Tom Tom Go vs Co-Pilot on 10"Tablet
For the past few months I've been exploring alternative GPS devices to replace my Garmin Nuvi that has been in use for the past 4 years. While the Nuvi has been excellent I just wanted a larger screen for use in the MH. So, when the 10" Asus tablet my wife has been using became available (I bought here a Samsung for Xmas) I decided to try using it as a dash mounted GPS. The Asus is WiFi enabled but not cellular.
For route planning we still use Microsoft S&T and set up our entire summer trip before we leave and make modifications as we go along. Each evening, while traveling, I enter the next days travel into the GPS and we discuss the trip over evening cocktails. Sort of a social activity each stop.
Since the Co-Pilot was highly recommended on this forum I down loaded it and got the basic $9.95 package. Rightly or wrongly I decided against the RV package simply because my Nuvi is just a standard car GPS and it had all the RV parks in the data base and worked perfect so why bother with an RV specific model.
The first thing I noticed about the Co-Pilot was how difficult it is to use compared to the Garmin. Nothing was intuitive and I had to keep digging around trying to find what I wanted. Never did figure out how to find a POI near my current route or destination. For example, with the Garmin if I want to see what rest stops were coming up I just pushed a couple of buttons, specified near my current route, selected rest stops and there they were. Same with any POI's near my destination. If the Co-Pilot has the function, it's well hidden.
In frustration I looked for an alternative and ran across the TomTom Go app and figured it was worth a go. Downloaded it last month and took the one year subscription for $19.95. So far, it's much much easier to use than the Co-Pilot but still not as easy as the Nuvi but still, more intuitive. It seems to have all the same features as the Nuvi and the RV park data base is quite comprehensive. At this point the TomTomGo is a winner although there is still a learning curve.
While I have not yet taken an extensive trip with either of the two, both seem to be the same for driving directions, turn by turn and etc. When we leave in June I will use both of them just for giggles and see how they work. Meanwhile the trusty Nuvi will be sitting there as a control.
If anyone else has compared the two, it would be interesting seeing your opinions.
For route planning we still use Microsoft S&T and set up our entire summer trip before we leave and make modifications as we go along. Each evening, while traveling, I enter the next days travel into the GPS and we discuss the trip over evening cocktails. Sort of a social activity each stop.
Since the Co-Pilot was highly recommended on this forum I down loaded it and got the basic $9.95 package. Rightly or wrongly I decided against the RV package simply because my Nuvi is just a standard car GPS and it had all the RV parks in the data base and worked perfect so why bother with an RV specific model.
The first thing I noticed about the Co-Pilot was how difficult it is to use compared to the Garmin. Nothing was intuitive and I had to keep digging around trying to find what I wanted. Never did figure out how to find a POI near my current route or destination. For example, with the Garmin if I want to see what rest stops were coming up I just pushed a couple of buttons, specified near my current route, selected rest stops and there they were. Same with any POI's near my destination. If the Co-Pilot has the function, it's well hidden.
In frustration I looked for an alternative and ran across the TomTom Go app and figured it was worth a go. Downloaded it last month and took the one year subscription for $19.95. So far, it's much much easier to use than the Co-Pilot but still not as easy as the Nuvi but still, more intuitive. It seems to have all the same features as the Nuvi and the RV park data base is quite comprehensive. At this point the TomTomGo is a winner although there is still a learning curve.
While I have not yet taken an extensive trip with either of the two, both seem to be the same for driving directions, turn by turn and etc. When we leave in June I will use both of them just for giggles and see how they work. Meanwhile the trusty Nuvi will be sitting there as a control.
If anyone else has compared the two, it would be interesting seeing your opinions.
