This is when I'm glad I had Android N1 with free GPS turn by turn with voice and all that good stuff. Use to have iphone though, but I don't see why I should pay so much for a GPS apps and then upgrade some more. Iphone consumer is getting rip-off in my opinion.
Um, if you read my post up above, you might find out why. Your android phone at present, doesn't have a REAL gps chip, and it needs a cell signal to work worth a damn.
I'm getting everything for free with Android and you say iPhone have a dedicated chip? I trusted my phone more than the so call "dedicated GPS" which got me lost for 6hrs because it loses signal outside of town. I believed in good free apps and not have to pay a cent for junk that claiming to be "better". Sometime you jhave to think with your head and not your wallet.
Please read the poster's original comment before sounding off. He/she made the very good point that ALL phones do not have a dedicated GPS chip and uses aGPS, whereas the TomTom cradle does. Thus, whether you have free "GPS" or not, it is not as good as a dedicated device in terms of sensitivity, especially in large open areas.
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This is when I'm glad I had Android N1 with free GPS turn by turn with voice and all that good stuff. Use to have iphone though, but I don't see why I should pay so much for a GPS apps and then upgrade some more. Iphone consumer is getting rip-off in my opinion.
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Um, if you read my post up above, you might find out why. Your android phone at present, doesn't have a REAL gps chip, and it needs a cell signal to work worth a damn.
@rkevwill "doesn't have a REAL gps chip"
I'm getting everything for free with Android and you say iPhone have a dedicated chip? I trusted my phone more than the so call "dedicated GPS" which got me lost for 6hrs because it loses signal outside of town. I believed in good free apps and not have to pay a cent for junk that claiming to be "better". Sometime you jhave to think with your head and not your wallet.
@cdf74dc9
Please read the poster's original comment before sounding off. He/she made the very good point that ALL phones do not have a dedicated GPS chip and uses aGPS, whereas the TomTom cradle does. Thus, whether you have free "GPS" or not, it is not as good as a dedicated device in terms of sensitivity, especially in large open areas.