I have got TomTom Nav 2, but I need another GPS application as i plan to go driving around Ireland and TomTom do not support a map for this area.
Any ideas?
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Has anyone got the Orange M700 to work with the GPS function on Google Maps? Or does the HTC rom have to be installed??
not sure I get what you mean.... do you mean run google maps on the M700 OR use the M700 as a GPS mouse and feed the signal to a lappy and run Google Maps on the lappy?
I have done the second way, BUT you need to upgrade your google maps for $20/year (iirc) which alows you to use the GPS functions.
Not sure about google maps on the M700 as it's a huge piece of software.
Otherwise TomTom 6 has Sat images built in for overlay onto the maps when route plotting.
I'm using Google maps for pocket PC on the M700. Everything is OK.
Sorry for not being very clear....
Google maps works fine as I am messing around with it just now, but i dont get a gps location when "track location (gps)" is selected, my M700 tries to locate satellites, but then fails. I was just wondering if this function worked
Super sheep, does the "track location (gps)" function work when you select it?
On the help pages there is no mention of having to pay a subscription to the gps service to enable it.
Deech, How do you access the sat maps on tomtom??
Thanks
They are built into tom tom 6 and some where in the set-up you can select the Sat overlays, not used it my self but they are there ;-)
/me is now looking google maps mobile ;-)
also El Reg has a report here about it
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/10/google_maps_uk/
edit....
Just fired up the wi-fi (keep down data costs) and grabbed google maps, activated the gps in "menu" 30 secs later my location shwn and everything
Just a thought how many other apps are running, first time I ran it it ran out of memory, however it looked like EVERYTHING was running ;-?
AND..... Googlemaps also has to be pointed to the Com9 port
It does?
Never touched it on my M700........... but hey ho ;-)
hey, just got it to work!!
Didnt have to point to com9.
I think the problem was that it normally takes quite a while to acquire the satellites when using tomtom. I dont think that google maps is patient enough before moaning that gps isnt present.
Quite cool, but will cost a fortune in GPRS/3G charges
So I was wondering... What is the most cost effective way for me to go about getting a gps program for my wing? I know that i used to have a blackberry with nextel and I paid a couple bucks a month for the gps service. Is there any way for me to get this service for free? I have seen apps like TomTom but, they are rather pricey....i'm trying to find the most economical way to go about doing this..
Thanks all!
There are several possibilities but none of them is for free unfortunately (since were all not such big fans of warez).
Ofcourse there's Tomtom and Route 66; this will run you up to about 100 EURO's for the software and the needed maps. Depending on your country this price might include the gps mouse needed.
Besides this there are several companies, for instance Wayfinder, which supply request based gps maps; the maps can be used by downloading the needed route bij gprs. Usually these companies can charge you up to 10 EURO's a month excl. data fee's.
These map can be used with or without GPS connection.
My preference lies with Tomtom (afterall it's a dutch company) because the supreme usability, good maps and possibilities. If you use Tomtom frequently it will be cheaper then the other options. So ther's your answer
What kind of hardware is needed to achieve GPS access on the wing?
I use a Holux GPS Slim 236 (bluetooth) with iGuidance (USA) software and it works pretty well. Got the GPS about a year ago on ebay for around $60. iGuidance got as a gift, so don't know how much that costs. But the GPS also works with google maps, MS Live, Yahoo Go...those are free and will show you the GPS route and your location on the map. Just doesn't give you voice directions and of course you'll need internet access.
I'm running IGuidance 4.0 with an Itrek M5+ gps bluetooth reciever and today I decided to try out Google Maps. This is being used on a Verizon XV-6800 with Fransons GPS Gate.
When I first fire up Google Maps it says "Your handset does not appear be compatible with my location (beta)." and it places me in CA when I live in VA.
If I run it through the Itrek under GPS then it works fine - question is do I need to enable the GPS built into the phone for it to work without the Itrek or is it better to run through the Itrek itself in terms of signal for Google maps?
Thanks!
