Recent content by LarryPGH

  1. LarryPGH

    Turn-by-Turn Navigation

    I hear what you're saying, but I'm wondering -- what benefit is there to the "tap at the tone" functionality? I mean, hearing a voice is good (and other platforms have it, as well), and the tone is nice, but what -- in particular -- is good about the need to touch the screen? You're able to...
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    Where?!!?! buy a HTC Trophy

    Be patient. I might expect that some folks who did the "smoked by windows phone" challenge were more interested in scoring a free phone that they could re-sell, than they were interested in trying out WP or the Trophy. That would suggest that there'll be a bit of a glut on the eBay market, and...
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    Turn-by-Turn Navigation

    (sorry.. Keyboard cut out on me). Anyway, it's intuitive for some folks to look at a map upside down? Also, once I chose to auto-rotate the map, I was unable to choose to auto-rotate the map labels. Why should I look at upside-down names when I'm going south? The idea that I should choose to...
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    Turn-by-Turn Navigation

    I'm on day two of my windows phone experience, and while I'm not willing to conclude "junk", the navigation experience IS disappointing. The need to tap on the phone id a deal breaker, frankly. In Pennsylvania, it's now illegal to interact with your phone while in motion. In other words, it'd...