Re:Google Decides to Monetize Maps
by neuralRiot on Thursday April 18, 2019 @04:15PM
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I too have a garmin based navigation radio and I won't be ver trade it over Gmaps, as you said it's always there just touch the icon and it's up and running, i can speak directions just like in the phone it will lower the music or phone volume to tell directions, i can sync search adresses from my phone or can search on it if i want to, it's faster.
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Re:Google Decides to Monetize Maps
by frosted-flakes on Thursday April 18, 2019 @05:14PM
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Is yours built into the dash? How much of a pain is it to update the maps? Mine stays in the suction cup mount on the windshield, but when I update it once a year or so, I can easily bring it into the house and plug it into my computer. It's not linked to my radio at all, so I don't get niceties like lowering the volume, but I don't mind.
Re:Google Decides to Monetize Maps
by neuralRiot on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @03:38PM
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I just use a software in the desktop that will tell me if there's any available update, if so i can put it on an SD card and just pop it in the car and that's it, I believe i can do it directly o the unit through wifi but never tried.