Comments on: Navigate through foreign lands with the new version of AT&T Navigator http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/22/navigate-through-foreign-lands-with-the-new-version-of-att-navigator/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:08:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mary Beth - TeleNav http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/22/navigate-through-foreign-lands-with-the-new-version-of-att-navigator/comment-page-1/#comment-239392 Mary Beth - TeleNav Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:47:26 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4371#comment-239392 Interested in a behind the scenes look at how TeleNav managed the localization of language and culture for AT&T Navigator Global Edition? Check out this blog post here from one of our audio engineers: <a href="http://blog.telenav.com/blog/2008/07/author—karen.html" rel="nofollow">http://blog.telenav.com/blog/2008/07/author—karen.html</a> Interested in a behind the scenes look at how TeleNav managed the localization of language and culture for AT&T Navigator Global Edition? Check out this blog post here from one of our audio engineers: http://blog.telenav.com/blog/2008/07/author—karen.html

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]]> By: Mark http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/22/navigate-through-foreign-lands-with-the-new-version-of-att-navigator/comment-page-1/#comment-238133 Mark Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:10:42 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4371#comment-238133 After paying for World Connect and International Data Roaming on AT&T... then having to pay another $ 20 for this, AT&T is really making out like a bandit on the suckers. Sure it's probably useful and I know there will be those who pay for it and that is why AT&T gets away with selling it at that price. With all the money I pay AT&T each month, you'd think they'd let me use the FR voice codec all the time but instead I'm forced to use that HR crackly garbly one. You pay full price but only get half rate service. When my contract is done, I'm heading back to Verizon Wireless. I don't mind their rates because at least their network makes up for it around here. After paying for World Connect and International Data Roaming on AT&T… then having to pay another $ 20 for this, AT&T is really making out like a bandit on the suckers.

Sure it’s probably useful and I know there will be those who pay for it and that is why AT&T gets away with selling it at that price.

With all the money I pay AT&T each month, you’d think they’d let me use the FR voice codec all the time but instead I’m forced to use that HR crackly garbly one. You pay full price but only get half rate service.

When my contract is done, I’m heading back to Verizon Wireless. I don’t mind their rates because at least their network makes up for it around here.

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]]> By: Galvatron http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/22/navigate-through-foreign-lands-with-the-new-version-of-att-navigator/comment-page-1/#comment-238100 Galvatron Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:57:27 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4371#comment-238100 yeah goole maps roxors Att has to stop trying to nickle an dimeing people people they can't get away with it i geuss beingin a monoply or duoply too long has mad em rustry yeah goole maps roxors Att has to stop trying to nickle an dimeing people people they can’t get away with it i geuss beingin a monoply or duoply too long has mad em rustry

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]]> By: champ22 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/22/navigate-through-foreign-lands-with-the-new-version-of-att-navigator/comment-page-1/#comment-238007 champ22 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:20:37 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4371#comment-238007 20 bones yea right get lost!!!.... google maps has been gettin the job done for now and i can roll with that. 20 bones yea right get lost!!!…. google maps has been gettin the job done for now and i can roll with that.

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]]> By: Dhanu http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/22/navigate-through-foreign-lands-with-the-new-version-of-att-navigator/comment-page-1/#comment-237999 Dhanu Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:09:26 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4371#comment-237999 Visiting London recently I used my BlackBerry with Google Maps and only cell tower triangulation and it was enough to keep me from getting lost! Visiting London recently I used my BlackBerry with Google Maps and only cell tower triangulation and it was enough to keep me from getting lost!

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]]> By: Galvatron http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/22/navigate-through-foreign-lands-with-the-new-version-of-att-navigator/comment-page-1/#comment-237918 Galvatron Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:14:19 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4371#comment-237918 @ jeff are you seriorious thats really lam on the carriers aprt only works in the US dosn't do you much good lthas LAME can't you backup the service book or somthing? @ jeff are you seriorious thats really lam on the carriers aprt only works in the US dosn’t do you much good lthas LAME can’t you backup the service book or somthing?

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]]> By: YpoCaramel http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/22/navigate-through-foreign-lands-with-the-new-version-of-att-navigator/comment-page-1/#comment-237902 YpoCaramel Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:54:00 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4371#comment-237902 Well while a tourist in other countries you usually walk or taxi (especially in Beijing where taxis are cheap), so I hope they have good support for that. Well while a tourist in other countries you usually walk or taxi (especially in Beijing where taxis are cheap), so I hope they have good support for that.

