AT&T Navigator
Eric | Jun 27, 2009 Navigation, Travel
User rating: 
(9 votes, average: 2.67 out of 5)
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AT&T Navigator is one of the first apps to fill a HUGE gap in the iPhone’s app catalog: Turn by Turn GPS navigation. This app, which is “powered by Telenav“, is one of the first apps that I know of that does not bill directly through the iTunes App Store. Instead, the monthly charge of $9.99 will appear on your AT&T bill.
Voice guided turn by turn directions are finally here! No more hitting the “next” arrow on the Maps app while you rear-end the car in front of you. So what is the deal with this app? Does it deliver? What is the experience like? Are the directions solid? What about the business listing database? Real-time traffic? How can you use this as a GPS device without multitasking (background running apps)? Read on for the full review.
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Tags: $9.99 / month, gps, GPS Directions, Navagation, turn by turn
G-Map US East
Swain Valasek | Apr 27, 2009 Navigation
User rating: (7 votes, average: 2.43 out of 5)
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Certainly a candidate for ‘killer app’ status is G-Map US East from XROAD, billed as the first onboard GPS navigation app available for iPhone and iPod Touch. True to that description, it’s a full-featured navigation aid that takes full advantage of the iPhone’s A-GPS (the Touch has no GPS support but more on that later). In fact, it’s so full of features that it could almost (but alas not quite) take the place of the default Maps app. Here’s a basic example using my trip to a friend’s house across town.
Tags: $24.99, driving, gps, Swain Valasek, turn by turn
G-Map US West
Eric | Apr 27, 2009 Navigation
User rating: (3 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5)
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As someone who has been waiting since the launch of the iPhone for turn by turn Navigation support, I was extremely excited to have a look at G-Map for the iPhone. I recently took a road trip from Southern California all the way up to Seattle Washington with many stops in unfamiliar places along the way, so I thought this would be a great opportunity to put the app through its paces. If I had to sum up my thoughts of this app into one word: Potential.
Tags: $24.99, driving, gps, turn by turn
