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Okay, so we know we have plenty of chinese who are using this forum and so that is why i'm asking this question.
Since the TYTN II has a GPS now and i go to Asia frequently, I was seriously considering having local maps so i don't get lost or get jibbed by the taxi driver while i'm on my trip. Anyway, does anyone know of a good app that works in CHINA (PRC) and like Hong kong and stuff, beside the MAPKING. I personally think mapking is TRASH and i could have Swore that i saw the Pocket PC's in China had a mapping software installed on some of them last time i was there, but i've been searching google, and i got nothing..........U know what i mean, the DOPOD stuff.........
Many Thanks
What don't you like about MapKing? I personally haven't used it but I installed it on my sister's Asus P535 last time she visited Hong Kong and according to her it worked well. MapKing is the most popular GPS navigation in HK and Asia in general from what my friends have told me so far. They live in Hong Kong and travel on business throughout Asia.
VITO Technology does have GPS map for Hong Kong and other Asia countries. I have no experience with them though.
http://vitotechnology.com/en/products/mapofhongkong.html
the interface, and the lack of chinese character map of China makes me feel sad .....i mean, its okay, but seriously there isn't anything compared to TOMTOM for CHINA?? for the pocket pc?
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I personally think mapking is TRASH
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MapKing was all I could find recently - of course I don't speak/read Chinese or Japanese, so English was a plus for me. I agree the UI is pitiful, makes TomTom look good (and I think the TomTom UI is at best poor), but there weren't a lot of other choices - like any.
Price isn't horrible, even ignoring the hacked/warez versions.
Richard
rsolomon said:
MapKing was all I could find recently - of course I don't speak/read Chinese or Japanese, so English was a plus for me. I agree the UI is pitiful, makes TomTom look good (and I think the TomTom UI is at best poor), but there weren't a lot of other choices - like any.
Price isn't horrible, even ignoring the hacked/warez versions.
Richard
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i use mapking 10 and it has chinese character hk map and english version. i have tokyo map, shenzhen map, dongquan map, guangzhou map, shanghai map and beijing map installed. this is the only map software i have used and it is very useful when i travel within mainland china. has no problem in my kaiser at all. zero compliant.
kilowong said:
this is the only map software i have used
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No offense intended, but if you had used something else you would realize how BAD MapKing is. I agree that *any* GPS mapping s/w is better than none, but this one is pretty far down the list as far as usability and user-friendliness.
FWIW I have MapKing 2007 for PocketPC, so I suppose the (older?) MapKing G10 might actually be better and I wouldn't know it....
Richard
I found another one through Vigorous Searches....its called PAPAGO......so the next question is, how is it? anyone heard or used it before?
Mapking do have English version of the Map and the Interface
After the installation, the software will come with a DEMO version of English Map.
TomTom only have TW map
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I found another one through Vigorous Searches....its called PAPAGO......so the next question is, how is it? anyone heard or used it before?
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papago is more or less equal to mapking
it is very popular in Taiwan
GARMINI / TOMTOM / PAPAGO are 3 major GPS software in Taiwan
Ive messed around with Map King 2007 and Papago 10 in preparation for a trip and both of them are equally crappy. If you try and enter an address there's some lag because its ques the whole database instead of filtering. But like you said its better then nothing. I plan to use this software for the Philippines and Thailand. Sadly this is as good as it gets for that region. Actually I think mio has some maps for hong kong but I cant vouch for their quality.
I will agree, have both on my Kaiser. TomTom is far from perfect, but I am getting used to how it works and it is acceptable. MapKing is AFAIK an extension of the Mapasia.com map service, and I agree it is very complicated to use. What mode are you in, how to go to the right menu? It seems there are several layers of map systems, instead of just one menu with everything in it. I also had problems with the updating of it was too slow on the Kaiser, it would miss turns because the screen would sometimes not update for many seconds. For comparison, I think the TomTom updates a few times pr second, enough usually. I have fixed this by starting a generic simple GPS program first, and when it gets a GPS lock it is like it keeps the GPS data flowing. When I then start Mapking afterwards, it runs pretty smooth regarding screen updating.
