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Superb Product at a steal!
I find it hard to believe that there are no reviews of this great product. I downloaded app last January before leaving Canada onto my iPhone 3GS as I did not want to pay expensive roaming data rates! And the competition ( I use the very good Co Pilot in Canada ) in Australia is more expensive! I believe I paid $20, at $15 it is a steal! So from Sydney to Gundaroo to Melbourne to Agnes Water and back to Sydney in the rental Ford this app was utterly flawless! An expensive standalone unit could not locate a 'lane' to my sisters place a few kilometers west of Gundaroo. This one did! Easy to program, great maps with excellent speed warnings ! Well done MetroView.Show lessWaratah 007
Good value
I bought this app for a 2 week visit from the USA thinking that the $20 price was small compared to the cost of my trip and the full map download would be useful since I didn't want to use the 3G in Australia and felt that we would be away from WiFi spots most of the time. Voice guidance is very good and it was easy to enter saved destinations even before leaving for the trip. Two weaknesses are: 1) a route finder that occasionally made some poor choices (a problem that plagues all GPS navigation devices) and 2) Large scale maps lack practically all detail (Street-level maps are good, however). Otherwise, this app worked very well and is worth the (now reduced) cost.Show lessBurque Photophile
It's OK as a backup
If you're stuck and this is all you have then it's better than nothing, but the routing is pretty bad. Yesterday we wanted to go to Bribie Island from Brisbane and it took us via Caloundra. Interface is ok, it starts up very quickly even on a 3G. Maps are very up to date. I'll still be getting tomtom or navigon though.Show lessTrentino
Do Not Visit Oz Without It!
I recently returned to the States from a couple of weeks Down Under, and MetroView made a huge difference. Its accurate, clear audio direction made navigating Sydney's busy streets a relative breeze, leaving me more time to cope with my never-driven-on-the-left handicap. The map motion, lane guidance, speed zone and camera warnings as I travelled south through the Snowies were all timely and flawless.
Late one evening, I attempted to follow a paper map on what should have been a short, simple trip, and became hopelessly lost. After Sheila (as the pleasant female voice came to be known) rescued me and I was comfortably settled at my destination, I reviewed the side streets and roundabouts she led me through and was reassured to find she clearly found the best route.
The lack of local POI storage, even with data disabled due to int'l roaming, was scarcely an issue as I tended to plan and schedule in the evening when wifi was convenient.
Dollar for dollar, MetroView Australia is clearly among my most useful App Store purchases.Show lessspikec
