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Defective Tom Tom Car Kit Replaced with Good Service

February 11, 2010

A few months ago I bought the Tom Tom Car Kit for the iPhone. It cost a good bit of money $$, but I decided it was a “must have” with the Tom Tom iPhone app. That is until it broke on me. But I’m getting ahead of myself.

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MotionX GPS Drive App Revisited

February 4, 2010

My earlier review of the MotionX GPS Drive app was a positive one with a caveat about poor network coverage being a deal breaker. I also mentioned that, “I’m not sure how the app would work without all the included features of Live Voice Guidance,“ which is offered free for the first 30 days.

Without Live Voice Guidance

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MotionX GPS Drive App Review

January 5, 2010

The MotionX GPS Drive app is packed with features and has very few limitations. Overall the MotionX GPS Drive app is one of the best values around, however if you don’t have a good cellular connection I take it all back.

MotionX GPS Drive doesn’t hold static data like the Tom Tom app. This makes for a drastically smaller file size, but map and routing data are retrieved from

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Garmin GPS and Tom Tom App Comparison

December 16, 2009

I’ve been a Garmin GPS owner for several years and have used it extensively across the United States.  I bought the Tom Tom app and car kit a few months ago for my iPhone. So why purchase the Tom Tom app when I had a perfectly good GPS? Good question. First, I could afford it, second, I wanted it, and third, I’m a geek that way. But seriously…

Why Buy

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The GPS

November 6, 2009

In 19lost with map94 I started traveling full-time as a consultant. A Global Positioning System (GPS) device wasn’t an option back then so I printed out a lot of MapQuest directions. By the way, a consultant is someone who can’t get employment in their home state. ;-)

In 2006 I received a GPS for my

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