I tried Mapking in Malaysia so far, and since they drive in the same side of the road as in the UK, the exits on the highway as well as diversions are sometimes wrong! Ie it gives a symbol ahead of a turn that looks like merge right, even though you have to merge left - only when you get closer, you can see on the 3D that it is indeed a left merge (and there is no voice for this, only the screen???)
If you can read Chinese, you should try a product called Lingtu (www.lingtu.com, or http://www.mapintime.com/index.jsp). I use it on my Kaiser (which needs to support Chinese, in this case, I use CE-Star). This product costs about USD$100 per license.
Another popular one people use is called Chengjitong (http://www.cityonmap.com/), I've not used it, but lots of friends use it.
It seems Lingtu updates their map more frequently. Just my 2 cents.
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Ive messed around with Map King 2007 and Papago 10 in preparation for a trip and both of them are equally crappy. If you try and enter an address there's some lag because its ques the whole database instead of filtering. But like you said its better then nothing. I plan to use this software for the Philippines and Thailand. Sadly this is as good as it gets for that region. Actually I think mio has some maps for hong kong but I cant vouch for their quality.
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PapaGo is tfrom the same brand as Map King only a diferent name.
I have used iGo for Thailand, it is no TomTom but still pretty good also when you go outside Bangkok you find your way with it, complete map of Thailand, even the smallest soi's I have found. And It guide me to Chang Mai, Chang Rai don't know if they have maps for the Phillipines or China try and Google for it.
It wash pretty to travel and I wash surprised with this software.
AN UPDATE to the testing for the maps of CHINA
IF you can read Chinese, then LINGTU, is by far the best there is, and the maps cover a lot of rural places as well.
If you can read only english, then MapKing is the best there is........but mapking is like 10 times worse than lingtu.
Lingtu's got some nice touch and the search features are easier than i thought. okay, thanks everyone.
I bought an iphone about 6 days ago and had nothing but 6 days worth of trouble with the phone. I only just got it working about 8 hours ago after 6 days of phone calls to at7t and apple. Each group whether it was the att store, apple store, att 800 techs or apple 800 techs would point to the other as the source of the problem and so on. What a joke. At any rate the phone is now working and I had a massive oh shiit moment just now. The iPhone does not support VOIP which is the primary reason why I started to look for smart phones. In all my confusion between the wing, the tilt and the iphone I somehow skipped over the fact that att doesnt offer voip. T-mobile does but it costs 20 dollars a month. If I take on a data plan its another 20 dollars a month. On top of that I have to get minutes but I'm affraid that even at the cheapest/lowest minutes plan, my final bill would be around 100 dollars for my phone alone. My wifes phone (non-data no wifi) would add another 50 dollars I'm sure.
The thing is, after all the newness wore off on the iphone and finally getting it working, I'm not all that impressed with it. It keeps switching off the wifi and going to EDGE which is way slower and there doesnt appear to be an easy way to switch it back. The latest firmwares for the iphone dont allow for third party applications which means I would have to pay through the nose to get apple authorized apps. I dont like the fact that you pretty much have to have an apple computer to do anything tricky with the phone. All the cool hacking tools and ring tone downloaders are built for use on apple computers. Windows for the iphone is an afterthought. On top off all of that, I am having to break my t-mobile contract. If I break it alone its 200 dollars but then my wife ends up with a large family plan thats twice more then she needs and yet the price stays the same. Our bill will pretty much double once the iphone bill starts to come in. If she changes her plan to a lower cost, she locks in another 2 year agreement with t-mobile. If we both break the contract its 400 bones and she isnt keen on that idea and wont do it. This leaves us to lie about us getting shipped off to IRAQ and hopefully we can get out of the contract for free. If not, then I may have to stay with t-mobile and ditch the iphone out of lack of options.
If I am able to ditch my t-mobile accounts then I have a choice to make. Do I stick with the iphone or go for the TILT? The Tilt looks like its just as powerfull if not more so then the iphone. The iphone storage might be more but I can get big memory cards for it. I really like the TILTS price, good through tomorrow. 250 to 300 depending on discounts which is the same as the iphone. I know I can do t-mobiles hot spot plan but maybe I can use other VOIP software for free? The iphone doesnt support flash so I cant run google talk and instead have to run meebo which although is nice, it isnt as nice as the full version. I hate having to leave the webpage up full time to run the program.
