Comments on: Which Is Better To Have, Gps On The Cell Phone Like Sprint Navigator Or As A Separate Device Like Garmin? http://www.garmin-250.com/blog/2009/11/which-is-better-to-have-gps-on-the-cell-phone-like-sprint-navigator-or-as-a-separate-device-like-garmin/ Question and Answers about Garmin GPS Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:43:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: msmith64 http://www.garmin-250.com/blog/2009/11/which-is-better-to-have-gps-on-the-cell-phone-like-sprint-navigator-or-as-a-separate-device-like-garmin/comment-page-1/#comment-753 msmith64 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:45:24 +0000 http://www.garmin-250.com/blog/2009/11/which-is-better-to-have-gps-on-the-cell-phone-like-sprint-navigator-or-as-a-separate-device-like-garmin/#comment-753 In my opinion you should have 2 separate devices. Here is my logic. When do you need your GPS the most? It is when you are looking for a specific place. If you are using your phone as a GPS then if you decide to call ahead and tell the person at the location you are going to that you are running a little late then you are going to temporarily loose your gps viewing. This makes you a little later now because you are lost. Having 2 separate devices solves this problem. Correct me if I am wrong, but you are going to pay a fee each month for using your phone as a GPS device. For what you pay for this GPS service each month you could by yourself a nice vehicle or portable gps unit. Last but not least if you are in a location where your phone doesn't get a good signal you are not going to be able to use the GPS function. Many people don't think about this and Sprint is not going to bring it up either. A separate GPS can pickup a signal anywhere outdoors. I hope I was able to help. I just got my portable vehicle GPS unit recently and really love it. It is a Garmin Nuvi 260W. I did some research and found great reviews at the source below. Good Luck! In my opinion you should have 2 separate devices. Here is my logic. When do you need your GPS the most? It is when you are looking for a specific place. If you are using your phone as a GPS then if you decide to call ahead and tell the person at the location you are going to that you are running a little late then you are going to temporarily loose your gps viewing. This makes you a little later now because you are lost. Having 2 separate devices solves this problem.
Correct me if I am wrong, but you are going to pay a fee each month for using your phone as a GPS device. For what you pay for this GPS service each month you could by yourself a nice vehicle or portable gps unit.
Last but not least if you are in a location where your phone doesn’t get a good signal you are not going to be able to use the GPS function. Many people don’t think about this and Sprint is not going to bring it up either. A separate GPS can pickup a signal anywhere outdoors.
I hope I was able to help. I just got my portable vehicle GPS unit recently and really love it. It is a Garmin Nuvi 260W. I did some research and found great reviews at the source below.
Good Luck!

]]> By: Jason in N.H. http://www.garmin-250.com/blog/2009/11/which-is-better-to-have-gps-on-the-cell-phone-like-sprint-navigator-or-as-a-separate-device-like-garmin/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Jason in N.H. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:09:35 +0000 http://www.garmin-250.com/blog/2009/11/which-is-better-to-have-gps-on-the-cell-phone-like-sprint-navigator-or-as-a-separate-device-like-garmin/#comment-752 This might not help, but it's really personal preference and application. The cell phone will always be updated with the latest information and latest software and is easily portable. The Garmin device doesn't need to be recharged (with the DC adapter), can work anywhere- even when there isn't cell service, and some have an FM transmitter and an MP3 player. It will interrupt a song, speak the direction (take next exit, etc) and go back to playing the song. Thoroughly research both before deciding since it is that important. This might not help, but it’s really personal preference and application. The cell phone will always be updated with the latest information and latest software and is easily portable.
The Garmin device doesn’t need to be recharged (with the DC adapter), can work anywhere- even when there isn’t cell service, and some have an FM transmitter and an MP3 player. It will interrupt a song, speak the direction (take next exit, etc) and go back to playing the song.
Thoroughly research both before deciding since it is that important.

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