App loaded up no problems in app purchase worked.
No traffic like normal on the way home from work so no idea if the live traffic data works or not.
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Navigon to Add Live Traffic Data as In-App Purchase for MobileNavigator
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App loaded up no problems in app purchase worked.
No traffic like normal on the way home from work so no idea if the live traffic data works or not.
Had some heavy traffic this am on my way into work did a great job of routing me around it.
Does it allow you to see the route that it's going to use around the traffic? Or do you have to just follow it blindly like its regular navigation?
I love Navigon, but the lack of a routing list is absurd.
Be interested to know this too. It is the single biggest black mark on this product for me. I have also never seen Navigon post any info on whether or not a route list is EVER going to be added to the product.
Did not notice the ability to view the route, it did say it was recalculating due to traffic and I did follow the new route. Traffic was to heavy to really play much. If I get the chance will try to be the passenger and play a bit more with out causing a wreck.
Navigon Traffic
Well, I downloaded navigon and got the traffic expansion and I have to say I'm unimpressed.I have a normal route I travel to work everyday. I can go back roads or over the highway. The highway is 1-2 minutes shorter if there is NO traffic. Navigon wanted to direct me onto the highway even though I could see from the overpass the highway was at a standstill for at least a mile and google maps showed it at a standstill for 5 miles. It would have taken me an additional 20-30 minutes via the highway but that was the direction Navigon wanted to send me. It has done that everyday (as that road almost always is congested in the mornings).
I also own co-pilot and it is missing all kinds of addresses so I don't use it.
Ugh, I'm loathe to say I still use the TomTom app because it always has the addresses and the best routes. I hate the way it handles audio by stopping the music from my ipod. The new street name voice audio only happens on the final notification as you are just about to turn on the street instead of a mile down the road (need way more heads up). The new ipod controls don't let you control playlists or songs, it is simply the same controls you get when you double tap the home button.
Man, when is someone going to combine the good elements. Also, what is the freakin difficulty for these companies to give me a downloadable manual that explains the difference between "optimal" and "fast" routes or how live traffic makes decisions on when to reroute? I mean seriously, a $35- $100 app with no manual? We have facebook support? Really? Only 24 hours to answer my question that explains what should have been in a simple manual? Awesome. How have these become international companies?
Well, I downloaded navigon and got the traffic expansion and I have to say I'm unimpressed.I have a normal route I travel to work everyday. I can go back roads or over the highway. The highway is 1-2 minutes shorter if there is NO traffic. Navigon wanted to direct me onto the highway even though I could see from the overpass the highway was at a standstill for at least a mile and google maps showed it at a standstill for 5 miles. It would have taken me an additional 20-30 minutes via the highway but that was the direction Navigon wanted to send me. It has done that everyday (as that road almost always is congested in the mornings).
I also own co-pilot and it is missing all kinds of addresses so I don't use it.
Ugh, I'm loathe to say I still use the TomTom app because it always has the addresses and the best routes. I hate the way it handles audio by stopping the music from my ipod. The new street name voice audio only happens on the final notification as you are just about to turn on the street instead of a mile down the road (need way more heads up). The new ipod controls don't let you control playlists or songs, it is simply the same controls you get when you double tap the home button.
Man, when is someone going to combine the good elements. Also, what is the freakin difficulty for these companies to give me a downloadable manual that explains the difference between "optimal" and "fast" routes or how live traffic makes decisions on when to reroute? I mean seriously, a $35- $100 app with no manual? We have facebook support? Really? Only 24 hours to answer my question that explains what should have been in a simple manual? Awesome. How have these become international companies?
For what it's worth CoPilot has an extensive manual here: http://guide.copilotlive.net/doku.php
I don't get their map issue at all, it's almost like they started out with maps dated 50 years ago. Still, they're the app I'll purchase because Navigon does not offer 2 simple things: the ability to preview routes and customize accordingly and the ability to enter coordinates (latitude and longitude), something I desperately need for geocaching and other reasons. Complete utter FAIL on their part.
So, I'll give CoPilot a try and if they can't wing it, it's off to buy a dedicated Garmin unit.
I don't get their map issue at all, it's almost like they started out with maps dated 50 years ago. Still, they're the app I'll purchase because Navigon does not offer 2 simple things: the ability to preview routes and customize accordingly and the ability to enter coordinates (latitude and longitude), something I desperately need for geocaching and other reasons. Complete utter FAIL on their part.
So, I'll give CoPilot a try and if they can't wing it, it's off to buy a dedicated Garmin unit.
I've found that Navigon takes up to a minute to incorporate traffic info into a route (the initial route will pop-up and then later, a voice says that the route is being re-calculated due to traffic conditions). Just wanted to mention that in case you hadn't noticed or had a chance to wait for Navigon to retrieve the traffic info online (happens after routing, not incorporated in the initial routing)
That's because it downloads the traffic information from inrix via your cell phone's data connection. The maps are stored in the phone and routes are calculated before the traffic data has been downloaded.
You I know, I really want to purchase Navigon, I really do. But see, they omit one glaring thing, which is the ability to enter coordinates by latitude and longitude, something I desperately needed for geocaching and a few other reasons.
Really Navigon, omit a basic feature that every other GPS app on the #^&ing planet has? Brilliant.
Really Navigon, omit a basic feature that every other GPS app on the #^&ing planet has? Brilliant.
Navigon say the service is live in the UK. No it is not. All I get when I go to the traffic screen is an "offline" message, and it shows no traffic, when I'm clearly sat in it. I've paid £14.99 for an addition that is not live yet.
Any other UK users get the same problem?
Any other UK users get the same problem?
I didn't think traffic for the UK has been launched yet. I've got the British Isles version and it's certainly not been available to buy.
I see what u might have done now. You have purchased the Europe edition of navigon which does have the live traffic. But if you read the details for it it does say that live traffic isn't avalible in the uk yet. So ur ok if you hop on a ferry but for now not In the uk.
Traffic can be fluid, and this is the weakness in traffic data. Sometimes it takes 15 minutes or more to register and maybe longer to get through the system. It depends where you live, as I'm sure larger metro areas have better real-time traffic.
Also, NAVGION only tells you if the delay adds more than 10 minutes on your route. With the most current data available, your route may have been still acceptable.