Is the GARMIN gps system better than gps on cell phones?
I have the G1 from t mobile it has navigaton.. do you reflect I should still get a navigaton system since I will be traveling a lot ..or is the stuff on my cell and google navi just as excellent?
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probably just as excellent, the only problem is that youre staring at a tiny screen but with a dedicated gps unit you have a huge screen thats main purpose is to guide you places
Well, the Garmon is a right GPS device whereas most if not all cell phones are only aGPS devices. The Garmin will get its position fix directly from the GPS satellites overhead. Your cell buzz gets a much more approximate fix through the cell buzz towers that it registers to. In other words the GPS receiver for the Garmin is in the device itself even as with cell phones, the receiver is on the cell tower. If you’re going to be driving and relying on a GPS device, you will want real GPS which will not fail you if you roam outside of cell buzz coverage area.
Fundamentally, they would use similar algorithms to figure routes, and very similar maps.
That said, the standalone GPS probably has a surpass chipset, yes a larger screen (which you shouldn’t be looking at when driving anyways), and will work where you can get a GPS signal, and is a one time cost to use. The downsides are you have to pay quite a bit for map updates. POI updates may be free, but they have to be available anyways.
With a mobile buzz GPS, the software and maps come from the network , so can be refined and kept current rather quickly. You have to pay a monthly fee even if, but it may be marginal compared to the outlay for a standalone GPS Nav and its updates. It is also handy to have one device.
You can also have interactive nav applications, ans well as get info on POIs immediately on the one device.
Given the choice, I’d liable prefer a mobile sat-nav system.