What do you use for Navigation these days.
Discussion
jondude said:
DaveH23 said:
Been using Google maps to get me around the entire country for years. Never had an issue. Re routes bad traffic and always finds a faster alternative where it can.
Easy enough to plan trips on certain roads etc. My only gripe is it not displaying your GPS speed.
Used Waze a few times but dont like the interface. Prettt sure Google bought waze a few years ago though.
Ah, was interested in these options then noticed you said it does not give your speed. That is one thing I love my TomTom for, a nice clear update of the actual speed.Easy enough to plan trips on certain roads etc. My only gripe is it not displaying your GPS speed.
Used Waze a few times but dont like the interface. Prettt sure Google bought waze a few years ago though.
Even if I go on routes I know I like to have the TomTom on - still fascinates me how its initial estimation of my arrival time is nearly always spot on.
Been using Google maps to get me around the entire country for years. Never had an issue. Re routes bad traffic and always finds a faster alternative where it can.
Easy enough to plan trips on certain roads etc. My only gripe is it not displaying your GPS speed.
Used Waze a few times but dont like the interface. Prettt sure Google bought waze a few years ago though.
Easy enough to plan trips on certain roads etc. My only gripe is it not displaying your GPS speed.
Used Waze a few times but dont like the interface. Prettt sure Google bought waze a few years ago though.
Zod said:
anonymous said:
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1. You will definitely get prosecuted if a police officer sees you driving while looking at a map.2. Maps don't give live traffic updates or suggest alternate routes.
JamesRR said:
Proper map/road atlas user here. You shouldn’t have to be perusing it while driving, you should have worked out your route before going and perhaps made wee notes on a piece of paper. If you get lost, pull over and consult the map again.
Nice one grandad. The 1950's is waiting! I presume you have an A-Z of every town in the UK? (or at least buy one every time you go anywhere new?)
I use waze but don't follow it blindly. It's good for traffic but if using in London for example I assess the route and don't always follow the back streets.
For me I’ve had non integrated Nav and integrated Nav.
Integrated makes the dash far better and the Nav (in the Cars I’ve owned) has been in the right line of sight whereas the alternate have been on the screen so cutting down on viewable road.
Non integrated always took much longer to load up maybe modern ones are quicker
They leave horrible marks on the windscreen and need wires hanging on the dash to the charger.
Looks cheap and it’s old school vs integrated as that is now very very common so it’s a dying breed
Integrated makes the dash far better and the Nav (in the Cars I’ve owned) has been in the right line of sight whereas the alternate have been on the screen so cutting down on viewable road.
Non integrated always took much longer to load up maybe modern ones are quicker
They leave horrible marks on the windscreen and need wires hanging on the dash to the charger.
Looks cheap and it’s old school vs integrated as that is now very very common so it’s a dying breed
I use the built in Nav in my BMW as it’s normally as accurate phone based apps and my car has a HUD which makes following the directions a breeze.
Abroad, I’ll always use Waze. It’s been pinpoint accurate when I’ve been driving in cities as diverse as Baghdad, Hà N?i, Bangkok, Ottawa and Belmopan. That’s good enough for me!!!
The only downside is it is quite battery hungry on the iPhone.
Abroad, I’ll always use Waze. It’s been pinpoint accurate when I’ve been driving in cities as diverse as Baghdad, Hà N?i, Bangkok, Ottawa and Belmopan. That’s good enough for me!!!
The only downside is it is quite battery hungry on the iPhone.
My iPhone sits in a Brodit cradle with a Lightning cable so that the phone is on charge. I use TomTom. It knows the state of the traffic and can tell me my average speed through SPECS controlled sections of motorway.
I also have a Garmin which I use for driving days as I can’t transfer pre-planned routes to TomTom on the iPhone. That’s only suitable for answering the question “how do I get from here to somewhere else?”
I also have a Garmin which I use for driving days as I can’t transfer pre-planned routes to TomTom on the iPhone. That’s only suitable for answering the question “how do I get from here to somewhere else?”
Zod said:
jondude said:
DaveH23 said:
Been using Google maps to get me around the entire country for years. Never had an issue. Re routes bad traffic and always finds a faster alternative where it can.
