Comments on: RIM purchases Dash Navigation http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/04/rim-purchases-dash-navigation/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:13:16 -0500 hourly 1 By: Maj http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/04/rim-purchases-dash-navigation/comment-page-1/#comment-1032023 Maj Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:31:31 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=93361#comment-1032023 Dash went nowhere because their product was awful. I was one of the early adopters. It had the same deal breaker problems as its competitor, Telenav: * A lot of times it would lose the data signal in places where cell signals were not very good, leaving you stranded with no way to get directions. * It would send you on wild goose chase routes that were nowhere near as efficient as other devices by companies like Tomtom and Garmin. * It's bound to become useless some day when the data service is not available. My closet shelves are stacked with useless electronic devices that worked on proprietary networks that went under (Novatel Merlin, anyone?). Dash went nowhere because their product was awful.

I was one of the early adopters. It had the same deal breaker problems as its competitor, Telenav:

* A lot of times it would lose the data signal in places where cell signals were not very good, leaving you stranded with no way to get directions.

* It would send you on wild goose chase routes that were nowhere near as efficient as other devices by companies like Tomtom and Garmin.

* It’s bound to become useless some day when the data service is not available. My closet shelves are stacked with useless electronic devices that worked on proprietary networks that went under (Novatel Merlin, anyone?).

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