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What is this free traffic app? "Neil Williams" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:42:22 +0000 (GMT) >Grant Phillips-Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Regarding SatNav - Nokia phones (certainly S60 based ones, not sure >> about others) have a free SatNav tool which can have the map data for >> offline usage; Android phones can use Google Maps with voice >> guidance, but it would seem that you need an Internet connection to >> use it (but I'm not sure if you need a constant connection or just an >> initial connection). > >You don't need an internet connection as in WiFi although that can >make it easier for initial route planning. Google maps on Android >downloads updates for the maps over the mobile data connection (so >beware of the costs). There's a lot of data cached and the app tries to >get as much data as it can in advance (this makes navigation on foot >challenging as the phone can't really guess where you're going to go >wrong next). > >The main issue with using Android / Google maps in a car is a >requirement to have a car kit which can keep the phone charged - >GPS/Edge take a lot of power, as well as keeping the display/audio >running for the entire journey. With a kit you should also plug the >headphone socket into your car stereo if you can get a working cable. >It does tend to rely on a decent initial connection - I have tried to >find out why I'm in a traffic jam *after* being stuck long enough to >turn the engine off, only to find I was also in a mobile blackspot.... > >I tend not to bother with the audio guidance, I use audio for music >playback and a free traffic app to get warning of problems via >GPS/Edge. > >-- > > >Neil Williams >============= >http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ > >-- >The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG >http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list >FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq