Need GPS recs: iPhone GPS app vs. standalone GPS

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graylocks wrote:
i have both an iPhone and a Garmin stand alone. for just running around town the iPhone is sufficient: i use the NavFree app and the MapQuest 4 Mobile app.

for long trips i prefer to set up the garmin as i simply don't want my iPhone tied up doing navigation, the Garmin screen is larger (i think i have a 1390 or something like that) and i find the garmin easier to find what i'm looking for in.

i think anything besides navigation and phone book on steroids is fluff (mp3 player, photos) but you'd be hard put to find a gps unit that simple. voices streets is a given these days. i have free lifetime traffic which is nice but not essential to me especially since i found apps for that.

Same here! iPhone 4 and a Garmin 255W