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I HATE this new Sprint "Telenav"!

Good one, my bad... spelling error. Douche much. Hey you had a problem with sprint/telenav install. I tried to help as well as others. You don't seem like you want any help. Just bitch. We all have opinions on nav options. You don't have to use any of them, get it!
 
I've used both TeleNav and Google and they both work well for me. I'm in the greater Nashville TN area.
 
The one feature I like about the TeleNav (Sprint) over the Google is that you can go to the Sprint Navigation site and easily sync addresses to your phone. You can even build an address book at the site and transfer the contents to the "Favorites" on your TeleNav.

I wish Google offered something this easy. I have tried sending addresses from Google maps and it is certainly not that easy.
 
Really.... I'm betting you don't know the all the addresses of all your Google Contacts are automatically synced to your contacts in Google Nav

PLUS If you place a GPS co-ordinate in the address field of a contact Google NAV will take you to the spot.

unplugged1 said:
The one feature I like about the TeleNav (Sprint) over the Google is that you can go to the Sprint Navigation site and easily sync addresses to your phone. You can even build an address book at the site and transfer the contents to the "Favorites" on your TeleNav.

I wish Google offered something this easy. I have tried sending addresses from Google maps and it is certainly not that easy.
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MarkHirt said:
Really.... I'm betting you don't know the all the addresses of all your Google Contacts are automatically synced to your contacts in Google Nav

PLUS If you place a GPS co-ordinate in the address field of a contact Google NAV will take you to the spot.
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Umm, Yes, I do. However, I usually know how to get to my contacts. It's the restaurant, the business, the one-time location you get over the web where I use the Sprint Navigation sync. And, as I said, the Google Nav unfortunately does not have an easy way to send those one-time addresses to the phone.

(And, no, I don't want to create a new contact each time I visit a restaurant or business.)
 
unplugged1 said:
(And, no, I don't want to create a new contact each time I visit a restaurant or business.)
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But by adding then to Sprint Nav you kinda still are.

I find those types of places with Google Places (included in Maps) or I "star" them in Google maps and they magically appear under "stared places" in Google Nav.

I was a long time user of Sprint NAV till Goggle NAV got to be better
 
MarkHirt said:
I find those types of places with Google Places (included in Maps) or I "star" them in Google maps and they magically appear under "stared places" in Google Nav.
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Okay. But what I liked was using my PC at work to simply cut and paste the address from the restaurant site into the Sprint Nav web site without going to my phone.

Google places is good when you are using your phone, but, as I have said, I like the feature on Sprint Nav that allows you to send an address to the phone. I find it a negative on Google Nav that it does not have such a feature.

You are happy with Google Nav. And you have found a way around (sort of) for the feature that Google Nav lacks. In my opinion, it is still a feature that Google should have and does not.
 
Chrome to phone only provides websites, not addresses for your nav. (Unless I really missed something on my Chrome to phone.)
 
i never used it...
but i remember that they could look up an address on a map... then send it to the phone
 
I just loved Sprint navegation. Helped me out of so many jams when I needed to get places the swiftest way, no confusion, got me out of even remote dark and tiny places back to civilization. FOOLISHLY, I "upgraded" to thie new telenav thing, which has proven to totally "downgrade" my experience. I see some people have uninstalled this new version and gotten back to the good ole Sprint Navegation--Could someone PLEASE detail me, how to do that? I have an EVO 4G. BTW- Here's why I hate this new telenav deal:
1. This new app picks out crazy routes to get where I want to go--it says I can choose how to get somewhere- but, Hey, I don't know the best way- that's why I'm using the app! Sprint Navegation would just pick the route and I got there the best way always, with an option to reroute away from traffic If I wanted! I don't know if it was the fasted or most convenient- it was very California- part freeway- part street . I don't know what this program is doing.
2. The Voice recognition sucks major big time- instead of East L A it was sending me to an airport in Maine! I tried like 5 times to get directions to my next work assignment- didn't work either by voice nor typing it in- and it's a court house, not like some unknown place.
3. No interaction with humans to finetune the search or address. There is no way now to call telenav as there was before with a difficult to get address - to voice in the address and then they would send it in your favorites. They would also find places that wouldn't come up in their search.- how many times did THAT help me running around the vastness and variety of Southern California?

