Martha McKay of
the Wichita Eagle recently tested the VZ Navigator, a GPS navigation system offered by Verizon for its Motorola V325
cell phone. The service became available in January.
In a similar manner to TechnoRide’s testing of OnStar’s Turn-By-Turn service,
McKay entered her destination address into the cellphone, which downloaded directions to the unit. McKay then followed
“Michelle’s” voice prompts and found herself driving a half-mile past her destination to the Bergen
County Jail. A Verizon representative later explained that the VZ Navigator’s mapping directions are provided by
Navteq Corp., and such inaccurate information was probably an aberration.
Uh-huh. McKay at least can take
some comfort that VZ Navigator didn’t guide her over a cliff. Share your sat-nav
experiences (good and bad) with your fellow reader in ‘comments.’
[Source: The Record via The Wichita Eagle]