GPS for the car

[pestanin]

Hello everyone. Picking up from Cobito's post in 2009, What GPS to buy? - HardLimit from a date since which I don't know if things have changed much, although I suspect they haven't ¬¬. I've never had one, but since I've gotten into not getting lost :facepalm: and it has to be admitted that no matter how many smartphones you have, things tend to fail more than a cheap shotgun, I've started looking for something "dedicated". Initially, I've seen a Tom Tom XXL that looks good and has a big screen (which is cool). What I see is that there's a model for Europe only, another IQ ROUTES that I don't know what it is… I'm also not aware of the updates, whether they're free or not... On the other hand, I have good experiences with Garmin (one for trekking that works great) but I haven't looked at anything for a thousand years. I'm talking about these two that are the ones that come up in the old post, but any other recommendations would be welcome as well. Do you have experience with any of them? The idea would be to not go much beyond 160 leurer. Thanks a lot. Best regards.

[Bm4n]

All the ones I've seen are a bit slow when you get off the main roads, but with Google Maps I manage pretty well on almost any kind of track (although it doesn't have the names of small towns either) and if you're thinking of changing your phone, one with a 4" screen will serve you wonderfully as a GPS.

[Mystique]

I, since I have the mobile, google navigation and now I'm trying sygic. I'm happy with the mobile, one less gadget to carry in the car and I always carry the mobile with me, I never get lost

I have had a tomtom one xl for years that is very good, but with maps from 2008, I think. The "update" consists of paying for a new map and that's not cool.

There are other ways to get maps, but since the MU thing... it's not working

I have friends who have the xxl and they are very happy. They are going to use it to go around Italy this summer and there it beats the mobile (if you use a navigator that needs an internet connection, like google navigation, with sygic it doesn't happen) because of the data connection abroad issue. The problem is the same as I have, updating their maps from a few years ago...

My recommendation is a mobile with an application and maps downloaded and so you always have it at hand. In dedicated navigators I have only tried tomtom and of the rest I can't tell you anything

[pestanin]

Ufffffff, the point is that's why I say about the smartphone. I have a Nexus S and I can't handle it. The Navigation works well but it falls short and many times it goes crazy, in addition to losing the connection quite frequently. I also have Sygic and it is extremely heavy, at least for this phone. Many times it doesn't find results or it freezes for no reason (anything knowing where they come from). I would like not to have to worry about any of this, and for that I imagine that a dedicated GPS will be better, although the issue of paying for the maps does hold me back but a lot, so TomTom seems to me that it will not be. Best regards.

[Bm4n]

Well, it works very well for me, and now it also allows you to preload maps to use less data connection. The only downside is that the GPS is not very precise at times, like at intersections, or sometimes I have to be moving for it to detect the location... but overall I am happy and use it very often. With a GPS, the main thing is that it is updatable, that the maps are decent (TomTom is one of the most well-known...), and the price of the maps that sooner or later you will have to update or buy.

[Nemo]

I now use, for short trips, the GPS of the Galaxy S2. Which, as they say around here, with the big screen is very easy to use.

For longer trips I use a Garmin Nuvii from 2006 (I don't remember the exact model) with updated maps of Europe.
For a while I used a TomTom and the truth is that I didn't like at all the way of showing data or routes on the screen. With the Garmin everything is much clearer and at a quick glance you situate yourself on the route... of course when it decides to go crazy it goes crazy like any other son of a neighbor.

Best regards.

[Obione]

I don't complain about Tomtom, I've got used to using my old one which is better than my Garmin (slower, smaller screen) but it's true that the latter is somewhat simpler.

I've also ridden with a couple of colleagues who used smartphones and most of the time they worked very well, but others not so much... Which also doesn't mean that the navigator always works :ugly:

Anyway, more or less everything is said, now it's up to us to consult with the amohada. You'll let us know

[pestanin]

Companions, what I see is that between the 160€ that I thought I would spend, and the 300€, there is a number of them that are crazy. In fact, now seeing the coolest ones, the ones below that give me a lot of pity jajaja. For example, Garmin has like 12 models in that price range and I get the feeling that the qualitative leap is important. What I have clear is that for me the Nexus as a GPS is a hell so maybe I have to aim higher :frio:

Best regards.

[Obione]

My dad's cost 150 a while ago and mine 100 recently. The only thing I complain about with mine is that it's slow and a recalculation can make you miss a turn, apart from the fact that it takes a while to get the satellites at the beginning but both work well.

What do the expensive ones offer?

[XaviJS]

Is the Nexus S this?

Nexus S – Android Device Gallery

The specifications it comes with are good… it's strange that it makes such a fool of you. I have an XPERIA NEO that even has worse performance and my Google Navigator works like a charm.

I recommend that you clean up the phone by deleting all the applications you don't use to see if the performance improves.

