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Seamaster Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:54 pm Post subject: TT for iPhone - great in-car, lousy on foot |
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In car, it works great. Tracks location well, only a slight lag. On foot it's hopeless. It seems the app is foxed by the phone not moving fast enough, and location/direction updates only sporadically.
Makes the walking routes useless, which is disappointing (primary reason I bought the app).
Anyone got the same problem? |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15258 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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sorry, but i have to ask.... why did you buy the most expensive iphone vehicle navigation app for walking?!
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Seamaster Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:03 am Post subject: |
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MaFt wrote: | sorry, but i have to ask.... why did you buy the most expensive iphone vehicle navigation app for walking?! |
TT isn't just a "vehicle navigation app". It specifically offers walking routes. I bought it because I wanted to have access to a TBT app for emergency use in unfamiliar cities and it had to be one that plans walking routes, had full W/Europe coverage and has a UI with which I am familiar (I have a 740 LIVE in my car). Does that answer your question? |
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SSR Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:28 am Post subject: |
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TomTom on Windows Mob was equally rubbish for walking. I'm guessing the iPhone version doesn't take advantage of the compass either - assuming you're using a 3GS - for orienting the maps. |
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Seamaster Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:50 am Post subject: |
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You'd think it would perform better on foot - no car to block the signal, plenty of time to update/recalculate, etc. It doesn't make any sense. |
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:06 am Post subject: |
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My guess if that "civilian GPS" is not very accurate, so it requires a fairly reasonable speed to be able to determine movement - which must be relatively straightforward from a car.
I remember trying to use the Win Mob version to navigate in a pedestrianised town centre, and it was very confused. Frequently rotating the map, despite me walking in the same direction.
Google Maps with the compass is a fair bit better, but it depends what your mapping needs are. Motion X is another alternative, which can cache Google Maps, and also uses the compass. |
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