Holiday GPS Deals

Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:29PM EST

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If you've been eying GPS navigation systems as gifts this holiday season, you've probably noticed that many have dropped in price, creating more options for various budgets.

Dealnews ($240 for the Magellan Maestro 3140) and Amazon ($329 for the Garmin Nuvi 360) have some of the latest GPS deals, and you can find some product info and reviews on more units on Yahoo! Tech. But another option to consider is TeleNav's GPS Navigator service, which provides turn-by-turn directions and traffic updates via cell phones.

The service, which I reviewed before it became more widely available, typically costs $10 a month. But TeleNav is offering a holiday price of $100 for a year subscription. It's an option for anyone comfortable using your small phone screen for driving instructions (with a holder that attaches to dashboards). One thing to note: Certain phones, such as Palm Treos and certain BlackBerrys, require an external Bluetooth GPS receiver, which cost at least $60.

Related: Hands-on Review: TeleNav GPS Navigator 5.0 

TeleNav Offers GPS on More Cell Phones

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  • 1 Posted by geoffhoenie on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:07PM EDT Report Abuse

    My phone, the Blackberry 8703e, does not need any other purchases for the navigation to work. It costs $10 a month, and is worth every single penny.

  • 2 Posted by colinpthomas on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:28PM EDT Report Abuse

    I tried TeleNav with Sprint on my Razr2 V9m...was a compete disaster, it kept loosing signal and was more of a distraction to driving than help, considering you have to PAY for this service I would say, based on just my experience, that the way to go is buying a dedicated GPS. Another downfall is that while in a trip with TeleNav, your screwed if you want to make or receive a call-it's one or the other.

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