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Apple iPhone as GPS
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:41 pm
by Michael
anyone using it for navigation....?
it struggles to accurately state my location with the installed google earth as it is without it having to handle extra software during a journey

Re: Apple iPhone as GPS
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:17 pm
by LittleMorvy
Ive used mine a few times without too much hassle at all, we used it to navigate around manchester where I had no idea where we were going at all and was brilliant. And when using it to find postcodes that I had no idea where they were it usually gets me exactly to the correct point.
I guess occasionally it doesnt quite pick up your exact location, ie. it may have just to the side of a road not on it, but Ive never found it to be so far out that you cant use it to navigate correctly.
Re: Apple iPhone as GPS
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:56 pm
by Peter
Used it with Navigon this summer in France. Was fantastic

Re: Apple iPhone as GPS
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 12:17 am
by VXJON
Use the google maps app almost everyday
Used as a map/planning you really cant beat it but if its Sat- Nav you
need, the tom tom app is highly recommend. Not cheap at £60ish mind you
Re: Apple iPhone as GPS
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:28 pm
by Michael
Good stuff.... all reasurring
looking for a nice combo kit for car ...holder/charger/FM transmitter....got one from a stall today but promptly returned it as the sound quality wasnt good at all.
Re: Apple iPhone as GPS
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:02 pm
by Lazydonkey
IIRC the copilot app is around £25.

Re: Apple iPhone as GPS
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:54 pm
by ~ ~ Cal ~ ~
Used it to find a curry house in the car and worked a treat
Use it cycling with mapmyride and again it works fine for "bread-crumb" mapping
Re: Apple iPhone as GPS
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 4:20 pm
by Dominic
I find tom tom much more acurate on my phone (HTC) than googlemaps.

Re: Apple iPhone as GPS
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:32 pm
by VXJON
Dominic wrote:I find tom tom much more acurate on my phone (HTC) than googlemaps.

Only to be expected, tom tom is a high priced dedicated sat nav
