GPS cellphone.

[marco]

Thinking of getting a GPS cellphone. Is the GPS any good?
Can one use it in a car and do you have to have a bundle or normal airtime while using it?

 

[LancelotSA]

Thinking of getting a GPS cellphone. Is the GPS any good?
Can one use it in a car and do you have to have a bundle or normal airtime while using it?

I have the N95. I do not use the Nokia maps software as you need to pay for voice navigation. I loaded Garmin, with voice prompts, and use it often when going somewhere new to me. It works perfectly in my car. Used a standalone GPS before and they are identical.

You do not use any airtime or data while navigating. It uses a tiny bit of data initially when searching for satellites to speed up the process but these are tiny amounts (a few k as far as I am aware)

 

[Beri]

get any htc gps phone. they are the best.
I have the htc p3300. also used the tytn II.
Tomtom is fast and acurate. Garmin not so
or Navigon is very up to date

 

[LancelotSA]

get any htc gps phone. they are the best.
I have the htc p3300. also used the tytn II.
Tomtom is fast and acurate. Garmin not so
or Navigon is very up to date

You seem to have done more HTC selling here than actually answering the OPs questions.... are you on commission?

 

[Beri]

You seem to have done more HTC selling here than actually answering the OPs questions.... are you on commission?

i wish but i must say i am hooked. my first real phone and i love it.
now if htc read this my bank details are 928878320 hihihihihi

 

[CyberJoe]

Investigate the Nokia 6110 Navigator.

 

[SoTrue]

If your budget is tight, go for the Nokia 6110 Navigator. It comes with Route66 GPS for cellphones built-in, with the SA map, voice navigation, etc. No subscription needed.

 

[dlk001]

Thinking of getting a GPS cellphone. Is the GPS any good?
Can one use it in a car and do you have to have a bundle or normal airtime while using it?

You need a phone with a good GPS hardware and navigation software. You can change the software until you find the one that suites you.

As for hardware, my N95's GPS is average when it comes to locking to satellites. I'm sure there are better GPS chips embedded on other phones.

I can use my N95 in my car. If I stop and wait a while, it will lock into a satellite and off I'm gone. It will lose signal from time to time but its not a train smash. I have a spare bluetooth GPS and that will lock into a satellite like my car's Sat Nav.

 

[Just_Ice]

Investigate the Nokia 6110 Navigator.

I also rate this phone! Seen it in action, pretty kwl.