Google app hammers tom tom and garmin

[beachcaster]

A new launch of a free navigation application by google for mobile phones has hammered the share prices of both Garmin and tom tom

The real time application gives turn by turn directions backed up by satelite pics.

The traditional navigation companies are in a state of shock

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8331824.stm

barry

 

[dodgy]

Android only right now, maybe they will add Symbian and others in time.

 

[gaz]

woow thats a sharp drop.

 

[sheddy]

Oh great, thats what we all need, more motons gawping at an even smaller screen......help!

 

[trustysteed]

how much is it actually going to cost you to have your phone connected to the internet for a journey of, say, 100 miles?

 

[dodgy]

how much is it actually going to cost you to have your phone connected to the internet for a journey of, say, 100 miles?

I have an all you can eat data tarrif with O2, it's not expensive.

 

[darkstar]

how much is it actually going to cost you to have your phone connected to the internet for a journey of, say, 100 miles?

Free on the 3G network on a iPhone contract, thats as far as my knowledge stretches, not sure about other phones.

 

[trustysteed]

I have an all you can eat data tarrif with O2, it's not expensive.

how much is that tariff though?

Free on the 3G network on a iPhone contract, thats as far as my knowledge stretches, not sure about other phones.

how much is your iphone contract?

at the moment i spend £10 every 2-3 months on my pay as you go. i'm sensing both these might involve a lot more cost than using my tomtom which cost £150 with the UKIreland maps 2 years ago that i don't really need to update?

 

[dodgy]

I pay £22.50 and that gets me unlimited SMS, unlimited data (and I do hammer it), few hundred minutes of calls (not sure how many, don't often use the phone for talking - as weird as it sounds).

 

[jethro10]

I pay £14 T-Mobile for 300 mins, 300texts and unlimited data, per month.


Jeff

 

[jimboalee]

The Google app is still not up to much.

What the public REALLY wants is the option of :-

Fastest Route,
Shortest Route

and

Prettiest Route.


For the ladies, 'Quicker than my husband' Route.

 

[Norm]

how much is that tariff though?

My all-you-can-eat is £5 a month with Three.

That said, of course, the fecking thing would be no good if you had to have connection to the network, as I couldn't travel very far at all.

The Google app is still not up to much.

What the public REALLY wants is the option of :-

Fastest Route,
Shortest Route

and

Prettiest Route.


For the ladies, 'Quicker than my husband' Route.

And, for the porkers

Flattest route

 

[jimboalee]

My all-you-can-eat is £5 a month with Three.

That said, of course, the fecking thing would be no good if you had to have connection to the network, as I couldn't travel very far at all.


And, for the porkers

Flattest route

That's where Garmin TOPO does the business.

 

[Norm]

*runs off to Google*

Hmmm... over £100 and you need a Garmin GPS. Doesn't look like it maps for the flattest route, either, it just shows you the contours of the route you are taking and the reviewers on Amazon don't seem to be very flattering!

How does it Do the business?

 

[byegad]

With al 'unlimited' tariffs there is a fair use limit. If you routinely exceed this limit they will ask you to reduce your usage and if you don't they can and will take you off the tariff. I suspect mobile phone mapping will easily do this in only a few days use per month.

I've used amAze on my phone for spot checks of where I am and the usage is OK, but for continuous use over a few hours ride the usage is huge. Then you need to worry about battery life!