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Hi all
I'm toying with the idea of getting a GPS based navigation system to use with my QTEK 2020i.
I think that the Navigator kits are quite pricey for someone who isn't sure they;lll get the use out of them though.
What's my cheapest option if I wanted to try this stuff out?
I don't mind buying a generic GPS receiver as I'm sure I can use it for something else (!?????) other than satnav.
Is it as simple as buying one of those £29 GPS reciever jobbys off ebay and then downloading a trial version of tomtom???
Cheers all
Wayne
there is no version for trialing tomtom. your best bet would be to to buy a kit from 1 of the online shops to be honest and i wouldn't recomend ebay as they are not legal copy's and hence don't work properly
andy-c1 said:
there is no version for trialing tomtom. your best bet would be to to buy a kit from 1 of the online shops to be honest and i wouldn't recomend ebay as they are not legal copy's and hence don't work properly
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eh?
So I can't download like a 30-day trial!...How do they expect people to know if the product is anygood?
I know it probably is but that for me isn't the point...I want to see if I'll actually use it and how I'll use it, that's how I'll know if it's worth me buying it.
Cheers
Wayne
Well, I bought a Qstarz BT-Q880 32-channel GPS receiver, which works excellently with the XDA 2i and TomTom 5.
However, I did download TomTom 5 via BitTorrent... Purely for evaluation purposes. Of course.
If you have €369 to lend me (with long-term repayments at a low interest rate) so I can buy the damn thing straight away, then hell I'll buy it straight away. I do think they charge an arm and a leg - and the Plus maps (the more detailed versions of the maps) cost a good €150 extra - at least.
The long and short of it is that you'll have to break the law in some way or another if you want to evaluate GPS software before you make your own purchase of the software - which I do intend to do when I have the cash (Uni students don't really have that much spare to be honest, but I do buy the software for my XDA whenever I can).
just to say though, no matter how you aquire the software, a basic GPS receiver is still gonna cost you around £45 - £50 via Ebay.
And I'm not sure what other use you would have for it other than SatNav, except maybe wifi hotspot logging.
Geocacheing!
Gajet said:
just to say though, no matter how you aquire the software, a basic GPS receiver is still gonna cost you around £45 - £50 via Ebay.
And I'm not sure what other use you would have for it other than SatNav, except maybe wifi hotspot logging.
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still, that's a lot cheaper than paying £££ on TomTom!
If I did it this way and then used a less-than-legit version to trial it, I could then upgrade to a proper version later and then sell the GPS receiver.
If I buy TomTom now and don't use/like it then I stand to loose a lot more money (especially seeing as the general impression people seem to have is that TomTom on ebay is fake or no good).
...you see my predicament
Cheers
Wayne
If you did fancy Geocaching or even just the chance of an Ordanace survey map. I recommend 'aquiring' a copy Memory Map too. I have both on my xda iis, Tomtom drives you to the local area, and memory map will plot everything after that.
Now that sounds like a plan...
Gajet said:
If you did fancy Geocaching or even just the chance of an Ordanace survey map. I recommend 'aquiring' a copy Memory Map too. I have both on my xda iis, Tomtom drives you to the local area, and memory map will plot everything after that.
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Geowhating? Sorry to sound dumb but you've lost me now :S
Cheers
Wayne
dispite all it's bad press on most websites tomtom on the whole is a very good product ,i persoanlly havn't had any reall issues with tomtom apart from the problem being the sd card being to slow with the 2i , i've signed up for the traffic updates which i find to be about 90% correct
i also think most of the problems arise because people are using illegal versions
andy-c1 said:
dispite all it's bad press on most websites tomtom on the whole is a very good product ,i persoanlly havn't had any reall issues with tomtom apart from the problem being the sd card being to slow with the 2i , i've signed up for the traffic updates which i find to be about 90% correct
i also think most of the problems arise because people are using illegal versions
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Not sure I agree with the problems all being down to illegal copies (more so on the 2i).
This is my main concern. If I shell out for an app that crashes etc with little to no support/help from TomTom.
As it is I will probably try a dodgy copy and if it's stable I'll get a proper version. I know that a bad copy may be the cause of the crashes but with TomTom not supplying a trial copy how do they expect people to make an informed decision? You wouldn't buy a car without test driving it would you?!
Nearly all software (including that on the Pocket PC platform) provide trial versions. I've even seen some posts on here to suggest that TomTom used to do this...but not now for some reason?
Lost business I say.
Cheers
Wayne
dotn got to halford and have play with a tomtom go or one the app is the same as is the maps as anis the andy says there have been problems with the 2i this is mainly down to a hardware issue the way round it most users have found is to get a the fastest sd card you can find currently mappopolis is the olny vendor to have a 30 day trial
Aye, I must say for the record that TomTom on my 2i MOSTLY works fine, it only crashes out if you do something like try to use the Ring Number feature - it'll show the screen, but as soon as you select the Point Of Interest category you want, it has a think about it then crashes back to the desktop.
