Smart Phone and ipad fro cruising

Tom:
I have the iPad 3G/WiFi and LOVE it. I also use Verizon's Blackberry now for 3 yrs. I have been looking at the upgrade for iPhone 4 and spent many days in Feb trying to make myself buy one. The problem is the iPad spoils you for touch screen use, and then you go to that microscopic screen of the iPhone and its hard to use for me.

I have looked hard at the Thunderbolt and it is PERFECT ! I want to move to that, but now we have the iPhone 5 teasing reports. If the iPhone 5 came out with the screen size of the Thunderbolt and EVO then it would be the new hot phone. But I have read that it may be the small screen again.

So, for me, the phone is the phone, I really only use it for that, now that I have the iPad. On the road the iPad is just too darn good. You really want the 3G so you don't need to rely on WiFi. The only issue with this is the added $25/month for 3G on the iPad. I use it so much its worth it.

I am keeping my old Blackberry 8330 Verizon and simply using the iPad.

Hayden

I have added Navionics to the iPad and since I have the 3G unit, which also has a built in GPS, I can use this as a really good chartplotter. It is way too easy to use. On our last trip in the Caribbean, the ipad would run a track and chart while on the shelf in the qtr berth and the unit was asleep. It just keeps logging. UNREAL.
So look at this app:

www.navionics.com/NavionicsMobile.asp

PS:
It would even track with GPS the flight home at 34,000 feet and 500 MPH! that was fun!
Hayden

Yes....as mentioned above, i have the ipad with navionics and it is fantastic. I have used it in the caribbean and the chesapeake bay from md to maine. Navionics is fantastic and far better than my raymarine!
Hayden