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    Navigon Wants an Extra $25 for Real-Time Traffic Data on the iPhone

    Ancient Man Used Stone "Sat Nav" 5000 Years Ago

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    Image of ZenoDawgin ZenoDawgin
    09/16/09

    In reply to Navigon Wants an Extra $25 for Real-Time Traffic Data on the iPhone
    A one-time fee of $25 is a bargain to me. When you look at the price of stand alone GPS devices with vs. without traffic, $25 is a fraction of that cost.

    I got Navigon when it was $69, so I'll be getting a full-featured GPS device with traffic for less than $100. Nothing to complain about here! It works flawlessly (better than my 3 year old Magellan), and they keep adding asked-for features. I'm very impressed with the programmers and the company.
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    Image of jriga jriga
    09/16/09

    In reply to Navigon Wants an Extra $25 for Real-Time Traffic Data on the iPhone
    The app is fantastic... I like it better than TomTom on the iPhone. Got it when it was $69.00 so this $25.00 add-on makes sense to me.

    I really, really love the Navigon app. The new text-to-speech is good (and hilarious at times). Even at $115.00 it's a winner.

    Now I just need to power the thing while using it... it really sucks the juice. On a 100% full iPhone I got 2.5 hours until it showed 20% remaining. Not too bad considering the screen, audio, GPS, and cellular are all in use (if you get any calls).

    Also, in my car I simply put the iPhone at the base of my dash where the coin pocket is, the GPS has great signal and works fine from there... don't think I'd use a windshield mount since the voice directions are so crystal clear. Just need a USB iPhone charger and I'm good.
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    09/16/09

    @jriga: Ha, I do the same thing. It sits in my coin slot. Wait... that sounded dirty.

    Anyway, if you expect to use any GPS app, plan on having a car charger.
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    Image of davezatz davezatz
    09/16/09

    In reply to Navigon Wants an Extra $25 for Real-Time Traffic Data on the iPhone
    The iPhone Telenav app does include traffic with your $10 monthly subscription. Also, there is a free Inrix iPhone traffic app. You're welcome. :)
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    09/16/09

    In reply to Navigon Wants an Extra $25 for Real-Time Traffic Data on the iPhone
    After using both of these two apps, TomTom and Navigon, for about two and a half weeks I have to say Navigon is the better app, right now.

    TomTom definitely has some benefits over Navigon though like it gets better GPS signal, loading time is significantly faster, and it's user interface is absolutely amazing.

    But where Navigon makes up for all of this is user options. Lane Assistant and Reality View Pro are extremely helpful, and its voice announcements are far better.

    It's going to come down to who spends more time updating and changing their app and, well Navigon is the first to do this, so it gets my vote.
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    Image of jnemesh jnemesh
    09/16/09

    In reply to Navigon Wants an Extra $25 for Real-Time Traffic Data on the iPhone
    Funny, my Palm Pre from Sprint has GPS for FREE and traffic updates for FREE. Hmmm....sounds like someone is paying an Apple tax!
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    09/16/09

    @jnemesh: lmao, that small ass screen is even legible for GPS nav? Get the fuck outta here troll.
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    Image of STFU_FPU! STFU_FPU!
    09/16/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: ouch!
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    Image of Parapraxis Parapraxis
    09/16/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton:
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    Image of Chewmieser Chewmieser
    09/16/09

    @jnemesh: OH SNAP! Oh wait... That's right... Google maps... Forgot about that...
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    Image of CaptCaveman CaptCaveman
    09/16/09

    @jnemesh: Good luck with that free GPS if you don't have cell service. I'll pay the "tax" if it allows me to drive or ride where ever I want vs making sure I only go where there's a cell signal.
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    Image of liuping liuping
    09/16/09

    @jnemesh: We are paying for a nav system that does require an active data connection. Loosing cell coverage and Navigation at the same time sucks big time.
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    Image of bdthurston bdthurston
    09/17/09

    @jnemesh: or is someone really paying for Sprint's "Simply Everything" plan for over $100 a month and just thinking they're getting a good deal? If I had to pay that much for "everything" the $10 a month AT&T nav app would be a bargain!
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    TheSonOfKrypton promoted this comment Edited by bdthurston at 09/17/09 9:55 AM bdthurston was starred bdthurston was unstarred
    Image of The Lab The Lab
    09/16/09

    In reply to Navigon Wants an Extra $25 for Real-Time Traffic Data on the iPhone
    The real-time traffic data on google maps is pretty great. Free is also pretty great. I am proposing a boycott of these expensive programs in the hopes that these prices will drop. How can the infinitely useful Evernote be free but this stuff costs $100?
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    Image of SwatLax SwatLax
    09/16/09

    In reply to Navigon Wants an Extra $25 for Real-Time Traffic Data on the iPhone
    Some people paid a much larger premium for crowd source traffic info when the Dash Express came out.

    In light of that, $25, or $125, doesn't seem like that much.
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    Image of VeredJillion VeredJillion
    09/16/09

    In reply to Navigon Wants an Extra $25 for Real-Time Traffic Data on the iPhone
    Is it a one time fee or a limited subscription? If it's a one time it's worth it, depending on where you live.
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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    09/16/09

    @VeredJillion: one time. I'll clarify.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    09/14/09

    In reply to Ancient Man Used Stone "Sat Nav" 5000 Years Ago
    Why is it so difficult to believe that Stone-age era man invented TRIANGLES? They were essentially the same creatures as we are.

    Sometimes researchers can be really boneheaded as they pursue brilliance.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    09/14/09

    In reply to Ancient Man Used Stone "Sat Nav" 5000 Years Ago
    Where's the Google: Stone View??
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    Image of Curves Curves
    09/14/09

    In reply to Ancient Man Used Stone "Sat Nav" 5000 Years Ago
    So even back then, men wouldn't stop and ask directions.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    09/14/09

    @Curves: Yeah, but unlike our ancestors we can't club our mates over the head and drag them back to the cave... ;)
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    Image of Navin R Johnson Navin R Johnson
    08/26/09

    In reply to Magellan RoadMate 1700: 7-inch Screen, For When Size Matters
    No mention of the actual screen measurement in the article?

    It's 7" according to Best Buy's site by the way.
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    08/26/09

    In reply to Magellan RoadMate 1700: 7-inch Screen, For When Size Matters
    Capacitive or no???
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    08/26/09

    In reply to Magellan RoadMate 1700: 7-inch Screen, For When Size Matters
    I use a GPS with a 3.5" screen all the time, and frankly I don't see an advantage in a larger screen, especially since it would only block more of the windshield. If the GPS were mounted in portrait mode, perhaps that would give a little more of the view ahead, which could be handy I suppose, but still not to the detriment of visibility.

    I like my GPS mounted in my field of view when I'm watching the road, and I like it to have just the size necessary for reading road names and the like. I haven't had any problem with my Garmin Nuvi and I plan on keeping it until I get my flying car.
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    08/18/09

    In reply to TomTom iPhone Navigation Hits US, Canadian App Store For $100
    This prompted me to buy CoPilot. Good job, TomTom. The way I look at it. All of these apps need some sort of updates to make them really good. I have a feeling the CoPilot people will be more willing to listen to their customers than the TomTom people.
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