I've heard you can't use the new TomTom 7 on this device because it has no touchscreen.
Has anyone experience with navigation software on the Rose?
The servicedesk of Tomtom couldn't answer my question because they weren't familiar with this device yet.
I'm using Copilot Live 7, works like a charm.
Well, technically you can use TomTom 7. You just have to use FakeCursor (or similar utility) to emulate screen taps. I have tried it and it works, but is not really usable.
So far I have also tried:
Garmin XT Mobile - does work, but I don't like the interface
Sygic McGuider - does work and I like it, use it and recommend it
TomTom 5.xx - does work, but has only older maps available
I tried TomTom 7 and it won't work because you need to be able to tap the screen. I didn't even know you can use a programme that emulates screen taps.
I'm off to bed!
Do not lose your time and use Sygic McGuider. It is best I can recommend for the smartphone.
lswist said:
Do not lose your time and use Sygic McGuider. It is best I can recommend for the smartphone.
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Just checked it out but not done anything yet as waiting for my Rose to be delivered but it doesn't mention anything about cost. So then, is this a free GPS?
I believe it isn't. This site (in Slovak) http://www.presne.sk/sygic-mcguider-p405 lists it for 66€.
I use Garmin Mobile XT and it works great for me. They have a non-touchscreen version. Here are some screen shots. Alternatively, you could use google maps
could you tell us some more details for garmin mobile xt?
is it fast in menu?
is the root recalculation fast enough?
input text with qwerty and phonepad?
works in landscape when the qwerty is open?
Garmin is nice software and maps for my country are ok, but it's "too much" for my old and tired tornado. I think qualcom @520Mhz must be ok with this...
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could you tell us some more details for garmin mobile xt?
is it fast in menu?
is the root recalculation fast enough?
input text with qwerty and phonepad?
works in landscape when the qwerty is open?
Garmin is nice software and maps for my country are ok, but it's "too much" for my old and tired tornado. I think qualcom @520Mhz must be ok with this...
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fast in menù ? so and so
in recalculation ? mmmmm
qwerty work in imput text
and work in landascape too
just a problem... if don't powered by car charger display go in sleep
did you check your settings in settings-display-backlight override menu? what happens if "always on" option is enabled?
I have used Garmin Mobile XT firstly on a Win2003SE device, then WM5 , WM6 Pro and now WM6.1 standard and it has worked fine for all my devices. I don't really have any complain. It routes fine without any problems.
i tried tomtom 5 but it doesent work (crashes at start)
I've tried tomtom 5, doesent crach to me but... doesent see the internal gps
It is a known problem; not finding the internal gps. But if I remember correctly there's a fix for it.
Tomtom V6 not working?
Garmin Mobile XT?
Which Garmin Mobile XTversion are you using?
I installed the one I had and I can't get it out of the impression that there is some Bluetooth GPS dongle to find?
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So far I have also tried:
TomTom 5.xx - does work, but has only older maps available
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With the internal GPS or an external one?
I can get tomtom 5.20 to work, but it doesn't recognize the internal gps.
lswist said:
Do not lose your time and use Sygic McGuider. It is best I can recommend for the smartphone.
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I can confirm this, Mcguider is the best navigation software i have used thus far.
Its more accurate and faster than tomtom.
Its not free but tomtom is not as well.
if you buy it its €80,- otherwise you can always look for it in your favorite download channels (can not advertise those on these forums)
As I saw Sygic McGuider 2009 comes preinstalled on a 4GB microSDHC card (with 2GB free for other use :-( ). Can I copy the SW onto my 8GB card and it still works?
Most probably yes.
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Has anybody have solution for GPS on realvga.
I know that Tomtom is working on realvga. iGo doesn't work on realvga. Have anybody try another GPS software that work with realvga?
CoPilot works fine
TeleNav works fine in 128dpi except it doesn't overwrite a small section at the bottom of the screen, where the previous window shows through. This is just a minor display artifact and everything works well.
iGuidance, which I used to use, has issues in the setup menus as 128dpi. I found many things to be drawn indirectly, but once you have your destination entered, the maps look fine and are usable. However, I found the interface issues very distracting and I gave it up at least for now.
While TeleNav isn't quite as responsive to updating your position and requires a live data connection, I found it had better search abilities and better voice announcements. Plus it seems to keep improving. So I'm going with TeleNav for now.
