Sat nav or iPhone

Was having the same thoughts myself about using my HTC smart phone as a navigater. Tried the navigation feature on the phone last weekend on a ride up the Peaks, linked up easily to my Interphone f5 headset so didn't need to see the screen which was in my tank bag.

I did find a problem and I think it is a problem that will affect all smart phones with a navigation app; when I went into an area with no phone signal I lost the data link to the phone and the phone did not know where it was. Trouble is unlike dedicated Sat Navs the phones download the maps as they use them where as the sat nav has all its maps stored and you only need a satalite signal.

Going to get a Garmin 660 I think

 

I have the just bought the Garmin 350.. not used it in anger yet on the bike but struggled with a non bike tomtom last year in a waterproof case... could not see the screen in sunlight and it was always running out of battery... hence decided to get a full bike Sat-nav to try... Decided on Garmin because of lifetime maps... Tomtom man at heart though.... Got to be better than iPhone i assume as have issues with maps and refresh times on mine.....

 

Jim notice your a man after my own heart.. DRZ as well top fun.... Was looking at the white Speed but when I saw the Dark was coming out stuck my name down straight away..... Just come from a superduke and am plesently supprised by the handling of the R... Tried an old Speed when I had my Street and did not like it compared to the Street....

 

Jim that sounds like a bargain.......




For U....:upyeah: It only has 30m on it as British weather is rubbish.........

 

I have used my samsung galaxy s2 in the van. It uses google maps on the gps. No data at all. So long you have the maps updated, no problems...
I also use Navfree, you just download in the apps store, update the maps you need, no data, no problem...
I have bought one of those waterproof cases on ebay, with connections to the battery. Going to try it on speedy.
The last 2 weeks in august I will be back in the UK, going to do John O`groats to Landsend, my first long trip.
So I hope it works...

 

Enjoy:

 

Good luck with that, got to be best part of 1000 miles surely?

 

It was so easy I nearly turned round to do it again!

 

Great stuff.:upyeah:
We are going to do it in stages, zig zagging, visiting people. Plus my mate has never been to the UK, so we will do the tourist thing, abit.

 

Drop into Wales on your way

 

Lol Just jealous...

 

You can get a decent (ish) iPhone mount on fleebay cheap as chips. Got mine for my van cost £2.50 and took about a week to get here I just had a cheeky bid on one of the bidded auctions. They do one that goes straight on to your bars too. For a couple of quid it might be worth a go to see if the iPhone suits you before buying an expensive waterproof one?