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I had a Tom tom, sat Nav, which was a present in 2014, but earlier this year Tom Tom made it obsolete, by not allowing anymore map updates.
Anyway, I decided to use an app on my phone, but which is the best?.
I actually started by installing Amigo, a free app, which isn't at all bad for a free app. Gives directions and speed camera alerts.
As of this week I've started using Google maps, which has better voice instructions. But their map is a bit too zoomed out. If you pinch the screen to make it zoomed in, you lose the Speedo, and road speed limit.
Anyway, does anyone else use an app on their phone for navigation, and if so, which one, and is it any good?
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Waze is meant to be good but I personally use Google Maps
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Use google mainly. Apple is ok but seems to pick some strange routes. Used Waze once or twice which seemed to have more info on screen like speed cameras and other cars for traffic.
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Here WeGo is good, as is Google maps, use them both with no problems.
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Of course there's also Gavin route filter legacy edition
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RealLoughtonO wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 7:22 pm Here WeGo is good, as is Google maps, use them both with no problems.
I tried here we go, and didn't think it was particularly good.
Waze, wants to take you down the smaller roads, rather than fast roads so not for me either
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Looks like Google maps for you then!
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RealLoughtonO wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:42 pm Looks like Google maps for you then!
Yes it does....no one's using a paid option, which surprises me a bit
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Not sure what the benefits are of a paid system, Google maps gives me all the info I need when travelling, now retired so the 30k a year spent on business driving negates a 'premium' paid system, again, what are the benefits?
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Google Maps for me.
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Prestige Worldwide wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 7:15 pm Waze is meant to be good but I personally use Google Maps
Waze is good for sure.
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Well somebody should mention Leeds away.
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Do people still use/buy sat navs?
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RealLoughtonO wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:46 am Do people still use/buy sat navs?
No but I still nick them.
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I'm still using a tomtom, still best for traffic updates. Have used Google maps when in another car and found their traffic alerts aren't as good.
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The default Maps App on the iPhone. I find it very good. Better than the sat nav in the car. Not sure whether its Google or Apple or someone else. Mrs NES loves it.
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WH Smith - road atlas
can be a pain if you lose a page
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Google Maps, they wanted to kill of TomTom in the market and pretty much done it
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ComeOnYouOs wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 7:13 pm I had a Tom tom, sat Nav, which was a present in 2014, but earlier this year Tom Tom made it obsolete, by not allowing anymore map updates.
Anyway, I decided to use an app on my phone, but which is the best?.
I actually started by installing Amigo, a free app, which isn't at all bad for a free app. Gives directions and speed camera alerts.
As of this week I've started using Google maps, which has better voice instructions. But their map is a bit too zoomed out. If you pinch the screen to make it zoomed in, you lose the Speedo, and road speed limit.
Anyway, does anyone else use an app on their phone for navigation, and if so, which one, and is it any good?
OFF knows a thing or two about sat navs
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