Best maps to take advantage of GPS?
- I'm largely accustomed to google maps, but I've been disappointed with the way it deals with GPS. I've tried giving it all the appropriate permissions, but even then, I have to go to BB Maps and start using the GPS there, then go back to google maps and only then have it position me properly. (Am I missing something?)
Anyway, even when the GPS works, I found that google maps sometimes gives ambiguous or outright bad directions, and two days ago, it (or BB maps, which was running background) rebooted my phone out of the blue while I was driving. Took me 10 minutes to get back on the right track - there were 3 highways and I didn't know which one to get on because of the reboot.
To make the long story short, I enabled Telenav, and like it for the most part. Some of the annoyances I found with it are cumbersome search functions and a voice that just sounds horrible (like my speaker is blown).
So, before I shell out any money for a paid maps app, I just wanted to consult other crackberry addicts02-12-09 01:02 AMLike 0 - I have amAze downloaded but haven't used it yet. Its free at amAzeGPS.com
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com02-12-09 01:13 AMLike 0 - Yeah, google maps is a fine application for the most part, but its reluctance to use GPS along with some other annoying mistakes it made (like making me drive to and walk around a mall looking for a Panda Express which wasn't there) make me want to switch.
So far, I've only used Telenav a few times, but cumbersome as it is, it hasn't led me astray, tell me to make a turn where there wasn't one, etc. The things I like about it are that it keeps the map on top of me at all times (google seems to forget sometimes, forcing me to tap 0). The idea that I can set the screen not to dim, and the fact that it's easy to read.
I don't mind getting different answers either, that way I can weigh pro's and con's to find something I'll like. Incidentally, after using blackberries for 2+ years, this will probably be my first paid app... Just goes to show how good about sharing the community is02-12-09 01:21 AMLike 0 - Yeah, google maps is a fine application for the most part, but its reluctance to use GPS along with some other annoying mistakes it made (like making me drive to and walk around a mall looking for a Panda Express which wasn't there) make me want to switch.
So far, I've only used Telenav a few times, but cumbersome as it is, it hasn't led me astray, tell me to make a turn where there wasn't one, etc. The things I like about it are that it keeps the map on top of me at all times (google seems to forget sometimes, forcing me to tap 0). The idea that I can set the screen not to dim, and the fact that it's easy to read.
I don't mind getting different answers either, that way I can weigh pro's and con's to find something I'll like. Incidentally, after using blackberries for 2+ years, this will probably be my first paid app... Just goes to show how good about sharing the community is02-12-09 01:23 AMLike 0 - lol....no idea....i'd imagine it being quite similiar to the apple app store....free apps, free trials, paid apps......mostly just compiling all the apps together that would work for a specific phone would be great....i see the app store as a big release for companies to create games for blackberries02-12-09 01:31 AMLike 0
- Google Maps rocks, but I wish there was something to store maps on the device (Garmin, are you listening?)02-12-09 01:49 AMLike 0
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