Using your phone for navigation
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Former Sponsor
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Minneapolis, MN
Sorry for the trouble, I'll check into it some more from our end.
I had used google maps and didn't like it because it shut down after being on for a few minutes. My son subscribed to a GPS app and liked it. Then a friend from work told me about an app called scout. It is free and is a true GPS turn by turn app that talks to you and says the streets by name. Works with blue tooth. Has voice activation where you can ask it to find places. Has a music function that mutes the music when it tells you about a turn. Stores favorites. It stay on till you cancel or exit. And did I mention it is FREE!! My son canceled his subscribed GPS and uploded scout. It is an excellent app.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Mount Prospect, IL
Are there any iPhone apps that let you plot your course via waypoints on a PCM then upload to the phone and then the GPS on the phone guides you through your custom route?
On the bike I like to plot my own route on the PC that does not take me the fastest or most direct. I want to take the most scenic or route with least traffic. I want to go out of my way to go on the little roads.
Thanks
Scott
On the bike I like to plot my own route on the PC that does not take me the fastest or most direct. I want to take the most scenic or route with least traffic. I want to go out of my way to go on the little roads.
Thanks
Scott
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Orange County, NY
I've used "Waze" in my cage for about a year now. I have to say I LOVE it when it comes to simplifying my commute! It lets me know where to expect traffic and to take detours to avoid it. I haven't tried it out on the bike yet though, as I haven't tested it with my blue-tooth headset. Guess that's something else to put on my list for riding season! 
On a separate note: Cyclone should make those consoles for a wider range of bikes! If there was one for mine, I'd buy it in a heart-beat! What a great idea, easy way to secure the phone during a ride, and still have the functionality of it being in front of you.
On a separate note: Cyclone should make those consoles for a wider range of bikes! If there was one for mine, I'd buy it in a heart-beat! What a great idea, easy way to secure the phone during a ride, and still have the functionality of it being in front of you.
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Oklahoma
And one of the good things about the Garmin USA app, and others probably as well, it is not dependent on cell service. It is a GPS.
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Route 66
Glad I seen this I had never heard of it.I downloaded it after reading this last night and have been using it about 24 hours now and it seems to work as advertised. Hooked my crew up with it this morning, it shows them on my map,works great.
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From: Dubuque, IA USA
I have a vehicle docking station mounted on the handlebars for my Droid Razor. I plug the audio into my radio, I use a smart action to launch Google navigation and to launch my favorite playlist as long as it is docked and charging. It also launches Latify to record my trip on lattitude and post my location every 5 minutes so my friends can locate me. For those trips where cell coverage just ain't workin' out, I have a Garmin Nuvi in the trunk that will attach to the same mount.