Easy enough to plan trips on certain roads etc. My only gripe is it not displaying your GPS speed.
Used Waze a few times but dont like the interface. Prettt sure Google bought waze a few years ago though.
Ah, was interested in these options then noticed you said it does not give your speed. That is one thing I love my TomTom for, a nice clear update of the actual speed.Easy enough to plan trips on certain roads etc. My only gripe is it not displaying your GPS speed.
Used Waze a few times but dont like the interface. Prettt sure Google bought waze a few years ago though.
Even if I go on routes I know I like to have the TomTom on - still fascinates me how its initial estimation of my arrival time is nearly always spot on.
Edited by schmalex on Tuesday 13th February 19:58
Buy 2 phones and use them at the same time.
This covers all the bases.
This covers all the bases.
- Phone 1 = Google Maps (by far the best for user-interface and clarity of directions).
- Phone 2 = Waze (by far the best for speed cameras, plod hiding in a bush, speed limits, traffic jams and upcoming road hazards).
Yipper said:
Buy 2 phones and use them at the same time.
This covers all the bases.
I do this but with the built in Nav. So you can see if Waze is taking you on a pointless rat run or not. This covers all the bases.
- Phone 1 = Google Maps (by far the best for user-interface and clarity of directions).
- Phone 2 = Waze (by far the best for speed cameras, plod hiding in a bush, speed limits, traffic jams and upcoming road hazards).
schmalex said:
Zod said:
jondude said:
DaveH23 said:
Been using Google maps to get me around the entire country for years. Never had an issue. Re routes bad traffic and always finds a faster alternative where it can.
Easy enough to plan trips on certain roads etc. My only gripe is it not displaying your GPS speed.
Used Waze a few times but dont like the interface. Prettt sure Google bought waze a few years ago though.
Ah, was interested in these options then noticed you said it does not give your speed. That is one thing I love my TomTom for, a nice clear update of the actual speed.Easy enough to plan trips on certain roads etc. My only gripe is it not displaying your GPS speed.
Used Waze a few times but dont like the interface. Prettt sure Google bought waze a few years ago though.
Even if I go on routes I know I like to have the TomTom on - still fascinates me how its initial estimation of my arrival time is nearly always spot on.
Edited by schmalex on Tuesday 13th February 19:58
Welshbeef said:
For me I’ve had non integrated Nav and integrated Nav.
Integrated makes the dash far better and the Nav (in the Cars I’ve owned) has been in the right line of sight whereas the alternate have been on the screen so cutting down on viewable road.
Non integrated always took much longer to load up maybe modern ones are quicker
They leave horrible marks on the windscreen and need wires hanging on the dash to the charger.
Looks cheap and it’s old school vs integrated as that is now very very common so it’s a dying breed
What decade do you live in?Integrated makes the dash far better and the Nav (in the Cars I’ve owned) has been in the right line of sight whereas the alternate have been on the screen so cutting down on viewable road.
Non integrated always took much longer to load up maybe modern ones are quicker
They leave horrible marks on the windscreen and need wires hanging on the dash to the charger.
Looks cheap and it’s old school vs integrated as that is now very very common so it’s a dying breed
Welshbeef said:
For me I’ve had non integrated Nav and integrated Nav.
Integrated makes the dash far better and the Nav (in the Cars I’ve owned) has been in the right line of sight whereas the alternate have been on the screen so cutting down on viewable road.
Non integrated always took much longer to load up maybe modern ones are quicker
They leave horrible marks on the windscreen and need wires hanging on the dash to the charger.
Looks cheap and it’s old school vs integrated as that is now very very common so it’s a dying breed
non integrated is a dying breed? Waze is light years ahead of any integrated nav I've used. Integrated makes the dash far better and the Nav (in the Cars I’ve owned) has been in the right line of sight whereas the alternate have been on the screen so cutting down on viewable road.
Non integrated always took much longer to load up maybe modern ones are quicker
They leave horrible marks on the windscreen and need wires hanging on the dash to the charger.
Looks cheap and it’s old school vs integrated as that is now very very common so it’s a dying breed
Also its free. Get a decent high end vent mount.
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