NDrive sat nav on the iphone
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muckymotor

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2,500 posts

252 months

Friday 19th March 2010
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Does anyone on here use this?

Having come from a tomtom I thought I'd have a look at their iphone app but at £55 it seems a little on the expensive side. I had a search around the app store and the NDrive is listed at £14.99 which seems a bargain, they also claim to be the best seller in Germany and Italy amongst others. Most of the feedback is good too.

So, before I splash out £15 any real world experiences?

wizbit

1,204 posts

218 months

Saturday 20th March 2010
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It also says Oxo on a bus, but they sure as hell don't sell it.
They can claim to be the queen fairy - ignore it. Sales jargon.

Best advice would be to do an internet search, preferably with something on the lines of "forum ndrive review."
Obtain some real-world, and not sales-office, reviews.

Personally, I've never heard of them. But, I may lead a sheltered life :-)
A friend has the tomtom for iphone app - waste of sodding money!
You can see the battery life drain out.

The constant communication and real-time positioning is great - but make sure you have a bloody good in-car iphone charger.

I tend to like google maps for a rough idea as to where I am/ going; but use it as a reference point - not as a reliance.

JohnnyHayward

191 posts

265 months

Tuesday 13th April 2010
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Did you have a try of this ? It's only £9.99 now, can't really seem to find many reviews about it online other than the App store where it does seem well liked.

JohnnyHayward

191 posts

265 months

Tuesday 13th April 2010
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Well I bought it, seems ok, will report back once I have used it a few times.


HalfMoon

296 posts

219 months

Tuesday 13th April 2010
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I downloaded a copy of Ndrive Hong Kong / Macau yesterday (it's free at the moment) but as there's virtually no chance of me making it to Hong Kong for a while I can't really comment.

Sorry, not much help really...
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Zod

35,295 posts

289 months

Wednesday 14th April 2010
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wizbit said:
A friend has the tomtom for iphone app - waste of sodding money!
You can see the battery life drain out.
Er, you're supposed to plug it in.

flat16

354 posts

265 months

Thursday 29th April 2010
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Having seen an utter barrage of bad reviews on the Apps Store for CoPilot, I went for NDrive this evening. What an utter load of tosh. The first 3 roads / postcodes I've put into it aren't recognised...(and I'm not talking about new estates etc. - well known places).

If you're looking to find somewhere more obscure than, say, 'Tottenham Court Road' avoid this app - it's utter pants. The layout is clunky and amateur. The reason it costs only £10 is so that employees of the company can buy it and post bogus reviews on the Apple site.

john_p

7,073 posts

281 months

Thursday 29th April 2010
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I have no idea why Copilot gets bad reviews, I can't fault the latest version. I certainly prefer it to Tomtom.

If you want a real cheap iPhone app use Roadee but bear in mind not every UK road will be on it.