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What is the best GPS NAV program and why?
kevinniven said:
What is the best GPS NAV program and why?
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VisualGPSce - Free, gives great information such as satellite signal strength in a bar chart, satellite azimuth & elevation, panel with dial to show your current horizontal and vertical speed - heading - elevation. Great for many things including ensuring the GPS is working.
Earthcomber - Free software and Free maps, tracking location finding your way around is a breeze with this software. The vector graphics type maps make it very compact. I fit all of California with barely a dent in my 2G card. More services available for a fee as well. Directions require a connection, either cell or wifi.
Google Maps - Free software and Free maps, but requires connection either cell or wifi. Got to love those satellite views!
I use all three without any problems.
i'm using garmin mobile xt
that application have a good 3D
and many maps for that application
TomTom for teh win!
GPS
Great info! thanks
iGuidance 3.0. It's much better than the new 4.0 because 4.0 got rid of the map-generation software, so you have to copy a total of nearly 2GB to your device, instead of just what you need.
Great software with accurate maps and voice directions.
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Destinator 6 / 7 Because there are great maps for my country
Tom Tom is always a classic, nice and easy to use, and does the job well.
Tom Tom da BEST
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I generally use I-GO 2006 Plus.
I feel like this topic was asked many times already and should be moved to Kaiser category forum, but I'll answer anyways. TOMTOM. Very simple and works great.
belmarduk said:
I generally use I-GO 2006 Plus.
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Same here. Easy to use for me, especially while driving. I also use Live Search to find restaurants, movie times, stores, etc around where I am at the time.
belmarduk said:
I generally use I-GO 2006 Plus.
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I thought I-Go was for Europe only. Do you have a link to any info. for a North America version?
I've been testing a lot of programmes on Kaiser:
- TomTom 6.032
- Navigon 6.2
- Garmin Mobile XT
- Copilot Live 6
- Automapa 4.1.2
TomTom:
Seems to be an automatic choice for many. It is good as always, but I noticed a few glitches comparing to its operation on Hermes with BT GPS SirfStar III receiver. Namely, it runs fine and suddenly it freezes. After some 3 kilometres it starts operating again. It also goes crazy on roundabouts. If you know the area it's ok, but imagine driving on a motorway in a foreign country. Wrong exit on estacade and you face 50km+ of extra road.
Navigon:
On Hermes with Schaps ROM it wasn't even usable, runs a few seconds and then freezes for a couple of minutes in menu! I didn't get to checking the navigation aspect. On Kaiser it seems to run more smoothly than TomTom, however it takes about 30-40 seconds to start. Some post codes in the UK are missing and when typing in the postcode you don't see the street name as in TT and when you decide to navigate there you cannot add a number.
For me it's the best looking navigation software on the market at the moment with nicely rendered POI Icons. If you drive by BP, Texaco etc. you can see the proper icon with symbol of the petrol station. The same with car dealers. At the moment for me personally is the default software. Routes are very similar to those from Garmin.
Garmin Mobile XT:
Not as smooth as Navigon, about the same as TomTom, however I noticed that it seems as if it tried to catch up the actual position for most of the time. Sometimes when you have to turn left and almost immediately right, you do it, but it still shows your position before. And that sucks. However it's got a brilliant feature no other software has. Namely, Mapsource. You install software with maps on your PC. Then let's say you drive from London to Rimini in Italy. You don't need all Europe countries (as usually in Western Europe packs from other companies). You can ask the program to find a route (just as on the ppc) and then choose just those pieces of map that run along the route. They are not square, the maps are divided in some puzzle like pieces.
Copilot Live 6:
Software provided with Kaisers from e.g. T-Mobile UK. You can choose 1 region like UK and Ireland or the Alps for free. It works fine. Free camera updates. It runs pretty ok, but it looks so uncool. Graphics is no match for TT or Navigon. However it can really satisfy the needs of an average user.
Automapa:
Polish software available in two packs. Only Poland and Western/Central Europe. It seems to be the fastest of them all. Graphics is good. In Poland you don't have just numbers, if it's a housing estate or an area with blocks of flats you can see separate blocks with numbers on them. The small problem is that you cannot find addresses using post codes in the UK.
kevinniven said:
What is the best GPS NAV program and why?
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Tom Tom 6 - the best and easiest.
wireless_one said:
I thought I-Go was for Europe only. Do you have a link to any info. for a North America version?
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They do have up to date Canada & US maps. I do not have the link handy, but if your do a google seach, you will find the info.
Was using Tomtom 6
Just switched to iGO and happy with it.
Waiting for iGO 2008 to be released.
Garmin XT. Mans brand GPS.
Tom Tom not for men.
