I got my Wing few days ago. I migrated from HP6315 WM2003 to WM 6. I hate many "enhancements" making things more cumbersome in WM6... Anyhow, nothing can be done about this.
Question, is anyone able to run TomTom 6 on their Wing device? I am not getting any luck with this. Is this WM6 compatibility issue?
i've been running tomtom6 on my wing since day one and the only trouble get is trying to answer calls while tomtom was running, the incoming call window comes up but thats it i can't answer or do anything while its going. other than that its been great since i installed it.
i have been having the same problem. pretty annoying. And another problem is which i had when i was using wm6 on my wizard is that if you are on today screen and you tap on start it switches back to tomtom. and i when do get a call during tomtom 6 use the phone keeps vibrating even after the caller has hung up.
after running some tests on this it seems that when receiving a call and using tomtom u can't answer it because the application for some reason doesn't give control to the phone app. You have press the start menu key and then u can answer the call or hang up. nothing to do with the ram its more so that tomtom needs to update there application for WM6
Running TomTom 6.1 on XDA terra without any problems. Sorry. And after changing the pagepoolsize it is rnning quite well - even with phoncalls.
I´m happy with it.
i just got a t-mobile wing and i would like to run tom tom on it where can i get a copy to install
Shotta2 said:
i just got a t-mobile wing and i would like to run tom tom on it where can i get a copy to install
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i just got a t-mobile wing and i would like to run tom tom on it where can i get a copy to install
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BTW - i read somewhere that there is indeed a problem with TomTom and WM6. For some reason the automatic turn on on bluetooth (the 2 .dll files in windows directory) sometime relate to the problems dicussed here.
I allways have TomTom on my SD without installing it. So i never uses the automatic bluetooth turnon.
Perhaps it could solve the problem. I´m just using "CicleBT" to turn on bluetooth manually from shortcut or hardwarebutton.
Good luck
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BTW - i read somewhere that there is indeed a problem with TomTom and WM6. For some reason the automatic turn on on bluetooth (the 2 .dll files in windows directory) sometime relate to the problems dicussed here.
I allways have TomTom on my SD without installing it. So i never uses the automatic bluetooth turnon.
Perhaps it could solve the problem. I´m just using "CicleBT" to turn on bluetooth manually from shortcut or hardwarebutton.
Good luck
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Hmn. Do you mean just the maps or the installation of app is also on the storage card?. When i install it it automatically installs in the main memory.
That was a good idea about running it off the sd card. What i did was i just moved all the tomtom dll's via memaid to the storage card and it did the trick. It still turns on the bt automatically but i am able to recieve and answer calls without any issues.
Now if i just copy the install of tomtom from main storage to sd card and uninstall tomtom i would still be able to click on .exe on the sd card and it would run with no issues ?
i'm a new owner of a t-mobile wing and i was just readin about the tomtom can someone please tell me where can i get a copy of the tomtom so i can download it to me phone
Shotta,
TomTom is paid software, you have to buy it.
You might have to order it at their online store at www.tomtom.com , since I can't seem to find ANY PDA software at any of the brick&mortar stores around here. BeastBuy, OfficeDepot, CircusCity, none of them carry it.
But…TomTom 6 works on my Wing. Strangely, on my Dell x30 with 2003SE, opening a memory-intensive program like TomTom will automatically kick out other programs to free memory for itself. On the Wing with WM6, I have to shut them out manually.
hi kar98
i want to buy the P4350 as well.... and i want to use tomtom 6 as well!!! which version do i have to install on this devise?????
and are there ANY lags when you use tomtom???? which version do u have? WM5 oder WM6, i heard WM6 is much fastern then WM5, is that right?
TomTom Navigator 6 on TyTN is great!
I can confirm it is very good on both Windows Mobile 5 and 6.
I suppose it depends on your processor though, TyTN has a 400MHz Samsung CPU, P4350 might be 200MHz TI Omap CPU, you'll have to check.
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hi kar98
i want to buy the P4350 as well.... and i want to use tomtom 6 as well!!! which version do i have to install on this devise?????
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I have TomTom Navigator 6.030 (8320) installed and the Wing has WM6.
and are there ANY lags when you use tomtom???? which version do u have? WM5 oder WM6, i heard WM6 is much fastern then WM5, is that right?
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Even though the CPU only has a speed of 201 Mhz, after some tweaking, like leaving only iLock, poutlook, Slide, and WiFiInit in the startup folder, cleaning up the Today screen, moving Lori's voice -the only one on the system- to the storage card), following Paul's advisory to edit the size of the pagepool to 6 MB, uninstalling the included, removable garbage, the Wing performs satisfactory on all accounts, including TomTom Navigator. Although I haven't tried it much beyond a pair of 25 mile runs between this town and the next city. Also, I have only gas stations and red light cameras enabled, as far as POIs are concerned. And lastly, I'm using the USA&Canada map from late last year (650) with most current POI.dat from a few weeks ago (North America, 675, 1.4GB version).
