. I like it a lot and I like that I can just pay for the turn by turn voice when I need it since I usually just use my car's built in GPS unit.
I think TomTom is the best nav app to date...I've tried Navigon and prefer TomTom....
And to the person who said they paid $100 for TomTom you got ripped as it was NEVER that price, even on release day.
And to the person who said they paid $100 for TomTom you got ripped as it was NEVER that price, even on release day.
I think it was about $89 at it's highest price. It was priced lower then Navigon which was $99 or so at the time I believe.
I think the second one you're talking about is called WAZE or something like that lol.
The only downside to Waze is that you can't avoid toll roads with it. I live in Orlando, and there are tons and tons of tolls unless you know your way around. And sometimes the toll ways aren't even the most effective way to get somewhere, so it's kind of a pain. Other than that, the app is excellent. I tend to use Mapquest though as it gives me the option to turn on and off toll roads.
I paid $100 as well, the day it came out, but I think it's worth it. It's going to cost at least $100 for stand alone tomtom anyway. This way I don't have to carry an extra device. I ended up buying the North America Garmin one a month or two ago when it was on sale. Funny thing is I always like Garmin better than TomTom, not on the iPhone. TomTom is superb.
Navigon is fantastic- I swear by it. It's only $29 (no yearly fee) for great updates and maps for your region.
While good to point out, this is not universally true.
Navfree GPS (for one example) has the maps in local storage, and I've used it to good effect while travelling; including a couple trips to Canada where I kept my cellular data turned off to avoid international data charges.
