Brent, we don't have garmin here and as I said sygic works perfectly. However I've also found that the built in "maps" is almost as good and gives excellent guidance. e. g. it gives you the entire route step by step in the "list" view. Using it, sitting here in india, I was able to plot my entire motoring itinerary: Munich to chiemingsee - hour and a half. Chiemingsee to Graz - four hours etc etc. sygic doesn't do this for you - it can only route you from a current location and not for two remote locations. So the built in maps feature is absolutely invaluable and I presume to go by what has happened since apple came out with its first phone, its inherent facilities are going to get better and better. Siri makes all other horrendously expensive voice recognition software that one purchased not so long ago (e g "dictate 2 u") redundant. I presume that sygic will not be required in the iPhone 5 or 6. The only unfortunate thing, if one wants to view it that way, is that one becomes so completely dependant upon the iPhone - its as though it's a part of oneself and he is incomplete without it. It's perhaps the first step awaiting an electronic connexion to our brains to make us bionic human-beings with computer-enhanced intelligence who, as predicted by Roy kurzweil, will replace and dwarf non-bionic human beings in the not so distant future - but I digress.
On 31-May-2012, at 1:10 AM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.net> wrote:
> Sanjaya and Vishal, thank you.
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> The problem with Garmin is they tell you they update the maps, but they have too many errors, are at least 2 years behind, and want you to buy a new map every year. That and they have stupid submissions from users on the maps like peoples homes listed as restaurants, and nicknames on the maps. And I am talking about the 3rd largest city in the state, not some far out rural little town. Major highway intersections and off-ramp, incorrect, two years after the change.
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> On May 30, 2012, at 12:29 AM, Sanjaya Kanoria wrote:
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> At least in India. once purchased you don't have to pay anything at all ever and everything is updated quite frequently. I am quite satisfied with it.
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> On 30-May-2012, at 12:08 AM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Vishal,
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>> Thank you for the recommendation.
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>> Their site says, "Sygic is a voice guided GPS navigation app. It's packed with latest maps and a robust set of navigation features. Both app and maps are updated for free. Maps are stored on the phone for offline use."
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>> The price is comparable with maps for a Garmin stand-alone device. Only Garmin want you re re-buy the maps every year and they are wrong and at least 2 years behind.
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>> How are they on updating their maps and how is the accuracy? Free updates, wow, even if the are only as accurate as Garmin, that puts them ahead. And just for comparison, which regional maps have you used from Sygic?
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>> On May 29, 2012, at 10:20 AM, Vishal Sheth wrote:
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>> Use sygic maps. They are good.
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