Just bought nokia N73 and tried installing tomtom mobile. I've tried installing Tomtom mobile v4.43 by copying the files (as what ive done on my Nokia 6670) but the application doesnt appear on my menu. Tried running the tomtom.exe but its "Unable to open the file". Tried using Tomtom Mobile v5 but no luck. Does anyone know how to install tomtom on Nokia N73.
Tomtom on Nokia N73
As far as I'm aware, Tomtom isn't yet available for Series 60 version 3, which is what the N73 uses.
Applications for Series 60 version 2 (older phones) are NOT compatible with the N73.
It�s enouth do to Tomtom site to find that Tomtom Mobile 5, is only, for S60 v2 phones - NOT, like "stuclark" said, for S60 v3 devices. At least not yet!
I have tried and tried, but TomTom don't seem to be willing to let the secret out.
No idea when will they have their application ready for S60 Version 3, did anyone get better luck with them ?
Thanks in advance.
I have just got hold of a copy of TomTom 6, which is supposed to be compatible with N73 and other problem phones. The western europe maps need about 900M of memory which isnt a problem, but the TomTom application is in a .cab file which im not sure how to install 😞
Any help would be great
You need a SIS file to install it
The CAB file is what you would use to install onto a Pocket PC
Does anyone have this??
Just upgraded from 6680 to N73 and I like it, but am missing my Tom Tom like anything...
I see that Tom Tom doesn't currently support S60v3, do we know if they ARE going to support this - even if we don't know when.
In its absence, I believe that Navicore software does work on the N73 platform, but despite a lot of searching I can't find anything on the web - I know people were suggesting Torrent Spy for Tom Tom.
Given that we clearly can't discuss that sort of topic on the board, if anyone knows where I find find a suitable version of GB Navicore for v3 of S60, could they contact me off line please. I'd be eternally grateful...
M
Look, the main reason why TomTom are not bothering with making a version of their Mobile 5 software for S60 3rd Edition is almost certainly BECAUSE YOU LOT (AND MILLIONS LIKE YOU) KEPT PIRATING THE ORIGINAL VERSION!!
Sorry to rant, but if they can't sell many copies because it's everywhere on the web, what incentive is there to keep developing for the platform?
And now you want to kill off Navicore Personal too?
Sheesh.
Steve Litchfield
I take your point, but to be fair, if they charged a FAIR price, then I'd actually buy it, but their inflated costs are obscene and highly over-the-top..and I did purchase the orginal Tom Tom 3 for my Ipaq 2210 back in the day.
The argument regarding the music industry is valid here too (although they also haven't learn their lesson) For example, if a Led Zepplein CD costs £15 and 1,000,000 people buy it, it notionally makes £15,000,000 - HOWEVER, if that same CD was available for £1, then its likely many, many more people than 1,000,000 would buy it, making MORE money for everyone on the corporate end, and making others feel good about themselves for buying the genuine article. I accept that it is an idealistic viewpoint, but one with huge validation.
The software world is exactly the same, how many people baulk at paying over the odds for big name software (and POSSIBLY even use a non-legit version...) but are happy to support a £20 shareware application that does exactly what it says and provides good value. Value is what I'm talking about here...
Although, as I say, I do take your point that by the letter of the law (if not the spirit) then you're right...the spirit of debate is alive and well, which is great.
Still doesn't help me get from A to B with my new phone though, does it...??!
M4K
EDIT: It looks as though Wayfinder software is available for about £60-70, and works on v3 devices, so I think that's the best option I've found so far, in terms of providing what I want AND they offer a 5 day trial period...so I'm going to give it a go this weekend...
You will also find that the Route 66 software is designed for S60 :
it says it is : "The first onboard navigation solution for Symbian S60 smartphone"
cheers
Richard
Malcolm4000 wrote:I take your point, but to be fair, if they charged a FAIR price, then I'd actually buy it, but their inflated costs are obscene and highly over-the-top..and I did purchase the orginal Tom Tom 3 for my Ipaq 2210 back in the day.
Go to www.dabs.com and search for TomTom
They will be selling 5 different versions of TomTom Navigator 6 starting from £32 - £75 for software only or £135 for software and latest GB map.
