According to this Forbes story, TeleNav has better than Instinct navigation application for iPhone. I remember reading earlier that Apple didn't allow true navigation on iPhone 3G as part of its developer software licensing terms. Even TomTom had something in works for iPhone 3G. It is possible that Apple might allow it or come up with their own. Here is the teaser from the Forbes story:
"With its built-in GPS chip, Apple's iPhone 3G is poised to become a major player in mobile location services. The phone is already capable of tracking a user's location, a feature that developers have marshaled to locate nearby stores and restaurants. In a few months, wireless location-based services provider TeleNav will debut new software for the iPhone that will likely include turn-by-turn directions, voice prompts and 3-D maps.
The firm is tight-lipped about the software's exact features, but says the application will resemble the mapping features it developed for the Samsung Instinct, another touchscreen phone. Following its June release, the Instinct has won plaudits for its easy-to-use, voice-guided maps and comprehensive directories of local businesses.
Apple being Apple, the iPhone app will have some additional flair, says Sal Dhanani, TeleNav's senior director of marketing. "It will be cooler, have more pizazz," he promises.
Will the thousands of iPhone developers worldwide be able to use the maps for their own apps? Possibly, according to Dhanani. "We have no reservations about opening the data up to third parties, but it probably won't happen right out of the gate," he says."
Knowing AT&T, I bet they will ask $10 per month for it when it comes out though!
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Hm. I'd still prefer the Android to the iPhone.
Android phones will be a great choice too. It is likely that Sprint will have an Android phone sometime next year as well.
I get concerned that the more new snazzy phones that Sprint releases, the less support they will offer their old phones. I've pretty much decided that when my wifes contract expries next may, i'm just going to pay the 200 bucks and dump sprint altogether - that's 4 lines they'll be losing. As to where i'll be going? I havn't decided yet. I'm moving into a rural area and there may not be a whole lot of choice. We'll just have to see what's available and what phones will be out by then...
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