Here's what I want in GPS software

[tcolling]

Is there anything out there that will do all of the following, and do it well on my xv6800 MR1 phone?

Turn by turn voice prompts
Speech recognition data input & instructions
3-D turn views/maps
map data that can be downloaded
local search, movies, etc.
locate outlook contacts on map

Price... free would be nice but not realistic


Is there anything like that?

Thanks,
Tim

[Geebox]

Don't think you will find all that with voice Nav for free.

[BillThyCat]

Check out AmAzeGPS, it's free, does I believe everything except maybe the local searches for movies. Windows Live Search does the movies/weather/gas prices/and locates contacts, but doesn't have true turn by turn, but it does route and dings when it's time to turn.

BTC

[tcolling]

Don't think you will find all that with voice Nav for free.

Like I said, it's not realistic to think that it would be free.

My real question is: is there anything available that does all the things listed?

[jambrose]

I don't know of any that has all of those features. TomTom has most but doesn't have the voice command input but does text to voice for turn by turn. The searches would be with the pay for maps and they do have some online data services but that is a pay for subscription as well. I personally use TomTom and Live Search to get everything you listed for an GPS application.

[tcolling]

Check out AmAzeGPS, it's free, does I believe everything except maybe the local searches for movies. Windows Live Search does the movies/weather/gas prices/and locates contacts, but doesn't have true turn by turn, but it does route and dings when it's time to turn.

BTC

Thanks, BTC. I have dowloaded and tried amazeGps.

It's not bad. In fact, it would be pretty nice except for one thing: every 30 to 90 seconds it stops with an error message that says, "Communication Problem" and then the ONLY thing you can do is exit the program.

That's a showstopper for me. I looked at their support forum and there was some mention of having to enter or modify settings that seemed pretty complex to me.

Thanks,
Tim

[BillThyCat]

Hmm, I have only used it for short drives, but have never seen the error you described. Are you on a 1X or EVDO network?

I'm on 1X, so the original maps coming up are slow, but it had no problem keeping up with the data stream while driving.

Unfortunately there are no satellite maps for my town so I can't get the cool 3d view, but for a free tool, I couldn't complain to much.

BTC

[tcolling]

Thanks BTC. I will try it on a longer drive today and see what happens. I'm on EVDO here (San Diego County).

- Tim

[parcou]

Is there anything out there that will do all of the following, and do it well on my xv6800 MR1 phone?

Turn by turn voice prompts
Speech recognition data input & instructions
3-D turn views/maps
map data that can be downloaded
local search, movies, etc.
locate outlook contacts on map

Price... free would be nice but not realistic


Is there anything like that?

Thanks,
Tim

I agree with the other post on the TomTom 7 (tt7). I use it at home and heavily on business travel...it does all you asked...

It do not do speech to text but does speak on turn but turn as you approach turns or intersections...again just not the street name. I have the updated maps but tt7 does allow you to download maps for other users for corrections or things they missed until the next update. I can do local searches (as well as out of town) not for movies but POI (point of Interest) items...I can look for general POI for theaters, pawn shops, or direct stores like Wal-Mart, Best Buy...etc... Best part I like since I use Outlook in tt7 I can select a contact within tt7 and boom tt7 navigates me there...

For movies show times and other items like that I have to use google maps or Microsoft Live Search... tt7 is great for my usage...