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Tomtom for Android? |
5H4K
Joined: Nov 28, 2004
Posts: 148
From: England
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Any news of such a thing? |
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MikLSP
Joined: Sep 21, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: se-nse.com
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There are current alternatives such as Wise Pilot and some free ones on the Android Market.
Also Google Maps has "Navigation" for FREE! Although it's only available to the US at the moment (without hacks that is)
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Nitro Fan
Joined: Jun 11, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: London
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TomTom seem to only support iPhone and WM at present BUT according to the Android Forum back in Aug 2009
TomTom Android Application On The Way
by Rob Jackson on August 20th, 2009
tomtom Android Forums members have been wondering about TomTom for Android since November 2008. It’s time for that discussion to continue as TomTom execs have clearly implied the company is working on a TomTom Android application:
“We cannot ignore such a successful platform as Android. HTC is an important partner of ours and Android is becoming increasingly important too.”
Windows Mobile has had TomTom capabilities for some time now and the Apple iPhone TomTom app is the most recent addition to the stable. Symbian and BlackBerry users will have to wait a little longer, if not forever:
“We spent so much time producing the iPhone software and we were later on the scene than we wanted but the standard of the service and the quality of the satnav is what was most important to us.”
“I do not question the opportunity that RIM might offer but we know that a satnav device needs to have a large touchscreen and voice commands to be able to work for turn-by-turn navigation. We come from a PDA background and we know what will work.”
This will be a GREAT story to follow – I know for a FACT that there are a LOT of Android owners out there craving TomTom integration. Right now Telenav leads the way in on-Android GPS navigation, but the introduction of TomTom for Android will be a welcomed alternative.
For a point of reference, here is a quick initial review of TomTom on the iPhone:
The TomTom iPhone App costs $100 and I would expect the Android price to be comparable. Clearly one of the more pricey apps on the Android Market, would that be worth it to you?
[ This Message was edited by: Nitro Fan on 2010-04-12 10:06 ] I have owned the ... T68i T610, P800, P900, P910, P990, W950, P1, W960 But SE have now totally lost the plot. |
5H4K
Joined: Nov 28, 2004
Posts: 148
From: England
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On 2010-04-11 11:56:08, MikLSP wrote:
There are current alternatives such as Wise Pilot and some free ones on the Android Market.
Also Google Maps has "Navigation" for FREE! Although it's only available to the US at the moment (without hacks that is)
Mine came with Wisepilot, but would still like to install TT. |
seboy81
Joined: Feb 11, 2005
Posts: 379
From: Stoke - on - trent, West midla
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co pilot is also a good one to look at i'm using it on my x10 
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Phantasm4489
Joined: Feb 24, 2003
Posts: 128
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navigon mobile navigator seems pretty good. I bought that after giving it a 30 day free trial.
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SKIBBE
Joined: Dec 29, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Sweden, Sk�vde
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wise pilot is really nice, but expensive 700 sek for 12 months. is there no hack to use it for free?
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Nanu
Joined: Feb 18, 2006
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From: Warrington, UK
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Co-Pilot is really good, though I am finding Google Navigation excellent now it is available to the UK without work-arounds
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erickson813
Joined: Apr 15, 2010
Posts: 78
From: France
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i also use NAVIGON it's nice.
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Phantasm4489
Joined: Feb 24, 2003
Posts: 128
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I needed an offline capable app so google navigation not really an option. |
tomjsmith000
Joined: Nov 14, 2007
Posts: 116
From: Bristol, England
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Google Navigation only needs 3G reception when calculating the route as it caches all the navigation data for that journey. Just have to make sure you're not rerouted or anything when you're out of signal. |
nyamago
Joined: Nov 04, 2008
Posts: 6
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On 2010-05-19 12:54:01, Nanu wrote:
Co-Pilot is really good, though I am finding Google Navigation excellent now it is available to the UK without work-arounds
Where - and how - can one get Google Navigation in the UK?
Thanks
P.S. And, while on Google - is Street View available on Android at all? The Java version on my previous handset (SE C905) already had it, but the Google Maps pre-installed on the X10 doesn't show the option?...
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