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TomTom or Garmin?

Hi all,
I've looked through the first 7 pages of this forum and can't see this question asked or answered anywhere.
I have my shiny new O2 XDA Ignito sitting in front of me and it is crying out for some sat nav software.
I have looked at TomTom navigator but from reading some of the posts on this site it appears TomTom 7 is the vogue. What are the differences between the two?
Is Garmin's mobile sat nav any good?
If I go for TomTom where is the best (sorry cheapest) place to buy it from on DVD?
Cheers.
Matt.

Garmin
Garmin Mobile XT is fantastic. I have it on my Tilt and it's as good if not better than the GPS in my car. It does turn by turn verbally which is a must. It even works in my pocket. You can have 3d maps or regular. It has traffic and automatic re-routing. It comes on a micro sd card and once you plug in the card it asks if you want to install. That's all there is to it.
The maps are great and detailed. The options are many. I love my Garmin and can't figure out why people aren't jumping on it. It's a one time cost rather than every month. Garmin is a great company to deal with and will be around when many of the others are gone.

FrankCB said:
Garmin Mobile XT is fantastic. I have it on my Tilt and it's as good if not better than the GPS in my car. It does turn by turn verbally which is a must. It even works in my pocket. You can have 3d maps or regular. It has traffic and automatic re-routing. It comes on a micro sd card and once you plug in the card it asks if you want to install. That's all there is to it.
The maps are great and detailed. The options are many. I love my Garmin and can't figure out why people aren't jumping on it. It's a one time cost rather than every month. Garmin is a great company to deal with and will be around when many of the others are gone.
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Does it come on CD/DVD though as the XDA Ignito (HTC Diamond) doesn't have a card slot?
Matt

My dad got a seperate GPS unit with the Garmin CD and it can install and show the map just fine, but cant use the internal GPS so that's totally useless. Of course that GPS brick should be optional if your phone includes a GPS (I mean you pay for it regardless).
Had to aquire that online special version just to get the thing working

use TomTom Navigator 7 - specificly developed for the VGA HTC Touch Diamond. Works perfect for me.

TomTom, it's perfect!

i use igo8.
found it to be better than tomtom.

darthbane2k said:
use TomTom Navigator 7 - specificly developed for the VGA HTC Touch Diamond. Works perfect for me.
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Rang Garmin and after 20 minutes they answered. They conformed you can buy their software on DVD but you have to buy the GPS receiver as well... something to do with unlocking the maps using a receiver code or something!
So as a result it looks like TomTom is the way forward for me.
When I go to the TT website it makes no mention of TT 7 and yt loads of you guys on here appear to be using it. Where do I get it from and how much is it (I know Navigator 6 is £87)?
Thanks in advance guys.
Matt.

TomTom7 is superb, in terms of obtaining a copy, a mere google search would probably locate it straight away, free or paid for

Would definately go for TT7 as they are what I would call the market leaders (for Europe anyway). I've used both and perhaps gotten used to TT7, but I have been using it for TT5, TT6 and now TT7 and it works with great map support for US, Europe and Australia. Suggest you google or download the cab from numerous folks here (...search!!) and then buy the maps (whatever) accordingly!

i have both tomtom7 and Garmin XT...diference is in refresh...TomTom refreshes position like 0,5 s and Garmin 1-1,5s
But i preffer Garmin ( we have better maps for our country for Garmin )

hey man go nav n go IGO8!!! better than tt7: faster, prettier & full 7digit postcodes in uk fresh speed cameras waypoints etc

PJ6363 said:
Would definately go for TT7 as they are what I would call the market leaders (for Europe anyway). I've used both and perhaps gotten used to TT7, but I have been using it for TT5, TT6 and now TT7 and it works with great map support for US, Europe and Australia. Suggest you google or download the cab from numerous folks here (...search!!) and then buy the maps (whatever) accordingly!
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I spent much of yesterday (to my wifes disgust!) searching this site and google for a link from which to download TT& and the only one I could come up with was this one
http://rapidshare.com/files/123733357/
posted on this site by Mahmood on 2/06/08. Unfortunately it didn't work. I couldn't find any others... maybe I couldn't see the wood for the trees, who knows?
Matt.