If you already have V6.xx maps, you sould be able to buy one the cheaper £32 - £75 versions.
However, as someone else pointed out, you have very weak moral argument to complain of high purchase price when you are using an illegal copy!
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Thanks for the heads up on the software links....however, I have to disagree with your comment about the intrinsic weakness in my argument.. I think that it is a robustly strong moral, and practical argument..and it is only the blinkered willingness of the mass market consumer who keeps prices at the point where they actually are.
Overall, I find people objecting to software 'piracy' (in itself an emotionally bankrupt term for a practice that does NOT constitute a crime of the severity its handle suggests) on the grounds that others will be put out of work etc limiting in the extreme. If it is indeed a 'crime', then it is not one which - despite the best efforts of the major media corporations to convince us otherwise - puts drugs, guns, prostitution on the streets of our cities. It simply doesn't.
Once more the scaremongering tactics of corporate bully boys become accepted without question as the reality of any given situation, and I find that as an individual who has contributed large amounts of my disposable income over the years to the music, film and software industries, I am now fed up with being fleeced for increasing amounts of that income.
I also find those who 'look down' upon those of us who concur with this view, to be morally reprehensible and utterly without excuse. If I were hurting people violently, or otherwise adversely affecting the lives of other individuals then that criticism would not only be warranted, but also not be strong enough. However, to suggest that any individual is morally weak because of a view like this is offensive and snobbish in the extreme
...but its just a thought!
M
Malcolm4000 wrote:Thanks for the heads up on the software links....however, I have to disagree with your comment about the intrinsic weakness in my argument.. I think that it is a robustly strong moral, and practical argument..and it is only the blinkered willingness of the mass market consumer who keeps prices at the point where they actually are.Overall, I find people objecting to software 'piracy' (in itself an emotionally bankrupt term for a practice that does NOT constitute a crime of the severity its handle suggests) on the grounds that others will be put out of work etc limiting in the extreme. If it is indeed a 'crime', then it is not one which - despite the best efforts of the major media corporations to convince us otherwise - puts drugs, guns, prostitution on the streets of our cities. It simply doesn't.
Once more the scaremongering tactics of corporate bully boys become accepted without question as the reality of any given situation, and I find that as an individual who has contributed large amounts of my disposable income over the years to the music, film and software industries, I am now fed up with being fleeced for increasing amounts of that income.
I also find those who 'look down' upon those of us who concur with this view, to be morally reprehensible and utterly without excuse. If I were hurting people violently, or otherwise adversely affecting the lives of other individuals then that criticism would not only be warranted, but also not be strong enough. However, to suggest that any individual is morally weak because of a view like this is offensive and snobbish in the extreme
...but its just a thought!
M
That is the most high handed post I have ever read!
First of all you admit to being a thief, and then you complain of being offended by those of us who mention (quite mildly in my opinion) that your theft is immoral and has a negative impact on the future development of software for the Symbian platform!
If you feel that high quality software like TomTom does not deliver "value" because of its high price then here's a thought - don't use it!
If you feel that you are "being fleeced" then buy something cheaper, use freeware or use a map. Or do you think the �3.99 for an AtoZ doesn't provide "value" either?
The economy of the world depends on the idea that the producer of an item or service determines the selling price and the consumer either pays the price or chooses not to use the item. If enough people choose not to use the item the producer will usually reduce the price to capture some of the unfulfilled demand. If on the other hand enough people steal the item there's no point in the producer reducing the price as there's no unfulfilled demand to capture. This can easily put a small company out of business and does cost people their jobs.
How would you feel if your employer told you at the end of the month that he didn't feel he'd had enough "value" from the services he had bought from you so he wasn't going to pay you?
What about the high cost of BMWs? Surely they don't give "value" but I suspect you wouldn't steal one of those. Then again you are a self confessed thief so maybe you would.
There's a word for something that takes without giving anything back. It's not pirate. It's parasite.
Well, now...you may not agree with my views and you are welcome to do that, but your post was not only high handed, but offensive and downright rude. Some of us are trying to engage in a sensible debate on issues we obviously all have strong views about.
Your post, on the other hand, was simply rude...I am disappointed you felt the need to do that.
ENOUGH!
Thread closed!