Garmin did the math; you should buy more of their stuff
Jul 9, 2010 android, garmin, gps navigation, gps phones, gps software
Garmin just revealed some stats in one of their press releases – mostly the for the Europe crowd and found out that free GPS navigation on your smartphone – say from Google Maps – may cost you a lot of money in data charges when you’re roaming.
“We tested the route from Calais to Paris four times and each time it came up with the same results: between 12-13 megabytes of data per journey. On a pay as you go mobile phone this meant £36 to £39 to get from Calais to Paris – some 185 miles on a contract plan the cost is a little less, but still equates to £24 to £26 per single journey.”
Garmin got these numbers from using an Android phone on O2 from UK with a pay as you go plan. Their GPS navigation software was Google’s Google Maps Navigation and they say they turned off all other data services during these tests.
So if you’re traveling abroad – Garmin suggests – you should consider getting yourself a stand alone GPS navigation system which start from £90.
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July 10th, 2010 at 4:30 am
Garmin are not very good at maths, or logic. Maths says get CoPilot, it costs far less than £90. Logic says you only need to carry one device, load the Copilot on your Smartphone and forget the whole standalone satnav thing. Sorry Garmin!