new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement

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Wed 10 Jun 2015 21:38
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - oldroverboy.

Two slightly different problems came up this week, and found an interesting solution.

Swmbo's old nokia 5000 decided it was having the tantrums of a typical 6 year old, and Garmin satnav had a two year old tantrum and decided it would no longer update and asked for silly money to update maps. young rovergirl also has an xperia z (just in case anyone thinks i'm a cheapskate) for her "official number"

Solution,, bought a huawei Y330 as a paygo upgrade fo £14.99 at carphone warehouse, downloaded nokia/microsoft HERE maps and voice navigation for android for free, fitted a small phone holder on the central dash airvents and phone/satnav is in a perfect position. just enough memory on the phone for the maps, so elegant and phone charger cable goes into usb port next to twin power supply, so no curly cable hanging around.

can set overspeed tolerances on here maps to zero overspeed.

As said above total cost for good mapping/driving instructions £14.99.

Edited by oldroverboy. on 10/06/2015 at 21:40

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Thu 11 Jun 2015 01:23
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - Wackyracer

Sounds an ideal solution ORB. I tried using googlemaps once when I was looking for a house out in the sticks and it was useless as would not work unless there was a good signal (which there wasn't).

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Fri 12 Jun 2015 06:39
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - NARU

Googlemaps saved me 3 hours recently by directing me in the back way to an airshow. I love the way that it gives me alternative routes as I'm driving, and how much longer they'll take.

(Got tot the airshow just fine. Great photos of the Vulcan. If you want to see it flying, this is the last year).

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Thu 11 Jun 2015 08:25
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - oldroverboy.

HERE maps are downloaded onto the device, so no need for data connection.

Had suffered with google maps too.

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Thu 11 Jun 2015 13:55
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - alan1302

You can download GoogleMaps so you don't need a data connection now.

There are a few decent free Sat Navs that you can get for Android and iOS. We've been using the new version of the TomTom app which has been excellent.

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Thu 11 Jun 2015 14:39
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - SteVee

I'm thinking of going the same way.

Did you consider adding a DashCam app to the phone ?

It may need to be on a different place on the screen, but it would be nice to have just the one device do everything. Phones have accelerometers and good cameras so could detect accidents. I'm lloking for a phone with a good front facing camera and an OK rear view camera.

My Galaxy Ace isn't so good on the SatNav side - I think it's too slow.

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Thu 11 Jun 2015 22:00
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - alan1302

I'm thinking of going the same way.

Did you consider adding a DashCam app to the phone ?

It may need to be on a different place on the screen, but it would be nice to have just the one device do everything. Phones have accelerometers and good cameras so could detect accidents. I'm lloking for a phone with a good front facing camera and an OK rear view camera.

My Galaxy Ace isn't so good on the SatNav side - I think it's too slow.

Hadn't thought of a DashCam app - will have to look into those.

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Thu 11 Jun 2015 14:44
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - oldroverboy.

You can download GoogleMaps so you don't need a data connection now.

There are a few decent free Sat Navs that you can get for Android and iOS. We've been using the new version of the TomTom app which has been excellent.

you can only download google maps a bit at a time.

If you have a windows phone or android Here is completely free and rather good too,

Don't you have to pay for tom-tom?

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Thu 11 Jun 2015 15:35
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - skidpan

Got Navfree on my Android phone.

www.trustedreviews.com/navmii-navfree-review

It is free but only for one region, any more and you pay a small fee. I got GB and Ireland (obviously).

Since the maps are on the phone you do not need potentially expensive and sometimes flaky mobile internet for it to work. Just need the GPS enabling.

So far its worked just as well as my Garmin, taken me exactly where I wanted to go by a logical route.

Colleague downloaded US maps and used it on a road trip last summer and was totally satisfied.

But still prefer the Garmin, bigger screen (mine is only 4") but if you have a bigger phone or a phablet it would be probably just as good.

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Thu 11 Jun 2015 15:53
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - oldroverboy.

if you have a bigger phone or a phablet it would be probably just as good.

I have a 6.4inch screenon my xperia z ultra, pretty good, but off to italy saturday and wanted something a bit more discreet + the replacent for swmbo seconadary phone is on payasyougo. so not a lot of associated risk..

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Thu 11 Jun 2015 21:59
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - alan1302

You can download GoogleMaps so you don't need a data connection now.

There are a few decent free Sat Navs that you can get for Android and iOS. We've been using the new version of the TomTom app which has been excellent.

you can only download google maps a bit at a time.

If you have a windows phone or android Here is completely free and rather good too,

Don't you have to pay for tom-tom?

You do have to pay for TomTom but at £14.99 a year it's good value especially as you get full traffic data and speed cameras.

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Fri 12 Jun 2015 00:05
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - Chip92

Download navmii it doesn't require data connection

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Fri 1 Apr 2016 11:50
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - i30_C1

I used to use Navmii on a Y330 then switched to Here.

Heard that Navmii now has real-time routing around traffic so uninstalled Here and installed Navmii again and then tried to install UK & ROI maps. This time, it's asking for over 1GB storage space which does not exist on the Y330 even with only a handful of apps present. A big SD is installed on the phone but seems that Navmii cannot use it even with an SD management app to help. Any suggestions?

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Fri 1 Apr 2016 12:38
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - Brit_in_Germany

Does the law on the use of mobile phones when driving extend to tapping on the screen of a phone being used as a satnav?

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Fri 1 Apr 2016 14:17
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - alan1302

Does the law on the use of mobile phones when driving extend to tapping on the screen of a phone being used as a satnav?

Is the mobile law only when you are actually holding the phone? I expect if it's held on a holder then it would eb ok.

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Fri 1 Apr 2016 15:25
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - Brit_in_Germany

Is the mobile law only when you are actually holding the phone? I expect if it's held on a holder then it would eb ok.

I think you are probably right - the term used is "hand-held mobile telephone".

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2695/regulation/2/made

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Fri 1 Apr 2016 14:16
new phone - Sat-Nav Replacement - alan1302

I used to use Navmii on a Y330 then switched to Here.

Heard that Navmii now has real-time routing around traffic so uninstalled Here and installed Navmii again and then tried to install UK & ROI maps. This time, it's asking for over 1GB storage space which does not exist on the Y330 even with only a handful of apps present. A big SD is installed on the phone but seems that Navmii cannot use it even with an SD management app to help. Any suggestions?

If you can't use the SD card for the map then your oenly option be a different Sat Nav app or a different phone.

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