Turn by Turn navigation in the App Store -- from AT&T

I heard they automatically renew your contract when you download this. Is this true?

TANSTAASL was supposed to be TANSTAAFL. Thanks Michael. Can't be my, the writer, but the damned keyboard's fault.

doesn't this mean that if you are navigating in an EDGE area that you won't be able to receive phone calls (I thought when using data on edge it stopped incoming calls from ringing through)

Creators of these types of apps face huge competition from companies that have been producing turn-by-turn GPS devices for years now.

I have a Garmin GPS from 5 years ago that does an outstanding job at turn-by-turn navigation. It worked well in Iraq and does a great job in the US using dated maps from 3 years ago. And new, free maps are constantly available.

The majority of people these apps will appeal to are those out there that have yet to purchase a turn-by-turn GPS. And unless those people are complete idiots, they'll buy a stand alone unit instead of paying a monthly fee for a crappy first version release of an unproven app.

I know people have been looking forward to turn-by-turn navigation for the iPhone (myself included), but with monthly fees and/or exorbitant up front costs, the apps just aren't very attractive right now.

I just want a GPS app that downloads or caches the maps. I'm travelling to rural oregon and frequently have no cell service. I'd pay twice this a month if the maps were on the phone

I use my iPhone's out-of-the-box mapping feature to get me from point to point. It usually works. Its main failing is not the lack of turn-by-turn voice alerts; it is the lack of downloaded maps for when the internet is not accessible. For $10/month the one feature I would expect AT&T to provide before all others is to buffer maps for me. It doesn't. It fails. End of story.

For someone, such as I, who travels at least 2-3 months of the year--last year was 9 out of 12, anything that means carrying one less device, charger and cable is worth a measly, damned near unmeasurable, $10/month. Frankly, the lil' whiners here complaining about being charged $10/mo for this service either must be living in a box, I've been unemployed, so you have my deepest sympathy, or still think you can indeed get something for free, which is silly. TANSTAASL! Things cost money. Get over it.

Come on, If most don't even remember every item we buy over $10, why then is this a big deal? Because it's associated with AT&T?

Been waiting and waiting and WAITING ("Waiting" is usually the story with any iPhone feature that's found on every other freakin phone in the world, but anyway...) for turn-by-turn software for iPhone. Downloaded this and tried it during my trip home. Works 'ok' I think. But my iPhone got really hot during the trip. Never gets that hot when I watch video or play games. And my BlackBerry doesn't get that hot when using TeleNav. Not sure what the problem is but I can do without a microwave oven in my pocket. So now my SIM card is back in my BB Bold.

What happens when you're using a nav program on your iPhone, coming up on an interchange, and you get a phone call?

And I will continue to wait, and wait, and wait for a service lesser cell phones have had for a while.