Krema+or said:
hey man go nav n go IGO8!!! better than tt7: faster, prettier & full 7digit postcodes in uk fresh speed cameras waypoints etc
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Just looked on their website at IGO 8. The site states that it will only work off the original SD memory card... Diamond doesn't have a slot!
Matt

Krema+or said:
hey man go nav n go IGO8!!! better than tt7: faster, prettier & full 7digit postcodes in uk fresh speed cameras waypoints etc
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TT7 also supports full postcode search with the ZIP plugin (easily found) and speed camera notifications

mb5049 said:
I spent much of yesterday (to my wifes disgust!) searching this site and google for a link from which to download TT& and the only one I could come up with was this one
http://rapidshare.com/files/123733357/
posted on this site by Mahmood on 2/06/08. Unfortunately it didn't work. I couldn't find any others... maybe I couldn't see the wood for the trees, who knows?
Matt.
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Have the TomTom cab at home, can send it to you/upload it tonight if you still need it

dan168 said:
Have the TomTom cab at home, can send it to you/upload it tonight if you still need it
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Sorry it's late but OH YES!!! (Please!)
PM me if you want or post I don't mind.
Matt

mb5049 said:
Sorry it's late but OH YES!!! (Please!)
PM me if you want or post I don't mind.
Matt
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PM sent
Edit: link here: http://www.megaupload.com/cn/?d=A6DFV9VH

Krema+or said:
hey man go nav n go IGO8!!! better than tt7: faster, prettier & full 7digit postcodes in uk fresh speed cameras waypoints etc
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you need to crack it since it will only work off a SD card :/. Anyhow iGO8 ftw

TomTom?
IGO?
Garmin?
McGuider! (aka Sygic DRIVE)
Works absolutely great on my Diamond, uses a nice black theme which fits perfectly, has lane guidance, detailed spoken instructions, nice fluid 3D graphics, the lot.

Satnav on X1

Got my X1 today and doing some testing tells me that Copilot live 7 satnav software doesnt seem very happy on X1 in case any of you were thinking of getting it. Works ok but seems to have a problem with the resolution. I was curious as Toshiba G900 is WVGA I think and it is officially supported by Copilot.

Hi Mate
Why not go for Tomtom 7, works flawlessly on mine and automatically changes to landscape when opening keyboard.
Cheers

TomTom 7 works like a charm on my UK Vodaphone X1 and swapping to landscape was flawless.
I recommend it also

This is not good news. Do you know if ALK are doing anything about this? I've done a quick search of the various forums and your post is the only reference I can find on the matter. I'd be interested to know if the Touch HD has the same problem.

I would love to use TT 7 but !
where can I buy it - in Germany no way !
Pls help !!!!

dwj said:
Got my X1 today and doing some testing tells me that Copilot live 7 satnav software doesnt seem very happy on X1 in case any of you were thinking of getting it. Works ok but seems to have a problem with the resolution. I was curious as Toshiba G900 is WVGA I think and it is officially supported by Copilot.
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Strange, because I got a mail from ALK yesterday. It said that Copilot should work with X1. They hadn`t done much testing yet, but it wasn`t any reason it shouldn`work according to ALK.
Try send them a mail to see what they answer.

Works ok for me
I have Co Pilot working fine and changes to landscape too. Just loaded it and off it went....no problems at all!

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I have Co Pilot working fine and changes to landscape too. Just loaded it and off it went....no problems at all!
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Thats interesting and I couldnt see why it shouldnt work either so Ill ask alk about it. Problem i have (even tho it functions ok) is resolution. It takes up whole screen in portrait with text really big & in landscape it wont use whole screen & text so small impossible to read even with a magnifying glass!

peter7 said:
I would love to use TT 7 but !
where can I buy it - in Germany no way !
Pls help !!!!
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There are links to TomTom 7 on this site but you won't find any maps as you have to buy them from tomtom.
Google is your friend tho
I have TomTom 7 and UK maps and Speed camera database and its fantastic, started it up on my way home from work and locked onto 9 sats in 4 seconds

Getting TomTom to work

I tried installed 3 different versions of TomTom 6.01 & 6.03 (I'm licensed) v7.XX (out of desperation I wanted to see if I could get any version running)
Version 6 gives memory access violation.
I sometimes get the TomTom opening in triple tiny view at the top of the screen.
I can't install v7 it says this version is not suitable for this device.
I've spent hours on this and I just can't get it to work. Has anyone else been experiencing this? Can anyone that managed to get TomTom working, tell me how?
Many thanks,

hy,
read this tread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442925

Hi,
Many thanks for trying to help but I've already seen this post and unfortunately it doesn't help. I tried to install the same version 7 but it says something like device not compatible and the earliest version of 6 that I have been able to find was 6.01.
I've spent many hours on the this problem, I've already searched here and all over the web. It looks to me like only a few people have been lucky to get it working.
If I don't get Tomtom working soon then I'll be sending the Touch HD back. I would appreciate any suggestions. I don't know if it's possibly an issue about missing dlls.
Thanks,

ok thats strange, but i cant help you anymore because i dont have any Touch HD.
But i hope for you that someone will help you.

