Sat Navs On Phones

Saaf_laandon_mo · 20-03-2008, 17:11

I have a N95 8gb phone. If I wanted to use sat nav on it, free of charge, can I do so? Would it be simply a case of downloading tomo tom and just using it? Or would i have to pay for the connection?

Callumpy · 20-03-2008, 17:15

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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

I have a N95 8gb phone. If I wanted to use sat nav on it, free of charge, can I do so? Would it be simply a case of downloading tomo tom and just using it? Or would i have to pay for the connection?

The connection should be GPS, so it should be free, it depends if you can install tom tom on your phone, i know on my Windows Mobile Phone i can get tom tom, but its a large file and you do need GPS

Saaf_laandon_mo · 20-03-2008, 17:30

does that give you real time directions (voice activated). As far as I am aware my N95 comes with maps and gps positioning but if i want real time voice commands telling me where to turn I need to pay a fiver a month or so.

A friend is running tom tom navigator 6 on his n73, with voice commands, and he's told me I cant use it on my n95

Does anyone know where i can get something I can run on the n95?

jellybaby · 20-03-2008, 18:26

Check PM's

mr_bo · 20-03-2008, 21:59

Hi, don't forget that Tomtom do not support the n95 internal gps receiver but does work with a seperate gps receiver via bluetooth.

23-03-2008, 22:51

BTW - TomTom is NOT free - you need to buy a copy if you want to use it.

Stuart · 23-03-2008, 23:00

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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

does that give you real time directions (voice activated). As far as I am aware my N95 comes with maps and gps positioning but if i want real time voice commands telling me where to turn I need to pay a fiver a month or so.

A friend is running tom tom navigator 6 on his n73, with voice commands, and he's told me I cant use it on my n95

Does anyone know where i can get something I can run on the n95?

The Nokia Maps application will do basic maps and location finding for free. If you want route planning and voice guidance, you can buy these for prices ranging from Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£1.50 a day through to about Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£60 a year (the phone gives you the precise prices when you try and access the service).

A good free GPS application is Nav4all. Just go to http://www.nav4all.com on your mobile.

Be aware: Nav4all (as with most phone based GPS apps) does download maps as and when it needs them, so you may need a good data plan on your mobile.

Nokia Maps does this as well, but Nokia do provide a map downloading util that you can run on a PC,and then upload the map(s) on to the phone.

Tom tom, AFAIK, will run on the N series phones, but will not use the internal GPS. I have to say AFAIK, as I don't want to install a cracked copy, there is no demo available and I am not willing to pay a lot of money just to find out if I like the software or not.

jellybaby · 23-03-2008, 23:09

Route 66 also does a great job. Not very expensive either

http://www.66.com/route66/products.php?cid=UK

Stuart · 23-03-2008, 23:14

Also, you can try Mobile gmaps (nothing to do with Google maps) at http://www.mgmaps.com/, although I never had a lot of luck with this.

Finally, Google Maps is available on the n95 (http://www.google.co.uk/mobile/gmm/stp-js.html ) , this version, as well as apparently supporting the n95's internal GPS (the previous version didn't), it support's it's own "My Location" system that works out roughly (to within a few hundred metres in a densely populated area) where you using your mobile network.

SOSAGES · 26-03-2008, 14:18

make sure u have ur charger with u the n95 will last all of 2 seconds

i use google maps on my one, ive tried them all and google maps seemed the easiest to get up and running.

Stuart · 26-03-2008, 14:34

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Originally Posted by SOSAGES

make sure u have ur charger with u the n95 will last all of 2 seconds

Or, if you have a computer near, use Nokia's nifty little usb charger.. http://www.nokia.co.uk/link?cid=EDITORIAL_805718

Be aware though: It has a short cable, so if you have a tower (like me), then you'll need a USB extension.

Saaf_laandon_mo · 26-03-2008, 15:00

I've decided to buy a dedicated sat nav unit on the basis that the mobile one is too fidly, and not really portable in terms of I have to keep my phone with me. We can swap the dedicated unit from one car to another. My missus will need it sometimes and I can't just hand over my phone etc etc.

So whilst we're on the subject, can anyone recommend a decent dedicated sat nav?

piggy · 26-03-2008, 18:30

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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

I've decided to buy a dedicated sat nav unit on the basis that the mobile one is too fidly, and not really portable in terms of I have to keep my phone with me. We can swap the dedicated unit from one car to another. My missus will need it sometimes and I can't just hand over my phone etc etc.

So whilst we're on the subject, can anyone recommend a decent dedicated sat nav?

ive had tomtom one for 12 months no problems

26-03-2008, 18:56

I have satnav on my n95 8gb with voice directions, it came free as part of the contract, or you can subscribe through vodafone (if you're with vodafone?) I was told that it cost Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£30 a year. and the battery lasts longer on the 8gb version than it does on the standard n95.

I also have the tomtom one which is excellent.