I'm looking at getting ALK CoPilot Live 8 for my Diamond 2, and wondered if anybody has any information or guidance regarding it. At £25.99 for UK only, £52 for full Europe, it' an absolute bargain...
http://www.trustedreviews.com/car-tech/review/2009/08/17/ALK-CoPilot-Live-8-for-Windows-Mobile/p1
works well
been using it since it was released works really well but has been not update like other OS's and still not traffic
Also been using it since it was released. Works great and can recommend it And at £25.99, it really is a steal.
I got the UK only version.
Good for its price.
A few niggles:
when seaching for a postcode in my local area it displays the wrong town name but on checking the map it has pinpointed it correctly.
When putting in my own postcode (I live in a tiny village - only 1 road) it points me to the centre of the village, not to my house.
The map is very small and also not as clear as the TomTom map display.
The good points:
No lag
No need to do any tweeks
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Does anyone here have a pref for any GPS software that is good for walking, mainly for the UK. My car thing works but I have to walk about when I am in Central London because of parking charges.
Anything would be good.
MrSmith22 said:
Does anyone here have a pref for any GPS software that is good for walking, mainly for the UK. My car thing works but I have to walk about when I am in Central London because of parking charges.
Anything would be good.
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have u tried using tomtom's option for walking routes? i used it for a couple of weeks in central London 2-3 months ago and worked fine. if i hear of something else i ll let u know.
Hi,
Yes Tom Tom is pretty good. Used it alot in Rome on foot last year and never got lost.
Regards
Have a look at A to Z or even Memory Map, both of which can be found on this page http://www.a-zmaps.co.uk/?nid=83 (scroll down to the links), dig around on the site to find the free demo downloads to try it out before committing to a purchase, no guidance, but a searchable database of streets and present position shown on the map - Mike
I use googlemaps
needs a 3g connection but works perfect. It was guiding me to headshops in Leeds I never knew existed
anyone have any comments on country recreational walks? UK
I use MemoryMap and Google maps (over gprs it's fine). The maps on MemoryMap (which are expensive) show all public footpaths.... and pubs
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I bought CoPilot bundled with my Orbit (Artemis) and at the time there were a lot of CoPilot .v. TomTom questions about. I joked that CoPilot was half the price, and you got what you paid for. I take all that back.
When I tried to add European maps to the 2006 installation they simply weren't available (Even when they had been it took forever to find where to get them from). So much for supporting customers.
I've installed TomTom 6, and to suggest that it's only twice as good as CoPilot is frankly an insult to TomTom. If you are offered CoPilot bundled I suggest you save yourself hours of tedious fiddling and bad user interface experiences and chuck it in the bin. Tom Tom is so much better that there's no point in comparing them. IMHO.
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TomTom Mobile seems to own the market, no doubt about it. But it is still an open market and just a matter of time before iGo and smart2go (The next big GPS software providers after TomTom) start to add the right features to set themselves apart from the pack as TomTom has done so nicely.
I can't wait for the next generation of TomTom since it looks like they can really deliver.
I am planning on a TomTom upgrade soon, seen CoPilot on a friends Artemis and not even considered it.
P.S. </rant> works better
"I joked that CoPilot was half the price, and you got what you paid for. I take all that back."
sounds like to be that you confirmed it rather then take it back
I have both on my orbit2 (copilot came with the phone). I haven't found a significant difference yet, although I haven't really used TomTom properly (will do soon, of to Grand Rapids (MI).
I also have Google maps, and I was very impressed with the hybrid map view of my route to work today. OK it's not navigation, but it was awesome seeing the dot moving along the road and being able to even read the markings on the road on my Orbit screen. Needs at least 3G data rates if you're moving at speed though.
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I bought CoPilot bundled with my Orbit (Artemis) and at the time there were a lot of CoPilot .v. TomTom questions about. I joked that CoPilot was half the price, and you got what you paid for. I take all that back.
