NAV System
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NAV System
This is an interesting article that may help you decide if you want the factory NAV. Will the C7 let you use your smartphone to integrate with the C7 display screen ?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...oard-maps.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...oard-maps.html
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You're not supposed to be driving and looking at the screen anyway. Google maps gives me directions through my bluetooth headset. And yes, factory installed nav is a ripoff.
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I like the bigger screen but they rape you with map updates. It is beyond exorbitant what they charge and that is what hurts them. If they want to help sales, include free map updates for life.
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Good article.
I also agree with the end.....we need to get a solution to display our phones screen on screen. I'd love to be able to use google maps etc on my dashboard.
I'd also like to see Chevy come up with a nice way to text via voice....I think the Fords and others already have that built in.
I also agree with the end.....we need to get a solution to display our phones screen on screen. I'd love to be able to use google maps etc on my dashboard.
I'd also like to see Chevy come up with a nice way to text via voice....I think the Fords and others already have that built in.
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St. Jude Donor '12
Good article.
I also agree with the end.....we need to get a solution to display our phones screen on screen. I'd love to be able to use google maps etc on my dashboard.
I'd also like to see Chevy come up with a nice way to text via voice....I think the Fords and others already have that built in.
I also agree with the end.....we need to get a solution to display our phones screen on screen. I'd love to be able to use google maps etc on my dashboard.
I'd also like to see Chevy come up with a nice way to text via voice....I think the Fords and others already have that built in.
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They need to utilize Google maps and let it update using a smartphone data connection.
The $800-$2000 that manufacturers charge for a static point in time (already outdated when you get it) is silly. Then the updates that cost $150-$300 is just another slap in the face.
I would gladly pay $800 for a Nav system that updated for free on a regular basis and was integrated in to the HUD. I am not paying $800 for this NAV though.
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This, or even better:
They need to utilize Google maps and let it update using a smartphone data connection.
The $800-$2000 that manufacturers charge for a static point in time (already outdated when you get it) is silly. Then the updates that cost $150-$300 is just another slap in the face.
I would gladly pay $800 for a Nav system that updated for free on a regular basis and was integrated in to the HUD. I am not paying $800 for this NAV though.
They need to utilize Google maps and let it update using a smartphone data connection.
The $800-$2000 that manufacturers charge for a static point in time (already outdated when you get it) is silly. Then the updates that cost $150-$300 is just another slap in the face.
I would gladly pay $800 for a Nav system that updated for free on a regular basis and was integrated in to the HUD. I am not paying $800 for this NAV though.
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This is an interesting article that may help you decide if you want the factory NAV. Will the C7 let you use your smartphone to integrate with the C7 display screen ?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...oard-maps.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...oard-maps.html
I love the system in the Stingray and love the fact that I can toss my phone in the compartment behind the screen, plug it in, and still get access to it's functionality for phone, streaming audio, and other features.
GM is betting on both horses. Their new econobox car (Spark) and select Sonics for 2014 will incorporate a new "BringGo app" that uses the smartphone navigation and sends it to the MyLink Display.
Since the MyLink system in the Stingray is very open and configurable, they have the option of deciding later that they can simply integrate this app if they wanted to as an option for those that didn't opt for the navigation system or as a replacement for the navigation system at a later date.
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Talon90 -
Thanks for sharing what you do know. I am interested as I have the nav included in my order and it's supposed to be locked with no changes today :/
I tried to find a video or screenshot of the C7 nav but with no luck. Does anyone have a link to a screenshot of video?
Thanks!
--C
Thanks for sharing what you do know. I am interested as I have the nav included in my order and it's supposed to be locked with no changes today :/
I tried to find a video or screenshot of the C7 nav but with no luck. Does anyone have a link to a screenshot of video?
Thanks!
--C
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Talon90 -
Thanks for sharing what you do know. I am interested as I have the nav included in my order and it's supposed to be locked with no changes today :/
I tried to find a video or screenshot of the C7 nav but with no luck. Does anyone have a link to a screenshot of video?
Thanks!
--C
Thanks for sharing what you do know. I am interested as I have the nav included in my order and it's supposed to be locked with no changes today :/
I tried to find a video or screenshot of the C7 nav but with no luck. Does anyone have a link to a screenshot of video?
Thanks!
--C
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I'd be happy with the factory NAV if it came with built-in WiFi so when I pull into my garage, it could automatically connect to my router and check for free map updates. I just bought a refurbished top-of-the-line portable Garmin that came with free map updates for life, and it only cost $165. Garmin typically charges only an extra $50 for free-maps-for-life units, and you can update them quarterly. Now I'm getting mailings from VW offering a one-time update for the two-year-old NAV in my DD...for "only" $200. A guy over on one of the Porsche forums just had his dealer update the NAV maps in his car...and he was charged $550! Do any of these people actually live in the real world? Do they really believe that their customers will, volunarily, get raped in this way every year or two? Something's got to give...