I like the Tilts windows os. It seems more open source to me then the iphone. So what phone would you go with given the choice?
Does the tilt support google talk? Iphone doest because it doesnt have support for java or flash. Does the tilt support flash and java applications?
In general, iPhone is good for its multimedia capabilities (music and video). On the other hand, if you seek for productivities and features, then you should go to Tilt I believe.
the tilt/kaiser/p4550/tytn ii has support for flash and java yes
i'm unfamiliar with the gtalk mobile application but i don't see any reason for it not to work as it supports other voip platforms
The Tilt simply needs another application to use google talk. I use either Palringo or Fring, both of which are free, and both will work with google talk, MSN Messenger, Yahoo messenger, etc.
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In general, iPhone is good for its multimedia capabilities (music and video). On the other hand, if you seek for productivities and features, then you should go to Tilt I believe.
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Me and my wife bought new phones week ago - she got an iPhone I got Tilt:
If u r looking for something that seamlessly works out of the box and has no issues at all - then Iphone is clear choice. However all of us here know that if thing works flawlessly out of the box it is no fun .... I bought Tilt because GPS mostly - so far works like charm with TOMTOM 6. Considering that cheapest GPS navigator costs mere $200 and I got tilt with my company discount for $150 choice was clear for me. On the other hand iPhone looks and feels quite "feminine" (Just look at default wallpapers)
I thought long and hard about this choice and decided to take the iPhone back. It cost me a 10 percent restocking fee but i think in the end I will be happier with the tilt. I have had to call AT&T twice now since having the phone and everyone of the agents has said something like. "oh wow, nice phone. I really want one of those." So even At&t seems to think its pretty cool. Thanks for the advice.
One of my calls by the way was to see if they would give me the unlock code so that I could use it on T-mobile. They said no problem but it would take 5 to 7 days to get it since the phone was new and they didnt have it in their records yet. At any rate, they are going to email it to me so hopefully I can have it unlocked inside a week for free.
I've had about 5 hours with this phone now and for lack of better terminology I will just simply state that I have been half erect for the entire time. This phone rocks and so kicks the iphones ass. I've been able to get google talk going so I can chat with my wife at work, I have been able to make google talk calls using voip which is totally free (if you don't count the $50 fee for fios or the $80 voice and date charges for the phone, haha) and just now I have gotten the GPS going with google maps. I didn't even know it had GPS. I'm not a poster child for google or anything but their stuff works and it's all I know about right now. I'm sure I will find more apps eventually.
The thing I want to work on now is emulators and roms. I need to get some games going on here now.
For some reason the wifi was a tool in setting up. I couldn't understand why the applications wouldn't connect using wifi after I set the wifi connection up. I ended up having to tell the phone that my wifi was a work connection and then in the connection manager tell all applications to use my work isp. It was bizarre to say the least. I'm not sure how this is going to work though when I get on the road. Am I going to have to tell the phone that all wifi connections belong to my work isp? It seems odd to me that the connections manager wouldn't simply have an option to use wifi as the primary means of connecting to the internet and if thats not available then use G3 or whatever its called.
I'm much happier with this phone then I am with the iPhone. I'm just not into audio and video enough to think its a good phone. I already have a 60 gig ipod and although its nice to have in my car, I certainly dont live and breath all things apple, not by a long shot. Cool phone this Kaiser/Tilt to say the least.
If VoIP is what you are after, then I don't see how the Tilt will make it for you. In fact, as far as I know, all VoIP applications (including Fring, Skype and the WM6 VoIP client) are only able to transmit sound through the speakerphone, rather than the earpiece. Which is totally pointless to me! Isn't this your experience?