I would be using Garmins XT if only they packaged it so I can use it on my SD card rather than theirs (yes, I am aware of the workarounds for this). Preference for Garmin is because I already own many Garmin devices and maps. I went to Newark last week and, rather than take one of my Garmins, I decided to give Nav4All a try. The interface is somewhat confusing until you get the hang of it but it did a respectable job of getting me around town. I will probably continue to use it when navigating at a flown-to destination and use my Garmins in my own vehicles.
I've installed TT7 on my Tilt and the install went fine. I've even downloaded the one free city (Miami) map. However, when I start up the software all I ever get is the waiting for a valid gps signal. I've run the quickgps to get the latest updates. Are there any other settings that I need to look at? I've read something about gpstest and gpsrouter but really don't know much about those. Am I missing something or have I done something wrong?
Update: Well I drove around for about an hour after work and it finally kicked in and started working. But, looks like I have a Map issue. I live about a mile from the ocean and Tom Tom is working cuz i see my position and the ocean is nearby. But, the area where I am is just one big green mass. I didn't see my address/street when I went to set that up either.
1) Running GPStest and minimizing it makes it get a fix sooner.
2) You are not on the map you have. Tomtom doesn't have a very large map area compared to where you want to be, apparently.
Even after downloading the latest maps for your city, some places are still not available. With TT7, I believe you can edit or download map edits and such from other users. I'm not sure whether this is only with POI's or with 'blank areas' as well.
Btw, I don't think that it would show your address when you're are home. Even after you've entered the address, it would probably show that you're somewhere very near.
had the same thing happen to me. I selected to download the free Houston, Tx map, unfortunatly I live outside of downtown, and I am in a green blob as well. If you buy a full map of your state, or find if your in a subcity (smaller city just outside) then you need to try to find the right map.
Anyone know where I can get a cab file of GPSTest?
use a search engine like google!
http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=GPSTest&btnG=Google-Suche&meta=
http://classic.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=24687&associateid=9
another test tool: VisualGPSce
its best to run the test when u are outside (duhh lol found out the hard way lol, lacked common sense) i first installed the Wilmington DE map and then from my acutally GPS tomtom i copied the US and Canada Map over to my phone and ran another application to make it compatible to TT7 and now the GPS works better
Thanks for the files. Any suggestions on where to find some good maps? I drove into work this morning and the Tom Tom failed to get a connection. Has anyone else experienced and or solved this lengthy connection time issues?
Maybe I should start a new thread for this but as the title of this thread is non-specific I thought I'd post here rather than creating a new one. I installed TT7 on my kaiser yesterday after running TT6 for several months. I read that TT7 was compatible with both TT6 and TT7 maps, however when I loaded up TT7 and tried to access my existing map of Western Europe it did not appear in the list of available maps. Is there a solution for this problem or does anyone know where I can get a "trial" version of Western Europe map for TT7?
benl2k said:
Maybe I should start a new thread for this but as the title of this thread is non-specific I thought I'd post here rather than creating a new one. I installed TT7 on my kaiser yesterday after running TT6 for several months. I read that TT7 was compatible with both TT6 and TT7 maps, however when I loaded up TT7 and tried to access my existing map of Western Europe it did not appear in the list of available maps. Is there a solution for this problem or does anyone know where I can get a "trial" version of Western Europe map for TT7?
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TT6 maps are NOT compatible with TT7. Also, there is no trail for WE - you have to buy it (£49.95) from TomTom and follow the instructions in respect of hacking TTH2.3 with the tweaked jar file, downloading the map you bought to your pc, manually transferring it (and the activation file) to your SD card and voila.
I did this very thing last night and it runs a treat!
Downloading TomTom Home 2.5 and connecting Orange (and maybe all variety) Diamond causes TOMTOM to offer a free trial of TOMTOM 7.9 with trial map and access to purchase others advancing the cause of those whose Diamonds did not have TOMTOM in ROM. Win for Diamond users. Win for TOMTOM map sales.
Sounds like very good news and TT actually applying some common sense for a change.
Does Home 2.5 work with Navigator? Previous versions did not and us PDA users were forced to use Version 1.5. It is for that reason that I did not instal it when it came out.
I have a legitimate version of TT6 up and running on my TD. Does this instal wipe any previous versions of TT off, or can both run together?
Can this version read version 6 maps - I would probably buy a Europe map but have a Southern Africa map I would want to keep in case I ever visit there again.
Maybe it's just because I live in Canada, but the only map I can download is the one free map. If I try to purchase a map via TomTom Home it shows none available. Kind of annoying since TomTom is pretty much useless if you can't buy maps. It does work for all the free voices and car images, etc though. Maybe I should have selected the UK as my country when I registered....