Hi
I've tried the following and they all work nicely - cannot really decide although they all have something that make them unique and nice
TomTom 6.x 8/10 Looks exactly like TomTom Navigator
Garmin Mobile XT 8/10 Wish I hadn't bought that Nuvi ...
Google Maps 8/10 Free and Aerial Photos
Navigon 8/10 Best looking interface
currently I havent made up my mind yet they all are very good
Regards
Frikkie
CoPilot 7 is better than any of them
Google Maps isn't full route planner / guidance - I use it quite a lot but not in the car - very good though.
Confucious said:
CoPilot 7 is better than any of them
Google Maps isn't full route planner / guidance - I use it quite a lot but not in the car - very good though.
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I keep hearing this so I'm going to have to give it a try.
Confucious said:
CoPilot 7 is better than any of them
Google Maps isn't full route planner / guidance - I use it quite a lot but not in the car - very good though.
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$200 is pretty high! Here are a few questions:
1. It comes on a microSD. Can files just be transferred to a miniSD that has larger capacity? Otherwise, this eats up a slot.
2. Does the "download central" include updated maps? Or what is the policy on getting updates? I know with iGuidance I had to repay each year for new maps, which was kinda irritating.
Thanks!
In the UK you can just by it with UK maps so it's cheaper. I believe in the US you can only buy it with the whole of the US maps which is why it is more expensive (it is if you buy the whole of Europe maps)
If you want updated maps I believe you have to pay for them but how often do you need to update them?
iGuidance, 192, 128, 96 dpi
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=373639
i had to spring for GPSGate to get it to work on y x7501 ( to port com4 to com1), but iGuidance 4.0 costs about US$100.
jimmie said:
Has anybody have solution for GPS on realvga.
I know that Tomtom is working on realvga. iGo doesn't work on realvga. Have anybody try another GPS software that work with realvga?
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iGO does work in 96 and 192 dpi, but not 128 dpi.
I have Garmin Mobile XT installed that I have used with the Garmin GPS10 bluetooth receiver.
Is there a way to make Mobile XT use the internal GPS? When I start it, it scans bluetooth for gps device. I don't see any other options.
Garmin Beta
I think if you search Garmin's website there is a beta version which uses internal gps in the new test rom
Even if that is true the maps are still locked to your GPS10's serial number. You will need to use GPSGate to emulate the Garmin GPS protocol and cloak your GPS10's serial number. I am looking for a version of Mobile XT which will use the internal GPS as well. I'd love to ditch my GPS10 and go all internal. I like Mobile XT a lot and since I paid for Garmin maps I want to use them!
I am using Garmin with the internal GPS, I cant really point you in the right direction because this sort of "talk" is prohibited here but it can be done quite easily.
Post on getting Garmin XT to work with the Internal GPS is in my FAQ:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=363431
OK ummm... WOW!!!
All I can say is that Garmin Mobile XT is awesome! After a little hacking (not discussing here...Vancelot, PM me if you want info) I got the software unlocked to allow non-garmin GPS receivers. This software works with the intermediary driver so no launcher is necessary. It works like a charm! Now I don't feel so bad for buying the new maps nor the GPS10 receiver... even though I don't need it
I spotted a copy of Garmin 2009 recently and downloaded it. By chance can anyone here tell me their experiences with TomTom compared to Garmin?
I currently have TomTom6 on my vz6800 but was curious about this application now?
Thx
parcou said:
I spotted a copy of Garmin 2009 recently and downloaded it. By chance can anyone here tell me their experiences with TomTom compared to Garmin?
I currently have TomTom6 on my vz6800 but was curious about this application now?
Thx
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I started out with TomTom...very good app. A friend of mine had me give Garmin XT a try...another good app. I'm starting to prefer Garmin though. It "was" easier to use with the intermidiate driver when I had dcd 3.1.6 installed...since 3.56 and 3.2.0 all have gone to hell...works very sporadically.
The biggest difference to me is with Garmin I can select just a few states about 4 or 5 and load them on my storage card (115 megs) as opposed to TomTom with no way to select the states you want (that I know of) to my storage card (just about 1 gig worth).
proxcee said:
I started out with TomTom...very good app. A friend of mine had me give Garmin XT a try...another good app. I'm starting to prefer Garmin though. It "was" easier to use with the intermidiate driver when I had dcd 3.1.6 installed...since 3.56 and 3.2.0 all have gone to hell...works very sporadically.
