[s-cars] VLAC

[Cody Forbes]

The problem with the TomTom app is the price. Not only is the app way  
too expensive ($80 for North American maps), then they go and say it  
really needs a $120 base/hifi GPS reciever to work right. Then they  
tell you that the special GPS reciever is ALMOST as good as the one in  
thier stand alone units. Why not buy a TomTom stand alone for $70 less?

MotionX Drive is $3 IIRC and works better than my ViaMichelin stand  
alone GPS (quicker and more accurate refresh, better interface, better  
maps, and more). Voice guided turn by turn does require a subscription  
($3/month or $25/yr).

-Cody (mobile)

On Jan 12, 2010, at 7:52 PM, "JC" <jc at j2c3.com> wrote:

> And they're (TomTom that is) also placing bets on the smartphone app  
> basket
> now - aka adapted their long-time software to run on iPhone.  Smart  
> for a
> company like that, when often instead the reaction is to crawl into  
> their
> shell and hope that the change will go away and the world will go  
> back to
> the way things were.  That said I think there will always be a  
> market for
> stand-alone units but OEM/factory nav and smartphones will continue  
> to eat
> into the market, so having a hand in various pies is wise by them.
>
> MAC: Just around holidays I discovered a great iPhone holder which  
> is now
> screwed to my switch blanks (could also maybe have put in the corner  
> to far
> right of IC, kinda wish I'd explored that a bit more but this works  
> great).
> As a result it works so well I'm thinking about paying for a turn-by- 
> turn
> app. Nice thing about the switch blanks is I didn't hesitate to  
> drill and
> screw, knowing I can pop replacements in their on the cheap in 2  
> seconds and
> it'll be back to new.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of LL - NY
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 8:38 AM
>> To: Cody Forbes
>> Cc: S-Car-List at Audifans.Com; quattro list
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] VLAC
>>
>> I like the TomTom interface. It may not be the most
>> sophisticated, nor the most customizable, but it's ready to
>> go out of the box.  This is nice when you don't use it on a
>> regular basis.
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 7:25 PM, Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:
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