Does anyone know if there are any plans by HTC to bring out free maps for use on the WM platform for use in their phones?
When I was in the UK and had a virtually free GPRS connection as part of my plan, I used Google maps quite a lot, switching between whatever connection was available without any real problems, however I'm on the other side of the world now.
I find that my phone an HTC Touch HD has developed a big black hole and seems to have reverted back to the dark ages, in that even though it has a massive storage card installed, I can't easily save maps to it and use the built in GPS on the move, even though I can view Google maps via the WiFi here. Crazy!
Maybe my next phone will be a Nokia as it seems they are taking smartphones to a new level with their free Ovi map offering!
Can I politely ask you to rephrase the question?
Do you want a download-maps-as-you-go service like Bing / Google or a maps-saved-on-the-storage-card application like iGo? If it's either of those, what's wrong with either of those?
Go? Please enlighten me! Nothing seem to come up on a search of Google from here. Is it free? Is it easy to get working with the built in GPS - I've downloaded some maps of Vietnam that displayed fine (eventually) but the gps refused to play ball..
Google maps is wonderful IF you have a connection. Here in Vietnam, in the city with all the free WiFi around it's fine but as soon as I'm moving around, I'd rather not be paying for that data connection. And Google maps soon lets you know it hasn't got one!
So yes, stored on the card is the easiest and to me the best option. I'm not bothered about GPS navigation software, I just need a stored local map ( a storable google type map would be great) and the gps will tell me where I am on it! I can usually work it out under my own steam where I want to go to from there.
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hey, i was wondering if there is a software that does not use DATA with gps ... i want to load up the maps with maybe wi-fi and then use satellites to make it work ... any suggestions
iGO, TomTom, Garmin, etc. There's a lot, go have a look at them and see which you like best (iGO kills all imo).
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google map cannot use the gps without a data connection, so im looking for an alternative.
but if data is used, how much is used? i only have 2 mb, so i turn data off to prevent going over.
google navigator
u can see ur data usage on google map by press menu --> help --> about. if u like google map as ur navigation friend but dont want to be connected each time u navigate try install google navigator.
get garmin xt
lots of forums have maps for it, very simple to use, inbuilt maps.
you need to either buy the maps or download them from some forum, no data usage
for no-data connection, it means you need the GPS program and maps preloaded...
I'd look at iGo Amigo and Navigon... they look the best in terms of features...
TomTom and Garmin Mobile XT exists for WM, but they're too plain
what gps program to use very much depend on where one live
as there is a world of difference between how often they update their maps
and how good maps they got where one live
so if iGo is good in north America don't 100% mean that it's the thing to get where you live
a good pointer is if gamin or tomtom are huge on the market as stand alone gps's you know that they prob got good maps for your area
so look what stand alone gps use
and check the websites of the various gps software makers
I have a Samsung JACK. However, I don't use the data plan. I just don't have the need for it.
It would be nice, from time to time, to have access to GPS mapping. I've discovered the GPSTest trick that eliminates the small data usage at GPS startup. But, I don't have any maps.
I've looked at Garming and TomTom's offerings. However, I don't need $100 for the whole country. I don't need half the country. I don't even need 1/50th of the country. What I really would be interested in is getting maps on a city by city (or even just one county) basis.
Does anybody sell maps of just a city?
Is there any way to download maps of just one city and store it locally?
Google Maps is a free service... is there any way of saving an area of map to the device to recall it later?
I use, prefer and recommend TrekBuddy. You just have to make the maps of your desired region(s) beforehand, but there are tools for that as well.
I'm desperately searching for GARMIN for android (xperia x10)
why? is the navigation app not sufficient? i find it much smoother and more up to date (AND FREE) in comparison to any Smartphone based TBT navigation software so far.
well. Current navigation needs GPRS connection. In rooming is very expensive downloading maps. Garmin's maps are on SD card
I must admit, it would be nice if you can download a certain area of maps.
For example, if you are going on holiday, it would be nice to have the maps for Spain already on your SD card so that when you are lost, you can get back to your hotel/restaurant/pub etc. Not necessarily just for TBT, but top down maps too.
I do think (for local journeys) the maps downloads before the navigation starts, so that if you do lose 3g/GPRS signal you still have a visual map, and it also downloads the street view level of the destination (in my experience, it loads very quickly when you reach your destination, so I believe it is pre-downloaded)
Maybe its something that Google would take into consideration if people asked them for it (or a dev for 'hacked' versions of Google maps)
EDIT: should also note that Garmin isn't yet released on Android. They will soon be releasing a Garmin Android phone. Maybe after that they will release the TBT Nav as a standalone app
There are other apps that not need GPRS to work.