Now if somebody could come up with a ROM that omits the included Acrobat Reader for instance, and inserts TomTom instead, that would be nice
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About TomTom. Note RAM usage:
Free memory after soft reset:
Bluetooth activates automatically after starting TomTom, and de-activates after exiting. You can browse through your POIs and call numbers from that directory by clicking on the phone icon, too. Very nice (my previous device was a Axim x30, no phone there). You still have to kill other, especially memory-intensive programs manually first, or TomTom refuses to start up.
so without those tweakings that you have meantioned.... tomtom6 is not able to start or is not working properly????
OMG so i dont think i will buy the Herald... need something with 128 Ram
After some more dicking around with it, free program memory is now at 22 MB (14.2MB with TomTom running). Now I don't even have to close out other programs anymore. Everything's in the green
Without aforemention mods, TT6 is sluggish and even shows gray squares where some of the program icons within TT should be. If the program starts up at all rather than quitting with a memory violation error.
i am able to run tomtom6 on my wing without any issues...but everytime i restart my wing, tomtom also starts up automatically..i understand it might be due to the program being in the startup program list. I checked in the windows/startup folder and did not find tomtom program in it...so is there a place in registry where i can change it???
thanks for the help
I had 6.0 installed and working, and something happened to my SD card (a corruption somehow) and now it can't find any of the maps (TomTom runs, and says 'no maps installed').
I've been trying to find a way to run the config app again - am I better of just re-installing the application, or is there some way to get the maps recognized by the app?
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Hello all, only been on this forum for a few days but have found it EXTREMELY helpful and useful thus far.
I've seen all the threads about upgrading your wizard to WM6, and would like to know from all of you that have sucessfully upgraded to WM6, is it worth it? I'm a little scared about having my phone turn into a brick if I screw something up, and wonder if the wizard seems to run any quicker or slower with WM6 and if the features that WM6 has is worth upgrading to?
Personally I felt the same way as well, until I decided go go ahead and upgrade, and it's definitely been worth it for me - WM6 just runs faster, smoother, looks better, and is overall worth the upgrade. Upgrading my 8125 to WM6 cleared up a lot of issues I had, and I actually had much better battery life using WM6 compared to WM5. On top of that, I experienced fewer slowdowns and hangs on WM6, and honestly, most of the custom-cooked WM6 roms on here are so customized with so many extra features that definitely make the upgrade worthwhile. If you read and follow directions you shouldn't have a problem. As for me, I'm glad I upgraded to WM6 and never looked back
so i am in exactly the same boat as tcestes, very intrigued by wm6 and wanting to flash, but if only there wasn't the nasty possibility of "misreading" the flashing guides as "how to make an expensive paperweight"...
I've read and followed a lot of discussions about flashing, so that isn't the issue. There's always this sense of fear of the unknown, i suppose.
Can someone tell me what features are gained by upgrading to WM6? I don't want to upgrade just so I can say, "Hey, I have WM6!" lol. What's to gain, feature-wise?
Actually there's a lot new on WM6...mainly new shortcuts to do things you do on WM5 too, new applications (office2007), windows live, etc... but IMHO, it makes my Wizard slower than when I have WM5... With the latest AKU (3.3), it almost the same thing as WM6 (not with that glassy look tho and cute new brand spectacular (you got the idea) icons.
My personal experience is... don't try to fix what ain't broken. Only if you are having problems, you should consider trying the cooked ROMs here ( many of them include new software and some fixes ).
As soon as i got my wizard i upgraded it to WM6 compared with WM5 its alot faster and looks nicer. Rom flashing wont go wrong if you follow the instructions on this site and dont try flashing with another devices Rom. Having WM6 is good cause u can have everything on it like all the programs avaliable where as with WM5 some applications cant run on it. You can upgrade without forking out money by using Shelltool (in the Wizard Mobile 6) forum if u follow the instructions you can flash any rom to your wizard by using it. Currently i have XDA Mobile 6 r2a which is pretty good.
I find that WM6 has much better networking. For example my WPA2 wireless setup was impossible to connect to with my KJam/Wizard with the Imate WM5. Once flashed with WM6 it connects properly, I think it's also quicker to pickup the wireless network. The IE browser even though still a problem with most sites seems a little more compatible with pages and faster. Office is newer and even though I can't put my finger on it, it seems better.
