Sagardner290
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Who has experience with the RV Life GPS app? Is it worth using over a unit like a Garmin or Apple Maps and Google? Thanks for the input.
I prefer my Garmin RV 770. RV life has a recent update but I haven’t looked to see what might have been improvedWho has experience with the RV Life GPS app? Is it worth using over a unit like a Garmin or Apple Maps and Google? Thanks for the input.
Yes, I got the Caravan lifetime license. I run it on my 7" tablet and run google maps on my phone to an Android Auto wireless head unit. You have to pay extra to get Sygic to work on AA. Google Maps does it for free.That’s what I was worried about. ACE, did you do the Sygic Truck and caravan to take your RV into account?
I like Waze but I feel like it will route you through somebody’s backyard if it was quicker!
Thanks for the info, that’s what I was worried about.I found the RV Life GPS, for on-the-road navigation, to be a bust on our two month road trip in January and February. Frankly, it sucked, IMHO. Biggest pet peeve is that the map display defaulted to about a 300 yd radius. You could usually see that next exit faster out the windshield before it showed on the display. If you zoomed out, two things would happen: 1) The display would revert to the default (too damned close) display after a short time and 2) The display failed to maintain the current position while scrolling the map (background) as you move down the road. Your position, as depicted on the screen, just drove off the displayed map.
I still used it for route planning but ended up relying on Google Maps for actual navigation. I sometimes had to tweak the Google Maps route to match the RV Life routing but that extra step was the cost to pay. Doubt I'll renew my subscription next month unless they fix things like this.
Just to let you know, if you didn't, that Waze, with all it's notification benefits, is owned, and uses, Google maps.Google Maps does it for free.
No it is not even close to any of the units you mentioned. It was so bad, I don't have any incentive to try again. By preference, I don't want Navigation on my phone anymore, and I finally got my Waze on a 10" screen and it is just awesome. I can't believe that Waze is still free. By far my favorite.Who has experience with the RV Life GPS app? Is it worth using over a unit like a Garmin or Apple Maps and Google? Thanks for the input.
True, they are a Cash Cow, living off the name. I got suckered thinking it was the holy grail for a RV owner, what a waste. But I still use the damn thing on long trips.Garmin used to be religion.
It's been outclassed for years now.
There is setting within Waze that you tell it how you want your routes, quickest possible, shortest distance etc. Waze will also learn your route so if you keep going around that bad yard it will figure it out.I like Waze but I feel like it will route you through somebody’s backyard if it was quicker!
Sure you can. You can change any route by dragging it.It's why you cannot fully customize routing in Maps and Waze.
In Maps in my browser (don't know if you can do this in the app), I use intermediate waypoints to force the routing engine to use my desired route when it deviates from the automated routing. I then send that Map to my phone for the upcoming travel.It's why you cannot fully customize routing in Maps and Waze.
I am absolutely convinced that they have a department that should be named Department of Stupid Alternatives. "Would you like to take the direct route you're on or would you like to go 100 miles out of your way, pay tolls, and get there hours later? Here's your alternative route!"The "alternate routes" presented by Google are merely "faster" of "shorter"... which is often disastrous in an RV.
Now, send it to your phone or tablet and see what happens. The app apparently recalculates the route based only on starting and end points and ignores your edit to the route. I put in a waypoint that forces the calculated route to match the desired route.Sure you can. You can change any route by dragging it.
And the calculated route now may be different than the calculated route two hours from now due to perceived traffic conditions.Now, send it to your phone or tablet and see what happens. The app apparently recalculates the route based only on starting and end points and ignores your edit to the route. I put in a waypoint that forces the calculated route to match the desired route.