Google Maps on your Smartphone

Published 11 December 07 05:41 PM | dickbetts

Love my Google Maps on my Smartphone.  Doesn’t matter if your running Palm OS or Windows you need to load up Google maps.  There are so many functions on this mapping software you can spend a day just learning what it can do for you.  Here are quotes from Google:

Real-time traffic — See where the congestion is, and estimate delays in over 30 major US metropolitan areas.

Detailed directions — Whether you plan to walk or drive, your route is displayed on the map itself, together with step-by-step directions.

Integrated search results — Local business locations and contact information appear all in one place, integrated on your map.

Easily movable maps — Interactive maps let you zoom in or out, and move in all directions so you can orient yourself visually.

Satellite imagery — Get a bird's eye view of your desired location. (It's like you're there, we swear.)

Another feature they don’t even mention which I love, if you go to find location which is a drop command, you can tap on the box on the bottom right and go to your contacts on your Smartphone and find them on map.

It’s FREE, but be sure you have unlimited data service, which if you have ever attended one of my sessions you know you need.  Using your Smartphone enter

www.Google.com/gmm

and Google takes you from there.  A special thank you to Bill Walsh, from Anderson, SC for his input.

*** Betts

National Speaker

Comments

# zoomjer said on December 11, 2007 04:41 PM:

Has anyone in Canada used this feature?  This does look awesome, but there are usually some limitations as to what is offered to those of us north of the border.  <br><br>  ***, is it true that you're trying to convince your wife to move up here?  I thought I remembered hearing you say that you'd rather see snow than sun.<br><br>-Jerry Aulenbach<br><br>www.ZoomJer.com<br>

# dickbetts said on December 11, 2007 04:41 PM:

Ah no to moving to Canada, I am trying to get her to tropical!  Hey (Canadian expression) why don't you try it and see how it works in Canada and let me know.

# Liz Caraway, CRS,ABR,SRES,GMS,TRC said on December 11, 2007 04:41 PM:

Hi ***, Can you tell me how much you spend total per month on your phone?<br>Liz -SEATTLE<br>ps...are you going to be in Hawaii for the CRS?  

# dickbetts said on December 11, 2007 04:41 PM:

No Hawaii right now, been out there twice in the past 14 months working.  My entire phone package runs me about $100 a month but I have everything possible on it.  I would pay twice that for the benefits I get out of it.

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