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Old 06-02-2008, 02:02 PM
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Nokia Maps, Wayfinder, google; quick comparison

After a 3 day weekend in Atlanta, here is my very quick 2c on the 3 apps I used while there.
I purchased the least duration (30 day) license for Nokia maps.
Nokia Maps:
-By far the worst search function. Takes a long time to find addresses when it does, and many times just doesn't find an address at all, when the other 2 apps find the same address almost immediately.
-Unless I'm missing something, I could not find a text version of a route's overall turn by turn. This used to be on the previous maps version. That is a definite shortcoming if thats the case.
-Decent voice turn by turn. It appears like they added a large white arrow that wiggles, to indicate the next turn, which is helpful in an area you are not familiar with-especially when there is traffic to deal with.
Wayfinder:
-Always been a favorite of mine. Finds addresses and poi's better than nokia, and creates routes quickly. I have used this program as my app of choice for whenever needing to find a place and create a route for the last 2 or 3 years.
Google:
-By far the best and quickest app for searching a poi, address, whatever. No surprise there huh? Also creates sensible, clear directions.
-The traffic function was VERY useful. I live in an area where the traffic function is not activated, so I had not really used it before, but it was great in a big city. There is a lot of construction going on on there and it really helped to show that it was better at one point to go on I85 thru the city (green) rather than taking the 285 beltway (red in places).

If google maps ever comes out with voice navigation it will be hard to beat.

This all assumes an unlimited use of data, which we enjoy here on AT&T. When I used Nokia maps in europe it was nice to use the preloaded maps, avoiding data costs.

Any additional thoughts, comments, are appreciated. Does anyone know if Nokia maps shows the full text of a route?
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