Satnavs - do people still use stand-alone?!

[sydnsue]

I use a Garmin Camper for the motorhome as it has a much bigger screen than a phone. The car has it built in so again, no need for the phone.

 

[rods1249]

Seeing the TomTom Raffle, (thanks Phil), I'm just curious, do people still use Stand-alone sat-navs any more?
I was very much a TomTom fan and had dedicated unit for years and produced many POIs, but phones nowadays are so much better hardware. TomTom Go with global maps, live traffic/cameras etc, is £15/year for Android at least - and we can use the same system on both of our phones - so single cost. Maps all off-line too, and with google and OSMAnd, maps and POIS all offline too.
(Both car and van have built in satnav, but only ever use that as backup).
With 2.4A USB charger the phones get charged as well as routing.
Just can't see where the "physical" satnav units have any benefit anymore?

 

[rods1249]

No i always use my old and spare Samsung galaxy S4 and download the maps.
Never had any problems so far

 

[ton27]

Yes still Use my tom tom but can't update anymore so fingers crossed for raffle draw

 

[snapster]

I open all taps (and leave them open) drop shower head onto a flannel on the floor, and run the pump til no more water comes out, not sure where the tank dump is on this van yet 01 Mohican???

Don't know what smartphone you are using but I'm using a S9 running tomtom mobile and it's lightening fast.Very quick at loading routes,searching and re routing.I don't use a smartphone instead of a dedicated satnav to save money,I just think it's the best system available for my requirements.

I guess we all use what we are happy with. I don’t like Android so would never buy anything powered by android. I much prefer IOS for my phone and iPad, OSX for my laptop and a dedicated sat nav to keep in the van. ( and a different one in the car)
It works for me, but I can see why people would prefer to use one unit for all.

 

[georgecdba]

Seeing the TomTom Raffle, (thanks Phil), I'm just curious, do people still use Stand-alone sat-navs any more?
I was very much a TomTom fan and had dedicated unit for years and produced many POIs, but phones nowadays are so much better hardware. TomTom Go with global maps, live traffic/cameras etc, is £15/year for Android at least - and we can use the same system on both of our phones - so single cost. Maps all off-line too, and with google and OSMAnd, maps and POIS all offline too.
(Both car and van have built in satnav, but only ever use that as backup).
With 2.4A USB charger the phones get charged as well as routing.
Just can't see where the "physical" satnav units have any benefit anymore?

I get exactly what your saying, I use my iPhone with WAZE app it’s amazing for sat nav, it tells you speed cameras (even mobile ones, crashes, hazards like tyres in the road, speed limits of all roads and your speed) everyone using it can input what they see instantly, and everyone using WAZE sees it also.

 

[HurricaneSmith]

Our son was praising WAZE the other day. The motorway to his home was blocked and he found it simple to navigate an awkward alternative by using it.

I think I'll give it a try as a Plan B should my elderly TomTom fail.

 

[Campervanannie]

I have used co pilot on my phone for the past 2/3 years prior to that I was and still am s big fan of maps of the book kind, but recently I won a competition on a forum and am now the proud owner of a Tomtom go camper and will be heading of to a meet to get a lesson on operating it. ???

 

[Flostravels]

Our son was praising WAZE the other day. The motorway to his home was blocked and he found it simple to navigate an awkward alternative by using it.

I think I'll give it a try as a Plan B should my elderly TomTom fail.

WAZE is a great idea - crowd sourced info etc.
If you have used it, you know the screen to warn others of jams, police, roadworks etc. We have been trying to persuade them to add the facility to add height, width and weight restrictions. Now wouldn’t that be nice?
If you feel like adding your voice, it’s in Settings at the bottom - Report an issue

 

[The Rock]

I've been using smartphone nav since having TomTom running on a Nokia E61 in 2007. A standalone device is nice but generally has much less processing power than a smartphone, so long as you replace your phone regularly. I generally replace my phone every 18 months or so. I'm currently using Waze generally, but value the offline features of CoPilot and Google Maps when out of coverage. CoPilot has 'RV' mode which can avoid narrow or tricky spots so if we're heading somewhere we don't know then I will run both Waze (for its crowd sourced incident data) and CoPilot

I am toying with the idea of putting an Android Auto head unit in the van which will give the best of both worlds - it'll mean the screen in the van will draw its software from the phone ('mirroring') plus also be a reversing camera screen if we also choose to fit a rear camera. Waze runs on Android Auto as well as Google Maps. CoPilot doesn't.

 

[Tony Lee]

Need both - decent sat nav and decent smart phone. But of course if can only have one unit, then smart phone with at least 64GB total memory will do the job of both