GPS Apps on the iphone

[neilford]

Why is is that none of these companies writing iphone gps apps understands how the iphone works? I have looked into everything and they come in two flavors, one is subscription and the other is standalone. Who in their right mind would pay $10 a month to use gps? Only someone who has money to burn and excludes at least 90% of us. The standalone versions all weigh in at 1gb or up. I find space a premium on my iphone with my stash of music, videos and apps. I am not giving up a gig of space to hold maps to 99% of the cities in the US that I will never visit in my life. These guys need to get a clue!

 

[Randman]

And so ... ?

 

[noah82]

So you are pretty much saying that GPS on the iphone is useless. Great, stick to Google Maps. it is free, and doesn't take up any of your valuable space.

 

[MBHockey]

Why is is that none of these companies writing iphone gps apps understands how the iphone works? I have looked into everything and they come in two flavors, one is subscription and the other is standalone. Who in their right mind would pay $10 a month to use gps? Only someone who has money to burn and excludes at least 90% of us. The standalone versions all weigh in at 1gb or up. I find space a premium on my iphone with my stash of music, videos and apps. I am not giving up a gig of space to hold maps to 99% of the cities in the US that I will never visit in my life. These guys need to get a clue!

So you want a one-time price that does OTA map downloads, instead of storing them locally?

 

[neilford]

I see two possibilites:

1) What you suggested is good
2) Download a sectional database onto your computer that you can select when you sync your iphone. You do this with everything on the iphone, already

neilford

So you want a one-time price that does OTA map downloads, instead of storing them locally?