I have found that the only decent choice for VoIP usage are Nokia smartphones (E series phones), which have a great emebedded VoIP functionality that works with any SIP-based VoIP service, or they can work with Fring, and have access to SIP, Skype, Google Talk and MSN all at the same time, and all through the earpiece. And they can keep WiFi up and running for at least two days without discharging the battery. And will connect to 3G automatically when WiFi is not available any longer, and back. I have seen no Windows Mobile device being able to do these things, and this is why I am so struggling to go back to Windows Mobile after trying Symbian (Nokia).
prodaytrader said:
Does the tilt support google talk? Iphone doest because it doesnt have support for java or flash. Does the tilt support flash and java applications?
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If you google for a program called Octrotalk, install it, voila! Googletalk! Great program and it works well with every ROM that I've flashed.
about contracts
yeah the iphone isnt that great and if you wait a 3g iphone is coming, but on another note, DO NOT say you are being deported overseas, just have your wife call and say you died. or viseversa most of the time policy will ask for proof but if you put up a fight over it and the customer service rep has a heart they will cave in. its a pretty touchy subject that most people dont wanna walk around. worked for me more than once.
I opened up the Market this morning, as I do most monings before I even wash my face ..... and was impressed with the following application.
https://www.wisepilot.com
I've used it once already, and although it got slightly confused with what I requested, I wanted to visit E10 and it took me to E15 ...... but it looks promising!
What do you think?
gah... looks nice I guess but subscription based.... ick. Better pricing than telenav I guess...
Telenav is actually the same price of $99/year at the moment, and you can get a 30-day trial, as opposed to Wisepilot's 5-day trial. Telenav also has an option for a 4-year subscription for $250. Wisepilot's trial didn't seem to work for me here in Phoenix, and I notice others have had problems in some states (and others have not). I'll mess with it again some time this weekend, and hopefully will be able to figure it out. I'm definitely going to give the 30-day trial of Telenav a shot though.
I'd personally prefer a GPS app that had a one-time fee, however, even if it didn't have every fancy feature that Telenav and others might. Why pay $100+ a year when I could just get a stand-alone GPS for the same price, or less, and not pay monthly fees?
-John
Same old crap. None of them will be getting one thin dime from me until there is no longer the subscription nonsense and the data is stored on my card.
I think that it was the RIM POS phones that lacked expandable storage that led to these stupid subscription GPS services.
I love how everyone wants everything for free
I tried it, was ok but you cant select addresses from your contacts as a destination so, uninstall for me.
And the monthly pricing is rather lame as well. I already pay $30 a month for the data service just to even be able to access the gps maps, then have to pay what they want on top of it. Yeah, you might as well just get a stand alone navigator, would be cheaper anyway.
The maps app has just enough for what i need right now.
Mikey1022 said:
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You didn't read carefully......we don't want it free. We're willing to pay. We're *not* willing to pay on a subscription basis.
Two things that the user market is yearning for in a GPS app with realtime nav:
1. One time fee that's less than the cost of a standalone GPS unit
2. Standalone maps that aren't dependent on having a network connection
My wife got so frustrated on a trip this week with the lack of proper navigation apps for the G1 that rather than paying the subscription fee for Telenav she went and bought a Garmin Nuvi for $100 that's widescreen and speaks the street names.
Personally I'm finding it more and more likely I'm going to jump over to a Garmin M60 NuviPhone when they launch soon as I'm equally frustrated with the navigation functions on the G1.
The only thing holding me back is the hope that somehow I'll be happy enough with AndNav (which I have donated to!).....they finally ordered (and received!) most of the server hardware they needed to support a dedicated US server for routing. I'll give it an honest shot and see how that goes.
Im not trying to come off as a know-it-all.
Don't you have to buy the maps for stand-alone GPS units?
It depends, I believe I had to pay for my Garmin updates, but not not when I had my TomTom. Although I could be mistaken (short memory).
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It depends, I believe I had to pay for my Garmin updates, but not not when I had my TomTom. Although I could be mistaken (short memory).
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TomTom is the same way. I think maps are $40/per update which means you can update twice a year for the price of Telenav and still have change leftover. That is if you don't need trafic (which I think there's a free app for that on G1) or millions of poi (and tomtom does have some poi, just not too many)
I just saw that MicroCenter has refurbed TomTom One for $79. I'm so frustrated with G1 situation that I might jump on that deal.
lbcoder said:
Same old crap. None of them will be getting one thin dime from me until there is no longer the subscription nonsense and the data is stored on my card.