I just recently upgraded my 8125 running wm5 after many days of deciding whether or not to do it. It was definitely worth it for me. However, I must admit that I read hundreds of forum notes about upgrading roms. I'm currently running SeeNoEvil v2.0q - Thanks Wizeman! I also updated my radio to 2.69.11. The difference for me was very evident. I'm running more programs now and my wizard is still faster than before. If you guys decide to do it just read everything so you don't create a brick. Once again, I must give many thanks to Wizeman and all the talented developers here.
Can i just add that it is well worth try WM6, It added in some new stuff and fixes some old stuff!
Flashing a phone is so simple, and it is really hard to brick your phone now!! If you just follow what is said, you have close to 0% of brinking it!
After performing a clean hard reset (running on WM5), I did not allow my device to install all the stuff from extended rom so I would have way much more free storage space on my device.
All the stuff I needed, I installed myself manually, a well as windows live and some other stuff from WM6 that works fine on my device.
I did a lot of reg. tweaks, and added some third party apps.
Result...my device has almost everything that you guys have on WM6, and is working as fast as yours with minimum battery drain.
It is far better optimized for use with finger and D-pad than I found WM6 to be in any WM6 rom.
I see no point to upgrade this device as well to WM6.
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After performing a clean hard reset
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very nice screenshots, but i cant see point in using WA2 on wizard i.e...
ActiveSync and Internet sharing
1. In my stock O2 ROM, I could not figure out a way to turn off the 'advanced feature' of activesync - it tries to set up a network with the computer. With the very strict firewall that I am forced to install on my PC, I could not get activesync to work via USB. WM6 provides a simple way to turn off this feature. This may be possible in WM5 by registry tweaks, but I could not figure that out.
2. Internet sharing works well on WM6. I could not get this easily in WM5.
3. I definitely found the many ROMs on this site lighter and faster than the stock ROM on my PDA.
kernelguy
Nice features
I also have found some nicer features on custom built WM6 ROMS, that were not on stock WM5.
1. Office 2007 and support for docx, xslx, etc...
2. HTML support in emails
3. Easier shortcuts, like having a link to the folders in the Menu options for email, sms, etc...
4. Faster, more stable, more RAM, better choice of included programs.
5. Internet sharing is easier to use
6. Youtube support, and streaming media player.
In my opinion, the WM5 carrier ROMs had a low amount of program and storage memory, and a bad choice of included programs.
Upgrading to any custom built ROM whether it be an AKU 2, 3, or WM6 ROM was smarter just because you would be getting better programs with more RAM and storage memory. WM6 includes some features that I listed above, so that is why I believe its the way to go.
However, if these things don't matter, and you are happy with everything your phone currently does, don't bother. There are some bugs, and things you may not want to deal with, and if you aren't interested in the features WM6 has to offer, I agree in not going through the trouble of upgrading and finding the ROM that best suites your needs.
That's my 2 cents...hope it helps.
What are the bugs you notice in WM6, if I may ask? Any better than the bugs in WM5?
[edit] Thanks for the info =D Sticking with WM5...
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What are the bugs you notice in WM6, if I may ask? Any better than the bugs in WM5?
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I loved WM6, but the fact that the damn wizard misses half or *more* of its calls when using a WM6 rom is simply unacceptable. It's a PHONE, after all, if it doesn't receive calls I might as well just carry an actual phone and use this as a PDA, separately.
I really wish that call issue would get worked out, because if it did I'd upgrade in a heartbeat, but the bottom line is that the Wizard is a PHONE, and it needs to be able to receive calls reliably.
With WM6, it doesn't.
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After performing a clean hard reset (running on WM5), I did not allow my device to install all the stuff from extended rom so I would have way much more free storage space on my device.
All the stuff I needed, I installed myself manually, a well as windows live and some other stuff from WM6 that works fine on my device.
I did a lot of reg. tweaks, and added some third party apps.
Result...my device has almost everything that you guys have on WM6, and is working as fast as yours with minimum battery drain.
It is far better optimized for use with finger and D-pad than I found WM6 to be in any WM6 rom.
I see no point to upgrade this device as well to WM6.
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Do you have a copy of this image in a downloadable/flashable form? Or how about, worst case scenario, a list of the apps you used and how to set it up like that? Your screens rock!
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very nice screenshots, but i cant see point in using WA2 on wizard i.e...
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I use WA2 because of it's specific features that I can't get from any other software or reg tweak
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Do you have a copy of this image in a downloadable/flashable form? Or how about, worst case scenario, a list of the apps you used and how to set it up like that? Your screens rock!
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It takes some work to get this done.
