Comments on: TomTom vs. Mobile Devices… http://www.intomobile.com/2008/12/01/tomtom-vs-mobile-devices.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:14:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: richard http://www.intomobile.com/2008/12/01/tomtom-vs-mobile-devices.html/comment-page-1/#comment-324159 richard Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:30:59 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=32247#comment-324159 I started out with navicore on a 6680 and then on a 6110. It was much better than Nokia maps v1. Then navicore was bought by wayfinder and moved to a subscription pricing model and also dropped some areas (like the middle east). I tried Nokia maps 2.0 in Dubai and it was awful, the map data was really out of date and sometimes at traffic lights it would say "turn right ahead" and then "turn left ahead" - all the time while I was waiting at the traffic lights. Then I went to the USA and as I drove from the airport Nokia maps 2 said no license even though I'd paid a month before, I had to navigate with a paper map since I couldn't stop to work out how to requery the license system to re-activate it. But by then I'd already ordered a garmin nuvi 750 which was only $214 in the USA. It's fantastic, it speaks street names which is really nice (although it cannot pronounce non English street names properly and quite hilariously called Texan "FM" (farm to market) roads "federated states of Micronesia" roads !! The main drawback of a separate GPS is that the phone is much easier to carry around and use on trains and busses but in my car I prefer the garmin by a long way. I started out with navicore on a 6680 and then on a 6110. It was much better than Nokia maps v1. Then navicore was bought by wayfinder and moved to a subscription pricing model and also dropped some areas (like the middle east). I tried Nokia maps 2.0 in Dubai and it was awful, the map data was really out of date and sometimes at traffic lights it would say “turn right ahead” and then “turn left ahead” – all the time while I was waiting at the traffic lights. Then I went to the USA and as I drove from the airport Nokia maps 2 said no license even though I’d paid a month before, I had to navigate with a paper map since I couldn’t stop to work out how to requery the license system to re-activate it. But by then I’d already ordered a garmin nuvi 750 which was only $214 in the USA. It’s fantastic, it speaks street names which is really nice (although it cannot pronounce non English street names properly and quite hilariously called Texan “FM” (farm to market) roads “federated states of Micronesia” roads !! The main drawback of a separate GPS is that the phone is much easier to carry around and use on trains and busses but in my car I prefer the garmin by a long way.

]]> By: Derrick http://www.intomobile.com/2008/12/01/tomtom-vs-mobile-devices.html/comment-page-1/#comment-324154 Derrick Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:55:34 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=32247#comment-324154 I have an HTC Touch Cruise (Polaris) with Tom Tom 7 and the US and Canada Maps (from version 6) loaded. Although the resolution and screen size could be bigger/better, I'd have to say that it works just as good as a standalone Tom Tom GPS unit of equivalent size and has the added bonus of being with me so I can help navigate when I ride "shotgun" in a friend's car that has no GPS. I have an HTC Touch Cruise (Polaris) with Tom Tom 7 and the US and Canada Maps (from version 6) loaded. Although the resolution and screen size could be bigger/better, I’d have to say that it works just as good as a standalone Tom Tom GPS unit of equivalent size and has the added bonus of being with me so I can help navigate when I ride “shotgun” in a friend’s car that has no GPS.

]]> By: JG Mason http://www.intomobile.com/2008/12/01/tomtom-vs-mobile-devices.html/comment-page-1/#comment-324153 JG Mason Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:50:07 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=32247#comment-324153 I am a simple guy. I like having my GPS on my phone simply because it is one less thing I can forget/get stolen/drop/learn a new menu tree etc. I've played with too many GPS devices and always go back to my phone (TeleNav). I even liked it better than their new Shotgun. I seem to be alone in this stance. I am a simple guy. I like having my GPS on my phone simply because it is one less thing I can forget/get stolen/drop/learn a new menu tree etc.

I’ve played with too many GPS devices and always go back to my phone (TeleNav). I even liked it better than their new Shotgun.

I seem to be alone in this stance.

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