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Originally Posted by Kumar_Shah
Sounds like everyone is excited about Garmin maps and GPS on their Blackberries. I cannot figure out why for the life of me.
Aren't you much better off buying a standalone GPS unit and leaving it in your car or moving it from car to car? Costs no more, has a touchscreen......
The only advantage of Garmin maps on your Blackberry is if you need GPS while walking around. If you do, download Blackberry maps (see threads elsewhere telling you how to do it), as I did, and you have a free GPS system on your phone.
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There is one very large advantage with having GPS on a BlackBerry instead of standalone: Internet connectivity! By having a device with GPS and Internet connectivity, you get benefits that just aren't possible with a standalone unit:
* automatic map updates - you never need to purchase map updates, because the BlackBerry GPS software will always be pulling from the latest database that your software provider is running
* contact list integration - your contact list is in your BB, so with two clicks you can pull up a map or directions to your desired destination
* leveraging other location-aware applications - Google Street View, Wikipedia on Google Maps, Panaramio, Trapster are just a few of the examples of this exploding field of applications
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