The biggest difference to me is with Garmin I can select just a few states about 4 or 5 and load them on my storage card (115 megs) as opposed to TomTom with no way to select the states you want (that I know of) to my storage card (just about 1 gig worth).
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Good info proxcee...yeah I am still on 3.16 I may pause here for a moment...
Between the two apps, how did the maps look or the map rendering as it navigated along? ...about the same. I like on the car version how it shows buildings but this might not be an option for the mobile version...???
One thing I was looking for that the TomTom does not do was to see if Garmin Mobile app announce street names for the next turn...???
proxcee said:
The biggest difference to me is with Garmin I can select just a few states about 4 or 5 and load them on my storage card (115 megs) as opposed to TomTom with no way to select the states you want (that I know of) to my storage card (just about 1 gig worth).
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How were you able to do this? I just have a giant 1GB .IMG file...
I have a 2GB SD and an 8GB on order, so it's not really a matter of space - I'm just thinking that a smaller map would yield better performance...
One thing I was looking for that the TomTom does not do was to see if Garmin Mobile app announce street names for the next turn...???
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You won't find that on mobile GPS software (as far as I know). I haven't tested TomTom7 yet, but neither TomTom6 or Garmin Mobile XT supports text to speech street names.
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You won't find that on mobile GPS software (as far as I know). I haven't tested TomTom7 yet, but neither TomTom6 or Garmin Mobile XT supports text to speech street names.
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Yeah...it would be cool...but I've never come across any that do either.
I have Garmin and it si possible to split the maps into smaller ones, but if u already have the .img file then i think ur out of luck u need the mapsource i think its called.
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You won't find that on mobile GPS software (as far as I know). I haven't tested TomTom7 yet, but neither TomTom6 or Garmin Mobile XT supports text to speech street names.
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SprintNav announces street names.
gc14 said:
You won't find that on mobile GPS software (as far as I know). I haven't tested TomTom7 yet, but neither TomTom6 or Garmin Mobile XT supports text to speech street names.
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OK...this is what I really wanted to know
Iguidance announces street names. Here's a demo: http://www.buygpsnow.com/iguidance-v4-gps-navigation-software-version-4-for-north-america-dvd-runs-on-pocket-pc-pc-and-umpc-864.aspx
bassett said:
Iguidance announces street names. Here's a demo: http://www.buygpsnow.com/iguidance-v4-gps-navigation-software-version-4-for-north-america-dvd-runs-on-pocket-pc-pc-and-umpc-864.aspx
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This is a nice feather but before I jump ship how does it compare to tt6? Or Garmin is someone has compared,
I don't own Iguidance but I've used it on a friend's device, so my comments here are someone limited. I find the interface of TT6 and Iguidance to be equally good (neither struck me as having any particular weaknesses of note). The displays are good and menu navigation is intuitive and easy.
TomTom offers "plus" services like weather and traffice....Iguidance does not appear to.
Iguidance may require some tweaking with GPSGate to get it to work properly on the Mogul. This guide at ppcgeeks gives some insight:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=248345&postcount=282
There are tons of comparisons on the Internet. A quick glance this morning showed that it's a mixed bag as to what people prefer. I hope this is helpful.
parcou said:
I spotted a copy of Garmin 2009 recently and downloaded it. By chance can anyone here tell me their experiences with TomTom compared to Garmin?
I currently have TomTom6 on my vz6800 but was curious about this application now?
Thx
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i had both of these on my phone at the same time to compare, i kept the tomtom and kiboshed the garmin. with the tomtom the maps just worked, while with garmin i had to select maps by small sections from my desktop to have them work. I also prefered the tomtom menu system and found the poi's to be superior.
Garmin Mobile XT for WM6.1 pro
Hi,
I am new to Garmin, just installed Garmin Mobile XT v5.00.10w(cracked) in my HTC Touch 3G, i found that it tooks too long time for "Awaiting better GPS Accuracy" while i am driving on the road where the weather is actually good(clear sky). Sometimes can be 20-30mins long for "start navigation".
Can anybody advise me what's problem with my Garmin? Is this a setting problem? Or it doesn't cracked properly? It was cracked by the HTC shop's promoter where i bought it.
