so big news from dealer show...
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,264
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From: WESTERN CHICAGO AREA
I'd much rather have a stand alone system.... something that isn't dependent on my phone choice, type, or plan to function....
Hard for most people to believe, but there are some people who DO NOT use their phone for everything they do in their lives....
I use my phone for talk & text... no internet, no bill paying, no video, no social media, etc, etc, etc..
I certainly don't want a motorcycle that needs to go through my phone for navigation..... sadly, I'm sure I'm part of a minuscule minority.....
Hard for most people to believe, but there are some people who DO NOT use their phone for everything they do in their lives....
I use my phone for talk & text... no internet, no bill paying, no video, no social media, etc, etc, etc..
I certainly don't want a motorcycle that needs to go through my phone for navigation..... sadly, I'm sure I'm part of a minuscule minority.....
Club Member
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 4,534
Likes: 5,855
From: Syracuse NY
Yes it does. This August, Apple became the first company in the world to reach a $1 trillion valuation.
Can we agree that Samsung, Apple, Microsoft, any of those OS, are better than the proprietary Boom! OS?
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,264
Likes: 690
From: WESTERN CHICAGO AREA
Yes, and Garmin is better than all of them.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 3,174
Likes: 1,465
From: Charleston, SC
YES, we can definitely agree on that.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,191
Likes: 233
From: North East, MD
Not as a GPS motorcycle touring device. Android and iOS devices work great at what they do but they don't (to my knowledge) allow for waypoint by waypoint route planning. I can plan a route on Google Maps but if I download it to my iPhone the Google Maps app only "sees" the start and the destination. Am I doing something wrong?
Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 713
Likes: 97
From: Castle Rock, Colorado
If I were the MOCO I'd remove the info system altogether and stop the whining. You're going to buy the bike anyway with or without the BOOM, then buy whatever you wish. If someone is going to buy a Harley only because it has the info system doesn't deserve a Harley.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,449
Likes: 495
From: Port Arthur, Texas
Not as a GPS motorcycle touring device. Android and iOS devices work great at what they do but they don't (to my knowledge) allow for waypoint by waypoint route planning. I can plan a route on Google Maps but if I download it to my iPhone the Google Maps app only "sees" the start and the destination. Am I doing something wrong?
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: People's Republic of Boulder Colorado
If I were the MOCO I'd remove the info system altogether and stop the whining. You're going to buy the bike anyway with or without the BOOM, then buy whatever you wish. If someone is going to buy a Harley only because it has the info system doesn't deserve a Harley.
That way, folks wouldn't be forced to pay for an unwanted and useless (to them) $2000 electronic brick in the cowl.
I'd have bought my Limited without it, if that had been an option. To me, it's less than worthless.
Last edited by jpooch00; Aug 24, 2018 at 06:52 AM.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 3,429
Likes: 239
From: northeast
I'd much rather have a stand alone system.... something that isn't dependent on my phone choice, type, or plan to function....
Hard for most people to believe, but there are some people who DO NOT use their phone for everything they do in their lives....
I use my phone for talk & text... no internet, no bill paying, no video, no social media, etc, etc, etc..
I certainly don't want a motorcycle that needs to go through my phone for navigation..... sadly, I'm sure I'm part of a minuscule minority.....
Hard for most people to believe, but there are some people who DO NOT use their phone for everything they do in their lives....
I use my phone for talk & text... no internet, no bill paying, no video, no social media, etc, etc, etc..
I certainly don't want a motorcycle that needs to go through my phone for navigation..... sadly, I'm sure I'm part of a minuscule minority.....
the phone stunk so about 4 years ago I switched to an iphone 5s and still use that same OLD by todays standard phone today.. talk RARELY, text MOSTLY
and that's usually 2 or 3 words at a time which my daughter picks on me about.. personally I hate the phone but it does comes in handy once in a while