Excuse my ignorance but is there an App available to download to a phone that could do the job of a Tom Tom / Garmin? Heading to continent and not sure If hire car has one tbh.
here maps do one - available off line so doesn't use your data
Quote from: bennydorano on June 29, 2016, 04:24:58 PM
Excuse my ignorance but is there an App available to download to a phone that could do the job of a Tom Tom / Garmin? Heading to continent and not sure If hire car has one tbh.
google maps or apple maps if you have an iPhone will be good enough. Google maps is miles superior in my opinion.
Any that speak the directions??
Quote from: bennydorano on June 29, 2016, 04:49:21 PM
Any that speak the directions??
Waze (free)
https://www.waze.com (https://www.waze.com)
Quote from: muppet on June 29, 2016, 05:14:30 PM
Quote from: bennydorano on June 29, 2016, 04:49:21 PM
Any that speak the directions??
Waze (free)
https://www.waze.com (https://www.waze.com)
Have u used it before? I'm for France, the interactive bit could be difficult.
Quote from: bennydorano on June 29, 2016, 05:25:47 PM
Quote from: armaghniac on June 29, 2016, 04:57:08 PM
Quote from: bennydorano on June 29, 2016, 04:49:21 PM
Any that speak the directions??
Google Maps.
Not seeing how it tells you the step by step directions?
Get directions and then press the white arrow on blue button and the bottom of the map, above the panel with the time, and speech should commence.
(https://www.aivanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Google_Maps_Share_Directions_Screenshot_01-281x5001.jpg)
This can be piped into the car speakers if your rented yoke has bluetooth.
Download the Google maps in advance on wifi and you'll not need data, or will use little.
Cheers.
Not getting that blue circle with white arrow to appear though, is that an iphone thing? I'm on a Samsung.
Quote from: bennydorano on June 29, 2016, 05:54:19 PM
Cheers.
Not getting that blue circle with white arrow to appear though, is that an iphone thing? I'm on a Samsung.
No, I am using Android.
On my phone the blue circle with white arrow is there for car, pedestrian or cycle, but not for public transport.
Quote from: bennydorano on June 29, 2016, 05:28:52 PM
Quote from: muppet on June 29, 2016, 05:14:30 PM
Quote from: bennydorano on June 29, 2016, 04:49:21 PM
Any that speak the directions??
Waze (free)
https://www.waze.com (https://www.waze.com)
Have u used it before? I'm for France, the interactive bit could be difficult.
I use it all the time in Ireland and it works better in the States where there are way more users contributing.
Never used it on the continent myself, but it looks like it was banned in France as it warned drivers about speed cameras, but they have been replaced so it is legal in France again:
http://www.amazon.com/Does-Waze-work-in-Europe/forum/Fx118Z6X9ABR7M8/Tx36Y9VY1L62UIU/1?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B009ZFPQOQ (http://www.amazon.com/Does-Waze-work-in-Europe/forum/Fx118Z6X9ABR7M8/Tx36Y9VY1L62UIU/1?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B009ZFPQOQ)
Feb 22, 2016 9:42:58 AM PSTI just googled it, and it was banned in 2012 because of the warning of traffic cams. But they replaced that with "slow down" areas, and it is now legal in France. We are going in May, and I have put different French cities into Waze as favorites. I'm going on the assumption that it will work while we are there.
Quote from: muppet on June 29, 2016, 07:15:11 PM
Quote from: bennydorano on June 29, 2016, 05:28:52 PM
Quote from: muppet on June 29, 2016, 05:14:30 PM
Quote from: bennydorano on June 29, 2016, 04:49:21 PM
Any that speak the directions??
Waze (free)
https://www.waze.com (https://www.waze.com)
Have u used it before? I'm for France, the interactive bit could be difficult.
I use it all the time in Ireland and it works better in the States where there are way more users contributing.
Never used it on the continent myself, but it looks like it was banned in France as it warned drivers about speed cameras, but they have been replaced so it is legal in France again:
http://www.amazon.com/Does-Waze-work-in-Europe/forum/Fx118Z6X9ABR7M8/Tx36Y9VY1L62UIU/1?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B009ZFPQOQ (http://www.amazon.com/Does-Waze-work-in-Europe/forum/Fx118Z6X9ABR7M8/Tx36Y9VY1L62UIU/1?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B009ZFPQOQ)
Feb 22, 2016 9:42:58 AM PST
I just googled it, and it was banned in 2012 because of the warning of traffic cams. But they replaced that with "slow down" areas, and it is now legal in France. We are going in May, and I have put different French cities into Waze as favorites. I'm going on the assumption that it will work while we are there.
i use it all the time in London and it really is the dogs bollocks. i have a sat nav in the car and in busy traffic ill put both on to see the difference and Waze will beat the car each time.
HERE maps.
Voice navigation and downloadable maps
Perfect and free
Google Maps on Samsung phone is bang on. Visual and voice direction. Apart from data allowance I've never had any issues with it.
Have downloaded the Here app, cant get the voice thing going on google maps at all.
cheers.
I've used MAPS.ME in the past for both cycling and driving. Basic enough tbh but did the job. Just download the maps of country needed before you travel.
+1 for google maps.
Works perfectly
Quote from: muppet on June 29, 2016, 05:14:30 PM
Quote from: bennydorano on June 29, 2016, 04:49:21 PM
Any that speak the directions??
Waze (free)
https://www.waze.com (https://www.waze.com)
Wake is actually built on google maps- and owned by Google. It out performs Google's own maps as it allows real time feedback such as a traffic jam, construction, road closures, accidents etc to reroute significantly faster
I ended up using a mix of the 3 systems, Car had a Sat Nav (caught for an xtra €100). Each system sent me on a bum steer on various trips, the car's Sat Nav just seems so outdated compared to Here or Google Maps. However Google maps got me lost going to Nice Airport yesterday and the car's system retrieved the situation. Here good when no Internet available.