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TomTom Navigator problems

I have installed TomTom and tried almost every version that can be found on XDA but for some reason i get an error when i try to calculate a route. Every time i get an error message like "Fault calculating route". As i said, i have tried so many versions and even the one that was provided on the disks that came with my Cruise (Polaris) but i get always this error. Any suggestions?

Sponzert said:
I have installed TomTom and tried almost every version that can be found on XDA but for some reason i get an error when i try to calculate a route. Every time i get an error message like "Fault calculating route". As i said, i have tried so many versions and even the one that was provided on the disks that came with my Cruise (Polaris) but i get always this error. Any suggestions?
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After a few days, I had the same problem without changing anything! I also tried to install other TT versions but it didnt work.
My solution was, delete the map (in my case Benelux, NL + BE) and put a clean or other map back. After that it worked well! I hope this will help you! GL!

Good morning. May not be the answer your looking for, and it's not without it's own problems (you've been warned), but I'll mention it in case your interested.
I got my first color cell / pocket pc when Sprint finally released the PPC-6601. It had a LOT of problems, the biggest of which was it would loose ALL installed programs and data if the battery was removed. And since the device had TERRIBLE battery life, I bought an extended battery that wasn't quite perfect. HOWEVER, I did buy a piece of software for that device that has been a STAPLE on EVERY phone / pocket pc I've owned since... iGuidance.
Now, I'll freely admit I've never owned a Tom Tom device. Looked at them in the stores, played with them a little, but never really was that interested. Recently I tried a Garmin app on the BlackJack II I bought when my AT&T 8525 died. I guess it was ok, but I wasn't really happy with the interface or functionality, and THAT'S why I decided to spend the bigger bucks on the Touch Cruise.
Simply put, iGuidance is the best GPS software I've used. The route calculations are spot on, it adapts quicker than other apps when you miss a turn, etc. It gives you turn-by-turn directions including street names. And I believe it's tne best program for the money. I started with 2.1, went to 3, and now run version 4 on my Touch Cruise. It was somewhat confusing to setup, as you end up dragging an entire folder directly to your memory card. But with that 1.3GB or so transfer, you move the ENTIRE US to your pocket PC. No more moving a couple states, but what happens if you need to go somewhere you forgot to load maps for, etc.
Anyway, you might want to give it a look. Whether using an external BT GPS with my older phone, or installing GPSGate on my HTC Touch Cruise so iGuidance will work properly with the built-in GPS... it really is the only program I'd recommend.
Good luck!

see ur PM........

i hate tomtom. i live in nyc and thw nyc maps for tomtom never knows where i am. i tried searching and adress in brooklyn and the **** doesnt even know where it was.
now everytime i try an update there is an error with the server. tomtom sucks ass.
any good free navigation out there.
also evrytime i am driving all i see is a blank screen and me moving along. never know where am at

dortyboy said:
i hate tomtom. i live in nyc and thw nyc maps for tomtom never knows where i am. i tried searching and adress in brooklyn and the **** doesnt even know where it was.
now everytime i try an update there is an error with the server. tomtom sucks ass.
any good free navigation out there.
also evrytime i am driving all i see is a blank screen and me moving along. never know where am at
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well, here in europe it works perfect.
u can try IGO but i dont know if they have us maps

Hey folks, I actually came across this thread by searching "tomtom sucks" in google, after being screwed once again by this *****.
Another thing that I found within the same search is reference to the Garmin navigation software, which I did not try yet but prospects are quite promising, including free traffic info via TMC and free map updates.
So my suggestion is to try that.

GPS Tools

Hi All,
Recently just got the HTC Touch Pro and basically trying to do all the fun things possible with this phone and im wondering if there are any tips on GPS...
I installed Garmin V5 and works like a charm, however there are no maps for Malta and its pretty useless...
Now i found GoogleMaps to work like a charm unless i have my GPRS connection enalbed or I have the area already cached...
Question is... can you 'download' say the map of malta onto google maps and remove that annoying reminder that there is no data connection? I've been looking around on how to do this, to no success? Or any other good GPS tools that is able to achieve the above!
PS.. Thank you all for the wealth of information in these lobbies!
MarkBusu

Better GPS Navigation Software

Hello xda-developers
I was wonder why there isn't a better GPS navigation software for Windows Mobile cellphones (more preferably a newer one like the HTC Touch Pro)?
There is Google Maps which is fantastic but it has two shortcomings:
1. Doesn't have any sort of voice guidance
2. Doesn't reroute when you get off your path.
I've also found Google Navigator but after installing the trial version I found it to be very buggy and hasn't been updated for a few months now. Also costs $60! For that cost I can just go ahead an buy a dedicated GPS for about $40 more.
So I ask: Is there anything better in the works? Possibly an open(!) source project? Or a better presented and cheaper solution?

