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Google maps and M700

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

Is Google Maps supposed to work this way?

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.

GPS problems after MR1/2 update.

Here's the problem.
I was going to return my XV6800 (Verizon) and get a Touch Pro. I was informed that I'd have to wait a few weeks before they would send me a brand new Touch Pro. But I didn't know this before I had updated to MR2.
I undid the Verizon lockdown on the GPS (Qpst, etc...) and can get google maps to recognize/use the GPS (valhalla GPS cab... etc...) So long as I'm using Verizon's MR1.
Now, when I flash using a custom ROM, nothing can find GPS satellites. Not Google maps, not LIVE search, not the HTC GPS tool. Flash back to MR1, and apply the valhalla cab, and they can all use the GPS chip just fine.
Google maps sits at "Seeking GPS satellites (0)... forever, and eventually says that I should go outside.
Anyone have any ideas? (Cross-posted to ppcgeeks)
****EDIT****
Nevermind, I was unable to get a GPS lock because of clouds and buildings in the downtown area.

CoPilot 8 GPS - Does it work when out of cell coverage area?

I was thinking about buying the CoPilot 8 GPS software for my T-Mobile USA TP2 but was wondering will CoPilot function when I'm out of T-mobile's coverage area (for example up in the mountains with no phone service?)??

Yes it will. That is the Internal GPS function. What your thinking is the aGPS which is GPS base on the Cell Phone Towers. Google maps uses the aGPS. The Internal GPS function will work as long as you can see the sky. So it won't work in tunnels or under bridges/overpasses.
Be aware that the CoPilot does not include some Live services like Fuel Prices or Local Search. That is Premium Live services which is an additional $20. It also does not say street names like avertise on the feature list.
I've requested a refund on mine due to those features not being included.. It's been 3days and still no word from customer service.

The main difference with CoPilot is that all the map data is downloaded and saved to your device (usually on an SD card and takes up about 1GB of space). Google maps, TeleNav, etc download the map data as you need it for only the area you are in, so those solutions need the phone to have a Data connection, CoPilot does not.
The GPS service needs not phone data connection. That data is received by the GPS receiver built into the phone from satellites maintained by the United Stated government.

digital compass not working with google maps

hi i tried the "get directions" feature in the compass which opened google maps and i selected a location and everything....now the button in the compass says "GPS locating..." forever with no progress.
is that a problem in the GPS receiver? i can't seem to use GPS in google maps too, but it updates my location in weather just fine.
or could it be a regional problem? i heard before that GPS is banned in egypt (where i live) or something like that.
any help?

Are u outside trying GPS? You have to be outside for GPS to locate u, cannot do it inside the house.

oo thanks a lot
yea i was trying it intdoors so i tried it outdoors and it worked fine