Truck GPS App for Android

don't know about the smart trucker gps but if it's internet needed. then not a good app.

copilot works on sd card as well.

i have a droid bionic with 2.3, an asus tablet with 3.0. and 2 samsung note 2's. all running copilot. although, the verizon note2 isn't reliable with the gps chip. works when it wants. the sprint note2 however, rocks. as good as my tablet and older phone.

another app to look into is BE ON ROAD. it's only $50. i tried it out during it's free trail. (worked just as good) but haven't paid for it to continue using it.

get yourself a bluetooth dongle for pc. and you can also use your tablet or phone as a gps receiver for any maps you might want on the pc.

NOTE: doesn't work with samsung note 2 and apparently some other samsung models.

 

i see best buy has some 7 inch tablets with bluetooth and gps for under a benjamin.

might be worth looking into on the internet for any other brands.

the beauty about copilot. it's a one time license fee. tablet breaks, or phone breaks. buy a new one. download the maps at no extra charge.

 

Thanks snowwy.

 

That is why i love the Google Play Store. Your purchases are yours for life.

 

the brand is supersonic. 3g, wifi, bluetooth, and gps. but has to be ordered and shipped to store.

i'm actually thinking about buying one. but it be nice to hear about the gps. as that seems to be my biggest problem

my sprint htc evo was no problem. my droid bionic (verizon) sucked on the gps chip but it worked. bought an acer tablet and it was sketchy for a week then flat out quit. it now sits dead as i can't get a operating system loaded on it. my asus tablet works. sometimes it throws a fit at start up. but it works. i've got a sprint note2 phone that has no problem working. but my verizon note2 is more temperamental then the bionic. literally takes 15 minutes before it kicks in. most times.

gps is a hit or miss with me. with sprint phones being my best and verizon being my worst. tablets have been hit or miss.

 

Yes - Mark sent me an update on your 720 this weekend. He says that the pins that charge it are ok, bit not the pins in the connector for updating. Our accounting lady here says that anything made for truck use should be made by Tonka. I saw a Tonka truck a few years ago and it was all plastic. But the one I had as a kid in the 70's could go through WW3 and still be fine. Is was a little bent up and the paint was faded and scratched, but still working fine when I went away to the military in the 80's. Never saw it again. Things should be made with overkill in mind for truck use though...

 

I got a deal on att for a referb note 3 199$) .ended up trading it of Craigslist for the new note 10.1 2014 (600$ tablet) 10.1 in tablet with top specs and copilot truck = the best of the best trucking gps. And I had the 400$ garmin 7 in...it looked better than randmcnally. I think rand looks cartoonish that's why I went with garmin. Copilot kills them both. Why do you need features like an elog in your gps when you most likely have one in the truck and weather applications on your iPhone or Android are 100 times better anyway. A 200 Nexus 7 and the $150 copilot. is the same price as Garmin and Rand McNally GPS but the tablet you can watch Netflix and browse the internet on as well as play games and do other applications

 

They raise you up one % after a year and that's where you stay 26

 

Ha. You are not alone! The internal GPS chip and antenna are twitchy suckers across the board. They vary wildly from device-to-device. Then when you add in the truck environment... I have done long posts in the past about the other electrical equipment in the cab, the amount of metal around, the brand of truck and the power wires therein, even whether it has a metal visor above the windshield. Then add in the "up-status" of the government satellites at any given moment and weather (atmospheric) conditions, and well, twitchy science man.

I don't know if there is an external antenna made for Android device GPS. I know there is a mini-USB to full size USB adapter, but not whether any USB antenna makers have drivers made for Android. Plus a mini-to-full-to-USB antenna sounds like a recipe for breaking ports. But my point is that external GPS adapter/receivers definitely cut down on that "signal loss" issue. I did all of my GPS tablet testing on a Windows tablet with a full-sized USB so I could plug in an external antenna (same as you would on a laptop.) For my Android tests I use a 4.3" Droid phone and the GPS antenna is WAY weaker on it than the USB one is.

Sorry camisdad77 - I have no advice to offer (good or bad) on the Trucker's Tablet. I am working on some new satellite TV mounting and camera recording methods right now. But getting one and running it through some paces is on my agenda at some point. I have to say that it is a good idea though in theory (i.e. building one from the ground-up and pre-installing the truck-specific apps.) I wish they would say on their site what the screen resolution is on that TT2 version - perhaps the Tallman can enlighten. As far as the truck GPS portion, it would astound me actually if their overlay data were as strong as ALK or Rand once you are off the freeway and in the city streets. But as the Tallman pointed out, there is no monopoly on who can build one...

 

after doing the research. i've found that there's supposedly a usb gps that will plug into tablets. pricing was $60 to $100.

i was looking for a way to use my phone as a gps transmitter for my laptop. now that i've accompmlished that. i'm looking to see if it's possible to do the same with a tablet.

my aunt bought her acer tablet almost 2 years and gps has never worked. i bought that same tablet right before it was discontinued and my gps lasted a week. IF it wanted to work. before it went dead.

aunt is retired so buying a dongle isn't a necessity for her. so i'll see if it's possible to just use her phone as a transmitter for her tablet. like i'm doing with my laptop. installed copilot when she got her tablet. all it needs now is a gps function.