I think that it was the RIM POS phones that lacked expandable storage that led to these stupid subscription GPS services.
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Get your wallet out Copilot Live 8 is here! Maps are saved to the SD card.. no data usage if you don't want it to.
If you ask me, $250 for four years is not a bad price. For everything that TeleNav does (gas, traffic, weather, etc etc) you'd be dropping around that (sometimes more) on a device that does all it does. And usually a GPS unit isn't going to last for the average consumer four years. Either they will break it somehow or the new and improved will come out, they will want it and they will drop another $200+ on it.
Price is completely justified for the features it has. If you want a simple turn-by-turn GPS with no bells and whistles, then no, it isn't for you.
The only thing I can't understand is why we can't use the google maps, it has the information and has real-time location and shows our location on route. Even it were just as simple as turn by turn it should be able to be done I would think. BUT, what do I know.
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The only thing I can't understand is why we can't use the google maps, it has the information and has real-time location and shows our location on route. Even it were just as simple as turn by turn it should be able to be done I would think. BUT, what do I know.
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It has to do with map licensing.
It definitely *could be done*, it is just against the terms of use.
You see, google doesn't produce the maps, somebody else does, and this somebody else doesn't want turn-by-turn navigation being given away for free since they charge a premium for their turn-by-turn customers (i.e. tomtom or whatever).
Mikey1022 said:
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Thats not it at all, the subscription model usually leads to lazy design which leads to you being screwed when you drive out of the data plans range, no data link? NO GPS! Sick of that crap, why the hell call it a GPS if its really a local network capable navigation device.
Get CoPilot, least it works all the time.
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Thats not it at all, the subscription model usually leads to lazy design which leads to you being screwed when you drive out of the data plans range, no data link? NO GPS! Sick of that crap, why the hell call it a GPS if its really a local network capable navigation device.
Get CoPilot, least it works all the time.
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Do you know for sure if this is what happens with TeleNav? How do you know that it won't continue to work (the map at least) if you lose data? It may just use the data for the traffic/weather/etc info.
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Do you know for sure if this is what happens with TeleNav? How do you know that it won't continue to work (the map at least) if you lose data? It may just use the data for the traffic/weather/etc info.
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It definitely doesn't keep working. If you lose network, you lose nav. Think of it like this; if it doesn't have the data, how can it generate a route from the data? The ONLY way that a nav program can generate a route without network is if the data is stored locally, and this takes up a lot of space; copilot for north america takes up 1 GB on the sdcard. Telenav installs fully to internal memory and is called telenav for a reason... TELE = remote + NAV = navigation, i.e. it runs off their servers and not your phone.
How come andnav2 doesnt get much attention?
I think its great.
Oops. Double postings.
Just been told by T-M that my Compact V that I ordered last Friday is not coming as it's out of stock. Also they want to pay £65+7 (upgrade+delivery) for Flex35 tariff while for the same monthly amount unlocked D2 is for free e.g. on mobilephonesdirect.co.uk (Combi30+w'n'w).
Is there any reason to wait for Compact V? Or there is just an aesthetic difference between the two?
Unlike the unlocked version directly from HTC the MDA Compact V will have some interesting additional software add-ons. TouchFlo3D will, like their older products, have a tab filled with widgets, for example for facebook and twitter.
In addition the device will come with a 2 GB microSD card and a 7 day trial of the CoPilot GPS navigation software, with the first 10,000 customers to register getting a free 18-month subscription to the navigation service.
Compliments of wmpoweruser dot com.
Google, who knew?
harolds said:
Unlike the unlocked version directly from HTC the MDA Compact V will have some interesting additional software add-ons. TouchFlo3D will, like their older products, have a tab filled with widgets, for example for facebook and twitter.
In addition the device will come with a 2 GB microSD card and a 7 day trial of the CoPilot GPS navigation software, with the first 10,000 customers to register getting a free 18-month subscription to the navigation service.
Compliments of wmpoweruser dot com.
Google, who knew?
