Hi all,
I've got a query which I'm sure a knowledgable person here may know the answer to!
Thinking of getting the USA maps from the TomTom site and theres an option to have all of canada and the USA and hawaii and includes 'street mapping' and covers '99%' of these countries.
But also listed is various regional maps - north east US south area, mid area etc etc.
So what's the difference ? why buy those regional maps?
is it just for those with small MicroSD cards so that not as much space is taken up?
for the price, the full USA and Canada map looks to be good value. I just want to know if theres any benefit in getting any of the regional maps?
Cheers!
Dennis! West London UK!
Buy the full USA & Canada set. You can then choose to download all or just sections, depending on the size of your micro SD card. All of the US and Canada map set only takes up about 2 gig with a voice and sat imagery.
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I have recently bought a Cruise in the US. On installing the supplied Tom Tom 6 software, I was able to download a free map. I chose Washington DC from the list of all the states (I know it is not a "state"!). I would also like Virginia and perhaps Maryland. I went to the website provided in the download instructions www.europe.htc.com/gpsmaps but could only buy the whole of the USA. Does anyone know how to access just an extra state? I do not mind paying but do not want to pay for all of the USA. Thanks.
Buy from TOMTOM's own wb site. At the moment they are offering 50% discount on all maps unyil 31st Jan. The link is:
http://www.tomtom.com/products/maps/select.php?D=23&Language=1
If you select product as NAVIGATOR 6, then in Region, you will see US maps , separately divided into 6 regions. You can buy single region of your choice or whole USA ... whatever you like. (It gives details of states covered in that region, if you expand "more info" after selecting the region)
Hope it helps.
synfuel said:
I have recently bought a Cruise in the US. On installing the supplied Tom Tom 6 software, I was able to download a free map. I chose Washington DC from the list of all the states (I know it is not a "state"!). I would also like Virginia and perhaps Maryland. I went to the website provided in the download instructions www.europe.htc.com/gpsmaps but could only buy the whole of the USA. Does anyone know how to access just an extra state? I do not mind paying but do not want to pay for all of the USA. Thanks.
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Register on the Tomtom site then download/install Tomtom home on your PC or Laptop. Download/Install active sync 4.5. When you're done, restart your Laptop/PC then connect your HTC Touch Cruise to it. Tomtom home will automatically pop up and ask you if you would like to link your account to your Touch Cruise. If you click yes, you will then be asked to log in after which you can now choose which map you want.
I suggest you buy the whole map now while Tomtom is still on "50% SALE"
Me? I bought both Map of Western Europe and Map of USA and Canada. Its a lot cheaper than buying one city at a time. Besides, if one day you decide to sell your HTC Touch Cruise on eBay, then, you've got a reason for asking a higher price. Ain't it?
Thanks for the tips. Will try them out.
I'll soon be taking a three week trip equally split between the USA and Canada. Like most people on this forum, I'm going to want data access from my GSM smartphone for the duration, especially Google Navigation. Of course using my Orange UK contract SIM is out of the question because I don't intend to remortgage my house. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good SIM which will allow reasonable data changes across both countries?
In the past I've used T-Mobile for USA-only trips, but it appears the charge $10 a Mb in Canada which is out of the question. AT&T appear to be similar. The best deal from the Canadian networks in the USA appears to be $1 a Mb which is also too much. Is the only solution really to get two SIM cards?
I know their are many specialist roaming SIMs available, but I haven't come across any which cover this combination well. Any insights would be welcome.
I will be visiting Germany in a month's time. I'm currently thinking of getting an O2 SIM card with the 200MB data plan. This should allow me to navigate using Google Maps and doesn't block Skype. If you know any better option, please tell me .
I will be staying there for just a bit over a week. Network coverage needs to include Hamburg, Kiel and Berlin. I'll be landing at the Hamburg Airport, I would prefer to buy the SIM card in the Airport if I can find one there, otherwise can any can point me at the right direction to get one. Many thanks for advices.
I'm so looking forward to put my Nexus S to real use.
One thing about WP8 that concerned me was the lack of choice for satnav apps. This is what drove me to buy a Lumia 920 because it came with Drive / HERE Drive+ Beta.
Having been forced to change to an 8X I didn't think that this would be a problem as HERE Drive+1 Beta is now available for all WP8 phones in selected regions. What I didn't realise was that with the free Beta version you are currently limited to navigation in the same region as your SIM card, whereas on Nokia phones you can navigate globally.
The only other option I know of is Navigon which costs £80.
However, I just checked on the ALK CoPilot website and my fave satnav from the my TouchDiamond and HD2 days is "coming soon" to WP2! Hopefully it will retail for the same as the Android version, £40 is for European maps.
I'd like to point out that I'm not affiliated to ALK in any way - I'm just happy to have a bit more choice when it comes to satnav on my new WP8 phone.
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One thing about WP8 that concerned me was the lack of choice for satnav apps. This is what drove me to buy a Lumia 920 because it came with Drive / HERE Drive+ Beta.
