[DroBoy]

I had a HD7 prior to my Lumia 810 and I was psyched about Nokia Drive but its not that great compared to Google Navigation. Takes for ever to reroute if you missed a exit, no live traffic and no street name or exit names. All of which Google Nav has, I am quite disappointed in Nokia Drive, it shouldn't be in Beta since it was on the Lumia 800 which came out a year ago.

[zokstar]

I used it briefly last night for about 5-10min to test. I thought it was actually pretty good! I agree, takes a while to pick up the correct direction you are going, but once it did that, was good.

[Winning Guy]

Hmmm...

You said that you understand that it's still beta...

...yet you also say that Nokia should have perfected it.

Those two statements don't make sense together.

[Mark Wedge]

no street name or exit names

It will announce those. You have to download and set the voice that includes announced street names.

[eastbayrae]

It will announce those. You have to download and set the voice that includes announced street names.

No it won't. It says when to turn without street names, at least not in Germany.

[socialcarpet]

The old non-beta version I had on my 900 worked flawlessly, I'm sure this one will too once it's out of beta.

[independentvolume]

Lol, playstation home is still in beta, and still sucks. The majority of things like this are one never ending beta

[acousticpoem]

Used it here in the UK with no problems, fast re-routing and all directions clear.

[zolgi]

Wp7 drive is not in beta but wp8 is because they rewriting it.

[DroBoy]

Hmmm...

You said that you understand that it's still beta...

...yet you also say that Nokia should have perfected it.

Those two statements don't make sense together.

I should of corrected myself, I don't know why its in Beta when they had it on Lumia 800 and it seemed to work flawlessly when people used it.What I meant to say is that it shouldn't be in Beta its been a year since Lumia 800 came out, it should of been perfected my biggest problem with Nokia Drive is no street name or exit name.

[jpferguson]

According to the Nokia website it has been completely re-written for WP8 to take advantage of the new hardware. So, no, it wasn't running on the 800 before. That was a different version. I'm sure once it's complete it'll have the same features as the version that ran on the 800.

[DroBoy]

According to the Nokia website it has been completely re-written for WP8 to take advantage of the new hardware. So, no, it wasn't running on the 800 before. That was a different version. I'm sure once it's complete it'll have the same features as the version that ran on the 800.

I didn't know that prior to today, I wish they would of perfected it before releasing it...Well I guess I'll hold of my complaint about more about it until the official one is out.

[Mark Wedge]

No it won't. It says when to turn without street names, at least not in Germany.

Well in the US where I am using drive, it announces all streets and exits just fine.

[wizuriel]

It will announce those. You have to download and set the voice that includes announced street names.

In Canada doesn't say street names either :( (though this is the WP 7 version on my Lumia 710).

Edit: To tell the truth I've been pretty disappointed in a lot of Nokia's apps. I don't understand how here.net can get public transit routes (not as good as Google, but not bad) and display it on a map with the times that the bus arrives at that stop, while the Nokia transit or map app or can't do half of that :S

edit 2: Not sure on Nokia drive, but Nokia maps can show live traffic (though just a guestimated congestion level it seems).

[emergenic]

Have to agee, the current Beta release is not fully baked yet...Tried it on a 9hr trip last night between Pennsylvania and Kentucky, and was sorely disappointed.
Slow re-routing, freezes often, and map detail leaves allot to be desired.
Missed MotionX-GPS Drive which was my go-to nav app on the iPhone.
Hopefully Nokia will be able to work out the issues I experienced so far.

[DroBoy]

Well in the US where I am using drive, it announces all streets and exits just fine.

Not for me. How'd you get it to work?

[Mark Wedge]

Not for me. How'd you get it to work?

change the voice in settings and download the voices that have announced street names and select it for the voice to use.

[DroBoy]

In Canada doesn't say street names either :( (though this is the WP 7 version on my Lumia 710).

Edit: To tell the truth I've been pretty disappointed in a lot of Nokia's apps. I don't understand how here.net can get public transit routes (not as good as Google, but not bad) and display it on a map with the times that the bus arrives at that stop, while the Nokia transit or map app or can't do half of that :S

edit 2: Not sure on Nokia drive, but Nokia maps can show live traffic (though just a guestimated congestion level it seems).

I agree, was very excited for WP8 and Nokia Apps but have been a so far a bit of a let down.

[cameradork]

Yeah, it's not so great, but then neither was Google's turn-by-turn when it first appeared on the market. It got a lot better after 3-4 years, which is what I expect will happen here. In the meantime, if you really need to rely on nav, get a dedicated unit or the Garmin app.

[Etyrnus]

Yeah, it's not so great, but then neither was Google's turn-by-turn when it first appeared on the market. It got a lot better after 3-4 years, which is what I expect will happen here. In the meantime, if you really need to rely on nav, get a dedicated unit or the Garmin app.

Or the navigon app if you'd like to save the maps offline. Drive works ok, I did have it freeze up on me one night.

[Guzzler3]

"Nokia Drive+ Beta" is missing the options of "shortest", "fastest", etc.,route options :(

[hopmedic]

I didn't know that prior to today, I wish they would of perfected it before releasing it...Well I guess I'll hold of my complaint about more about it until the official one is out.

Personally I'd rather have a beta than the alternative: No navigation, or (yeah, right) no Windows Phone 8 until Nokia Drive is done.

Well in the US where I am using drive, it announces all streets and exits just fine.

It hasn't for me....... but just downloaded. Didn't know I had to change voice to get that. Thanks.

"Nokia Drive+ Beta" is missing the options of "shortest", "fastest", etc.,route options :(

That's weird.... Was there an update of Nokia Drive that I don't remember installing? I would swear I saw it Monday when I used Drive the first time, but I sure don't see it now.

Have to agee, the current Beta release is not fully baked yet...Tried it on a 9hr trip last night between Pennsylvania and Kentucky, and was sorely disappointed.
Slow re-routing, freezes often, and map detail leaves allot to be desired..

Could the slow re-routing be due to the route length? I've only used it on short trips (my ride to work is 29 miles), and it rerouted faster than my Garmin on the dash (which, admittedly, is 4 years old). Seemed like it rerouted almost instantly.

[jfo7404]

"Nokia Drive+ Beta" is missing the options of "shortest", "fastest", etc.,route options :(

Those options are available. After setting destination there is a screen with a map in the top and the trip info with start button on the bottom. On the bottom of the map there are icons. Click that row of icons to change from fastest to shortest, toll roads etc...

[tboggs13]

I was thinking the same thing about Drive. It was something I was really looking forward to with my new Lumia. First time I tried it, It had no street names. Completely forgot that some nav apps require you to select a voice that uses street names until I read this forum.

Without street names, the voice considers every road split as an exit. When travelling on highways, it would tell me to take the left exit, when my Garmin would have said "continue on". Very confusing with a carload of kids in a new city and lots of exits.

Also, I found it may have problems finding destinations if you are too specific but inaccurate with your destination. Family lives in a suburb of Jacksonville. Couldn't find the address, but Bing maps on my Wife's hd7 did. I even gave it the zip code and it couldn't find it. Finally just gave it the street and zip and it did find it under the actual suburb name. Their search logic needs to be a little more fuzzy. Quite often postal addresses don't match the actual city you live in.

[eastbayrae]

You're better with a strip map and a compass. I'm glad my land-nav skills are great. I was close to throwing the phone out my car window, without opening the window!