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| Name | Price 7 | Vers.# |
Type 4 |
Coverage |
Routing Quality 5 *VOTE* |
Map Source |
Main Features | Review | |||||||
| Nav. Info 1 | Re-route | Voice 3 | Waypoints |
Highway Maps 8 |
Points of interest |
Map Mgmt6 |
Avoid Detour |
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| Alturion |
€399/s €599/b |
4 | R/S | Europe | ?/ | TeleAtlas 2001 (Eur) |
DTN | ? | WAV | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Preview |
| CoPilot |
$299/b $349/b |
3.5 | R/S | USA U.K. |
A/A | Propr. |
DTN DTA ETA |
Auto |
TTS/ WAV |
No (Stops) |
Yes Good |
Yes | CUST CODE | Yes | Here |
| Destinator |
$142/m $249/s $329/b |
2.06 | R/S | N.A. Europe Israel |
B/B | NavTech 2002 |
DTN ETA |
Auto | WAV | - |
Yes Good |
Yes Good |
REG2 CODE |
No | Here |
| Navigon | €599 | Various | R/S |
Germany Alps France |
B | TeleAtlas 2000 (Eur) |
DTN DTA ETA TOA |
Auto | WAV |
No (Stops) |
No | Yes |
CUST CODE |
Yes |
External German |
| ID Navigator | €99 | 1.2 | R/S | France | C/C | TeleAtlas | ? | Auto | TTS | - | Yes | Yes | REG1 RAM |
? | - |
|
Mapopolis Navigator |
$99 | 3.11 | R/S |
USA Canada (major cities) |
B/B | NavTech | DTN DTA ETA TOA |
Auto | WAV | - | Yes | Yes Good (with Guides) |
COUN SEAM |
No | Here |
| MapSonic |
€129/s €279/b |
1.0 | R/S | France Benelux |
B |
TeleAtlas 2001 (Eur) |
DTN DTA ETA |
Auto | WAV | - | Yes | Yes |
CUST SEAM |
No | - |
| Mapviewer | €60 | 2.02 | R/S | France Benelux |
C/C | TeleAtlas 2000 (Eur) |
None | Auto | No | - | No | ? | CUST RAM |
No | Notes |
| SmartST Europe |
€211/s €272/s €579/b |
1.91 | R/S | Europe | ? | NavTech 2002 |
DTN DTA ETA TIM SPE HDG |
Auto | WAV | - | No | Yes | REG2 SEAM |
No | - |
| SmartST USA |
$179/s $300/b |
V1.90. 1007 |
R/S | USA | B/ | NavTech 2002 |
DTN DTA ETA TIM SPE HDG |
Auto | WAV | - | No | Yes | REG2 SEAM |
No |
Here |
| Socket MyNavigator |
$419/b £479/b |
V1.00 | R/S |
USA (Canada) UK (Europe) |
A/ |
NavTech 2002 |
DTN DTA ETA TIM SPE HDG |
Auto | WAV |
No (one stop) |
No | Yes |
REG2 SEAM |
Yes | - |
| Pharos Ostia |
$69/s $194/b $229/b |
5.0 | R/S | N.A. | B/B | TeleAtlas | DTN DTA in 4.0 |
Auto | WAV | - | Yes Limited |
Yes Very Poor in 4.0 too |
REG1 RAM |
No |
Preview of 4.0 |
| PocketMap Navigator |
$80/s $230/b |
R2.03 | R/S | USA | A/? | TeleAtlas | DTN DTA ETA TOA |
Auto/ Manual |
TTS | Yes | Yes | Yes | COUN RAM |
Yes | Here |
| Teletype |
$95/s $299/b |
12 2002a |
R/S M/T |
N.A. Europe |
C/D | TeleAtlas 1999 (Eur) |
DTN DTA + custom |
Manual |
TTS/ WAV |
Yes (lost on reroute) |
Yes, Limited |
Yes | COUN RAM |
No | Notes |
| TomTom Citymaps 2 | €60 | 2003 | R/S | Europe (large cities) |
C/C | TeleAtlas | DTN DTA ETA * |
No | No | Yes | No | Yes | CITY RAM |
Yes |
External Notes |
| TomTom Navigator |
$129/s $429/b note |
1.50 | R/S | Europe sold by country |
B/A | TeleAtlas 2000 (Eur) |
DTN DTA ETA SPE |
Auto | WAV | - | No (country) |
Yes Fair |
REG1 REG2 CTRY CODE |
Yes |
External Notes |
| TomTom Online |
€ 5/ month |
Online | R/S | Europe | ? | TeleAtlas | DTN DTA ETA * |
No | No | - | n/a |
Yes Good |
n/a | ? |
External Notes |
| TomTom RoutePlanner 2 | $35 |
2.12 3.1 |
Road | N.A. Europe |
A/A | ? | DTA ETA * |
No | No | Yes | n/a | No | REG2 RAM |
Yes | Here Notes |
| Xmap Handheld | $40 | 2.0 | R/S/T | USA | C/C | GDT | ? | No | Beep | Yes | No | Yes | CUST RAM |
No | Notes |
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"WAV" means that it will provide a human
pre-recorded voice guidance, i.e. 2 miles to next turn, 500 yards to next
turn, etc... 4 R: Road - S: Street - T: Topo - M: Marine 5 First rating shows my evaluation, second one as voted by this site's visitors 6
Map management: 8 This is important if you intend to do long distance routing, state/state or cross country. |
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