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You also get a case too
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I got a case with the D2.
the most notable difference would be the exterior. The compact V has a rounded bottom, and the dimensions all around are slightly different. This made me go for the original TD2, to find a cradle and car holder more easily.
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This made me go for the original TD2, to find a cradle and car holder more easily.
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This appears to be the killer flaw in the Compact V design - they have fitted a rubber cover over the connector at the bottom so it cannot slide directly into a car holder. Apparently there are gaps either side of the connector which are exposed if you remove the rubber cover so this isn't a practical option either.
Does anyone actually know how you get the 18 months free on co-pilot working ? Mine just seems to have 7 days free !
cheers,
Mickey
ohh...
there also have HTC diamond2.
i like it.
i'm just going to by this,so i want to know how is it.
thx.
原来这里也有钻石2.
我正想买一个,所以我想知道这个到底怎么样.
谢谢.
merci~
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Does anyone actually know how you get the 18 months free on co-pilot working ? Mine just seems to have 7 days free !
cheers,
Mickey
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I've been on the phone about this several times.
Noone at t-mobile will admit to this offer ... they say I have to speak o co-pilot ...
Then all co-pilot people say they don't know about it and I have to speak to t-mobile.
Going round in circles.
If I can get the postcodes in TomTom working I'll be happy!!!!!
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I've been on the phone about this several times.
Noone at t-mobile will admit to this offer ... they say I have to speak o co-pilot ...
Then all co-pilot people say they don't know about it and I have to speak to t-mobile.
Going round in circles.
If I can get the postcodes in TomTom working I'll be happy!!!!!
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You have to of taken an 18 month contract to recieve the free Co-pilot. The Press release is on the T-mobile website. Goto this link - http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/services/about-t-mobile/media-centre/ and look for the one titled "The Fifth Element".
It explains it in there, so T-mobile have no excusses!!!
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You have to of taken an 18 month contract to recieve the free Co-pilot. The Press release is on the T-mobile website. Goto this link - http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/services/about-t-mobile/media-centre/ and look for the one titled "The Fifth Element".
It explains it in there, so T-mobile have no excusses!!!
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P.S If anyone has recieved the free Co-Pilot on a 12 month contract and are on Friends And Family deal then please let me know. Because I can then argue my case to get it!!!
Difference:
There seems to be an issue with changing left softkey of MDA V. Entry of path will be ignored.
JO'Donoghue said:
You have to of taken an 18 month contract to recieve the free Co-pilot. The Press release is on the T-mobile website. Goto this link - http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/services/about-t-mobile/media-centre/ and look for the one titled "The Fifth Element".
It explains it in there, so T-mobile have no excusses!!!
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Thanks for that.
I did take out an 18month contract and was one of the first to get the phone ... however T-Mobile still refuse to admit that this offer exists!!!
To be honest I have tried the trial of Co-Pilot and far prefer TomTom. I just cannot get the postcodes in TomTom to work (even after applying the postcodes 'fix').
D2 has no usb cover on the bottom, DV has a clip in cover.
D2 has more camera options than the DV.
DV has useless tabs on TF3D like widgets and TV and Video....they do nothing but direct you to the tmobile homepage. You could do the same thing by clicking Internet. I think on the D2 they have Camera and something else as a tab?
DV has no facebook intergration available.
D2 is better at handling downloaded software
DV comes with a 2GB card (1.5 GB is taken up with the copilot trial software)
D2 comes with no card in the box
DV has no HTC branding whatsoever apart from the battery.
DV has no flippy clock and the home screen doesnt flip up like the D2
I think the curvy look of the Compact V is much better looking than the boxy D2. Only annoying thing is the Tmobile ROM with its pink theme and useless tabs. But I like the speed of the ROM. It is very snappy. I wonder whether its worth flashing as I want to get rid of the Tmobile crap but I really dont want to mess the speed after flashing ROM. Anyone already flashed any ROM could comment>?
update on the copilot offer - spoke to T-mobile a few times and eventually told to speak to ALK Services, the makers of Copilot. THey told me that YES, Copilot live is to be offered on an 18 month subscription BUT this offer starts on 8 July 2009. I've just arranged to return my newly acquired TD2 (on their 7 day return policy) with a view to re-ordering in a couple of weeks
jugulator said:
I think the curvy look of the Compact V is much better looking than the boxy D2. Only annoying thing is the Tmobile ROM with its pink theme and useless tabs. But I like the speed of the ROM. It is very snappy. I wonder whether its worth flashing as I want to get rid of the Tmobile crap but I really dont want to mess the speed after flashing ROM. Anyone already flashed any ROM could comment>?