Besides, i tried to copy additional vehicles into "vehicles" folder, and when i launch Garmin, it becomes trial version, but it disappear after i deleted the newly copied vehicle files from the vehicles' folder.
Could you please kindly advise me?
Thank you in advance for your advise..
Vincent
Which navigation software is best for our MDA VARIO II ?
Tom Tom
Route 66?
Which versions ?
Can I download them somewhere ==> one that works...
I need an BENELUX version or even better: Europe
tomtom is the best - this site does not condone piracy / warez
so buy it. - it's worth it.
iGo plus?
what about iGo?
anyone using it on the hermes?
running smoothly?
curious,krz
Have igo miomap and works fine... Have had no problems with it.Tomtom 6 for preference though.... Cheers...
I am using IGO8 canada/usa and it is awesome! i love the 3d view and dem layers..very smooth.
i have used tomtom and it "was" good until igo8
bumbo
If you want to go the free route:
Smart2Go (routeplanning, location aware, allows for offline work, but does not provide instructions)
Google Maps (similar to Smart2Go regarding functionality, but no offline option)
Nav4all (provides spoken instructions, no offline option)
Similar projects worth checking out are AmazeGPS (beta for wm had been released, haven't tried it yet) and navigami.
Jörg
bumbo said:
I am using IGO8 canada/usa and it is awesome! i love the 3d view and dem layers..very smooth.
i have used tomtom and it "was" good until igo8
bumbo
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Does Igo8 run smooth?
I used the old igo before but it stutters....when I get a phone call, the whole phone locks up.
With TomTom, I can still get phone calls no problem.
I used odessey 4.0, it was good! Maps maybe outdated a bit, but it worked fine where I am.
Tom Tom 6 works fine
Garmin Mobile XT works, but I only can install the Benelux
I love Garmin, so: does anyone has a suggestion how I can get all Europe on it?
Simple Answer
the one and only answer to the question for the best navigation software:
it's iGo 2008, with 3d navigation, super detailed buildings and an amazingly fast screen.
Maps are dated April 2008...
I tried IGO 2008.
Contrary to what other are saying...IGO 2008 is really not suitable for Hermes if you're planning to use the phone features of your phone.
IGO 2008, although runs properly by itself in hermes, if you get a call or whatever while running GPS, your device slows to a crawl. The software uses too much ram imo.
I prefer TomTom because it has a small footprint and does the job right without harming other features of the phone.
I do like the IGO 2008 graphics alot, it is by far the best. But not worth the trouble if you want to get calls or make calls while gps is running.
Canada USA maps
Lolento said:
Does Igo8 run smooth?
I used the old igo before but it stutters....when I get a phone call, the whole phone locks up.
With TomTom, I can still get phone calls no problem.
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where did u get those maps any clue ?
THanks Dave
yes, TomTom website...
Google Navigator
I am thinking about getting the Qstarz BT-Q1300.
Anyone have experience with Google Navigator 4.0 with 3D street view on windows mobile?
is there any GPS software for the X10 ?? (using internal GPS only)
i sow in GSMARENA that the X10 have:
•No free GPS navigation solution
whats that mean ??
That means that the X10 doesn't come with a free navigation solution. But Google Maps works like a charm if you know how to use it. If you want to pay for a navigation program there's always CoPilot!
how come if he does have an internal GPS ?
will it be posible when we have a root accese? or never free GPS in this phone ??
I'm pretty sure, if you search the market you will find some free alternatives.
Not as good as the paid alternatives but it should be something free there.
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how come if he does have an internal GPS ?
will it be posible when we have a root accese? or never free GPS in this phone ??
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I'm not aware of any external GPS-solutions for any mobile phone since the SE P1. And why? The internal GPS works just fine! But if you don't have a flatrate data plan for your phone, sure, Google Maps isn't useful. But honestly, who doesn't have that for this kind of phone?
Check out the nav n go my way 2009 post in x10 apps and themes. Posted a link to download motonav. Works perfect for mine!
Sent from my X10i using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
CoPilot is very good and it's just a few bucks ..
the problem with a data plan here in europe is, that it is very expensive as soon as you are in a neighbor-country.
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CoPilot os very good an it's just a few bucks ..
the problem with a data plan here in europe is, that it is very expensive as soon as you are in a neighbor-country.