The same if you load up too many Points of Interest on a map, I've also found. I guess that's most likely down to the fairly old SD card I have, an old PNY 256Mb card - but it does the job very nicely, and just has enough space on it (6.66Mb! remaining) to store the TT files, the Netherlands map and the Great Britain Plus map. If you want to load more maps though, you'll definitely need the 1Gb card, the France plus map is something like 370mb - and the main Western Europe map is even bigger.
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Geowhating? Sorry to sound dumb but you've lost me now :S
Cheers
Wayne
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I can't say I've ever tried it, but Geocaching is a bit of a GPS treasure hunt. People leave these caches hidden in "interesting" places and provide the GPS coordinates to a website, then other people can use their GPS devices to locate the cache and leave a message in the notebook, take photos with the camera or maybe even recieve a little prize. It's for those odd people who go outside, when they could be huddled up in the warm over their PC's
If that vaguely interests you you could look at
http://www.gagb.org.uk/
DotN said:
Hi all
I'm toying with the idea of getting a GPS based navigation system to use with my QTEK 2020i.
I think that the Navigator kits are quite pricey for someone who isn't sure they;lll get the use out of them though.
What's my cheapest option if I wanted to try this stuff out?
I don't mind buying a generic GPS receiver as I'm sure I can use it for something else (!?????) other than satnav.
Is it as simple as buying one of those £29 GPS reciever jobbys off ebay and then downloading a trial version of tomtom???
Cheers all
Wayne
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www.mapopolis.com
Mapopolis looks promising from the site, their bundles are quite handy if you don't want all the extra steps of buying the phone holder, buying the carkit... All of which I did, hasssssssle - I do think I would miss the nifty 3D view which TomTom displays whilst you're navigating your way through the world, but I guess that's only because I'm feeling spoilt now.
When it comes to caching, geocaching.com used to be one of the definitive sources of info on the net, but it's suffering server problems at the moment.
Other good sites:
http://www.gpss.tripoduk.com/caching/
http://www.gagb.org.uk/guidelines/guidelines.php - deserves a second mention, as it's a very useful site...
And of course, http://www.geocaching.org.uk/ ! Get caching kiddos.
mapopolis
download mapopolis demo and ill show u how to register it free...its good software and free!
christopherwoods said:
Aye, I must say for the record that TomTom on my 2i MOSTLY works fine, it only crashes out if you do something like try to use the Ring Number feature - it'll show the screen, but as soon as you select the Point Of Interest category you want, it has a think about it then crashes back to the desktop.
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have you upgraded your tomtom as mine did exactly the same till the new upgrade i havn't had to soft reset since then
I don't have to soft reset, the program just crashes back to the Today screen. I don't really need to use the Ring Number feature anyway, kinda pointless as I can just 118 500.
The issue is moot anyway, since I'm using a less-than-100%-legitimate copy... I'm sure once I have a job post-University I'll be able to afford to buy it, but until then I'm not keeping my hopes up.
Hi guys,
Don't know if this is the right place for this question, but is anyone familiar with CoPilot 7 software? I am considering buying, but just wanted to see if anyone else has used it.
Thanks,
Chris
Hi
I think my wife has it on her Touch. It is pretty easy to use, but sometimes doesn't find the shortest route. Gets you there in the end and if you take a wrong turn it sorts it out for you pretty quickly.
Whichway
i perfer iGuidance
I was looking at this at http://www.pressdigital.com.au/navigation-vehicle-tracking-mapping/copilot-windows-mobile-australia-p-5390.html. Is this a good price, and would you recommend it?
are u looking for USA or Australia version?
A friend of mine has it on his O2 Orbit and he went to it from Tom Tom as it came free with the PDA once he got used to it he likes it and loves the way it updates the speed camera's as it starts up (UK version)
Netnerd - I am looking for the Australia version.
Owl - Thanks. Definitely sounds like it's worth a try.
Chris
Thanks for all your help. I just ordered it, and I will post back here in a few days to let you know how it goes.
Thanks,
Chris
Received my order already! Easy to follow installation. Everything looks great. I will try it out, and post back in a few days.
Thanks everyone
I Am Not Amazed...It's the standard of PressDigital....
Hi cajohnson,
I am not amazed that Press Digital Send it you this Quickly. I bought My CoPilot 7 from them few weeks back and to be honest they know how to treat their customers.
By the way What i like most about Copilot 7 is it's Easy to Use Navigation
and it's Easy Destination Entry. 3D Maps just makes best out of perfects. So i also reccommend it if, anyone wish to buy it...Don't hesitate...!
Thanks,
Alenka
You're right. I love it, and Press Digital was great to deal with. I love how easy it is to re-route and get you back on track. Took a trip yesterday for work, and really got to try it out. I was really impressed.
Thanks,
Chris
Im absolutely satisfect with Ndrive.. you should try it
Personally, I think Google Maps is an acceptable navigation program especially factoring the fact that its free.
