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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) |
| Date | 2026-09-17 08:31 +0200 |
| Organization | Tebibyte_Retro_Gaming |
| Message-ID | <f3esnmx95q.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink) |
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Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2026-09-16 21:58, Maria Sophia wrote: > Carlos E.R. wrote: >>> I remember the Garmin updates were atrociously expensive, at a healthy >>> percentage of the $600 or so (as I recall) that I paid for the unit. >> >> Currently the TomTom updates are gratis. Maybe it depends on what >> hardware you bought. What I have to pay are for the traffic updates and >> the radar warnings. > > It's good your TomTom updates are free. I went from a physical laptop in > the late 1990s plugged into an inverter with a rooftop GPS radio antenna to > a $1,200 6-doubleA-battery beanbag StreePilotIII around 2001 but the > MapSource maps stored on Garmin data cards were outrageously expensive at > about $100 per region, but there was a catch in that the thumbnail-sized > memory cards were $550 for the 28 MB size (yes, that's megabytes). > > But it was lightning fast compared to waiting for a laptop to cold boot to > GPS while waiting to figure out the next stop in the daily itinerary. > > Here's a photo and review of the StreetPilotIII that I used for years. > <https://the-gadgeteer.com/2003/07/29/garmin_street_pilot_iii_deluxe_version_gps_review/> > I think, but don't recall, that I bought it as a package at Costco. The connection has timed out Ah, today it works. ... -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-13 20:30 -0700
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Nick <nick@koohii.invalid> - 2026-09-14 05:52 +0200
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Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-09-14 07:12 +0000
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-14 12:33 +0100
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-14 07:56 -0800
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-09-14 20:29 +0000
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-14 23:04 +0200
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-14 22:23 +0100
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-15 13:52 +0200
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2026-09-16 09:12 +1200
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-16 01:41 +0200
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-16 16:55 +0000
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-16 18:26 +0100
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-16 19:02 +0000
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-17 11:34 +0100
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-17 18:06 +0200
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-17 18:33 +0200
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-17 20:24 +0300
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-17 20:44 +0200
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-17 23:02 +0300
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Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-09-18 07:15 +0000
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Nick Charles <none@none.none> - 2026-09-18 19:49 +0000
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Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-16 20:46 +0200
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-16 19:58 +0000
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-17 08:31 +0200
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2026-09-15 14:37 +1200
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-14 23:21 +0200
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-15 08:47 +0100
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Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-15 13:54 +0200
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-15 14:47 +0000
Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2026-09-16 09:13 +1200
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