Comments on: Navigon wins the race http://www.iphonebang.com/2009/06/25/navigon-wins-the-race/ iPhone News for the masses Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:56:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: PakMan http://www.iphonebang.com/2009/06/25/navigon-wins-the-race/comment-page-1/#comment-307 PakMan Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:36:17 +0000 http://www.iphonebang.com/?p=725#comment-307 This was a good move by Navigon by stealing all the potential TomTom customers with a promotional price and releasing their App first. The promotional lower price ends 30th June, which indicates they know something we don't, and that isTomTom is perhaps coming in July. The major downside I see with the Europe version is it's "all Countries" or none at all. This means you can't pick and choose which maps you install, and when an update comes out, it'll be another 1.3GB +. It would've been better to release the standalone Navigator App, and sell the Maps as extra. At least that way, the updates would be much easier to apply, you could be selective, and wouldn't need to download another 300M (UK) or 1.3 GB (Europe) monster. This was a good move by Navigon by stealing all the potential TomTom customers with a promotional price and releasing their App first.

The promotional lower price ends 30th June, which indicates they know something we don’t, and that isTomTom is perhaps coming in July.

The major downside I see with the Europe version is it’s “all Countries” or none at all. This means you can’t pick and choose which maps you install, and when an update comes out, it’ll be another 1.3GB +.

It would’ve been better to release the standalone Navigator App, and sell the Maps as extra. At least that way, the updates would be much easier to apply, you could be selective, and wouldn’t need to download another 300M (UK) or 1.3 GB (Europe) monster.

]]> By: Simps http://www.iphonebang.com/2009/06/25/navigon-wins-the-race/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Simps Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:31:32 +0000 http://www.iphonebang.com/?p=725#comment-259 Hi Joel - Navigon is a German company, hence the European maps first, it wouldn't surprise me if Tomtom were the same. I know AT&T offer USA turn by turn, I was going to review it but as we are mainly UK based, it seemed irrelevant especially once navigon did their bit Hi Joel – Navigon is a German company, hence the European maps first, it wouldn’t surprise me if Tomtom were the same. I know AT&T offer USA turn by turn, I was going to review it but as we are mainly UK based, it seemed irrelevant especially once navigon did their bit

]]> By: Joel http://www.iphonebang.com/2009/06/25/navigon-wins-the-race/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Joel Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:47:17 +0000 http://www.iphonebang.com/?p=725#comment-246 Why don't they have US maps yet? Kinda lame, Iphone is a US product that went over seas, yet they get maps first? Lame Why don’t they have US maps yet? Kinda lame, Iphone is a US product that went over seas, yet they get maps first? Lame

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