"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in message
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> At 25 Nov 2007 11:48:26 -0600 Roger 2008 wrote:
>
> > I've already started shopping for GPS programs that work with a
> PocketPC and
> > I've found three of them so far. CoPilot, nRoute and Iguidance.
> >
> > Since I already own a copy of nRoute for a laptop, I'm giong to see
> what I
> > need to get that one on my 6800 first.
>
>
> Don't forget to also try the excellent (and free) Windows Live Search.
> (Go to wls.live.com on the 6800 and it'll autodetect the device type and
> offer up a download.)
>
> While WLS doesn't give spoken directions (just a "beep" for an upcoming
> direction and a "boop" when it arrives) and requires a data connection,
> it does have a speech recognition function, allowing you to tell it an
> address or business name (much easier than trying to punch in a
> destination in a vehicle.) So you tap the left softkey ("speak") and say
> "Alice's Restaurant" or whatever, and it will list the closest matches to
> your location. MS added a 25 closest gas stations sorted by gas prices
> feature recently as well, that has come in handy for me when needing to
> refill a rental car prior to dropping it off in a strange city! There's
> also a nice "Save to contacts" function so when you find a business (or
> even residential listing) you can add it to your Outlook contacts with a
> tap.
>
>
> Obviously "off line" GPS programs have major advantages- no need for data
> connectivity, spoken directions, etc., but online apps like WLS have
> advantages as well- constantly updated POI databases, live traffic
> updates in major cities, and probably most important for me- not having
> to remember to copy the right county/region/state maps to my phone's SD
> card prior to traveling!
>
> I still carry my offline GPS software as a backup (the excellent, but no-
> longer-available Mapopolis) but rarely, if ever, use it anymore- WLS is
> now my main navigation program.

Oh yeah, I forgot about WLS.

I know google offers something too but all I could find this morning was:
http://maps.google.com/m

and that doesn't look like the same thing I saw earlier.

What do you think about this:
"Google Maps for mobile on Windows Mobile"

http://www.handango.com/ampp/store/P...&productType=2