good FREE GPS software?

[j18yo]

i have google maps... i like it, does the job but i know theres gotta be better?

i tried nav4all and cant stand it really.. its ehh

amAze isnt bad, its funny it dont show gas stations or anything but it shows all the mom/pops type places you'd never think would show up, thats only thing i like bout it

and live search, it doesnt show certain shit right on the map but its got gas prices, restaurants, movies, etc i can search through and route so thats beautiful

but any others im missing?? i wanna try all the ones considered good or better and see what im feelin the best

[moonwoo]

I think you pretty much covered everything here. I use google maps and live search and they are pretty good. never tried amaze or nav4all but I've heard of them.

[Negrito]

IMO, a combination of google maps and live search is the best you are going to find for free.

Although you may want to try out GPSToday. I havent used that in quite some time, but i enjoyed always having my exact location on my today screen. (before we had TF2D)

[j18yo]

What about GPS that costs money?

I've recently been tryin Garmin Mobile XT.. not bad, it's sort of like Live Search to me, the only upside I've found so far is I like the map layout..

I did run into the problem of not being able to route my shit..
I think because the maps I downloaded for it weren't complete or somethin? It has all streets w/ names, it follows me on them directly, but if I set a route it will do a straight line to the place instead of taking streets

No biggie though I still have amAze, Live Search, and Google Maps..

I wanna try TomTom, is it worth it?

Or is there a clear cut "best" when it comes to paid for GPS software??

[jscurek]

My girl and I both have vogue's, and I installed tomtom6 on hers, she likes the different funny voices available. I installed igo 8 on mine, I thought that the 3D was done a whole lot better. Tom Tom6 ran fine on hers always, I couldn't get igo8 to launch without having at least 70% memory free.

For me to use igo I would have to soft reset and make sure that was the only program running.

My verdict is TT6 is reliable but boring, gets the job done always and starts with no issues. Tons of free POI stuff out there.

iGo8 looks way better, but is pushing the vogue to the limit in terms of processing.

Both get you where you need to go easy-

Working on getting TT7 now-

[GPSToday]

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but any others im missing?? i wanna try all the ones considered good or better and see what im feelin the best

Have you looked at GPSToday? Give it a shot. Some recently added features(which doesnt cut even half of it):


Driving/Walking directions in many countries, with traffic-optimization option.
Log file plotting on map and animated "playback". Also, the geologger will now never clip corners, and will perfectly follow loopy highway ramps. You can now also upload your log-files to the desktop website from within the app and export to GPX format.
Location Tracking and sharing (GeoLocation). Track your location history online for your own private use, or share with friends/family. The power-saving ability of GPSToday means you can leave it on indefinitely without worrying about the battery.
Easily and privately (or publicly) share points-of-interest, pictures, messages with like-minded folks (GeoGroups). eg. Track or update swine-flu locations, right from your phone. The possibilities are endless.
'Slideshow' through all your address-book contacts on the map, or through driving directions, or local search results, or all friends' mobile locations
Satellite,Hybrid map views, and many more enhancements for ease of use.
Nearly worldwide support for many features that were previously US only. Update your twitter status manually from within the app. Just send a message to username 'twitter' via the Inbox in GPSToday.

Screenshots and download at: http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-gpstoday-v0-9.html
or
http://www.geoterrestrial.com/ from desktop
http://m.geoterrestrial.com/ from phone

Thanks,
-The GeoTerrestrial Team