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I have a great gps but my 6800 just had a rom update that gives me gps and I'm giving it the free trial thing
I have to say, I wouldn't have thought the gps system used with a phone would be so accurate but this is right on the money
the screen is sweet, a very nice 3d map and I had it running concurently with my huge tom tom 920, a gps with twice the screen and to be honest, the added screen size is not that big a deal
directions were identical but the phone has real time traffic and tom tom has to use an fm antenae that isn't too convenient
the only thing that's better on the stand alone is recalibration, on the tom tom it's instant but on the phone the unit has access the central computer so that takes time
let me tell you, if you don't have a gps but do have a smart phone, give the service a trial before you buy a stand alone, you might never get that stand alone, this is much better then I would have imagined
I have to say, I wouldn't have thought the gps system used with a phone would be so accurate but this is right on the money
the screen is sweet, a very nice 3d map and I had it running concurently with my huge tom tom 920, a gps with twice the screen and to be honest, the added screen size is not that big a deal
directions were identical but the phone has real time traffic and tom tom has to use an fm antenae that isn't too convenient
the only thing that's better on the stand alone is recalibration, on the tom tom it's instant but on the phone the unit has access the central computer so that takes time
let me tell you, if you don't have a gps but do have a smart phone, give the service a trial before you buy a stand alone, you might never get that stand alone, this is much better then I would have imagined