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Looking for the Next ‘Killer’ TeleNav Feature – You Talk, We Listen
Jan 22nd
I spent some time the other day reading through posts from TeleNav GPS Navigator customers on our TeleNav User Forum.
I ran into an interesting post from a customer calling himself ‘NavBOB.’ He titled his post Four Features to Make TeleNav a ‘Killer App.’
While we might take exception to his argument that it isn’t already the killer app
, we are certainly open to the feedback and I can honestly tell you that our development team always proactively looks for good, constructive feedback from customers.
NavBOB’s four requests are (with my comments in italics next to them):
- Add Bluetooth support for both headset and car’s handsfree – I’m guessing he means allow for audio through the car’s speaker. It’s not available yet on TeleNav GPS Navigator but, in case you missed it, it will be available through Ford SYNC navigation later this year.
- Add the ability to avoid toll roads during navigation - This preference is now available through AT&T Navigator, powered by TeleNav and may be available in the future on TeleNav GPS Navigator.
- Allow pre-planning with multiple along the way stops (waypoints) - We have something similar to this called ‘Search Along the Route’ which allows you to search for businesses along your current route. This is great, for example, if you need to stop and get gas but don’t want to go too far out of your way.
- Add more keypad shortcuts – This is a great idea. We do implement some shortcuts (depending on device) but are always looking for more opportunities to make it user-friendly for customers.
Thanks NavBOB for the ideas.
If TeleNav GPS Navigator is not a ‘Killer App’ for you yet, what features would you ask us to add in order to get it there?