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CoPilot won't use any data. Its GPS not GPRS, no data is involved
Sorry, that's what I wanted to say ..
Sometimes when you're in a foreign country, no data plan can help you - so you'll need offline navigation. And copilot is an inexpensive solution for this.
bring the topic alive...
i'm from brazil and we have problems with data plan.. and i need gps... for sure that have navigation without use the data ? no gprs 2g/3g, at all ?
my diamond are dying i will probably buy the x10, great screen it have
thx.. and sorry the bad english
I use "Locus" and "GPS status", Locus provides offline maps and can record routes and stuff, but haven't checked if if it can suggest routes, GPS status, shows compas, altitude, velocity and stuff. Also I heard that google maps now has offline maps and it shows your current location
For what I understand he's asking for a navigation software that doesn't requires data access, one that can be used offline, not a free software.
I use Ndrive, works like a charm, but the map from Chile has some flaws, some little cities have only the main street, but nothing too bad when in big cities.
Also iGo is a great alternative, but a little slower than Ndrive.
Both have guided navigation without depending on data.
Navigon Select works great.it uses the phones gps without having to be connected to the internet since it stores the maps on your sd card.
Sent from....
I read that google maps will have offline features in the near future.
Anybody any idea what is a good Navi Software for the 'vodafone' s740?
I've searched all the web and tried several things like:
- sygic mobile 10 (didn't work, can't go further than select language after install)
- TomTom7 (tried install 7.450 and then overwrite with 7.915 navigator.exe, didn't work, can't even install these cabs from storage card, get message: "problem with umarshaller.exe")
I reckon Sygic and TomTom are the nicest navi.sw. out there, but maybe I am looking in the wrong direction.
PLease, anybody advice?
Or step by step install instructions from some version of Sygic or TT to make that version work?
Hy!
Sygic v10 doesn´t work currently.....i´m using Sygic v9 with actuall Maps and it works perfect for me so no need to upgrade to v10......Maps are at the moment the same.....
You can also try Igo8....great Navi-Soft...3D-Maps....good grafik....BUT WORKS ONLY WITH "Fake Cursor".....because its for Touchscreen Devices.....
Ps.:I think from TomTom only the "Old" v6 works......
I use tomtom 7.910 on S740 and it works very well, i dun't think it was really made having non-touch screens in mind, but, everything works and i'm happy with it. I tried updated versions i haven't been able to use them tho, but, no need anyway ^^
Only thing that bugs me a bit is that some newer versions of maps i can't get them to work, i think they're made for tomtom 8+, dunno if they make new maps to work with the 7 versions of tomtom... but haven't really searched that much, the ones i have are pretty much accurate so far.
for me is
#1 Sygic *
#2 Garmin
paultje_007 said:
- sygic mobile 10 (didn't work, can't go further than select language after install)
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Sygic 2010 is v8 (this one doesnt work on s740,it works only on touch screen phones)
Enricosteph said:
Hy!
i´m using Sygic v9
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Sygic 2009 is v7 (im using v7.7)
...yes thats Right...
Its called "Sygic Mobile Maps 9" and its v7.......v8 "Sygic Mobile Maps 10" current doesn´t work on Rose.....(Why can´t they call it v9 and v10....maybe to easy? )
Im using Garmin mobile XT V5.00.20 with latest maps without problems.
i'm using TomTom 7.917 and it works very very well, fluid and detailed...
i have the last map available for my nation (italy), updated on december 2009.
the program is a bit heavy (at least 10mb of ram) and cpu always over 50%...
it's easy to install, u need an sd at least 2gb to put in all europe map or a smaller sd for some nations (italy's map is 180mb).
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Im using Garmin mobile XT V5.00.20 with latest maps without problems.
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I had to go back to Garmin XT v4, v5 I could only see the "tip" of the car when navigating. v4 works perfectly. am I the only one with v5 problem? i have s743
AVE...
I used to have Garmin Mobile XT. It worked sometimes. Now I have Sygic Mobile Maps 2009(v7.71) with v7.80 maps of Poland. There is one downside: maps from Garmin had the contours and addresses of all buildings. It was very useful as long as Garmin Mobile was communicating with GPS module. Sygic maps have only addresses, no building contours. That's bad, when you have poor eyesight...