+DangerJudy Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I use City Navigator and love it. But the maps are about 2 years old, IIRC, by the time each version comes out. Why not, instead, have a map 'service' that you subscribe to, and which downloads updates to your GPS unit. If you needed a certain place, say, Vermont, in your GPS, you connect to your PC, it connects to the service, and you get the map you need. Up to date and current. Or - have your GPS recieve the maps via wireless, just as it recieves signals from the satellites. Just a thought or two... Quote Link to comment
+wesleykey Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Email me when you get your service up and running..... Quote Link to comment
+DangerJudy Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Email me when you get your service up and running..... lol. I think Garmin should do it. Quote Link to comment
Parsa Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Look at my new thread on The Ideal Handheld GPS Receiver, and you'll see I mention something like this. Feel free to expand on the idea. It's a good one. Parsa Quote Link to comment
FiveNines Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Why not, instead, have a map 'service' that you subscribe to, and which downloads updates to your GPS unit. If you needed a certain place, say, Vermont, in your GPS, you connect to your PC, it connects to the service, and you get the map you need. Up to date and current. Given that you would have to connect the GPS receiver to a data-delivery service, you would have to attach the GPS receiver to a cell-phone or something similar. So what you want already exists. It's called VZ Navigator in the Verizon Wireless world. http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/splash/turnbyturn.jsp There's also a Sprint version. http://www.nextel.com/en/solutions/gps/navigate.shtml And others. Quote Link to comment
+DangerJudy Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Why not, instead, have a map 'service' that you subscribe to, and which downloads updates to your GPS unit. If you needed a certain place, say, Vermont, in your GPS, you connect to your PC, it connects to the service, and you get the map you need. Up to date and current. Given that you would have to connect the GPS receiver to a data-delivery service, you would have to attach the GPS receiver to a cell-phone or something similar. So what you want already exists. It's called VZ Navigator in the Verizon Wireless world. http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/splash/turnbyturn.jsp There's also a Sprint version. http://www.nextel.com/en/solutions/gps/navigate.shtml And others. hmmm. Are the maps on the Verizon or Sprint versions as detailed as City Navigator? And can you save maps to your phone so you don't have to be in cell phone range to use them? Quote Link to comment
FiveNines Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 hmmm. Are the maps on the Verizon or Sprint versions as detailed as City Navigator? And can you save maps to your phone so you don't have to be in cell phone range to use them? I've never actually used either service, so I may be wrong, but I believe the answer to both your questions is "yes." Call up (or visit) a local Verizon or Sprint store and find out for sure. I looked into the Verizon service a while back, but I never ended up subscribing ($5 per month) and just used my Nuvi instead. Quote Link to comment
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