Out in the country? Out of luck!!!! – NAVIGON Turkey Review

I love my Navigon USA app so I had high hopes for their Turkey app. Boy did I ever make a mistake! The reviewer who asked whether Cappadocia existed was right on target. Ürgüp, Göreme, Uçhisar? No streets. No POI's. Nothing. How about the Ephesus area? Selçuk? Not much. These are the two biggest tourist destinations in Turkey besides Istanbul! There are similar huge gaps throughout the country. What value is this to the international traveler trying to negotiate these areas? Google maps shows this stuff. Why can't Navigon? I am very, very disappointed with this app. Now I'm going to have to make a major investment in old-fashioned paper maps. Navigon fail. Updated Review - April 2011. Wouldn't you know that Navigon would update their Navteq data just as I finished my trip! So. . .I can't report on whether previous deficiencies have been corrected. I stand by my prior review for version 1.7 with a few minor additions. I have now tested, in real time, this app with the Tom Tom Turkey app. (Tom Tom connected to car radio with third party adaptor, driving companion using Navigon on Ipad. In cities Navigon was great, with more polished interface and reliable directions. In the countryside it peters out, often telling me that my "destination was in a restricted area." Tom Tom Turkey has much more complete data. However, even though I set the switches to avoid unpaved roads, it would sometimes try to take me off a good highway and put me on a "road" that hasn't seen much traffic or upkeep since St. Paul of Tarsus was evangelizing Asia Minor. So. . ..I now give Navigon an A for cities and an F for the countryside. It's a pity because it is a beautiful program. Maybe others will do better with version 1.8
Review by Heraclitus25 on NAVIGON Turkey.