Comments on: TeleNav Comparison to In-Car GPS Systems http://www.gpsreview.net/telenav-comparison-to-in-car-gps-systems/ GPS Reviews for Garmin, Magellan, TomTom, and other GPS Systems Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:27:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tim http://www.gpsreview.net/telenav-comparison-to-in-car-gps-systems/#comment-44735 Tim Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:20:10 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/?p=390#comment-44735 Ricky - Garmin, TomTom, and other GPS manufacturers use INRIX as their data provider for traffic services which is why they tend to report the same traffic issues. But TeleNav also uses INRIX as their traffic data provider. :) I don't see any recommendations from TeleNav that you be on the 3G network for the best experience. Therefore if the data flow is slower outside of the 3G network to an unacceptable level, it would be misleading if I <strong>didn't</strong> report it. Ricky – Garmin, TomTom, and other GPS manufacturers use INRIX as their data provider for traffic services which is why they tend to report the same traffic issues. But TeleNav also uses INRIX as their traffic data provider. :)

I don’t see any recommendations from TeleNav that you be on the 3G network for the best experience. Therefore if the data flow is slower outside of the 3G network to an unacceptable level, it would be misleading if I didn’t report it.

]]> By: Ricky http://www.gpsreview.net/telenav-comparison-to-in-car-gps-systems/#comment-44734 Ricky Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:54:12 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/?p=390#comment-44734 I have tested many Windows Mobile programs like Garmin, Tom Tom, and Mapquest Navigator. They advertise traffic avoidance like the Navigon but fail miserably. Telenav calculates the average highway speeds of your route and is very reliable. I am always at my destination within 5-10 minutes of my original ETA. At the moment the only comparable product to Telenav seems to be the Dash in car navigation. It is hard to know because most reviews do not go into detail about the traffic avoidance of GPS software or devices. P.S. If you do test Telenav, do it with a 3G or better connection. If not you will notice it is slow to reroute and your review may be misleading I have tested many Windows Mobile programs like Garmin, Tom Tom, and Mapquest Navigator. They advertise traffic avoidance like the Navigon but fail miserably. Telenav calculates the average highway speeds of your route and is very reliable. I am always at my destination within 5-10 minutes of my original ETA. At the moment the only comparable product to Telenav seems to be the Dash in car navigation. It is hard to know because most reviews do not go into detail about the traffic avoidance of GPS software or devices.
P.S. If you do test Telenav, do it with a 3G or better connection. If not you will notice it is slow to reroute and your review may be misleading

]]> By: Tim http://www.gpsreview.net/telenav-comparison-to-in-car-gps-systems/#comment-44680 Tim Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:15:41 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/?p=390#comment-44680 TeleNav does have traffic, but so do in-car GPS systems. You can even get devices like that from NAVIGON for under $200 and which include lifetime traffic updates. Something else to keep in mind is that this article was written in September of 2005. Much has changed since then and I'm actually going to have a new, full review of TeleNav out shortly. Stay tuned! TeleNav does have traffic, but so do in-car GPS systems. You can even get devices like that from NAVIGON for under $200 and which include lifetime traffic updates.

Something else to keep in mind is that this article was written in September of 2005. Much has changed since then and I’m actually going to have a new, full review of TeleNav out shortly. Stay tuned!

]]> By: Ricky http://www.gpsreview.net/telenav-comparison-to-in-car-gps-systems/#comment-44679 Ricky Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:12:07 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/?p=390#comment-44679 Nice comparison but you missed one MAJOR thing! The future of navigation is traffic avoidance which is the number one feature of Telenav. Nice comparison but you missed one MAJOR thing! The future of navigation is traffic avoidance which is the number one feature of Telenav.

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