7.4 should be working ...

Where can I find 7.4? I have 6

mirandolo said:
Where can I find 7.4? I have 6
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You are not supposed to ask for software , but you can buy it on the web !

mirandolo said:
Where can I find 7.4? I have 6
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The problem is that Tom Tom6 maps won't work on Tom Tom7. If you have a world wide collection of maps like me, it's going to cost a fortune to buy all new maps.
Has anyone figured out a way to get Tom Tom 6.03 working on the HD? Surely it is a matter of tweaking??
Edit: It's not a matter of Tweaking. I found a 7.450.9028 cab in my archives from another one of my devices. I was surprised to find that this version WILL work with TomTom 6.75 maps but not lower. Fortunately all of my maps were 6.75 so I'm good to go The only thing/problem is the text and keyboard are small.

I've managed to find an old cab file for 6.00 and it worked straight away! It has all my previous maps and POI from the memory card working fine. I can live with using 6.00 instead of 6.30 so long as it's stable/reliable.
Cheers,

Hi Matterhorn!
I hope to be trying this later today. What steps did you take to try to install Tom Tom 6.03 ? I have this from my TyTn II CD and updated my maps a few months ago.
I have Tom Tom home installed on my PC and was hoping to get Tom Tom home to see the Touch HD as a new device and install to it.
I will post here what I find happens with my attempts.
Ofiaich

Noony said:
I've managed to find an old cab file for 6.00 and it worked straight away! It has all my previous maps and POI from the memory card working fine. I can live with using 6.00 instead of 6.30 so long as it's stable/reliable.
Cheers,
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I still don't know if I'll get my version of Tom Tom 6.03 to work since my HD doesn't arrive until Monday. I don't know where to find the 6.00 version.

If you get stuck send me a pm...

Hi Noony!
pm for you !
trying to install Tom Tom 6.03, I get the screen with different langauges choices, then it crashes and I get the 'send the error info to microsoft' message...
Ofiaich

TOMTOM 7
I own realy a Touch Hd. For 3 days now.I've installed Tomtom 7,450 VGA.
It works perfectly and with Gsen even horizontal.
I also didn't notice any GPS lag. So what are those people talkinh about.
I suspect that I the only have an HD in their imagination.

I have version 6.010 and i installed it, i hoped for a working install but it doesn't work at all, boot logo from tomtom is showing after that it's crashing like hell, so i founded somewhere a 6.000 CAB file and that's running perfectly on the Touch HD. very strange to me , normaly should newer version have more compatibility solutions.

TomTom 7.450 works on HD
try to find ttn7 with 12.063 MByte. This version works very fine and I'm surpriced about the GPS speed.

b013329 said:
try to find ttn7 with 12.063 MByte. This version works very fine and I'm surpriced about the GPS speed.
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Is there any difference is speed when using 2D or 3D maps ? I read somewhere on this forum that someone experienced better speeds ( no lag ) using 2D maps ?!?!
I use Destinator 7 and I am looking to buy HD within a month. I am wondering if anyone can share their experience using Destinator 7 on this device.
Cheers.

b013329 said:
try to find ttn7 with 12.063 MByte. This version works very fine and I'm surpriced about the GPS speed.
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A few people are saying that ttn7 works fine for them. It didn't work for me but maybe I just got a duff cab/version. But as licensed (v6) user with lots of maps and a traffic subscription (the subscription would probably be ok but maps definitely not) I prefer to stick with version 6 for now. Tomtom looks great on the big screen and is quick smooth and reliable so I'm happy. Done some short runs with gsen and all seems good there too.

