Best IOS GPS app to replace a Garmin GPS

Rockstead wrote: ↑ Speaking of the iOttie, I actually have the iOttie Easy One Touch 3 (V2.0) sitting in my Amazon cart, I tried out those magnetic vent mounts but it sits too low in my Grand Caravan, going to return it.

I think you'll hear a lot of people like the iOtties. I've gone through a few phone holders, should have bought it first. We have the previous version iOttie One Touch in both our vehicles and they haven't popped off since I installed them well over a year ago. The pitfall being there will be a preserved circle in the protected UV spot. I also leave USB car chargers + mfi braided lightning cables inside.

The other thing is if I extend the arm out toward me, it tends to bounce more so I keep them retracted in, not a big deal as we use the bigger screen iPhones up there anyway.

AncasterRFD wrote: ↑ I think you'll hear a lot of people like the iOtties. I've gone through a few phone holders, should have bought it first. We have the previous version iOttie One Touch in both our vehicles and they haven't popped off since I installed them well over a year ago. The pitfall being there will be a preserved circle in the protected UV spot. I also leave USB car chargers + mfi braided lightning cables inside.

The other thing is if I extend the arm out toward me, it tends to bounce more so I keep them retracted in, not a big deal as we use the bigger screen iPhones up there anyway.

speaking I which, my Anker Dual charger died on me, there are 6 of us in a car, I need long cords do you use two dual chargers ?

Thanks for introducing me to those mfi braided lightning cables, I've been using he more flexible type and it's a pain and they get stepped on and abused, but those braided ones look like they can take a family beating, any at the dollar store or is his a Monoprice type order?

My typical set up in the car is to have my iPhone on the iOttie in landscape position, linked to my Kinovo BTC450 bluetooth hands free car kit and hooked up to my car's aux input. I usually have Waze running even if I'm driving to places I know, because of the real-time traffic feedback and reporting of accidents, police and construction/closures. It has saved me countless times from driving into a traffic nightmare by diverting me around it. Since Google bought Waze a few years ago, I suspect Google has incorporated some of Waze's features into Google Map's navigation abilities. I also have Spotify playing music while I drive, and Waze has recently announced that they will add Spotify integration into their Waze app which will make things easier to interact with Spotify while I'm in the Waze app.

Rockstead wrote: ↑ speaking I which, my Anker Dual charger died on me, there are 6 of us in a car, I need long cords do you use two dual chargers ?

Thanks for introducing me to those mfi braided lightning cables, I've been using he more flexible type and it's a pain and they get stepped on and abused, but those braided ones look like they can take a family beating, any at the dollar store or is his a Monoprice type order?

I buy them at Prime Cables who sell monoprice products, they sometimes have promo codes for free shipping, etc. Looks like they lowered the $49 threshold to $29 with code "LOVEFS". The 1m ones are fine for the front, 2m ones for the kids in the back (I only bring the long ones in the car for extended trips). The only part that I've had break down is where the braid enters the plastic, and that was on one of them. I usually put a dab of Gorilla Super Glue around the connection whether it needs it or not, I don't know.

I can't remember where my chargers are from but get one with higher amps to charge it faster like an iPad Charger, like this one.
Some people are careful about protecting their phones and use inverters but I've been using regular car chargers since iPhone 3G without problems.

AncasterRFD wrote: ↑ Some people are careful about protecting their phones and use inverters but I've been using regular car chargers since iPhone 3G without problems.

Inverters can potentially cause more damage. Car chargers are considerably safer to use.

This is the car charger I am using and it works really well.

https://www.amazon.ca/Charger-Adapter-i ... B00MA8JZ10

Highly recommended.

AncasterRFD wrote: ↑ I think you'll hear a lot of people like the iOtties. I've gone through a few phone holders, should have bought it first. We have the previous version iOttie One Touch in both our vehicles and they haven't popped off since I installed them well over a year ago. The pitfall being there will be a preserved circle in the protected UV spot. I also leave USB car chargers + mfi braided lightning cables inside.

The other thing is if I extend the arm out toward me, it tends to bounce more so I keep them retracted in, not a big deal as we use the bigger screen iPhones up there anyway.

aside from the UV spot, seems it also can ruin the dash when trying to remove, you see a lot of reports of that.

Have you tried it on your windshield instead? that is what I'm considering doing but I couldn't find any videos showing how well it works from their as most demo it from their dash.

I used to have windshield mounts on previous, this is where I have them now on both vehicles.



Reasons being the glass is recessed so on glass, it puts the device further away which requires a longer lightning cable, and crossing over if it's on the left side. Anything higher obstructs our comfortable forward visibility, and where it is now is right beside the info on the car's display, a spot where it would be anyway if it had a native navigation system. Seems logical and is easy to reach/mount for some time now. It doesn't block the car's display from the angle of the driver.

I don't mind, when the vehicles go, the iOtties will go with them and I'll get new versions.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/denton/2 ... -call-help

Interesting tv interview on 20/20 tonight. A woman got stranded for 5 days in the az desert partially due to a Google maps navigation error.

l69norm wrote: ↑ http://www.dallasnews.com/news/denton/2 ... -call-help

Interesting tv interview on 20/20 tonight. A woman got stranded for 5 days in the az desert partially due to a Google maps navigation error.

Thats the problem with the current generation. People are blindly following a GPS

I read some 18 year old took a trip to Buffalo and the GPS sent him to Montreal to get back to Toronto because he had the GPS set to avoid tolls and highways.

Gee wrote: ↑ Thats the problem with the current generation. People are blindly following a GPS

I read some 18 year old took a trip to Buffalo and the GPS sent him to Montreal to get back to Toronto because he had the GPS set to avoid tolls and highways.

Probably had More accidents prior when people were holding a physical map trying to navigate, it's just the way information travels now, we hear about everything, everywhere.

We also leverage technology for many aspects of our life, we do much more with our time than previous generations at both work and personal.

Rockstead wrote: ↑ Probably had More accidents prior when people were holding a physical map trying to navigate, it's just the way information travels now, we hear about everything, everywhere.

We also leverage technology for many aspects of our life, we do much more with our time than previous generations at both work and personal.

I don't know about you, but in the old days, when everyone used a Perley's. We navigated by looking out for street names and landmarks, no one was reading a map while driving.

Gee wrote: ↑ I don't know about you, but in the old days, when everyone used a Perley's. We navigated by looking out for street names and landmarks, no one was reading a map while driving.

Yeah I guess in the old days you and everyone else memorized the perley at first glance, yeah those were much safer times.

Rockstead wrote: ↑ Yeah I guess in the old days you and everyone else memorized the perley at first glance, yeah those were much safer times.

No, we didn't memorize anything. If we did, we wouldn't need the map book.

We look for a street, find it on the map, then look at three streets before it. As we were driving, we would look for the three other streets, if we see them, then we know that we are approaching the destination within a street or two. We actually paid attention to the road and not blindly listen to a GPS. As we approached the destination, we would recogonise a gas station, or a corner store etc. Next we come back, we look for those landmarks.

This was before technology turned our brains into mush.

As someone who delivered pizza as a young driver, I can tell you without a doubt it's just as dangerous or more looking for street names and addresses while driving. Actually my sister ran a stop sign and pulled over by the cops while delivering flowers and lost her job for it. Moons ago now.