I use a diferent dialer (zPhone), a new dark htc phone pad, windows live function, WA2 with dark vista skin (pretty modified, removed start menu and a lot of other things out of my way because I don't nead them...I can get to start menu when I press date for two seconds...etc.), modified iLauncher with modified black .tsk theme to get those tab's feeling on iLauncher, I moved SPB suite addon on bottom, removed tray, done a lot of reg tweaking, and replaced some WM apps with better ones.
For example...uder "Dict" lies Lingvosoft dictionary, under "Video" lies Core player, under "music" lies PocketMusic, under "Photo" lies Resco photo viewer, under "Record" lies Virtual Recorder, and so on (Resco explorer, PhatPad, Omega 1-Calc, Reg editor, Picsel Browser, SKTools, Bluezard, several GPS Navigational software, Opera, Stopwatch, several technical engineering programs...etc.).
Also modified Hard buttons...check http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/77/mojvariogm8.jpg
Removed markings ftom butons and changed their function's...so now top left button minimises an app, while the right one closes the running application.
Voice button is activated only after I hold it for 2 sec, while if I only press it it is then used for screen rotation...etc.
As you can see, I have done some work on the device, and for me there is no WM6 that serves me better than the system I have now.
Tried it before but...had a problem with incoming call's, some of option buttons and tabs missed text in them...phone sometimes restarted on it's own etc.
I do not want to see any of WM6 rom's again until (or if) an official one comes out.
My device is now stable as hell, fast as it can be, and has a very easy to use interface.
There is no one that can make me go back on some home made WM6 rom
Radio ROM ?
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I just recently upgraded my 8125 running wm5 after many days of deciding whether or not to do it. It was definitely worth it for me. However, I must admit that I read hundreds of forum notes about upgrading roms. I'm currently running SeeNoEvil v2.0q - Thanks Wizeman! I also updated my radio to 2.69.11. The difference for me was very evident. I'm running more programs now and my wizard is still faster than before. If you guys decide to do it just read everything so you don't create a brick. Once again, I must give many thanks to Wizeman and all the talented developers here.
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Hi bilharri.
Can I know from where did u get the Radio rom.I am now running:
ROM Version:10.1.0.811WWE
ROM Date:8/11/06
Radio version:02.07.10
Protocol version:413.1.03
Thinking of changing my Radio ROM.Hope what you have is a new version than what i am currently on.
Thankyou.
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I loved WM6, but the fact that the damn wizard misses half or *more* of its calls when using a WM6 rom is simply unacceptable. It's a PHONE, after all, if it doesn't receive calls I might as well just carry an actual phone and use this as a PDA, separately.
I really wish that call issue would get worked out, because if it did I'd upgrade in a heartbeat, but the bottom line is that the Wizard is a PHONE, and it needs to be able to receive calls reliably.
With WM6, it doesn't.
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Experiencing the same problem here.What radio ROM version do you have ?Lets try to figure out a solution cause the performance is far better compared to WM5.So cant roll back
I have been using Garmin Mobile XT on my Nokia E71 and couldn't have my new X1 without it... it's not a very difficult installation and the maps for US only take about 850 mb. Everything, works great to include traffic and weather updates. Just wanted to let you guys know if anyone wants to try it. Using Version 4.10.00wp and City Navigator 2009
Doesn't work on mine, installs fine but apon running it , displays splash screen for a few seconds the closes, don't know if it is because I have tt7 installed.
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I have been using Garmin Mobile XT on my Nokia E71 and couldn't have my new X1 without it... it's not a very difficult installation and the maps for US only take about 850 mb. Everything, works great to include traffic and weather updates. Just wanted to let you guys know if anyone wants to try it. Using Version 4.10.00wp and City Navigator 2009
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Still 4.X version? 5.020 works MUCH better w/ killer function like Google search built-in support.
kiena said:
I have been using Garmin Mobile XT on my Nokia E71 and couldn't have my new X1 without it... it's not a very difficult installation and the maps for US only take about 850 mb. Everything, works great to include traffic and weather updates. Just wanted to let you guys know if anyone wants to try it. Using Version 4.10.00wp and City Navigator 2009
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I am running on Garmin Mobile XT Version 5.100.10W, no problem with that.
I should look into upgrading then... and to Nokia1978 sent me a pm ill send you instructions how to make it work... you need to add 2 files to enable internal GPS on X1.
I have TomTom 7, Garmin Mobile XT and iGO 8 installed, they all work fine!
Just download the latest version of XT from Garmin's web.
What about the maps of the Garmin?
Could they be trasnfered to a larger memory card?
To change the storage card is not realy handy on the X1 and I would like to have the complete Europe and US map.
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I have TomTom 7, Garmin Mobile XT and iGO 8 installed, they all work fine!