BK111968 said:
I'm running IGuidance 4.0 with an Itrek M5+ gps bluetooth reciever and today I decided to try out Google Maps. This is being used on a Verizon XV-6800 with Fransons GPS Gate.
When I first fire up Google Maps it says "Your handset does not appear be compatible with my location (beta)." and it places me in CA when I live in VA.
If I run it through the Itrek under GPS then it works fine - question is do I need to enable the GPS built into the phone for it to work without the Itrek or is it better to run through the Itrek itself in terms of signal for Google maps?
Thanks!
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you need to press, under options, use GPS. then when it has a fix, you can press my location to find where you are if you moved from your fix on maps. make sure you GPS settings are set to 'automatic by windows'
I think the signal is more likely to be better if you run it through your external gps. The mogul is a jack-of-all-trades device. It does a little of everything. However, this means that some functions are not optimized - and my experience is gps is one of them. Having said that, I do think it should work fine if you follow the directions given on the previous post.
If you have Sprint and are running PRI 2.03 then the mogul is an excellent GPS device, not unoptimized as the previous poster said.
Yeah, I'm using my XV6800 GPS regularly to get me to specific long. and lat. coordinates and its working flawlessly (w/in 1-3 meters usually depending on atmospheric and geographic problems). I have friends using their Garmin type handhelds and in car devices that initially thought using a phone for Geocaching (www.geocaching.com) was nuts but they're believers now...
Google maps defaults to their home base of San Francisco.
I have the Mogul from Sprint. Sometimes the gps works with Google maps. Sometimes it doesn't.
I have been reading that you have to prime it or warm it up with another program. Don't understand why. I am still researching this.
The My Location feature works great once you get the gps to turn on. I have found it to be very accurate. So much so that I have done some Geocaching with it. I use a Garmin Etrex Vista for Geocaching, but when I am at work and want to check out some caches, I feel confident that the gps on the Mogul is an adequate locator.
Google maps is of course an excellent service. And is just as excellent on the phone. The search feature in Google maps is my number one application. I just need to find a free application to give me turn by turn. =P
There is no need to prime google. It does it on it's own. I've heard of it being an issue with some navigation programs.
"My location" works by triangulating your position via the cell towers. This works for other devices that don't have an internal GPS chip. I've seen this on different Blackberry devices.
If you've enabled GPS, then 'my location' simply centers your view to your GPS location.
I noticed that there's no way to get free GPS software to work with my HD, so which ones you guys recommend? I heard the google maps charges way too much based on how many times it is used and data.
Can these softwares once bought provide different maps? I travel different places around the world.
thanks
The best GPS navigation software in my opinion is TomTom 7. However, it does not have maps in every country. Therefore, I have about 4 different GPS in my HD. For asian countries, the best one is MapKing.
Do need to have internet connection for GPS to work?
Does the GPS needs some data service to work? or does it work like a regular GPS?
Or is it based on the software used?
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stzd8 said:
Does the GPS needs some data service to work? or does it work like a regular GPS?
Or is it based on the software used?
thanks,
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No, you do not need internet connection for software such as TomTom, iGO, Mapking and Garmin. Only if you use such additional services (strictly optional) that such connections are needed. Most people use only the map data which resides on the device itself, unlike Google Map, which need to download the map data as you use it.
question on Garmin
I noticed Garmin might work for me in the US (don't know in Europe) but the packaging details that it comes with a cd and a memory card. So how am I supposed to use that if I got my 16gig memory on????
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=514349
3D buildings in GPS navigation is so useless, your looking outside the windscreen so everything is 3D anyways.
Hi,
I have given my Touch HD to my dad as he has gone to Spain and wanted a sat nav to get around. So he has Copilot installed on it with the spanish maps but he can not get a GPS signal. Copilot says it has detected a GPS signal but when he goes to choose an address and it trys to plan the route all it says is trying to determine location??
The Touch has the original rom on and I haven't done any tweeks to it at all.
Edit: Nevermind