From my experience, Waze uses very minimal data. On my recent trip back to hometown, I turned on Waze all through the trip to check whether there is any traffic jam in the highways. By the end of the trip (about 1.5 hours), I used barely 5 MB of data. If you can afford 5 MB of data, Waze is a great tool to use!!

I also recently installed Garmin Streetpilot, the US version. This is the "map-on-board" version. You can actually download the Malaysia map into it using iExplorer or other file viewer. I prefer the Garmin map compared to the Papago version. So in this poll, I'll vote for "Other - Garmin Streetpilot"

This post has been edited by jackyyong: Feb 12 2012, 09:02 AM

Not sure if a jailbroken iPhone is needed. But a file viewer (iExplorer or iFunBox) and a file permission modifier (iFile) were what I used to copy the .img file to the folders in the app. Google it for more info, I forgot the link already. Did it long time ago.

I think it should be \garmin-nav.app\storage-usa\poi

Remember to use iFile to change the permission for all the files that you added:

Ownership:
Owner: mobile; Group: mobile

Access Permissions:
User: Read, Write, Execute
Group: Read, Execute
World: Read, Execute

I dun use custom POI, so I can't really help .....

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Added on February 11, 2012, 7:16 amYes, very similar indeed. I used to have a Nokia 5800 XM, so I can compare between the two. Initially when I bought my iPhone, I was very reluctant because the best thing about the Nokia 5800 was the Garmin MobileXT. At that time, there was no GPS that was comparable to it on the iOS platform. Now that I found out about this, I finally feel my migration to iOS is justified. Please share and distribute the news!

This post has been edited by jackyyong: Feb 11 2012, 07:17 AM

The version I have is this:

http://itunes.apple.com/mt/app/garmin-u.s....d435490305?mt=8

It cost 39.99 euro, not dollar. The onDemand needs subscription service to download the map on-the-fly. It also means that it uses data. The OnBoard version has the map pre-installed, thus freeing your iPhone from downloading data. OnBoard is the version that you can load Malaysia's map inside. Must be clear between these two.

+1!!

I am already using the US version but hacked with the MY/SG map for months before this came out. Not sure about this particular version. Yes the file size does sound scary, and I dunno what they mean by free lifetime map. But it sure looks promising. I prefer this interface rather than PAPAGO. TS pls update this poll, coz Garmin is gonna get a lot of users here now

Can you manually update the map from the malsing map community? Tried before? Their map is very updated.

This post has been edited by jackyyong: Jun 14 2012, 06:32 PM

You need to tap the car icon on the bottom left.

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Added on July 2, 2012, 3:29 pmVery interested to know, I have pm-ed you

This post has been edited by jackyyong: Jul 2 2012, 03:29 PM

Chill dude, no need to SHOUT here ....

Papago does not need data when you use it. Only you need to download the big app (more than 1 gig i think) once you buy it.

As XiuKeong said, Waze is free, but it will need data to operate. In my opinion, Waze is much more updated and reliable.

In some way, you can still use Waze while off-ing the data. Just download the data before you drive. After you have downloaded, you can off the data, and drive normally. You don't get the "live" update, but I can still live with data a few minutes old lar ....

Agreed, I tried using Waze from KL to Melaka, about 2 hours drive. Only about 6 MB of data (including other applications running in the background). Very minimal lar, no worries actually

Can't remember, but quite substantial. If I remember correctly, it's more than 60% gone! BTW mine was old iPhone 3GS