Today I had to get basically from East to North LA- it gave me a route through east jepip and by the freeways it was using I knew it was way out of the way, so I started looking for the freeway I knew nearby- It rerouted me to an street route that said 17 minutes and it took me over a 1/2 hour.
Plus- it is less hands free the the old version, especially since it is so frustrating!
I want my sprint navegation back-to uninstall this new guy, and since it might not stay on my phone forever,to find another good gps program for the EVO 4G.
 
The google voice blows, it's.. abrasive. Telenav did not jump out and yell use me really.

Other than the neat-o-play with this factor, my $100 GPS stuck to my dash in the truck is so much easier to use it's silly. Even on an evo with a big screen. If I ever got to take vacations and walk around it might be handy then though.
 
iritated by google voice? really?

I have several Garmins, TomTom units. None of them come close to the usefulness of Google Maps on my Android phones.
 
I have never had my Garmin take me to an incorrect destination. I've had Google maps do it several times already--in less than a month.
 
I have to agree with the OP! Since the Sprint Navi update to Telenav, it's been a PITA with the 'Re-routing' BS!!

Switched to Google Navi and all is well again! Wish the voice was more...pleasant lol.. but at least I don't get incorrect directions and *re-routing* every minute!!
 
lindakreportin said:
I just loved Sprint navegation. Helped me out of so many jams when I needed to get places the swiftest way, no confusion, got me out of even remote dark and tiny places back to civilization. FOOLISHLY, I "upgraded" to thie new telenav thing, which has proven to totally "downgrade" my experience. I see some people have uninstalled this new version and gotten back to the good ole Sprint Navegation--Could someone PLEASE detail me, how to do that? I have an EVO 4G. BTW- Here's why I hate this new telenav deal:
1. This new app picks out crazy routes to get where I want to go--it says I can choose how to get somewhere- but, Hey, I don't know the best way- that's why I'm using the app! Sprint Navegation would just pick the route and I got there the best way always, with an option to reroute away from traffic If I wanted! I don't know if it was the fasted or most convenient- it was very California- part freeway- part street . I don't know what this program is doing.
2. The Voice recognition sucks major big time- instead of East L A it was sending me to an airport in Maine! I tried like 5 times to get directions to my next work assignment- didn't work either by voice nor typing it in- and it's a court house, not like some unknown place.
3. No interaction with humans to finetune the search or address. There is no way now to call telenav as there was before with a difficult to get address - to voice in the address and then they would send it in your favorites. They would also find places that wouldn't come up in their search.- how many times did THAT help me running around the vastness and variety of Southern California?

Today I had to get basically from East to North LA- it gave me a route through east jepip and by the freeways it was using I knew it was way out of the way, so I started looking for the freeway I knew nearby- It rerouted me to an street route that said 17 minutes and it took me over a 1/2 hour.
Plus- it is less hands free the the old version, especially since it is so frustrating!
I want my sprint navegation back-to uninstall this new guy, and since it might not stay on my phone forever,to find another good gps program for the EVO 4G.
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Are we talking about the same application? I just updated to Telenav.
It gives me 3 routes and diagrams all 3 for me. The voice search finally works correctly. I could just say "go to" and then spit out an address and it gets it right, like google does. I find the navigation itself better than google nav. It has better speech, and it has beter assistance for lanes. Its also very fast compared to the older Sprint Nav. I use it when I really need to get somewhere in a hurry.

I can't see how this doesn't blow the old Sprint Nav out of the water.
 
Does anyone have access to the old Sprint program? When I uninstalled Telenav, I did notice that there's no way to get Sprint's from the Market, as it doesn't exist anymore, unfortunately.
 
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