Just download the latest version of XT from Garmin's web.
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how do you guys get it installed?
a friend has gave me version 5 of garmin mobile XT.
what i want to know is how do i go about installing it - do i need to buy a bigger memory card to keep it on?
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Mobile device installation files which contains version 4 & version 5
PC Mapsource installation files which is massive and contains:
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i realise that the .cab file is what i need to install on my phone (?), but i'm stuck as to what i do from here, or how i go about installing it to work with my xperia.
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GPS Lag on Xperia
May I know if anyone who uses their Xperia encountered GPS lag? Just like the Raphael, I have about 100m of positioning inaccuracy
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May I know if anyone who uses their Xperia encountered GPS lag? Just like the Raphael, I have about 100m of positioning inaccuracy
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up for u!
I've the same lag issue. the graphic redraw seems fine. but the thing is the lagging. I passed a street for 20 meters then the garmin report the passing.
I've tried increasing the baud rate of the GPS port to 57600bps.. but no avail.
Any experts have any opinion? I'm contemplating to revert back to ver 4.20 to see if it works.
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up for u!
I've the same lag issue. the graphic redraw seems fine. but the thing is the lagging. I passed a street for 20 meters then the garmin report the passing.
I've tried increasing the baud rate of the GPS port to 57600bps.. but no avail.
Any experts have any opinion? I'm contemplating to revert back to ver 4.20 to see if it works.
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Both wont work...I have tried...
Instead I tried applying the registry tweak from bozotheclown. It helps a bit especially getting the quicker fix but lag still appears.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=426433&page=2
Works fine for me alsom been using it since I got the Xperia.
Lagging by 100m, you say. I remember from my p990 days that garmin had troubles figuring out what a decimal point is. In english speaking countries they use "." for decimal point, but in some others we use ",". That got garmin all confused and was off by 100m. The solution was: change decimal point to "." in your settings.
Gamin works fine on me. Before you point yr finger on faulty hardware, make sure you test it clean w/ a hard-reset. Especially turn AGPS "OFF" (which is off by default) if you stupidly enable it w/ other tools. Com4 (or Intermediate driver) w/ 4800 baud rate is all you need to get GPS working. Don't believe the stupid myth, anything other than 4800bps for consumer GPS will only get you headache.
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Gamin works fine on me. Before you point yr finger on faulty hardware, make sure you test it clean w/ a hard-reset. Especially turn AGPS "OFF" (which is off by default) if you stupidly enable it w/ other tools. Com4 (or Intermediate driver) w/ 4800 baud rate is all you need to get GPS working. Don't believe the stupid myth, anything other than 4800bps for consumer GPS will only get you headache.
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i hope you're not referring to me. I'm i guess no one here is saying HW has problem, i'm asking for a resolution on how to solve the lagging issue. baud rate change is just a desperate attempt to get it NOT lag. it didn't work faster anyway nor it did mess up the settings.
hope anyone else here can provide a better solution for us
okay, so can anyone help me install it on my phone please?
this is what i have:
thanks in advance
and final folder:
thanks
i've installed the latest garmin xt mobile on my X1.. but I couldn't get any gps signals from it.. its set to COM4 intermediate driver in garmin XT as well on the external gps setting on WM.. anything i'm missing here?
Wonder if we'll get to use this Garmin panel.
I can't seem to find a GPS program that has every feature I'd want on it. I hear a lot of people talking about TomTom, or Igo8, or a few others, but it seems like there are one or two important things that each one lacks, for me personally. So, here's my GPS snob wish list:
compatible with Xperia (duh)
US Maps
Ability to download international maps for traveling
real time traffic updates, with ability to route around traffic, if possible
voice navigation, turn by turn directions
ability to reroute in case of wrong turn (fairly standard now, i know)
Ability to get address from contacts
FYI, i used "Mapopolis" on my Loox T830, but it seems that they have gone out of business, and though i still have the maps, i can't find the reinstall package, and even if i could, i've heard reports that it runs very slowly on wm 6.1 . I liked everything about it, except now the maps aren't updated and I don't think it did traffic updates.
anyway, if someone knows of some software that fits the bill, please let me know.
Ian
Let me add "fast" to your list.
I've got a X1i with "MyWayfinder" pre-installed. This software sucks soooo much, it's unbelieveable that it is not labeled as an alpha-Version. It needs minutes to start up, to find GPS-Sat's and crashes always.
Then there was T-Mobile Navigate, which I couldn't test because the map data costs you money. Pay-per-route, if you wish.
Why didn't you like Tom Tom Navigator 7 again?
To my knowledge it has every feature you want.
I'm currently using it and I'm really happy with the way it works.
