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TeleNav GPS Navigator

Pocket navigation done right.

Price: $9.99 per month

Dave Johnson
 
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Don't feel like fumbling with maps or don't want to shell out for a navigation system? Check out TeleNav, a $9.99 per month Java-based service that works on several Nextel and Sprint handsets. Make sure that you choose one with a speakerphone loud enough to knife through road noise. In testing the service with the Sanyo 5600, the only glitch we hit was a dead spot in Sprint's data coverage in a rural area (just before we were supposed to get directions for a turn). TeleNav automatically offers spoken turn-by-turn directions for getting back on track, but coverage is something to consider if you'll be using the service in the boondocks. Because TeleNav leaves the phone's display constantly on, a car charger is a must-have.

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