Having been forced to change to an 8X I didn't think that this would be a problem as HERE Drive+1 Beta is now available for all WP8 phones in selected regions. What I didn't realise was that with the free Beta version you are currently limited to navigation in the same region as your SIM card, whereas on Nokia phones you can navigate globally.
The only other option I know of is Navigon which costs £80.
However, I just checked on the ALK CoPilot website and my fave satnav from the my TouchDiamond and HD2 days is "coming soon" to WP2! Hopefully it will retail for the same as the Android version, £40 is for European maps.
I'd like to point out that I'm not affiliated to ALK in any way - I'm just happy to have a bit more choice when it comes to satnav on my new WP8 phone.
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Are you sure about that with regard to the location of sim? I just had my 8X with AT&T sim in Italy and France with HERE Drive and had no problem. I downloaded the maps prior to traveling.
mobi said:
Are you sure about that with regard to the location of sim? I just had my 8X with AT&T sim in Italy and France with HERE Drive and had no problem. I downloaded the maps prior to traveling.
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Not sure how it works in US/Europe, but my navigation license is only valid for:
UK
Ireland
Isle of Man
Guernsey
Jersey
(Vodafone UK here).
Digsy said:
Not sure how it works in Europe, but my navigation license is only valid for:
UK
Ireland
Isle of Man
Guernsey
Jersey
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You're in the UK? Are you able to download the European maps? Try to download one and post what it says. Fourty quid sounds high these days. I hear Navitel is also coming out with a free version for WP8 in the near future.
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You're in the UK? Are you able to download the European maps? Try to download one and post what it says. Fourty quid sounds high these days. I hear Navitel is also coming out with a free version for WP8 in the near future.
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It will let me download the maps because they aso work for other the HERE apps. What is disabled is the turn-by-turn navigation in Drive.
See here.
£40 isn't that steep. When I first bought CoPilot I recall it cost nearly £100 with European maps. Navigon is £80.
From what I can see on the web there may be some early versions of Drive out there which are not limited, so if yours isn't then don't update it!
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It will let me download the maps because they aso work for other the HERE apps. What is disabled is the turn-by-turn navigation in Drive.
See here.
£40 isn't that steep. When I first bought CoPilot I recall it cost nearly £100 with European maps. Navigon is £80.
From what I can see on the web there may be some early versions of Drive out there which are not limited, so if yours isn't then don't update it!
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Oh well. As fara s drive goes, it is the latest version. I guess it's down to some providers...
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Digsy said:
It will let me download the maps because they aso work for other the HERE apps. What is disabled is the turn-by-turn navigation in Drive.
See here.
£40 isn't that steep. When I first bought CoPilot I recall it cost nearly £100 with European maps. Navigon is £80.
From what I can see on the web there may be some early versions of Drive out there which are not limited, so if yours isn't then don't update it!
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FYI, I found this from a March 13, 2013 article;
"Hi Ali, as promised I have some answers for you.
So, first of all the only difference between HERE Drive and HERE Drive+ is the regional or global license. HERE Drive+ is providing voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation in almost 100 countries, while HERE Drive only in one country or region.
Let me give you few examples: US is a stand-alone country in this model, Canada too, but UK is in the same region as Ireland; Spain, Portugal and Andorra are one region; Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Lichtenstein another region and so on. In the specific case of Jordan, you would get the driving license only for your country.
The license selection is done automatically the first time you launch HERE Drive and it’s based on the SIM card in the smartphone. Without SIM card, HERE Drive won’t start. Let’s say you buy a Nokia Lumia 520 in Spain and put a Jordan SIM card in it, you will get the HERE Drive license for Jordan."
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A friend is visiting Europe for 2 weeks, so I'm trying to help out to keep the costs down.
Currently on Verizon here in the US, using a iPhone 5s. Traveling to Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium.
What are their options as far as coverage between the counties? Can they just buy a SIM card pay as you go?
Any/all info works be great!
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A friend is visiting Europe for 2 weeks, so I'm trying to help out to keep the costs down.
Currently on Verizon here in the US, using a iPhone 5s. Traveling to Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium.
What are their options as far as coverage between the counties? Can they just buy a SIM card pay as you go?
Any/all info works be great!
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Are they looking to make any calls or just strictly use the phone for data? A quick google gave me this Verizon international data pricing:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/global/plans-and-pricing.html
Not sure what disposables cost or pay-as-you-go's, but this should be a start. Hope your pal has fun over there.
Is Google Voice/hangouts an option when on WiFi in Europe?
When I travel I buy pay-as-you-go/prepaid sim cards, usually they are easy to get, are cheap and work well.
If you buy them in the UK first, you can buy a pay-as-you-go SIM which will work well and cheap in europe as well, specially for data. If you buy it in Europe first then it may not work in the UK.
Using Google hangouts/voice/skype etc is also a decent option but most public free WiFis are too slow to handle a voice call. The WiFi in hotels is usually okay.