Will you really use your expensive smartphone to navi?

quake.shen

GPS: igo

Will you really use your expensive smartphone to navi?

Hi fellows,

I'm using Samsung note 2 to navi whatever I need.
But for the heat, battery and precision issues, I bought another PND to navi.
Is there any fellow has done such thing like me?

sergey_beloklokov4

GPS: Garmin dezl 760

Smartphone gps

I use it just when distance is short and data coverage is fair, but mostly as an addition to my regular GPS.

kimo

GPS: Galaxy Note 2

Phones can do it but they are a bit fragile

I agree that my Note 2 is a bit fragile for tramping navigation, but I do use it to record my daily walk using Maverick app. It has a useful background map from Open Street Map that has all my local park tracks available and the maps are cached. So it works well offline.

But for real navigation on a boat, a Garmin 78s is waterproof and has marine charts. I could load the charts, but operating the phone in a waterproof case might be a bit clumsy.

johmazz2006

GPS: Garmin Nuvi 765, Garmin 3950LMT, Garmin 2455LMT, Navman40, Garmin StreetPilot 3

Navi

Why not get a dedicated GPS for navigating ? The cost is very cheap these days and get one with Lifetime map updates, and use the phone for what it was designed for..

quake.shen

GPS: igo

Re: Navi

johmazz2006 wrote:

Why not get a dedicated GPS for navigating ? The cost is very cheap these days and get one with Lifetime map updates, and use the phone for what it was designed for..

Yeah, you're right.
Sometimes, we all regard our devices are mighty. But the truth is that we can't let it proceeds too much tasks same time for hardware issues (I guess).

jachaos

GPS: Samsung Galaxy

2 x 1

Why use two devices when you can use only one?

Currently all the phones are not just a phone, they are tiny computers with communication capabilities (wifi, 3g/gprs/phone, bluetooth,...), gps sensors and much more. Why not take advantage of that?

A small smartphone like the Samsung Galaxy Mini can easily get you on track while take phone calls using a Bluetooth adapter (or hands free), and you have the freedom to choose any map provider out there without the need of buying a new device... and it can get you real traffic online too easily! Wink

johmazz2006

GPS: Garmin Nuvi 765, Garmin 3950LMT, Garmin 2455LMT, Navman40, Garmin StreetPilot 3

GPS phone

How do the data costs work out using the mobile phone as a GPS ??

pierrelasvigne

GPS: Iphone 5

Re: GPS phone

johmazz2006 wrote:

How do the data costs work out using the mobile phone as a GPS ??

Actually it depends on the gps you are using. Some of them downloads maps and live POI => those consume a fair use of data. Some others on the other hand have offline maps and POI => those do not need data to work. The GPS localization of your phone is of no concern to determine the data costs.

house4

GPS: Garmin GPSmap 62stc

Re: GPS phone

johmazz2006 wrote:

How do the data costs work out using the mobile phone as a GPS ??

My iPhone bill in Europe was $800 for a couple weeks just chirping, some emails, few calls. Not worth it at all.

johmazz2006

GPS: Garmin Nuvi 765, Garmin 3950LMT, Garmin 2455LMT, Navman40, Garmin StreetPilot 3

Re: GPS phone

Just what I thought. Much better to get a dedicated GPS and only pay a single cost which is much less than $800

tboneandporcini

GPS: Samsung Galaxy Note 2, rooted, PACMAN ROM, Copilot Live Premium

Re: Will you really use your expensive smartphone to navi?

quake.shen wrote:

Hi fellows,

I'm using Samsung note 2 to navi whatever I need.
But for the heat, battery and precision issues, I bought another PND to navi.
Is there any fellow has done such thing like me?

I am also using SGN2. It is free on the plan, bright and powerful enough, will be upgraded the next year for free... More importantly, the battery life with a custom ROM is quite good. Then one can have navigation, music, video registrator and Internet all in the same device and in any car you use.

Well, it doesn't work in wet. So, use something else for boating or climbing.

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