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]]> By: blah http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/22/navigate-through-foreign-lands-with-the-new-version-of-att-navigator/comment-page-1/#comment-237866 blah Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:42:03 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4371#comment-237866 Don't forget, it's free for the first month. So if ya have a device with GPS in it, try it... you'll like it. Beats google maps hands down. Works great on my 8310, and Tilt. On the latest version it even has voice input, so you can speak the location to it. Since it's not a subscription, but just month to month, theres nothing to stop you from just subscribing for a month if you know you are going to travel a lot that month. Don’t forget, it’s free for the first month. So if ya have a device with GPS in it, try it… you’ll like it. Beats google maps hands down.

Works great on my 8310, and Tilt. On the latest version it even has voice input, so you can speak the location to it.

Since it’s not a subscription, but just month to month, theres nothing to stop you from just subscribing for a month if you know you are going to travel a lot that month.

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]]> By: Jeff http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/22/navigate-through-foreign-lands-with-the-new-version-of-att-navigator/comment-page-1/#comment-237854 Jeff Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:20:24 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4371#comment-237854 When the 8820 came out on AT&T the Telenav version, for $9.99, worked in Europe. Unfortunatly I had to do a warranty exchange on my phone and when I re-loaded Telenav I got the crappy AT&T branded version that was only good in the US. Total rip off!! I quickly canceled my service. Anyone paying $19.95 a month for this service obviously has money to throw away! When the 8820 came out on AT&T the Telenav version, for $9.99, worked in Europe. Unfortunatly I had to do a warranty exchange on my phone and when I re-loaded Telenav I got the crappy AT&T branded version that was only good in the US. Total rip off!! I quickly canceled my service. Anyone paying $19.95 a month for this service obviously has money to throw away!

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]]> By: Galvatron http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/22/navigate-through-foreign-lands-with-the-new-version-of-att-navigator/comment-page-1/#comment-237840 Galvatron Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:55:06 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4371#comment-237840 Lol I bet it depends on cell tower trianulation too the sounds wya too much like a verizon navigator wannabe wich is still bad this will be the reason I keep my 8800 around built in gps plus google maps ain't half bad and it's free. Lol I bet it depends on cell tower trianulation too the sounds wya too much like a verizon navigator wannabe wich is still bad this will be the reason I keep my 8800 around built in gps plus google maps ain’t half bad and it’s free.

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]]> By: John http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/22/navigate-through-foreign-lands-with-the-new-version-of-att-navigator/comment-page-1/#comment-237786 John Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:40:50 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4371#comment-237786 Dude, $20 a month??,, Just buy a freakin' GPS,, remember those??? Dude, $20 a month??,, Just buy a freakin’ GPS,, remember those???

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]]> By: ET http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/22/navigate-through-foreign-lands-with-the-new-version-of-att-navigator/comment-page-1/#comment-237778 ET Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:33:44 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4371#comment-237778 "Exorbiant", eh?... when we tested the app, I experienced an average of 100kb or less during a 60-day trial period...that small data usage is by design to limit the international data usage, but still deliver a great user experience and intuitive user interface...AT&T is the FIRST wireless carrier in the industy to offer a global GPS navigation product, so if you do lots of traveling, as BGR stated, $20/month really isn't that bad... so, you plan to use Nav4All? Good luck! We also tested that app, and it was a horrible experience...poor user interface, and it never got me to the correct destination. Not saying that AT&T Nav. was perfect, but def. twice as better... “Exorbiant”, eh?…

when we tested the app, I experienced an average of 100kb or less during a 60-day trial period…that small data usage is by design to limit the international data usage, but still deliver a great user experience and intuitive user interface…AT&T is the FIRST wireless carrier in the industy to offer a global GPS navigation product, so if you do lots of traveling, as BGR stated, $20/month really isn’t that bad…

so, you plan to use Nav4All? Good luck! We also tested that app, and it was a horrible experience…poor user interface, and it never got me to the correct destination. Not saying that AT&T Nav. was perfect, but def. twice as better…

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]]> By: CanisMinor http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/22/navigate-through-foreign-lands-with-the-new-version-of-att-navigator/comment-page-1/#comment-237763 CanisMinor Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:59:58 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4371#comment-237763 Wait, so not only do I have to pay exorbitant data rates when using Navigator abroad, I also have to pay twice as much for the subscription. Hmmm, CanisMinor does the math: I think I'll just slip in a Vodafone SIM in Europe and get there free navigator. Elsewhere, I'll download Nav4All... Wait, so not only do I have to pay exorbitant data rates when using Navigator abroad, I also have to pay twice as much for the subscription.

Hmmm, CanisMinor does the math: I think I’ll just slip in a Vodafone SIM in Europe and get there free navigator. Elsewhere, I’ll download Nav4All…

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