Tomtom Hone 2.5 encourages a connected diamond user to download working version of Tomtom 7 (v 7.90)for HTC devices which replaces extracted files from Diamonds with v7 in ROM. This allowed my access to previously purchased maps (v7.45maps) which wouldn't load with previous extracted versions of Tomtom 7. Home 2.5 has version for Navigator. Purchasing from Tomtom website for Navigator 7 leads to discounted 8.15 maps. Would assume these will work. My Orange diamond worked with maps of W Europe designated for O2.
The 6.75 maps will work with TomTom 7, I'm using them together just fine.
I'm using Tomtom V8 maps with Tomtom 7 no problem.
Worked for me. But does anyone know if this is a trial software, or the full version? I wouldn't want to spend $80 on a map of Australia, if the software runs out in a couple of weeks...
TomTom itself (the program) is free, its the maps you pay for, therefore it is a full version and will not run out.
Definitely full version. Can set to have cows mooing if speed limit exceeded. Tomtom will probably advise if v 8.15 maps operate if other site users cannot say. Cannot see why not as I am sure tomtom want map sales otherwise copilot will take htc users on. Home slightly slow to catch on to what you want . You may have to purchase maps from tomtom website and use Home to transfer to diamond rather than purchasing through Home itself.
I emailed TT "support" some questions about this and here is part of their reply
"Home is offering you this application in error. It is an update to the preinstalled version of Nav 7, so probably won't work."
So there you go - all of this is a figment of your imagination. It doesn't exist and if it did it wouldn't work anyway. And it is all your fault for wanting up to date software and maps from us.
Oh and by the way they also said that TTN6 is not compatible with my TD even if it works on it. I must get a copy of their dictionary to see what there definition of compatible is.
I am so glad that Tom Tom is back to its normal ways - I don't think I could have stood the shock of them becoming helpful.
Not complaining. Best example of unsolicited goods I've had in a long time. Is it tomtom's reluctance to preload in all markets or mobile companies wanting you to use their navigation system with costly data downloads?
Hi folks,
I'm looking to see how i can purchase maps for tomtom for my fuze legally. I've downloaded the free city maps, but I want the whole map of the US/Canada and western Europe.
After installing TomTom Home, it does not show any maps available for purchase for my device.
If I go to their web site, it shows that the european maps are the only ones available for raphael. I even looked at purchasing the maps for other htc phones, but no us/canada maps were listed.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
thx.
It should be right here: http://www.tomtom.com/products/maps/select.php?D=191&SD=142 took me hardly 1 minute....and i'm located in europe watching the site in my own language (meaning US not showing up is even more likely)... Did u smoke 'n surf?
Be nice Alibaba0101 was searching for "Fuze".....
Moaske said:
It should be right here: http://www.tomtom.com/products/maps/select.php?D=191&SD=142 took me hardly 1 minute....and i'm located in europe watching the site in my own language (meaning US not showing up is even more likely)... Did u smoke 'n surf?
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The map is highlighted in green, but if you use the drop down list there are no maps for the US and Canada actually available. According to TomTom, there will be no maps made available for WinMo beyond version TT6 PDA. So maybe that is why I cannot see them up there either.
It seems like Garmin, TomTom and even Navigon have all set their sites/focus on iPhone apps and WinMo is getting left behind.
moderateinny said:
The map is highlighted in green, but if you use the drop down list there are no maps for the US and Canada actually available. According to TomTom, there will be no maps made available for WinMo beyond version TT6 PDA. So maybe that is why I cannot see them up there either.
It seems like Garmin, TomTom and even Navigon have all set their sites/focus on iPhone apps and WinMo is getting left behind.
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Can you blame them with Winmo's track history on pirated apps, it seems they have left it unwatched for so long developers dont have any love for winmo anymore!
Exactly. WinMo isn't forgotten, it's remembered as a haven for theft. Who's going to bother with that?
Have u guys tried waze? If so any feedback?
It shouldn't be easier to use this stuff illegally than to actually purchase it. So i can download it from half a dozen warez sites, but if I actually want to use it legally, the option is not available.
i ended up getting a vodafone prepaid card when in the UK and just used google mobile maps instead. That way i didn't have to pay the $20/meg that AT&T wanted to charge me and still was legal.
Took quite a bit to get it to work, but once working i was able to use it for internet access and gps while i was in the UK.
Not bad. 50pence per day for internet usage of up to 25megs. And the fuze works on the vodafone 3g band. Compared to paying the hotel 15pounds for 1 hour of internet usage.
it is true that the only program to navigation for WP7 is Navigon?
No, not exactly. Navigon only works for like 4 countries and if you look through this forum i think there are a few navigation apps out there.
