CoPilot and Navigation questions
We are new to RVing and we are interested in using some sort of RV specific navigation system like CoPilot, Garmin GPS or other along with the traditional paper maps. We live on the east coast where there are lots of roads like parkways with low bridges that we can't drive on, so we can't use google maps or Waze for rout guidance.
So last month I downloaded the CoPilot app onto my Android phone and we did a test run going from Long Island to Freeport Maine. I set up the CoPilot as though we were towing a trailer, even though we weren't just to see how it worked. Well it kept us off the parkways and it set off an alarm whenever my speed went above 65 mph, but during the test it also did some strange things. For instance we were on 95 in Connecticut doing 60 mph in the middle lane, not near an exit, when the CoPilot blurts out "make a left turn at bla-bla street" then it gave more right and left turn instructions, all of which we ignored. After it finished telling us to make 4 or 5 strange turns, it came on and said "continue on 95 for 18 more miles". It was very strange, it was as if it thought we fell off the freeway onto the local streets. It did this a couple times during the trip. Does anyone use the Android version of CoPilot? If so is this typical? Is the Apple version any better?
Since it doesn't seem like CoPilot is the answer I'm left wondering what is.
Those of you who travel in the north east....what system do you use and does it work well enough?
So last month I downloaded the CoPilot app onto my Android phone and we did a test run going from Long Island to Freeport Maine. I set up the CoPilot as though we were towing a trailer, even though we weren't just to see how it worked. Well it kept us off the parkways and it set off an alarm whenever my speed went above 65 mph, but during the test it also did some strange things. For instance we were on 95 in Connecticut doing 60 mph in the middle lane, not near an exit, when the CoPilot blurts out "make a left turn at bla-bla street" then it gave more right and left turn instructions, all of which we ignored. After it finished telling us to make 4 or 5 strange turns, it came on and said "continue on 95 for 18 more miles". It was very strange, it was as if it thought we fell off the freeway onto the local streets. It did this a couple times during the trip. Does anyone use the Android version of CoPilot? If so is this typical? Is the Apple version any better?
Since it doesn't seem like CoPilot is the answer I'm left wondering what is.
Those of you who travel in the north east....what system do you use and does it work well enough?
