And unlike some standalones, maps are constantly updated - again for free - and are available to cover just about all the World. Let's try this again. I know that there are apps that allow me to download maps. I have tried several of them and I don't like them. I do not like the limited download of maps that Google maps provides. So, if I use my android phone as a GPS while it is connected to the web using mobile data, can anyone tell me approximately how much data I will use by using my phone as a GPS device to guide me to a destination.

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Destination Expert for Train Travel. Thank you. I want to know if there is any application that can be used on cell phone that is as capable as Cars' navigation system. I mean can speak out the direction. If there is any please let me know any probable differences between the app and the navigation system. I'm not sure if there are -- I haven't come accross that feature yet, I don't think. I bet a paid application would have that feature, so you may want to look at Sygic or Garmin Navigator.

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It's a slicker experience, but you pay for it. I found one very nice off line navigation program beta version. Works with offline OpenStreet map with coverage for whole world. Looks pretty decent! Uses OpenStreetMap data like the others, though, so its point of interest database will be similar. Nice that it has navigation, though.

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Not being able to nominate house numbers was the only significant limitation I found with MapFactor but there is at least one way of getting around it. Use Google Earth to find the destination, go into Street View and position the cursor on the entrance to the destination and note the map reference in Decimal Degrees.

Options may need to be changed to display the map reference in Decimal Degrees. This option might only be available on the Pro Version of Google Earth. MapFactor can now be directed to the map reference rather than a street address. If you wish to keep the destination as a favourite, the map reference can be renamed to the street address.

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I downloaded navfree. This won't. It will only take me to a cross street. I'll pay for sygic. Yeah, it seems like that's a feature you have to pay for -- offline gps with an address database. I couldn't find any app that provided it. Hi Chris, and thanks for all the info! I am a bit confused of what's the verdict of Google Navigator today, after the upgreats. Does it still provide a free, offline navigator with address location etc? Also, the vector maps that someone mentioned is a good thing to have.

Does google maps support it? The new Google Maps provides stable offline support -- it's out of beta, it's easy to use, and it shouldn't automatically delete maps anymore. However, you can only navigate online -- you can see where you are on a map offline, but you can't plug in an address and get directions unless you're online. That said -- you can get directions offline and use Google Maps after that. It will remember the directions and you'll be able to use it as a GPS en route to your destination.

For my purposes, it's awesome. If you want offline address search and directions, you'll need another GPS app. Hi Chris, thanks for the list. It looks like OsmAnd is ticking all the boxes. I like Google Maps but it does not do points of interest or directions I think. Will try it out and look for some other alternatives as soon as my phone comes back from repair damn Sony with their ICS roll out.

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Otherwise I would have to carry loads of heavy: travel guides etc. Google Maps has good offline support except for point of interest search -- however, you can go online to get directions and then use the directions offline. If you're wandering around downtown Vancouver or somewhere like that, you can always stop by a coffee shop to get Wi-Fi and do a search. I bet paid GPS apps I've heard good things about Sygic will have better, more comprehensive offline point of interest databases.

If I were you, I'd try OsmAnd and see how many points of interest it's aware of in your destination areas. I've never tried the TripAdvisor app, but it seems to have good reviews and TripAdvisor has been a great website, in my experience -- so I'd give it a tentative thumbs up. Motorola xt It's actually solid now. OsmAnd, which I mentioned and linked to in the comments above, is also another good option.

They should work, you have a recent enough version of Android -- the only way to know for sure is to try it out for yourself! It's basically useless because you can't use the navigation feature offline.

You need a data connection in order to search for an address. If you can't search for an address, it makes navigation pretty useless! Kind of. Address search needs a data connection.