Google maps or ? With copilot

[philip1]

what maps would be best with copilot gps software? Initially, i will only have wifi.

Thanks

philip

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[Pharoah]

i would try google maps myself.i have a verizon xoom with mobile data,and gps built in.so i dont really know if that will work together or not.best way to find out is try and see.unless someone pops in with an answer.

[woodyw]

CoPilot GPS comes with it's own maps and they are available for use offline.

[philip1]

Thanks, guys. All of you have been very helpful.

Philip

[BlackThought]

Copilot.

Made the mistake of taking a short trip with google maps...it got me there just fine. Until i needed to get back home and it needed the net to play the trip.

Ive tried a few GPS apps, Copilot and Sygic are my favs

[claudermilk]

I went with Copilot after struggling with Google maps myself. Copilot, as mentioned, keeps the maps locally, so it is not dependent upon a live connection like Google is. Yes, Google will run offline, but it is very limited & not really a good solution for a wifi only device.

[ChuckP]

Another good one with "offline" maps is Navigon. Navigon is handled by Garmin. I have CoPilot, Sygic, and Navigon and all work pretty well. I like the CoPilot UI but it lacks a lot in its POI system. Also, when CoPilot does their FULL map updates, plan on not using your Xoom for a while and have it plugged in, it takes a while to download them all.

[claudermilk]

It depends on how many maps you have downloaded. I just have Southwest US and it wasn't too bad. One other thing with CoPilot, if you have the SVOX text-to-speech app, it can use it for spoken directions; it works really well & is easy to set up.

I can't argue that the POI section is a bit weak, but I usually know the address of where I am going so it isn't a deal-breaker to me.