CoPiolot vs. Telenav ... bleh, we need TomTom.

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I've got both of these running. Did a road trip, switching between the two. I thought TeleNav was superior, but it was still inferior to the dated OEM nav in my CX9 as well as the Pioneer F500BT. And neither of these come close to Garmin or TomTom.

Telenav:

Better guidance, better UI but streaming maps are weak. Map update is slow and can really lag position at highway speeds on edge. Superior ease of use compared to CP8. Entering destinations and other common functions are pretty responsive.

Monthly fee blows. If maps were local and the fee was only for live services (and optional) it'd be pretty good.

Getting "press 0 for more info" on a traffic alert on my Mt3G was pretty damn weak. It was in a dash cradle, even if I HAD a slide out keyboard I would have been unable to view it.

CoPilot:

Old maps, but LOCAL copies. Map update speed is good and more graphically pleasing to the eye than TeleNav. Horrible guidance. You cannot trust the voice. It has very limited voice. Here is the sum total of the voice guidance:

In (distance) (turn|keep) (left|right)
Just ahead (turn|keep) (left|right)
Turn (left|right)

Sometimes is lists "unnamed road" when it is a major, named road.
Sometimes it says turn (left|right) when such a turn is impossible.
No spoken road names.

"Live" part of CP8 is weather. Android has more weather apps than you can count, so this is not a useful feature. "Friends" features are pointless. Traffic is grayed out.

The UI is horribly laggy if UI button click sounds are enabled. Having a class 6 flash card can speed things up. Turn off the click sound and upgrade your flash card for better UI response and faster load time.

CP8 seems to use its own on-screen keyboard, as it does not follow system settings. It is frustrating to use. You end up repeatedly tapping the same button to get it to register. If you have your phone in a dash cradle, good luck interacting with the keyboard, even when safely stopped. You will pull it out and jab at it in frustration.

Entering a destination is very frustrating. You are expected to enter an address in a very specific manner. If you are used to other solutions where you can just blast the street address in there, get ready to be annoyed. You must follow the destination wizard exactly, using the aforementioned clunky keyboard.

The rest of the UI is a mess. A clutter of big ass square buttons you'll never use.

I like using TeleNav more, but I am not fond of the fee. The remote map storage is retarded on a device like this. Local copy and upfront one time payment should be an option.

I'll be keeping CP8 because it kinda works and I paid for it. Will not continue with TeleNav after the trial.

Will pray for TomTom or some other solution for a real nav provider.

Originally Posted by ianken

Will pray for TomTom or some other solution for a real nav provider.

I use both copilot and tomtom. Or should I say I *used* to use tomtom. There's not much difference between them at all. I find that the tomtom maps are incredibly inaccurate with many MANY missing roads and/or road names.

Also, your analysis of the voices is inaccurate and misleading. There are MANY more voice commands it is capable of. http://www.alk.com/copilot/create_vo...=navigator0906
-- you should also update to the latest version as it has many performance improvements (including voice responsiveness) as compared to the earlier versions.

apparently the CEO of tomtom the other day said that android will not be ignored.... so maybe 6months i reckon there will be android version of tomtom....

http://androidandme.com/2009/08/news...re-blackberry/

Originally Posted by lbcoder

I use both copilot and tomtom. Or should I say I *used* to use tomtom. There's not much difference between them at all. I find that the tomtom maps are incredibly inaccurate with many MANY missing roads and/or road names.

Also, your analysis of the voices is inaccurate and misleading. There are MANY more voice commands it is capable of. http://www.alk.com/copilot/create_vo...=navigator0906
-- you should also update to the latest version as it has many performance improvements (including voice responsiveness) as compared to the earlier versions.

I'm running the latest version. However, I have yet to hear any guidance other than the few I posted, but I did forget the "bear" right or left. I posted what I have heard other than "you have reached your destination."

My point is this: lacking actual street names is pretty weak. When you're in a big furball of traffic and in a complicated interchange "next exit" or "ahead" is not precise enough.

As to perf: yes, it is OK as long as button sounds are OFF and you have a fast flash card. I still contend the onscreen keyboard is horribly unresponsive compared to the normal one used by other apps.

Guidance is timely with CP8. I know they fixed that particular bug a while ago.

If they had street names as part of the guidance and a cleaner UI with a more responsive keyboard I think it'd be OK.

Sygic GPS for Android will be released soon. I used this all the time when I had my Nokia N82. it was fast and accurate

http://www.sygic.com/index.php/android.html

Using Copilot and Ndrive - both have different things i like/dislike. I also can't wait until TomTom get their act together and release one for us.

Ndrive - very light very quick, lacking content
Copilot - Loads of content (probably too much), Heavy and slow, strange route selection!

Originally Posted by n1ck75

Using Copilot and Ndrive - both have different things i like/dislike. I also can't wait until TomTom get their act together and release one for us.

Ndrive - very light very quick, lacking content
Copilot - Loads of content (probably too much), Heavy and slow, strange route selection!

I am trying to figure out how to get ndrive on my mytouch. Can anyone help me out with directions and software links?
Thanks

Personally, I love Igo8/9... apparently, it's more concertrated on WM & IPhone

I've got copilot on my magic and its fine for occasional use, but I've got an Igo8 stand alone which is excellent. Its nice to have something on the phone for emergencies though...

ndrive

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