Does the Tom Tom Plus service work with v. 7? The traffic feature seems to be part of the "plus" feature set, and they only show version 6. Speaking of which, is there any tangible bennefit to going with 7 instead of version 6?
The only other thing is that i didn't see where I could download maps for other countries, it is almost like they have two completely different packages...EITHER US/Canada OR everything else, but not both. I could be wrong though.
You're right though, TT does seem like the best option. I probably just need to decide whether to go with version 6 or 7.
Input?
Yes, the TomTom plus service works with version 7. You only need a valid account.
I didn't actually test the version 6 on the Xperia (I only had it on my P1 (symbian os)) but I know that version 7 will work on X1's WVGA screen without a problem (because I have it).
Other than that there aren't many changes between the two versions. The new features that I could spot was the "map correction" feature, you can change your car symbol (that's helpful ), you can have quick links on the nav screen...and it works faster that version 6. But then again that might be just because the P1 had 218Mhz )
You can buy individual maps for countries or for regions if you want. I only had Western Europe, so I don't know how it behaves when you have to change regions (if it does it automatically or not). Even so...given that a flight from US/Canada to Europe takes umm...6-10hrs depending on your location you have the time to go into Manage Maps and switch to your new map.
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Oh...and there's another new feature : "lane guidance" so that you know on which side of the road you should be driving )
Garmin Mobile XT has all that and works really fine, and it´s really fast also, in about 5 seconds y hace full satelite signal.
Henry_eue said:
Garmin Mobile XT has all that and works really fine, and it´s really fast also, in about 5 seconds y hace full satelite signal.
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2nd that, really happy with Garmin
I can tell you for a fact that tomtom7 works in the United States with the Xperia X1. It has turn by turn navigation all the way down to live traffic updates.
Basically all the features that you called for in your original post. The new version of tomtom 7.xxxx something 96 supports geotagging also. I havent stayed with that version because i was having some tomtom plus account issues which were weird. So i stuck with TOMTOM 7.910.9185
I saw TT6 on ebay for $40 or so, with dvd of all U.S. maps...i'll let you know what I think, thanks for all the suggestions.
so.....
I installed TTN6 on my xperia (rev 2), then did a soft reset after installation. All it can do is crash. So far, I'm not too pleased with it.
any suggestions?
sygic
Have you checked out Sygic? check out www.sygic.com and
http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/sygic...oftware-launch-usa-canada-january-2008-a.html
Henry_eue said:
Garmin Mobile XT has all that and works really fine, and it´s really fast also, in about 5 seconds y hace full satelite signal.
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Can I use Garmin Mobile XT with another microSDHC also? I have a 16GB card in my X1 and I do not want to exchange the cards to be able to navigate..
There's only one problem I can't seem to solve with TT7 and X1....
I got the SW up and running, including 1 downloaded city.
But, I can't get the maps I've bought onto the phone, there's no way I've found that makes TomTom Home recognize my X1 and connect to it..
If anyone has a fix for this, like e.g. making the X1 'present itself' to TT Home as some known HTC device etc, I'd be very happy to know of it.
Not warez question this one, I've bought and paid for the maps, and if the SW were availiable for me I'd gladly pay for that too!
Have asked Tomtom about this a number of times, but always got the same reply. "device not supported"...
You have to install TT7 to the memory card and use a card reader, then it should work.
DeepBlue23 said:
You have to install TT7 to the memory card and use a card reader, then it should work.
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OK, but how do I go about achieving that? My .cab installs directly to phone memory, no options shown for any other targets like SD card...
What TT Home can i use, provided I can get help and install to SD Card?
completelyhis said:
so.....
I installed TTN6 on my xperia (rev 2), then did a soft reset after installation. All it can do is crash. So far, I'm not too pleased with it.
any suggestions?
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Try TTN7, 6 won't work on your X1.
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Try TTN7, 6 won't work on your X1.
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That's wrong, whilst TomTom refuse to support the X1 it does work.
Now to complicate this a bit .. what about if I add geocaching into the basket ? Garmin XT is clearly oriented on car.
You should try Navitel (3.2.5+).
Lots of free maps and other stuff, navi is very cool, light, fast.
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i use garmin, no problem at all
My head hurts from all the out-dated search info and ads i've been getting spammed with...
Is TomTom even selling a US version for WinMo? All I could find was one version for the GDMF'ing iPhone and the rest were international.
Does Garmin XT work in landscape mode yet? Do you still have to do a keygen hack to transfer it to your own sd card?
What do y'all think is the best paid app and is there that big of a diff between the best paid app and the best free one?