Think about it, the money you're going to spend on a better GPS you could spend on a better smartphone, with which you would get better GPS, better performance, a better camera (probably), etc. Plus, you would have maps that are always updated for free courtesy of Google.

On the other hand, with a GPS you would have to pay for updates and even if you were outside of Europe it would serve you as a paperweight...

Best regards!

[pestanin]

My dad's cost 150 a while ago and mine 100 recently. The only thing I complain about with mine is that it's slow and a recalculation can make you miss a turn, besides it takes a while to get the satellites at first but both work well.

What do the expensive ones offer?

In general, the differences seem to be in screen sizes and resolutions. Some also have Bluetooth to connect via mobile and get weather data, roads, etc... The most expensive ones incorporate slots for cards or multitouch screens. Others have voice navigation and lane guidance. They start to incorporate all kinds of features that I imagine will never be used so there are prices and features for all tastes. Models from lowest to highest price…
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The best part is that there are models within these that I'm seeing that incorporate lifetime map updates for free. I think something LIKE THIS would be more than enough for me.

XaviJS that's the model. It's luxurious but for what it is, making and receiving calls ;D. I'm very happy with it besides the fact that being the Google phone I get updates more "quickly" and running a "bare" Android it's much smoother than some more powerful ones. I have 28 apps on the phone so that wouldn't be the problem and it's freshly wiped and updated to ICS. Before I had a Galaxy S and the GPS never worked out completely although it's also true that I know people who use them as GPS and are so happy. It depends on so many things….

Best regards.

[Franziskaner]

hello everyone
man the difference between garmin and tomtom is …...
it is easier to pirate the garmin than the tomtom ( to introduce non-original road maps )
you have to pay for the maps with both garmin and tomtom and you will also have to pay for the radar updates, so what are the differences? none
with both I think you have a year to update maps and radars, after the year you have to pay
regards

[pestanin]

Well...

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=97146

Read where it says:

Avoid traffic jams

Thanks to the FREE lifetime traffic updates from 3D Traffic, our comprehensive traffic avoidance system, the nüvi 2595LMT can help you avoid delays. We check traffic conditions more than 2 billion times a month, so you can easily change your route, avoid traffic jams and arrive on time.
Enjoy FREE lifetime map updates

With FREE lifetime map updates, you'll always have the most up-to-date maps, POIs and navigation information at your fingertips. Map updates are available for download up to 4 times a year, with no subscription fees or upgrade and no end dates.

And as I said above, this happens with all Garmin models with LMT nomenclature. Free updates for life.

Best regards.

[Franziskaner]

man, it's not expensive "" Garmin GPS Nuvi 2595 LMT Europe 5-inch screen with Bluetooth - Gps - 010-01002-02 :: TPO Informática ;D

[pestanin]

I will tell you when I arrive

Goodbye.

[XaviJS]

I am doing my final project (I can't wait to finish it...) using the GPS on my XPERIA NEO.

It's about making a fleet control system for vehicles through which I track the phone's position with the GPS.

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The results have been good, the GPS it uses is as reliable as or more reliable than a dedicated GPS. What differs is that manufacturers can choose one GPS chip or another which can give better or worse results... But generally it should go better, since with the use of A-GPS (It first uses triangulation through telephone antennas to find a more or less certain position) then it finds the GPS signal sooner.

So, if you prefer a dedicated GPS go ahead, that's my humble opinion

[Bm4n]

If the truth is that normal GPS devices still take their time to start up, the mobile phone, as soon as it manages to triangulate, is already there, the story is in remote places where there is no coverage... there it takes longer and more than with a normal GPS :risitas:

[pestanin]

Sure sure. I'm talking about my experience which is tremendously bad. Without going any further (well almost went very far), yesterday I had to go to Calle Álcala from Pza Castilla and I put on Navigation well…, I arrived at the destination and had not yet connected :wall:. I imagine it depends on a lot of things but certainly for me it's going like ass.

Best regards.

[Nemo]

Well, a good way to connect quickly is to stay still :facepalm:. This way, triangulation is more effective.

Best regards

[Yorus]

I used to drive a lot for work (now I have other functions and don't) and I used this mobile with a separate GPS module via bluetooth:

and without any problems, only that the screen is… tiny.

Now I have the Galaxy Ace with integrated GPS and Sygic and it works perfectly, apart from the improvement in screen size and that it is easier to use in these cases as it is touch screen. And as Mystique says, I always carry it with me and so even in emergencies I have it at hand. That said, the charger for the car cigarette lighter is always nearby.

Still, I understand that you want something dedicated, current mobiles are small PCs with many possible combinations of configuration and software installed and you don't know where they can go wrong, while a dedicated GPS has a more closed environment and therefore fewer things that can influence its stability or functioning.