the best navigation software aren't free.. but there are workarounds obviously
try tomtom, or igo i love them

or try nav4all... free until 2010 and turn by turn voice direction

Hm Navi4all didn't seem to want to get any GPS sats, also seemed slow.
Nav N Go (IGo?) seems to be a european only product?
Tomtom looks like it might be worth its salt though

IGo is not European only...there is a North America version.... I love IGo after being turned on to it by a friend of mine (who also helped me with my first flash ---- props to Kareem9NBA).... text to voice, easy interface.
Before that, I used INav which I loved.....

I personally love tomtom. and its free if you know where to find it.

I'd go for Igo. I am from Europe and it has really good data even in eastern european countries, but TomTom is really good too. I think you should compare these two and just use the one that's faster/better for you.
Remember, we have PHONES that have GPS and you can't expect them to work like a GPS-only device. It's the same with the camera - no camera-phone performs as well as a standard digital camera (not even mentioning SLRs) and no GPS enabled phone will ever work as well as a GPS-only device. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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I dunno....Garmin Mobile XT works pretty damn well on my fuze. My friend has a dedicated garmin and mine can do more than his can cause our phones have internet access.

And with the update to Garmin from their website, the POI database is just about never out of date - it includes a Google Search function to look up points of interest.

navigon ( http://www.navigon.com/site/de/de/products/navigation_software/windowsmobile_pda )
is excelent like tomtom - you have the possibility to check before you buy it (30 days)

+1 for Igo8 (from the company Nav N Go). European company, but when you use NavTeq's USA maps, works perfect.
Advantages are real TTS (Text to Speech) (i.e., speaks actual street names), 3D buildings in major cities, ability to add POI databases, logos show onscreen for POIs, etc.
A dedicated GPS does work a bit better. But how often do you have that in your pocket when you need it on the spur of the moment???

Depends on what works best for your phone really. Some programs will lag on one persons phone and then not lag at all on anothers....from what I've read around the forum anyway. I've tried a lot of GPS software and I can tell you that...
Garmin Mobile XT has a great UI and excellent maps. Very easy to use and works. Only problem is GPS lag (shows me about 200ft behind my actual position).
TomTom works great. I don't think the UI is anywhere nearly as nice as Garmin's or as user-friendly. But I hardly get any GPS lag using TomTom and if you can keep the maps updated then you should be just fine. This is what I use now.
I've tried IGO8 and Amigo. Amigo wouldn't find the built-in GPS on my phone but looked pretty nice. I didn't get a chance to test it out much because it wouldn't work, sadly....and I didn't feel like trying to make it work lol. IGO8 is great if you can get the right version. I think I had the EU version because I couldn't change KM/hr to M/hr and I was thoroughly annoyed by that. IGO8 did give a little lag, but not as bad as it was with Garmin. What turned me away from IGO was that damn KM/hr thing. I looked up how to fix it for a grand total of half an hour before I gave up and deleted it lol.
All that being said, I like TomTom. I would absolutely 100% delete TomTom and go with Garmin if I didn't experience the lag. It's just that annoying to me. But if you don't experience lag with Garmin I'd go with that.

another vote for igo
used tomtom on my wizard but I really like the UI on IGo on my serra, the custom skins that are available and the use of a sys.txt to set up a lot of preferences in the software. Lots of web resources out there for these things.
used EU and US mapping and found them both to be very good
you can add POI's in google earth kml format and the software converts them at start up - very handy but large numbers of POI's can course the software to have slow response times at start up

Does anyone use their GPS without a data connection ie: using stored maps? I tried to mess around with mgmaps for a few days but never got it to work.

eimerej77 said:
Does anyone use their GPS without a data connection ie: using stored maps? I tried to mess around with mgmaps for a few days but never got it to work.
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IGO will work without data connection (flight mode on). Obviously, you need to have the program AND maps on your phone. Tomtom will not do the same. Even though it does not need any data connection, it will not establish GPS connection in flight mode. It will work if you turn data or cell radio on, even if there is no connection available (i.e. another country). Not sure about other programs.
Hope that helps.
Mike

yeah perfect. I skipped the data plan (use the nodata cab), so I just use wifi when I can and was trying to find a way to get gps on the road, storing the maps on my micro sd card. I'll look in to it!

doctajay said:
I personally love tomtom. and its free if you know where to find it.
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yup... and yup

Where is TomTom free?
Hello,
Can anyone please let me know where I can find free TOMTOM Software/maps to download to my touchpro?
Thanks
Satish

Warez is not allowed on xda.