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I've flashed to a custom rom from that pink T-Mobile nonsense and it works a treat. I did the same with my compact iv. Just make sure that you follow all the instructions of our esteemed members on the forum if you are unfamiliar with flashing to a new rom.
The handset now runs quicker and takes advantage of the all of the features HTC intended ( + a few extras thanks to the chefs !).
Hope that helps,
mickey
Thats good to know.
What rom did you use?
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I think the curvy look of the Compact V is much better looking than the boxy D2. Only annoying thing is the Tmobile ROM with its pink theme and useless tabs. But I like the speed of the ROM. It is very snappy. I wonder whether its worth flashing as I want to get rid of the Tmobile crap but I really dont want to mess the speed after flashing ROM. Anyone already flashed any ROM could comment>?
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I flashed my ROM the day that I got my phone, yes the Compact V T-Mobile ROM was fast, faster then my custom Duty ROM on Diamond 1.but the newer Rom is faster still. I went for Tom Topaz WM6.1 for now, will look again in a month or so to see if there is something better out.
Out of interest, has anyone got the G sensor to work when viewing pictures, it worked on the original Diamond but not on the Compact V.
Also has anyone got Opera text to reflow if zooming with the zoom bar?
imranbashir_uk said:
Out of interest, has anyone got the G sensor to work when viewing pictures, it worked on the original Diamond but not on the Compact V.
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The HTC Album's settings tells me it now uses "best fit" to decide what orientation to use
Seems like a dumb question since I like the stock navigation software. But I no longer use my G1 as my daily driver. I was thinking of making it a stand alone GPS unit. However, with no SIM card, the stock nav software won't work. I need a nav app that stores the maps to the SD card. Are there any out there for Android?
I'm using sygic mobile maps 2010 atm on my g1 which I reckon is better than its competitors; copilot and navigon. All three store maps on the sd card
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All three of those I haven't heard of. I did find Orux and Map Droyd, but didn't like them too much. I'll give Sygic a try next. Thanks
OOOOK, I should have mentioned a free one would be nice
Google is your friend
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You did see I "found" two others, and I didn't do it by telepathy
I meant you can obtain any paid app for free by using google
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Hey, we don't advocate that here. Talk about what you want in private, but please don't encourage piracy on the forums.
There are a few paid apps, they cost quite a bit. However, since you're going to be driving around without a sim card (which effectively means no cell data connection), you'll need an application that stores its maps locally, otherwise you'll be sunk if you deviate from your path outside of a wifi hotspot.
There are, however, a few other navigation systems, but they cost a pretty penny.
Telenav, CoPilot and Destinator 9 are all on the market (from $29.99 to $69.99) and both CoPilot and Destinator 9 store their maps locally (I couldn't figure out if Telenav does or not). They cost a lot, but it might be worth it to you.
Free apps are less likely to store maps locally, versus downloading them on the fly. I seem to remember that AndNav2 can use preloaded maps, but they have a very limited supply. If you happen to live in one of these areas, then perhaps AndNav2 is a good idea for you.
Otherwise, if you can't afford a paid app, I'm not sure if you'll be able to use your G1 as you planned.
iGO
http://www.igomyway.com/android/en/
Thank you both. Jordanjay, thanks for the indepth response, and maybe that will be useful for others, but you really just repeated what I was looking for I know without a sim I'll need local maps, and I know there are paid apps. I was specifically looking for a free one. And you did that as well. I do live in the USA, so I'll give AndNav2 a shot.
jorobochi: Where do I get the iGO software? There site just goes on and on about what their software is. It appears to only be available if it came with your phone. And as Jordan mentioned, if I have to "find" it, don't worry about answering.