Navigon
Ndrive
SygicMobile
iGO (not for x10 at the moment)
CoPilot8
They are not free but you can buy individual country maps.
hopla - Which country are you in? Google maps works really well in the UK and a few other places now - and doesn't need GPRS.
Just download iGO but Motonav version and you will be very satisfied ! I am using it and it is great. Dont know if I can put some links to cracked versions but just google "iGO Motonav" and download version for Milestone ( 854x480 ).
Cheers
i would like to use the Garmin GPS navigation too. The motonav isnt that good to me. I have compared with the current navigon GPS and motonav, and found out that motonav usually points for longer distance travel.
note: i am living in US.
Copilot is the one working the best so far,the map are updated and it work flawlessly on the x10
i would like garmin for my android as well, i love google maps and the navigation, but garmin maps supports custom maps such as for western canada being able to search by LSD (Legal Subdivision) which normally looks like 12-14-15-18w4 anyone who works oilfield, or outside of a city office uses it in AB/SK/MB
Garmin seems to be the only mapping that comes with or has an add-on for inputing those type of addresses
Here in Asia (Thailand / Cambo / Laos / Vietnam) Garmin is the only routing game in town really..
So all other suggestions, while valid for some territories, are moot if we dont have maps for the region.
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i would like to use the Garmin GPS navigation too. The motonav isnt that good to me. I have compared with the current navigon GPS and motonav, and found out that motonav usually points for longer distance travel.
note: i am living in US.
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Google navigation with street view still u are looking for garmin. I am waiting for google to release for India.
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use brut navigation....
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use brut navigation....
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to do routing you still need a data plan...all brute force does is cache the map to the area you've browsed and it gives you your current location
also, browsing the map at different zoom levels takes forever
If you need custom maps for android the solution is Navitel, ($28 in Android market), make your map with gpsmapedit (version free) and export in Navitel map (with routing, and no need data plan). It´s very easy.
co-pilot 8 pro has been excellent. If they release a tomtom version well thats the one I like best. I travel alot so tomtom has been perfect for me.
You should check out navigon, I use it myself and I'm very impressed, I tried some of the others but didn't like them. It's worth a look.
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Im thinking of buying the newly announced Acer Stream android phone
Im new to the android idea so A few things i dont understand:
i want to use gps in some special cases a few times a year,
other than that i want just to be able to view maps on my device,
no need for turn-by-turn navi, i dont need : after 1km turn left , follow the road,
can i just view maps 2d maps and my position for free?(excluding the price of the map being downloaded from the web)
cann i store G maps on the phone? donwload them when im in a wifi zone, for example a map of a country?
-if im in a area where there is no 3G or connection can i still use the gps function? Can i lock a position and then see it on the blank map?
What about some longitude and latitude numbers and then it shows me the direction and how far is it?
-do i get a compass?
Or would nokia n8's Ovi maps suite my needs better?
Thats all for now thanks
Any opinion is appreciated
Also for example Can i download Google Goggles for free?
how many apps are free and how many are paid?
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Google Maps and Buzz are free yes. As for saving maps i do not know, maybe try search for an app that does that.
what about using the gps for latitude and locking position in a no coverage area, with no maps and the using it for distance to locking point. desstination and direction
anyone
i want to know this
i have an acer stream and it is a very nice package
For the transformer can I use the GPS in Taiwan when I purchased a USA model. It is able to go around the world correct? is there a way I can load the maps? since i will not have internet access?
Google maps should work. If you do route planning while you have wifi access it will store the necessary tiles to get to where you want to go. If you need it to work all the time without internet access you will have to use navigation software with maps that are loaded on to the machine. Copilot and Sygic Aura comes to mind, as well as a few others. Alternatively I believe there are free programs to pre-cache google's maps, although i can't comment on those as i use copilot so i haven't had to look in to it myself.
It doesn't matter what region the machine is from gps isn't limited in that regard.
If you don't need navigation, look at Locus. (A free version is available.) You can set it up to download map tiles for a predefined area automatically, at your choice of zoom levels, and it does so from OpenStreetMaps, who have coverage second only to Google, if you ask me. Then you can have some seriously detailed offline maps.
There's also an app based on TomTom maps (which I swear by) supposedly coming out soon, but it isn't available yet. Keep an eye on www.66.com for updates, and hopefully it'll be out in time for your trip -- it isn't for mine.