TomTom looks interesting however I don't think Navigator 7 has any USA maps (but their Navigator 6 does). Seems to be a product tailored more towards the European crowd

GPS software for pocket pc

Want some advice and opinions on gps software for my htd tp2, wm professional 6.1 i have scoured the internet but can not find a consistent review of anything other an co-pilot. i had a garmin street pilot in my car and need a good gps for my car. would like to be able to use my phone and i have a 16 gb micro card. but it has to been a good nav system and not dependant on phone or web service. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks

CoPilot is #1 in my book!
Well I have been using CoPilot for quite a while, and I have to tell ya, its the best thing since sliced bread. It is really nice. It has settings for any kind of mode of transportation. It has every language available, I prefer the Austrailian chick, cuz I love the accent. Everything is customizable. You store all the Maps for North America on your SD Card, so there is no need for the Internet. CoPilot works well even with Windows Media Player playing, or using the phone. I used it recently on a trip from maine to florida and back. Even in places that I had no signal, the Program worked perfectly. Thanks to the fact that the TP2 has a stand alone GPS in it. I could use the phone, and the map would keep chuggin along.
That is a great improvement, where as any of the apps that come on phones, require the internet, so as soon as you get a phone call it kills the map, and when the call is done you have to restart it. Not with coPilot. I don't think I would go anywhere without my CoPilot It is well worth the money.

[Q] GPS Software

good day
apologies if this has been posted before. i have a sprint touch pro 2 which i ordered from the u.s. (i'm based in australia). i've been trying to install tomtom 7 as well as the updated series. whenever i launch the cab the cursor just spins but the software doesn't get installed. anyone have this same issue?
in that, which gps software is best working for your units? garmin xt, papago, etc?
appreciate your inputs.
cheers
john

TomTom 7 has massive lag issues on the TP2, making it almost unusable for many. It also has no TTS. I use iGo8, which also works well but is a memory hog and the TTS can be flaky. I've tried a demo version of Navigon 7.4.0 Build 962 and it was definitely the best of the three: no lag at all, can navigate to google search results, and it's TTS is flawless. Eventually I might dump iGo and get Navigon.
Garmin Mobile XT apparently works well, but has no TTS.

rete said:
TomTom 7 has massive lag issues on the TP2, making it almost unusable for many. It also has no TTS. I use iGo8, which also works well but is a memory hog and the TTS can be flaky. I've tried a demo version of Navigon 7.4.0 Build 962 and it was definitely the best of the three: no lag at all, can navigate to google search results, and it's TTS is flawless. Eventually I might dump iGo and get Navigon.
Garmin Mobile XT apparently works well, but has no TTS.
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mate
your response is much appreciated, Thanks! i'll give navigon a go. on tomtom, i've tried just about everything including a hard boot but still the problem persists. i used to have a dopod advantage and tomtom 6 worked flawlessly. guess it's time to try out a different software.
cheers

I have garmin and I love it. I believe it has TTS. Doesn't that mean it tells u what street to turn on.

I greatly disagree with the first reply.. I use TomTom and it works flawlessly... I am using version 7.918.9193 VGA Black.. No problems installing it... none of that lag that is talked about... amd usually I am locked on withing 30 sec. I do have the updated GPS driver you can find on the site here.. But even before I installed that I had no lag issues and usualyl got a lock in a min or so.
I have also used 7.916 and it was simmilar. I have even used TomTom tech support when I was having problems when I wanted to renew my traffic sibscription (They doubled their price since I last paid and I wasn;t willing to pay the new price).. They were very friendly... even when I told them what version I was using. I think you might just have a bad download or something... I am using the Energy version listed below... I find that by FAR TomTom is the most reliable (never crashes).. It is one of the easiest to use... The screen format and voice guided directions work great.. You can even navigate to one of your contacts in your phonebook. I do reccemend making a TomTom Home account and downloading additional Point if Interest (for free).. But after you do that it is just as good if not better than most of the compitition..

I am trying to find where I can download Navigon MobileNavigator 7 North America. I have 2 Navigon GPS devices and LOVE them. I want this on my SPRINT HTC TOUCH PRO2.