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Speed alerts on Android or buy Sat Nav?

  • 24-07-2015 05:43PM
    #1
    Sneachta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭


    Hi all,
    I am looking to have audible speed warning alerts either on android phone or willing to buy a sat nav for same. Any advice? I can't seem to find an app for phone that is reliable.

    Cheers.


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  • #2
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    Have you looked at Here Maps? It has speed warnings and you can download the maps to use offline. Here (Nokia) use Navteq maps, same maps as Garmin use. :)


  • #3
    Sneachta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭Sneachta


    Mycroft H wrote: »
    Have you looked at Here Maps? It has speed warnings and you can download the maps to use offline. Here (Nokia) use Navteq maps, same maps as Garmin use. :)

    Hi Mycroft,
    Thanks for reply. I have tried it out but it doesn't always give a warning, not sure what I am doing wrong....


  • #4
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,548 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    Sneachta wrote: »
    Hi Mycroft,
    Thanks for reply. I have tried it out but it doesn't always give a warning, not sure what I am doing wrong....
    Bear in mind that many car speedos overread by a considerable amount, 10% or so in many cases, so if you drove at say 125 km/h on your speedo then the speed warning won't display. You'd probably need to drive at an indicated 130km/h or more to trigger it. You can set up Here Maps to show your actual speed on the status bar, plus you can also specify by how much you can exceed the speed limit before it warns you.


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