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Old 04-15-2011, 04:51 PM   #4
Mad Mel
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Originally Posted by TopChed View Post
These are simple applications that are good for finding your destinations, but in my experience, they aren't great to use as a GPS as you drive. The tracking dot on my map when I'm driving is often a bit behind where I really am, so I usually just use it to plan my route and put it away. I should also mention, using it like this will use your data plan, so it can be expensive to use if you're outside Canada.
I haven't had that latency issue using Google Navigator, but you're right, the data use could be an issue if you used it a lot. Navigator uses a perspective view and spoken directions like a car GPS, which is much easier for navigation than a direct overhead map view with no voice. However, I don't think Google has released it for the iPhone; I wonder if they might be using it as a small nudge for people to use Android.
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