BerreZ said:
I own realy a Touch Hd. For 3 days now.I've installed Tomtom 7,450 VGA.
It works perfectly and with Gsen even horizontal.
I also didn't notice any GPS lag. So what are those people talkinh about.
I suspect that I the only have an HD in their imagination.
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I have also a HD - bought also in Belgium- and it works perfectly, no lag and time to fix is about 20 seconds.
My only concern is ( see:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=443782)
Daniel

I use Nav4All, works perfect and is free..

Anyone get TOMTOM to work on the US version?

I have TOMTOM 6 and 7 for my unlocked tilt but can't get either one to work on my Tmobile US version HD2... Very sad since we have the huge screen and I really don't want to use the TELNAV that came on it. Anyone have any luck with this by chance?
Mahalo Paul

Check the HD2 apps section. There is a working TomTom version for HD2 there.
Actually, here is the link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=647096
Next time post something like this in General not ROM development though.

alooohaboy said:
I have TOMTOM 6 and 7 for my unlocked tilt but can't get either one to work on my Tmobile US version HD2... Very sad since we have the huge screen and I really don't want to use the TELNAV that came on it. Anyone have any luck with this by chance?
Mahalo Paul
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Hi Tomtom 7 works great on HD2.The only problem is u have to buy maps from tomtom and u cannot use the downloaded maps as it does not recognize them in any way.tomtom will allow you to download one city map for free.
One more thing .Install tomtom 7_915.9196 version only.
If you try the other versions it will knock off your blue tooth.its really amazing.
i got garmin Xt to work somehow.I jumbled up different versions and finally its working and i linked it to navipanel. with small glitch.when i click the phone now in navipanel the app freezes.trying to figure out why?
best of luck

i use igo primo,and works fine,also.

kable said:
Check the HD2 apps section. There is a working TomTom version for HD2 there.
Actually, here is the link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=647096
Next time post something like this in General not ROM development though.
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Yes that version works fine .. You can add it to the whitelist for the gsensor and that also works well ...
Also on the forum there is a patch that makes it work with the navipanel, if I cannot find the thread, or you can't I think I still have the patch ... Don't want to post it and insult the original poster till other options are tried ...

[Q] Sat Nav?

Hello people
I have messed around with a few builds and radios and roms and have finally found a combination that runs everything nearly perfectly. The only thing making me go back to use WM is IGO 8 because I can't find a replcement for it.
Does anyone use a satnav with the sd builds of Android ideally with uk maps?
Cheers in advance.
PS I did do a search first and I know IGO my way is too small!

Pablo84 said:
Hello people
I have messed around with a few builds and radios and roms and have finally found a combination that runs everything nearly perfectly. The only thing making me go back to use WM is IGO 8 because I can't find a replcement for it.
Does anyone use a satnav with the sd builds of Android ideally with uk maps?
Cheers in advance.
PS I did do a search first and I know IGO my way is too small!
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There are 2 versions of IGO which work on HD2 with the correct resolution :
Motonav (Motorola's version of IGO) and IGO My Way (yes, there is a 800x480 version)
I tested both and prefer the second one (it's not as good as the WinMo versions yet, but looks a bit like IGO Primo on WinMo).
Try searching for "iGOMyWay_8.4.2.139242_Android_800x480.zip" in google, you should be able to find what you need.

You my dear man are a star and a gentleman thanks for your prompt response and info
P84
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Hello again,
I got igo My way working but for the life of me cannot find a uk map? Does anyone have one they could share or now where to get them?
Thanks
P84

try using your windows version

Hi why don't you use Google maps Navigator? its free and excellent

I will use the winmo version until it gets sorted cheers guys
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Sorry should have said try copying your wimo UK maps across to the Android version
They should work if they are version 8.3

For the US, I've found CoPilot Live to be a good Android stand alone voice turn by turn GPS nav with announced street names (TTS). When using WM, iGuidance and iGO have been my favorite stand alone nav apps. That said, has anyone been able to get the Android version of iGO to announce street names like it does in WM?
Best to all,
R

hi
Ive got igo 8.3 on wimo
but where do i put the content map and maps.... i mean to run it on Android
in wimo its like this SDCard/Igo/Content/Maps....
but for android???? dunno
plz some help
lova yall

Copy the contents folder from your winmo version into the contents folder of your android version

i know how to copy
but igo doesn't create any maps on my sd card :s and when i copy manually the contents folder and other folders and then look for them via ES file explorer thy are not there :s is just looks like there never been there....
did i something wrong ?
i wil try it now by windows and see if the copied maps stays...