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Aug 13, 2009 | 07:34 PM

Bravo2zero_sps

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TomTom or CoPilot Live for the iphone

Has anyone got CoPilot Live on their iphone? At only £25.99 it seems a bargain where as TomTom is being rumoured at around £120 for the iphone!

I'm really tempted with CoPilot Live but waiting to see what TomTom will be like and what it's actual price will be. They are taking their time releasing it though as thought it was supposed to be out by now as they said in the summer for release.

Aug 13, 2009 | 07:49 PM

JackClark

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I'm waiting for the TomTom, if the holder allows me to still connect to my car stereo, which I should hope it does, then it's sold. My TomTom XL will be up for sale.

Aug 13, 2009 | 07:58 PM

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I got this for my Iphone but I've only made a short journey using it to test. In my opinion the interface and map graphics are a lot prettier than tomtom's.
When I first used it, it seemed to take quite a long time to get a satellite fix. That could be down to the GPS in the Iphone though.
Reading the thread on Avforums there does seem to be a few problems with the accuracy of the maps and some people have had problems getting it to work. One problem I have is that I seem to lose sound after I've run it.
I'm sure these problems will be solved in a future update along with speed cameras being added. At £25.99 it is a bargain compared to tomtom.

Aug 13, 2009 | 08:38 PM

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I've been trying out Navigon which seems fairly good. I'm also waiting to see what TomTom's offering is like, especially the cradle side of things as they say it'll give better GPS performance as it has it's own GPS unit, plus it'll also handle hands-free calling which is something I've been looking into.

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Aug 14, 2009 | 03:59 PM

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If the rumours are true regarding price, I'll stick my with TomTom Go 730 thanks very much:

TomTom for iPhone price leaks out: will you pay £100? | Technology | guardian.co.uk

Now, if it was £39.99 it'd be a no-brainer.... but it looks like it wont be!

Aug 14, 2009 | 04:32 PM

JackClark

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Seems fair to me.

Aug 14, 2009 | 05:24 PM

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I'd pay it, but then I'm still using TomTom 5 on my generic PDA.
How will it handle TPS updates though? cause the iphone doesn't have radio?

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Aug 14, 2009 | 10:14 PM

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I'm using TomTom 6 on a Dell Axim so loyal to TomTom because I use it and rely on it but the price they are hinting at compared to others i'm not sure it's worth it. I can either use on of the cheaper competitors or carry on using my pda rather than spend £100+ on new TomTom software.

Aug 15, 2009 | 12:18 AM

JackClark

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I'm more interested in the hardware, the software will only get used now and then. I also wonder if they'll take advantage of the compass, I don't think my XL has one.