Is there an app avail that does the following?
turn by turn
text to speech
3d maps
landscape mode
installable on your own microSD card
Any help would be appreciated...
amAzeGPS
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amAzeGPS
I know its not a paid app but I'd take a look at www.amazegps.com. It has everything you are looking for. Its free and downloads the maps from the internet. One drawback is it is less intuitive on the address input and a little unstable when using other programs. Not too bad for free though.
TomTom....I love it.
I have been using Copilot Live 8 for almost a month now and i like it. Plus it was only 34.99 for the US and CA maps.
I am using Garmin Mobile XT Version 4.10.00wp and I love it. It works in portrait and landscape mode on my Verizon HTC Touch Pro 2. One of the nicest features is the real-time traffic. When I used TomTom Navigator this was a feature that you needed to pay for.
I have used the following GPS software:
TomTom Navigator
iGuidance
Navngo iGo 8
Garmin Mobile XT
GPSTuner
AmazeGPS
TomTom is nice because its a super easy to use interface, just like the TomTom GPS units themselves.
iGuidance is nice because it features text to speech (it will say turn left onto king street instead of just turn left.) The one major complaint I have is the UI looks like it was made by a child and keyboard is horrible.
iGo8 is visually stunning (featured 3D buildings and superb graphics) but a bit more complicated to do simple things like entering in a destination or finding a poi. I got frustrated with iGo8 very quickly.
GPS Tuner was nothing but buggy for me...
Garmin's Mobile XT is in my opinion the way to go for simplicity, style, and performance. The traffic feature is a huge plus, and like the TomTom's UI it is super easy to use. The onscreen keyboard is big enough so if you mount the phone in a cradle, you wont need to take it out to type in a destination.
Hope this helps, if you have any other questions feel free to PM me.
- Cheers
Ive been using IGO8 and i cant really see it getting much better than that.. It runs flawlessly on my tp2 with zero lag whatsoever... I would recommend this to anyone..
I'm all about CoPilot Live 8. As was stated before, it's only $34.99 and is full-featured. I was going to upgrade my iNav license, but after trying out CP8, I will stay with it.
J
Im using Ndrive, it works in landscape, different voice options and a pretty standard UI. I like it a lot
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Ive been using IGO8 and i cant really see it getting much better than that.. It runs flawlessly on my tp2 with zero lag whatsoever... I would recommend this to anyone..
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+1 I love it and use it all the time. Its a very nice looking program, and cool to have the 3D buildings.
garmin is the best
TreyDizzle said:
My head hurts from all the out-dated search info and ads i've been getting spammed with...
Is TomTom even selling a US version for WinMo? All I could find was one version for the GDMF'ing iPhone and the rest were international.
Does Garmin XT work in landscape mode yet? Do you still have to do a keygen hack to transfer it to your own sd card?
What do y'all think is the best paid app and is there that big of a diff between the best paid app and the best free one?
Is there an app avail that does the following?
turn by turn
text to speech
3d maps
landscape mode
installable on your own microSD card
Any help would be appreciated...
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to offer warez on the forum is not allowed even..via pm
YOU ONLY GET ONE WARNING ON THIS MATTER
Telenav has text to speech but isn't run off your sd card. I'm currently using Garmin but doesn't have text to speech.
Garmin XT
Before I get my TP2 I was using Garmin Nuvi, After I bought Touch Pro2, I start to use NavTel. It was fine but limited for 14 days then they asked about 10 USD/month. So I changed my mind and turn back to Garmin. I bought Garmin XT. It works for me really well. Voice Prompt, 2D and 3D navigation maps, fast, Traffic and weather services. It is really good software. Only think about it If you need a bigger sd card you need to copy, paste and re unlock the software and maps in the new card.
But since you have the original card, It is Legal.
i love igo8... it looks amazing
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Sprint Navigation on the TP2 is free
With the TP2 on Sprint, it comes with free Sprint Navigation. a bit laggy, but not bad for $0.
I might be just stupid, but I've been trying to get Copilot Live 8 working on my TP2 for about a week now. I bought a 16GB SD card for the main purpose of storing the app and the whole North American map on it. I installed the App and activated it on my phone and downloaded the map via CoPilot Central, but it won't let me transfer it (the button is grayed out). The only thing that I can think of why it doesn't let me transfer is that CPCentral shows me only having 208MB free on my device, when the map is 1.01GB. How can I get it to see the SD card? I found the map files on my PC. Could I just copy them into the SD card? If so, where? I'm seeing something in Program Files and in the root of the card, but I'm not sure.
Anyone who's gotten this working, how did you do it?
Most of people here has moved from windows mobile 6.5 to Android after this great revolution.
Did you have any programs in windows mobile that you are missing and wish to be on Android or you don't even know that they exists? maybe those are preventing you from completely switching to Android.
