I was thinking today about the various connected features we have today and what we had in the past. So, since Garmin XT was something I used on a phone several years ago, I decided to take a look at http://www8.garmin.com/buzz/mobilext/ We had Garmin OnLine, fuel prices, flight status, weather, traffic, etc. Compared to what we have today, it was probably a bit slow, but it made way for what we have currently. I did like the simplicity of just inserting a micro SD with maps already installed and away you go. I did miss not having spoken street names.
I had a Garmin Nüvifone G60. I did not buy it when it first came out because I thought it was over priced. Eventually, when the price dropped, I bought one. Then, I had to get it carrier subsidy unlocked because it was locked to AT&T. I was T-Mobile and it worked out very well for me at the time. It was a great phone and a great GPS, but NOT a great smartphone. It came with flight status, converter, and Ciao! friend finder. The premium connected services were traffic alerts, White Pages, weather, and fuel prices. https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/on-the-go/discontinued/nuvif...
Sometime later we got the Garminfone. http://www.garminasus.com/en_US In fact, I still have one that I used as a daily phone and another one I bought used. It had a lot of the features of the Nuvifone, plus it was an Android phone. http://www.garminasus.com/en_US
Somewhat more recently we had the Garmin Nuvi 1690 and 1695. I never had one of either of these, but these, too, paved the way for newer GPS features, both on phones and stand alone automobile navigators. http://www8.garmin.com/automotive/nuLink_services/
Anyway, does anybody here miss any of the older features that have vanished? I never used Ciao! for example. I did use the movie theater and fuel price features. I even played around with the Local Events feature just to get a feel for it.
One thing that I really think Garmin did right with both the Garmin Nuvifone and Garminfone, was to sell it with an OEM windshield mount. That being said, however, I still have mixed feelings about using a smartphone as a navigator. Don't get me wrong, I am happy that Viago and others are available for phones. It is just that I still feel that a dedicated automobile navigator is the way to go, if you have that choice.
I was thinking today about the various connected features we have today and what we had in the past. So, since Garmin XT was something I used on a phone several years ago, I decided to take a look at http://www8.garmin.com/buzz/mobilext/ We had Garmin OnLine, fuel prices, flight status, weather, traffic, etc. Compared to what we have today, it was probably a bit slow, but it made way for what we have currently. I did like the simplicity of just inserting a micro SD with maps already installed and away you go. I did miss not having spoken street names.
I had a Garmin Nüvifone G60. I did not buy it when it first came out because I thought it was over priced. Eventually, when the price dropped, I bought one. Then, I had to get it carrier subsidy unlocked because it was locked to AT&T. I was T-Mobile and it worked out very well for me at the time. It was a great phone and a great GPS, but NOT a great smartphone. It came with flight status, converter, and Ciao! friend finder. The premium connected services were traffic alerts, White Pages, weather, and fuel prices. https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/on-the-go/discontinued/nuvif...
Sometime later we got the Garminfone. http://www.garminasus.com/en_US In fact, I still have one that I used as a daily phone and another one I bought used. It had a lot of the features of the Nuvifone, plus it was an Android phone. http://www.garminasus.com/en_US
Somewhat more recently we had the Garmin Nuvi 1690 and 1695. I never had one of either of these, but these, too, paved the way for newer GPS features, both on phones and stand alone automobile navigators. http://www8.garmin.com/automotive/nuLink_services/
Anyway, does anybody here miss any of the older features that have vanished? I never used Ciao! for example. I did use the movie theater and fuel price features. I even played around with the Local Events feature just to get a feel for it.
One thing that I really think Garmin did right with both the Garmin Nuvifone and Garminfone, was to sell it with an OEM windshield mount. That being said, however, I still have mixed feelings about using a smartphone as a navigator. Don't get me wrong, I am happy that Viago and others are available for phones. It is just that I still feel that a dedicated automobile navigator is the way to go, if you have that choice.