The Telegraph is 3.5 years too late

[BrilloPad]

http://forums.contractoruk.com/light...tml#post639032

Google threatens satnav with real-time traffic data - Telegraph

Folow NickFitz - he is THE man

[amcdonald]

I already get free traffic data on my Tom Tom, which doesn't rely on having a constant signal unlike when I've had to fall back to using google maps on my android phone

For maps to be useful on a phone, it needs to store the map data on the phone, not cache small amounts of it and keep downloading the rest

[Churchill]

http://forums.contractoruk.com/light...tml#post639032

Google threatens satnav with real-time traffic data - Telegraph

Folow NickFitz - he is THE man

Google is 13 years too late. Audi and Daimler Chrysler paid Nokia to develop a real-time telematics system in 1999.

[TimberWolf]

Hmm, one good reason to leave location service on, as long as you can trust Google to use it responsibly. Google Earth also shows traffic speed data, amongst a zillion other things, and you can click on individual speed entries.

[Paddy]

I already get free traffic data on my Tom Tom, which doesn't rely on having a constant signal unlike when I've had to fall back to using google maps on my android phone

For maps to be useful on a phone, it needs to store the map data on the phone, not cache small amounts of it and keep downloading the rest

Tom Tom is good but over-priced.

[amcdonald]

Tom Tom is good but over-priced.

You can gadgets that allow you to receive the traffic data on them without a subscription, even Tom Tom used to sell them

Just don't need to spend loads on their hardware, it's mostly marketing bollox

[russell]

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Google threatens satnav with real-time traffic data - Telegraph

Folow NickFitz - he is THE man

Except millions of people read the Telegraph whereas 3 or 4 and 100 sockies read Nicks (or anyones) posts.

[Diver]

I already get free traffic data on my Tom Tom, which doesn't rely on having a constant signal unlike when I've had to fall back to using google maps on my android phone

For maps to be useful on a phone, it needs to store the map data on the phone, not cache small amounts of it and keep downloading the rest

WHS

+ mine sounds like Homer Simpson (Annoying must change ASAP)

Good backup though if the Satnav goes down.

[NickFitz]

Except millions of people read the Telegraph whereas 3 or 4 and 100 sockies read Nicks (or anyones) posts.

Furthermore, Telegraph readers don't care so long as the charabancs bringing day trippers to tour their country house don't startle the muntjacs

[TimberWolf]

Can't say for traffic data, but there are free Android apps that store maps for off-line use, which you could navigate with assuming you have a GPS chip in your phone.