Google maps. Android phone, earpiece. Good for short journeys in town. No screen but is free.
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Quote from: alan sherman on 09 January 2014, 09:56:36 pmGoogle maps. Android phone, earpiece. Good for short journeys in town. No screen but is free.change the earpiece for a bluetooth one (like the SENA SMH10 I have), add a waterproof case to the handlebars, and you have a screen as well.Google's Navigation app has always worked well on my phone.MY case is much the same as alexander has posted above.
Quote from: mickvp on 09 January 2014, 09:58:33 pmQuote from: alan sherman on 09 January 2014, 09:56:36 pmGoogle maps. Android phone, earpiece. Good for short journeys in town. No screen but is free.change the earpiece for a bluetooth one (like the SENA SMH10 I have), add a waterproof case to the handlebars, and you have a screen as well.Google's Navigation app has always worked well on my phone.MY case is much the same as alexander has posted above.The data usage is still a problem
Quote from: alexanderfitu on 09 January 2014, 10:09:24 pmQuote from: mickvp on 09 January 2014, 09:58:33 pmQuote from: alan sherman on 09 January 2014, 09:56:36 pmGoogle maps. Android phone, earpiece. Good for short journeys in town. No screen but is free.change the earpiece for a bluetooth one (like the SENA SMH10 I have), add a waterproof case to the handlebars, and you have a screen as well.Google's Navigation app has always worked well on my phone.MY case is much the same as alexander has posted above.The data usage is still a problem Just found co-pilot do a free version where you download the actual maps to your device, so less data to download, works without signal and just uses the gps chip
if you play with the settings in google maps you can turn off any additional layers (satellite, terrain etc), and you can also pe-cache some of your common routes to cut right down on the data usage.with only the basic map layers on, it should only use between 10-20Mb an Hour. Im on an unlimited data plan (3Gb) so its not a major concern for me.
Quote from: mickvp on 09 January 2014, 10:22:04 pmif you play with the settings in google maps you can turn off any additional layers (satellite, terrain etc), and you can also pe-cache some of your common routes to cut right down on the data usage.with only the basic map layers on, it should only use between 10-20Mb an Hour. Im on an unlimited data plan (3Gb) so its not a major concern for me.I did the same but I use my whole 5gb allocation a month either way.
I don't use the navigation software, just the maps.If it's motorway you don't need it on, just need to remember what junction to get off, then have a look again.If you have iPhone 'navfree' doesn't use data as you download the UK map to phone