Verizon announces navigation service
If you're in the U.S., instead of springing for that expensive built-in nav system for your new car, think about
Verizon Wireless's new VZ Navigator service for your cell phone.
The service will deliver turn-by-turn directions with a voice interface for $10 per month, or $3 for 24-hour one-shot
access (useful for travellers).
The service will launch on the new Motorola V325 phone (shown at right), but other GPS-equipped phones will follow. A
major benefit of navigation services like Verizon's is the access to always-up-to-date map information. Integrated car
navigation systems typically require the customer to purchase expensive update CDs.
And it works when you're not in your car, too! PC Magazine's TechnoRide has all the
details.
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Peter W. 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
Still not sure if this has automatic route correction: The killer app that makes GPS worthwhile.
Last I heard about the nextel service, the phone became just as lost as you if you miss a turn.
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EK 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
Pretty cool. Although I'd be afraid to rely too much on it so as not to totally lose my sense of direction.
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Gardiner Westbound 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
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Unless you have money to burn it's hard to make an economic case in favor of a built-in navigation system.
$10/month is about 30-percent of the cost of one set of updated navigation system DVDs.
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