Navigon works with every european country as long as you have the corresponding iPhone Navigon maps and with the rest of the world if you bother to read a bit and change a few settings manually
TheOnly1 said:
Navigon works with every european country as long as you have the corresponding iPhone Navigon maps and with the rest of the world if you bother to read a bit and change a few settings manually
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Thats true I am using it myself and you can get almost any country, however it is a free t-mobile app and it is limited to a basic format but its is functional and works well.
ceo4eva said:
No, not exactly. Navigon only works for like 4 countries and if you look through this forum i think there are a few navigation apps out there.
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So what are these other programs?
I saw the map of Poland at Navigon and they are miserable and are not valid for several years
spvm3100 said:
So what are these other programs?
I saw the map of Poland at Navigon and they are miserable and are not valid for several years
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not true.
i have a Navigon select now and applied some maps from iphone (originally only four country available).
so i got all EUROPE where uk, france, belgium, netherland,germany and POLAND!!!
i tested myself and i'm glad to say that that all is up to date. sometimes better than tomtom maps in poland.
navi software is way whorse than tomtom but maps are great.
regards
Does anyone know if we can take iphone voices pack too ?
I had no problem to install navigon and maps but I need french voices :/
Are there any navigation software for Wp7 having US maps
wholly1 said:
not true.
i have a Navigon select now and applied some maps from iphone (originally only four country available).
so i got all EUROPE where uk, france, belgium, netherland,germany and POLAND!!!
i tested myself and i'm glad to say that that all is up to date. sometimes better than tomtom maps in poland.
navi software is way whorse than tomtom but maps are great.
regards
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You know, I prefer to measure with better than average.
tom tom is a mistake, still on Polish maps dont have some streets in Warsaw.
I'm also tested the Navigon and current maps of WP7 (iphone) are outdated.
if anyone can find an idea how to insert a map from version 6.5 or 7.4 that would be super.
Mafioso said:
Are there any navigation software for Wp7 having US maps
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Navigon will work on WP7, if you have the navigon maps of Iphone.
Ok so just to get it straight, if I want to use Navigon on my windows phone
I need to download the I Phone maps
(which aren't the same as the Android Navigon maps, currently Q4 2010 ? ).
Then I need to install the T-Mobile (light) Navigon Software i.e. without street-view and stuff (--> Were do I get this app, googled but couldn't find it)
THX
No warez on xda ...so ...check your pm
Sakem said:
Does anyone know if we can take iphone voices pack too ?
I had no problem to install navigon and maps but I need french voices :/
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There is a way although it requires more work. Just read the corresponding topic in the Windows Phone 7 general section of the site.
Didn't bother personally as I'm fine with both english and german voice guidance
I just installed Navigon and I've got 41 maps to boot:
Albania.map
Andorra.map
Austria.map
Belarus.map
Belgium.map
Bosnia and Herzegovina.map
Bulgaria.map
Croatia.map
Czech Republic.map
Denmark.map
Estonia.map
Finland.map
France.map
FYROM.map
Germany.map
Gibraltar.map
Greece.map
Hungary.map
Isle of Man.map
Italy.map
Latvia.map
Liechtenstein.map
Lithuania.map
Luxemburg.map
Monaco.map
Montenegro.map
Netherlands.map
Norway.map
Poland.map
Portugal.map
Republic of Ireland.map
Romania.map
San Marino.map
Serbia.map
Slovakia.map
Slovenia.map
Spain.map
Sweden.map
Switzerland.map
United Kingdom.map
Vatican City.map
When I installed a patched version, it immediately downloaded German, Austrian, Lichtenstein and Swiss maps. Fine by me. I added Luxemburg, the Netherlands, the UK and Belgium for now.
It's up for grabs on newsgroups.
Sakem said:
No warez on xda ...so ...check your pm
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Do you have navigon and maps for the US? I could really use them if you or anyone else does.
spvm3100 said:
You know, I prefer to measure with better than average.
tom tom is a mistake, still on Polish maps dont have some streets in Warsaw.
I'm also tested the Navigon and current maps of WP7 (iphone) are outdated.
if anyone can find an idea how to insert a map from version 6.5 or 7.4 that would be super.
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Actually, Navigon / iPhone maps have better coverage than Polish famous Automapa. The number of POIs is also reasonable.
dagreg said:
Ok so just to get it straight, if I want to use Navigon on my windows phone
I need to download the I Phone maps
(which aren't the same as the Android Navigon maps, currently Q4 2010 ? ).
Then I need to install the T-Mobile (light) Navigon Software i.e. without street-view and stuff (--> Were do I get this app, googled but couldn't find it)
THX
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yeah i cant find it anywhere can someone please pm me the details as i need a decent nav please
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There is a new app in marketplace Ato B maps. I hope that has the turn by turn voice navigation feature. I'll try it while I go home and update you guys
Guyz no voice guidance