On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 4:04 PM, Bob Williams
I dumped both TomTom and Garmin, because I found that Google Maps on my Android smartphone was so much better:
1. It's free (once you've bought the phone) 2. It updates itself regularly 3. It knows about traffic congestion in real time, and suggests alternative routes if necessary.
Downsides:
1. It uses up your data allowance, so no good for commercial travellers who are on the road all the time. 2. Ituses power, so it's worth connecting the phone to an in-car charger while in use.
It's not just the data allowance its the need for cellular data in the car at all. I dropped cellular data service a couple years back. I can get wifi just about everywhere I go so why should I pay for cellular data service at all? Ignoring navigation I only miss the cellular data service once or twice a month (if that). The main reason I'm tempted to renew my data service is to get Google Maps (or similar) to work while driving. I think the minimal data service I can buy is $40/month, so that's almost $500 a year. You can buy a nice navigator for that price and get lifetime updates. fyi: the one place I truly miss Internet Access is in a federal courthouse. I work out of one occasionally. Trouble is they don't allow me to take my laptop, tablet, or cell phone in anyway so I simply have nothing to connect to the Internet with regardless. Greg -- Greg Freemyer www.IntelligentAvatar.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org