QUOTE(Choongster @ Jul 14 2008, 09:36 AM)
i don't think GoogleMap has routing features for m'sia. the GPS on iphone can only tell you where you at on the map but it can't tell you how to get to a certain location. google map can't even search address in m'sia.you have to manual navigate yourself. It doesn't support turn by turn navigation as i guess m'sia is not fully supported by GoogleMap.
now did you mention, i use google navigator on my Dopod D810. is it the same? how come i can search the address in gNav ?
i think gMap and gNav is different software then.
but agree that m'sia is not fully support by google map. that is why i shouted for GARMIN..
QUOTE(kelvin_tan @ Jul 14 2008, 09:41 AM)
seaedge please read earlier post where a member said that the GPS only PINPOINTS UR LOCATION for the 3G iPhone which is why i started bashing it. I'm asking for feedback about the 3G iPhone's GPS not GPS as a whole.
I know the normal GPS such as Garmin can show u directions to a location on the go. However we're talking bout the GPS on the 3G iPhone.
dah... i malas to explain since ppl are hard to educate them to start googling...
let me do the spoonfeeding..
QUOTE(engadget)
GPS acquisition has also been surprisingly fast for a cellphone. AGPS devices use traditional GPS receivers, but help speed up location acquisition and accuracy by using cellphone towers to triangulate. As far as we know, the iPhone 3G is the only device out right now that not only has AGPS, but takes advantage of Skyhook's proprietary WiFi-based location system, giving it a total of three ways to help find where you're at. We were able to acquire GPS in as little as a second or two, although depending on your location and reception, you might see that take longer. It's important to note, though, that the iPhone's was clearly intended to be a location-aware smartphone -- not a dedicated GPS device. There's a big difference.
That said, there's an enormous amount of interest by people hoping they can add one more to the pile of devices their iPhone has taken over for. It's pretty clear why people might want the iPhone 3G to replace their car's dedicated GPS nav, too. It's not just a location-aware device with a large, bright screen -- it's also connected (with service you're already paying for), thus able to get traffic updates, routing information, and so on. The Google Maps app doesn't provide turn by turn route guidance, though, so while it does provide directions, you can only use it as a stand-in -- and not as a full replacement -- for a proper GPS device. This problem might be solved later by some intrepid 3rd party developer (like, say, TomTom or Telenav), but there's been some confusion as to whether this might actually happen, and what Apple's official stance on GPS nav actually is. And even if this GPS software does eventually come out, the speaker on the iPhone 3G simply won't be loud enough to be heard over most road noise, so you'd also have to make use of a line-out. In other words, don't sell your GPS device just yet, okay?
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at least it refreshes our mind sometimes...
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