Handheld GPS vs Cell Phone GPS

There are two budget GPS navigation options: Dashboard units or cell phone apps (portable gps or cell phone gps). Which is right for you?

If you need GPS navigation only occasionally and don't want to spend a fortune, you've got two options. You can buy a low-cost dashboard model for as little as $175, or a cell phone application that you pay for only when you need it (with a daily or monthly fee). We pit the Mio DigiWalker C220 against Verizon's VZ Navigator 3.0 running on a Motorola RAZR to see which option makes the most sense for the light traveler. This contest is free of bells and whistles, as our budget options don't offer the extras common in high-priced GPS devices. We simply want to determine which makes basic navigation easiest. We've applauded Mio's attractive, well-priced GPS units before, and the C220 is a fine basic unit. While it lists for $250, you can easily find it for around $175. VZ Navigator software is available on many Verizon Wireless phones for $2.99 per day or $9.99 per month. We tested it with a suction-cup mount, which we highly recommend. One feature you won't get with either budget device, however, is live traffic. Although Sprint Navigation (also $2.99 per day or $9.99 per month) provides proactive alerts with one-click rerouting, we chose VZ Navigator because Verizon has many more customers. The Mio C220 doesn't support a traffic add-on antenna, as some higher-priced Mio units do. If you want traffic updates with a dashboard unit, you'll need to look to a midrange unit. Garmin GPS is a Popular gps devices company wich produce many device models for various usage. the new popular gps devices are : 350 garmin nuvi , 660 garmin nuvi , c340 garmin nuvi , 2720 garmin gps , 305 , c320 , c530 , 60csx garmin , 205 garmin , 670 garmin nuvi and tomtom gps devices Some gps devices designed for pilots and shipmaster captains and in the sea usage Some navigation devices use for airplane pilots. They have further options to use in the front panel. Personal usage gps devices: There is some various types of portable gps devices, you can buy and use it. Handheld gps devices usually are cheaper than other models. PDA and Cell phone GPS devices used new technology to mounting a GPS chipset into the cell phone. Some popular devices are: Nokia N95 ,Nextel Cellular phones with gps, Bluetooth gps for many cellular phones, …