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Road Tested: AT&T Navigator for iPhone

July 6th, 2009 PodMaster

Road Tested: AT&T Navigator for iPhone

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Likemy colleagueMelMartin, I’ve had a serious GPS jones for quite a while. When Iwas in much better shape, I rode the local trails on a slews bikewith a Garmin eTrex Summit. It didn’t have any maps, nor did Ireally need any for what I was doing. My next GPS fiduciary was aGarmin GPSmap 60cs that I used for geocaching. It had a nice colorscreen and some limited maps, but really didn’t do a very good jobof helping me find my way around town.

The third GPS unit was anotherGarmin, and inthis case it was my first real “navigator.” I still have it; it’sthe Garmin nüvi 660, which is an awesome little unit that canhelp you find your way around the US or Europe (depending on themodel you purchase), act as an MP3 player, or even work as a fairlyserviceable hands-free unit for Bluetooth phones.

I’ve used mine with my iPhones since way back in 2007, and haveenjoyed hearing the amplified voices of callers blasting out of thenüvi.

It’s best capability, of course, is as a adventurer. In thisinstall, I’m going to compare theAT&T Navigator app[App Store] and service with thenüvi, and give you my take on how this free app works. Melalready filled you in on some of the details in his earlier post;we agreed that I’d give you the road test perspective.

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