Hello all, I just got and unlocked htc fuze running elite rc2, phone works great, loving it until now but I really wanna make use of the GPS feature. I,ve heard dozens of people saying that they found free gps software like tom tom or garmin or igo to install on their fuze. Id really like having a gps like that with turn by turn nav and not have to use my 3g network, if anyone can help me, i barely had the cash to dish out to get the phone, dont have more money to waste on gps software.
thanks in advance!!
Just where are you trying to lead your thread to...??
well im trying to post to anyone who owns a raphael, that may have an answer for me
discussing or distributing, pirated software is not allowed in this forum
misfitwrx said:
discussing or distributing, pirated software is not allowed in this forum
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And there it is...
ah ok, well its my first smart phone, when i saw that there were all those ways to mod and tweak the phone for free like themes, clocks and much more for free, i thought there were ways to get the gps to work for free also, no problem, thanks for the help anyways
google maps, any good?
tonyfuntime said:
Hello all, I just got and unlocked htc fuze running elite rc2, phone works great, loving it until now but I really wanna make use of the GPS feature. I,ve heard dozens of people saying that they found free gps software like tom tom or garmin or igo to install on their fuze. Id really like having a gps like that with turn by turn nav and not have to use my 3g network, if anyone can help me, i barely had the cash to dish out to get the phone, dont have more money to waste on gps software.
thanks in advance!!
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You might want to try amazegps.com. It is free and has turn by turn directions. It is free (ad supported). In the next rev (March or April) they are telling us that the route maps will be downloadable. This prevents losing your way when you go out of tower coverage (which happens with Google Maps).
I only installed it 2 days ago and have used it once. It seemed to work pretty well and having the turn by turn sounds is an improvement over google maps.
I,ve heard dozens of people saying that they found free gps software like tom tom or garmin or igo
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NONE if these are FREE. I guess we should close this thread.
Hello,
I'm looking for a good software for data counting. I just want to know where I am with the number of MB downloaded monthly, just to avoid a bad surprise... Anyone got a good one?
For my PC I use DU Meter, it works great. I don't know of they have a mobile version (couldn't find it).
EDIT:
After some googling I found this:
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/gprsmonitor/
Let me know of it works, I get my Diamond 2 in a few days so I cannot try it out... It looks great and I surely will instal it when I have the Diamond!
thank you for your help... I saw SPB wireless monitor while googleing. It looks like a great app and seems to be exactly what I was looking for but man.... SPB's so expensive. I don't mind spending a few $ on a application as every developer diserves it but 19$ just for as small software? Well, I'll give a try to that application but not sure I'll buy it this time...
Anyway, thank you for your help
hey! i'm using spb's wireless monitor too. great app, i must admit!
i'll PM you a link where you can get it from
Hello everyone.
Just a quick question.
What Sat Nav program do u guys thing is the best for Android?? The Google one that comes with it seems pretty crap, and i had just got used to the Nokia / Ovi Maps one i had on my old phone. Could anyone give me some advice on the ebst one to use as it is something i do use a lot.
Many thanx.
3Sixty.
the google one is excellent although it doesn't have offline maps.
Most reviews including the gadget show and magazines rated it top. that said you can use copilot ive used it a few times, does what t says on the tin and the junction picture is pretty useful.
But seriously never been let down by google maps, even got to the lakes using it through the mountains
I`m using IGO 8 and i really like it. quick gps fix and nice looks.
Tried navigon and it didnt quite do it for me. Tomtom really needs to get their android game on.
Let me put it this way, I bought co-pilot thinking that there was no way google could be better than an official sat nav app.
I use google !
Mapdroyd works well. It lets you download maps for offline use, so you won't use data.
Sent from my R800a
Google's own navigation software is excellent, no need to bother with anything else.
Relying on a Satnav that uses data when travelling though patchy reception areas is a bad idea.
Get co-pilot, it is worth it.
Sygic is good too, i have both copilot and sygic, and use sygic more
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Adam3Sixty said:
Hello everyone.
Just a quick question.
What Sat Nav program do u guys thing is the best for Android?? The Google one that comes with it seems pretty crap, and i had just got used to the Nokia / Ovi Maps one i had on my old phone. Could anyone give me some advice on the ebst one to use as it is something i do use a lot.
Many thanx.
3Sixty.
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u kidding right? google navigation is the best!
mamallica said:
u kidding right? google navigation is the best!
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Well, when i wrote this i WASN NOT kidding, i was finding Google Maps and Navigation REALLY hard to get on with, it wouldnt connect and i would be sitting there for ages waiting for it to do ANYTHING, in the end i gave up and just did my best to follow street view, lol.
But no, it has been updated, and is a lot better than it was, it doesnt like connecting when i am already moving, and for my job, i gotta be moving all the time from place to place, so i need to be able to start the app, tap in a new destination and GO straight away, which Google doesnt seem to like doing.