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Navigon to Add Live Traffic Data as In-App Purchase for MobileNavigator

CNET reports that GPS firm Navigon will be releasing a new feature for its MobileNavigator North America [App Store, $89.99] iPhone application that will add live traffic data to assist users in plotting routes. The add-on will be available beginning next month as a one-time $24.99 in-app purchase, although it will be discounted to $19.99 for the first four weeks of availability.

According to Navigon, the new Traffic Live feature will provide precise traffic information by using real-time speed data from over 1 million drivers across North America, including commercial fleets such as trucks and taxis, as well as regular drivers with GPS systems. The feature also uses information from traffic cameras, speed sensors, and conventional traffic messages coming through a radio network.

Navigon, which launched its North American iPhone application in late July, and has offered several updates since that time. The most recent update to MobileNavigator North America, released just last week, adds support for full text-to-speech and integrated iPod controls, as well as several other features.

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Posted: 31 months ago
Gizmodo - without much sourcing or detail - is reporting that Navigon's traffic info feature will be a $25 in-app purchase. No details on whether it's a one-time purchase, annual, etc.

http://gizmodo.com/5361162/navigon-wants-an-extra-25-for-real+time-traffic-data-on-the-iphone

$25 is a bit more than i was hoping for... Let's hope that number is wrong.
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Posted: 31 months ago
Sounds like per that article it would be a one time purchase.

I'm in!

Certainly not $25 per month though.
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Posted: 31 months ago
This right here sealed the deal on which app to buy. Navigon is absolutely destroying TomTom and all the other navigation apps in features.
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Posted: 31 months ago
Just read about it on Gizmodo and can here eagerly expecting a ton of info.:eek: So no info on when?
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Posted: 31 months ago
I gotta say I'm impresed with NAVIGON's programming team, they are seriously grinding out some updates and adding in some features very quickly for their iPhone app.

Contrasting TomTom who boasted over a year ago that they had their software running on the iPhone then took forever to release it once they could.
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Posted: 31 months ago
A one-time fee of $25 is a bargain. I'd even pay $25/year. If this is true, I'm thrilled!
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Posted: 31 months ago
With every bit of news, I'm and more and more glad I got Navigon. It's gotten better each and every time.
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Posted: 31 months ago
I read somewhere else it would be 20.00 one time fee for a limited time then it would go up to 25.00. I haven't seen when you could buy it though. I don't see anything in the app at this time for an in app purchase. Does anyone else?
*update* Looks like October
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10354874-233.html
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Posted: 31 months ago
Bah! That's a bummer right there. I wouldn't have thought that Navigon would go this route for traffic. That said, I'll end up buying it because it's such an important feature. I wonder whether in-app purchases like this transfer to a secondary iPhone? I think the answer is, "no", right?

I also wonder if this is how Navigon will handle the quarterly NAVTEQ updates?

:(

Oh...and two other questions...

Does anyone know where Google Maps sources its traffic data from? I always thought it came from the highway road sensor data, but I don't think that information extends to all the roads that Google Maps reports on. So, there has to be a different source. I wonder whether Navigon and Google are using the same source. I'm curious because I find the Google traffic info reasonably accurate.

I wonder whether Navigon will be polling that traffic data regularly during the drive, or whether it's just a one-time event - like when you're planning your route.

:confused:

--DotComCTO
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Posted: 31 months ago
Finally!!

Lets hope they also include the ability to select roads to avoid and they've got themselves a proper product!
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