>>> What are we missing to make this work so we can use the iPad 2 as a GPS when travelling?
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>> A map/directions App that is better than Google Maps.
>> I use TomTom USA/Canada. 1.41 GB (all the maps are in the iDevice), $40
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> I agree that Tom-Tom and Garmin are slightly better than Android turn-by-turn Navigation via Google Maps.
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> Slightly better however does not justify the $100-$200 for a good one when I already own an Android (which has it) and an iPad where I can buy a good app for less than $20.
"TomTom and Garmin" are *companies*, not *products*. They sell MANY products, some of which are iPhone Apps.
As far as I am aware, no one was writing about buying a stand-alone TomTom or Garmin GPS product. My Garmin stand-alone device, bought several years ago, has been relegated to my wife's mini-van, while I use my iPhone for navigation, dash-mounted, running the TomTom App I described.
> What are the best iPad Nav apps if I do download and buy one?
I like TomTom, as I said, but at present it does not scale for the iPad. But it *works* fine.
MotionX GPS/GPS Drive are excellent, scale for the iPad screen, but require downloading maps. You can, however, "run your route" ahead of time, and download and cache the relevant maps.
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