huntml
join:2002-01-23
Mullica Hill, NJ
 ·Comcast
2 edits | reply to benc
Re: It's Not Worth It
I have a Moto Q9c, which has integrated GPS. With Sprint you pay $15/mo for all-u-can-eat data and another $9.99/mo for Telenav (repackaged and sold by Sprint as 'Sprint Navigation').
You don't *have* to buy Telenav -- both Google Maps and Windows Live search integrate real-time navigation and mapping into their features.
But Telenav is about the only add-on program that I think worth buying a monthly subscription to with similar freeware apps in the market, because it gives you things (audible-turn-by-turn instructions, real-time traffic scanning with pop-up warnings and reroutes, different routing priorities (shortest, quickest, traffic optimized, etc.) that the free programs don't. |
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benc
Premium
join:2007-06-17
Glen Carbon, IL | reply to huntml
Oh...GPS. I can see why some may like that.
So, you can get GPS Navigation for just $25/mo. and no extra hardware?
What sort of phone do you have? |
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huntml
join:2002-01-23
Mullica Hill, NJ
·Comcast
| reply to benc
said by benc  :Then it costs $45/mo. for a lousy 5GB/mo. I would agree that $45/mo for 5 GB is too much.
With Sprint you can get uncapped, unlimited internet for $15. To me mobile internet is worth having at that price.
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Google Maps. This was useful, but I gave this up because I can buy a paper map for $5/map, which is far cheaper than $45/mo.
Big difference between a paper map and using a map program on a phone with integrated GPS capability. I used to think Google Maps and Windows Live Search for free were good enough, then I got a new phone with integrated GPS and I'll never go back.
In fact, even though GMaps and WLS are free, I am happy to pay $10/mo for a mapping program (Telenav) because it also comes with online backup and real-time traffic.
I never leave home now without it running and it saves me getting stuck in a jam once a week or so, sometimes more. |
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