When I tried to add European maps to the 2006 installation they simply weren't available (Even when they had been it took forever to find where to get them from). So much for supporting customers.
I've installed TomTom 6, and to suggest that it's only twice as good as CoPilot is frankly an insult to TomTom. If you are offered CoPilot bundled I suggest you save yourself hours of tedious fiddling and bad user interface experiences and chuck it in the bin. Tom Tom is so much better that there's no point in comparing them. IMHO.
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I totally agree - i have tryed atleest 5 different GSP softwares and i allways returns to TomTom. At this time i´m using TomTom Navigator 6 with the newest cards and its working so well -
Sorry to say that, but I would search for an alternative software (for PDAs). AFAIK Tomtom won't update their software anymore. They even didn't update the maps for a long period and it doesn't seem that they'll do it in future. Therefore I would have a look at some alternatives.
This sounds fun; http://layar.eu/
Right now only available on Google phones.
Yes, interestig program! read it in the newspaper yesterday, however It will probably never work for us, since our x1 hasn't got a compass.:-(
Wouldn't that be possible thru GPS?
GPS can "fake" a compass by comparing the relative position of two data points -- if you move five feet to the east, the GPS can assume you're facing east.
But that won't be enough for an app like this, since a GPS cannot work as a compass accurately if you're standing still and rotating. It would only work if you're willing to walk around in a ~10' circle to change the direction. Probably not an easy sell.
Hi!
I want to buy a 2nd hand Touch Pro, to use as a GPS.
I want to know what's the best and fast GPS software for this device.
Thanks!
tomtom seem to be liked by many
google maps
its free
Navicomputer is awesome if you don't have a data plan. Hell, it's awesome if you do have a data plan.
Hum tomtom or navicomputer... ok.
What about IGO?
Do you think that is a good device to replace my touch dual?
The earlier problems with GPS lag are solved??
Thanks!
I just bought Copilot Live 8 for $24.99. It's on sale right now and was $20 around thanksgiving. The reviews I saw for it seemed pretty good too.
sorry to change the subject, but why not buy a stand-alone GPS device? it will be cheaper and you'll most likely have a larger screen and a louder speaker than what's on the touch pro.
I also think that if u want to use it only as gps, just buy a gps, it's better then any pda. If u want to use the other functions of the touch pro tho, the gps in it is not that bad
and to the question - i use IGO 8, very good software with very good maps
If I buy the TPro, it will replace my Touch Dual.
Then, I wont need to have a solo GPS device.
OK, between TomTom or IGO, wich one is faster?
Depending on where you're located, I would also add Garmin Mobile XT if you're in the US.
It performs just as good as the Nuvi standalone units and uses the same, trustworthy routing system.
It also has nice online features, such as traffic, gas prices, google local search, etc.
I also love iGo's interface, especially since you can have different skins to make it even better. The biggest downfall for me is the routing. Some of the routes it has picked for me just don't make sense. And also the ETA on trips always seems to be off until you're close to your destination.
I liked iGo and Destinator! I used them on the Kaiser and liked how they work!
I just bought Copilot Live 8 with North American Map. But the map looks so out dated. I can't even find my community drive way, and my address can't be found. It looks like at least 5-7 years ago map.
Does Copilot only support Europe map?
It's not quite that old, but pretty close. My house was built just over 4 years ago.. (4 years and 3 days to be exact) and it has my street on the map, but I had to use a custom long and lat, as it shows the street, but not the street name.
I was pretty impressed with Copilot 8 overall, but there are some things that frustrate me, the maps are fairly old, I would say 3 years easily, and it will tell me to back track if I miss a turn, rather than seek out the next closest route.
May still get my $30 out of it, if I buy it, but have not fully decided yet....
Can't say I'm having that problem here in Texas, but I have been reading that their maps are old. Honestly the only thing they have going for them is that it's compatible with the HD2. They supposedly have had some "updates" for their maps, but I haven't read any details as to what that "update" really includes.