Garmin tries to scare drivers from free smartphone GPS

Garmin today tried to steer European travelers away from smartphone navigation today by claiming that it would be too expensive. The GPS maker claimed that free services like Google Maps Navigation were actually more expensive as the international data fees needed to get map updates were costly. Even a relatively short return trip like one from Calais to Paris, for example, could cost a British resident £74 ($112) in data....

Source : http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/07/08/garm...