The purpose of this discussion is to help each other finding replacement tools and applications for some useful applications in windows mobile.
My applications that i missed from windows mobile:
* LMT : multitouch launcher - I've viewed a previous thread telling that it is not possible to create such an application, but in my opinion it could be done using the Accessibility services-
* g-trigger : Perform actions based on gestures with the phone. found some replacements as shake2* (shake to play next, shake to mute but those uses only one gesture with very limited actions) , tasker ( very hard to configure and record gestures)
* Garmin : I know there are many GPS applications but there is no one that can work offline, create custom map and provide 3D navigation. Since no GPS application is offering a map for my country. I usually use openstreetmap and offline map downloader to create vector navigation map for Garmin.
* And finally the reverse tethering (Internet Pass Through) just like what activesync was doing for non Desire HD/Z based ROMS (can't use them since they lack some Arabic support and are much slower than cyanogen and stock builds). I was able to reverse USB tethering to browse the web through my PC internet but many applications on Android won't run if there is no wifi or data connection is available -thinking of providing a virtual wireless interface but this needs more time -.
Do you know any replacements? or do you miss other applications from windows mobile?
Have you tried OsmAnd? Free satnav app which uses openstreetmap and consistently gets good ratings.
Forced to use wimo only by tomtom navigator or update build.
Use CoPiliot for offline GPS navigation - I do and it works great.
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Have you tried OsmAnd? Free satnav app which uses openstreetmap and consistently gets good ratings.
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Yes, I have tried it, but it didn't provide 3D navigation - I mean something like this
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Use CoPiliot for offline GPS navigation - I do and it works great.
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Unfortunately there is no maps for Syria
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Yes, I have tried it, but it didn't provide 3D navigation - I mean something like this
**PIC WAS HERE**
Unfortunately there is no maps for Syria
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Ahhh see living in the United States, CoPilot works flawlessly for me but it's definitely not my favorite. I really prefer iGO8 from WM but I have yet to find a similar GPS software for Android that is available in the United States.
maybe Navigon would be the best for me, but i'd really be glad to give it a test before spending 60€...
dharvey4651 said:
Ahhh see living in the United States, CoPilot works flawlessly for me but it's definitely not my favorite. I really prefer iGO8 from WM but I have yet to find a similar GPS software for Android that is available in the United States.
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Actually this image is from the internet
I live in Syria. IGO, AERO, CoPilot and Navigon do not provide a map or navigation for my country!
The good thing with Garmin is that it can give me the features of those applications with a custom map taken from a map source.
I only use WM for TomTom now (and not even that... I live in London and do not drive when in the city, so no need).
However I have yet to find an e-book reader as useful as AlReader2, although CoolReader is getting close. All of Android readers are either limited on file-type, have specific storage locations, or look ugly/have no night-mode when reading.
And I'm glad VPlayer has come along, as I was otherwise missing TMPCP or whatever that video player was called, and I didn't want to pay for RockPlayer.
im missing MyMobiler.. SOOO damn much!
As stupid as it may sound - Experiment 13! I loved that game.
+1 for mymobiler too
LoeWn said:
im missing MyMobiler.. SOOO damn much!
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Wow, I didn't know about this app! It looks very cool.
I think it should be any replacement for this application. You can see this for example, but it lacks file transfer.
kinsago said:
As stupid as it may sound - Experiment 13! I loved that game.
+1 for mymobiler too
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same for me for MyMobiler. not sure of any good Android alternative.
medical programs...........uptodate, sanford, and others
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same for me for MyMobiler. not sure of any good Android alternative.
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Doesn't Droid Explorer have a window for viewing the contents of your Android screen? (Screencast plugin)
Missing:
1. the calculator of Wm6.5 and the new WM7, they are great.
2. the way WM6.5 (don't know what WM7 does) groups contacts, the 2 versions of Android I tried do not work well for me.
3. don't like HTC Sync it is too unstable and has too many requirements (I had to setup an XP disk just to load my contacts and it was painful), prefer Active Sync it works on any OS
4. battery drain for WM is about 5% overnight with the 2 Android builds it was close to 60%, simply unacceptable.
5. flipping only 1h2m on the darn clock every time you look at it, Android starts from 12:00 and goes to 23:59 that drives me crazy
6. versions of Android that are out seem to be too unstable for my taste and the last one completely crashed my HD2 and had to reinstall radio and rom and had a hard time doing it. Now I am back to stock radio/rom of WM6.5 until everything on an Android build is stable.
On the other hand
1. locking out WAP was easier on Android
2. miss the digital clocks of Android
3. setup was easier on Android
4. the message balloons were easier to see