sat nav for my n73

24 replies · 7,973 views · Started 11 March 2007

spurry05 11 Mar 2007, 19:50

i am looking for some sat nav software to put on my n73 i have got tom tom 6 at the mo but it has the map lagging thing

so wot have you run on your n73 that works with no map lagging

thanks spurry05

lovesign 11 Mar 2007, 21:29

I run TomTom 6 on my N73 and it has no lagging. If you want to try something else, there is Nokia's own Smart2Go/Maps software, Nav4All, and aMaze.

Frankly, none of them are a patch on TomTom.

spurry05 11 Mar 2007, 22:07

thanks i will have a look

and you must be the only one who has no map lagging on your n73
may be you can tell us all how??

Atomic_Guy 11 Mar 2007, 22:15

spurry05 wrote:thanks i will have a look
and you must be the only one who has no map lagging on your n73
may be you can tell us all how??

I have no lags. I cant really say whats caused the lag on our phone apart from
not having up to date firmware. May be update firmware and have the latest
tomtom software...well I have version 6.1 and it works fine.

spurry05 11 Mar 2007, 22:38

i have

firmware v 3.704.1.0.1 this is the newist out

tomtom 6 is 6.010 build 7640 gps driver v1.20

gb map v650.1046

western europe map v660.1219

it dose run better with the we map...

mmorpheus1 11 Mar 2007, 23:32

I also have map lag on my n73

i have

firmware v 3.0638.0.0.1 this is the newest out for 3 nework

tomtom 6.010 build 7640

gps driver v1.20

gb plus major roads of WE v650.1046

Can those who dont have map lag please post their firmware and tomtom versions and also their network so us who have got lag can try to match up our phones with theirs.

this would be great help and thanks in advance 😊 :icon14:

lovesign 12 Mar 2007, 13:04

I have a feeling it's down to memory card speed and quality, but I couldn't say with any certainty.

spurry05 12 Mar 2007, 19:02

hi and thanks would this be any good ***.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=259717&sku=128648

Atomic_Guy 12 Mar 2007, 19:24

spurry05 wrote:hi and thanks would this be any good ***.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=259717&sku=128648

Strangely I have exactly the same card but mine is 2GB. How often do you have the lag during your whole journey?

spurry05 12 Mar 2007, 20:22

all the time when the voice comes on...

is that card any good?

mmorpheus1 12 Mar 2007, 20:30

ok , i posted before about lag on my n73 with tomtom6, i have been onto my memory card manufacturers (dane elec) , they say that if the card has been formatted in fat 32 (win xp default) this can slow down the speed of the card , its supposed to be a x66 card and it is supposed to be formatted using fat 16.

i dont know if this will help , i am going to try it later on and give it a road test tomorrow.

I get my lag when the voice prompts come on and the map stalls for about 2 seconds or so , those people who dont get any lag could you please let me know if your memory card is fat 16 of fat 32 , thanks...

spurry05 12 Mar 2007, 21:01

my pc tells me my sd card is just fat and not fat32 i can format it to fat or fat32
so i think when i got it and did a format in the phone it will have done it to fat...

mmorpheus1 12 Mar 2007, 21:25

mmorpheus1 wrote:ok , i posted before about lag on my n73 with tomtom6, i have been onto my memory card manufacturers (dane elec) , they say that if the card has been formatted in fat 32 (win xp default) this can slow down the speed of the card , its supposed to be a x66 card and it is supposed to be formatted using fat 16.
i dont know if this will help , i am going to try it later on and give it a road test tomorrow.
I get my lag when the voice prompts come on and the map stalls for about 2 seconds or so , those people who dont get any lag could you please let me know if your memory card is fat 16 of fat 32 , thanks...

Just re-formatted mine to fat , ran through on demo and still the same 😡

dj-relphy 13 Mar 2007, 12:30

hi i was wondering if any1 could help me iv got smart2go on my fone n it cant seem 2 find a gps signal

any ideas?

spurry05 13 Mar 2007, 16:12

have you got yourself a gps unit? they about �35 on flee bay..

dj-relphy 13 Mar 2007, 19:52

spurry05 wrote:have you got yourself a gps unit? they about �35 on flee bay..

i didnt know i needed 1

i got told the n73 had gps built in

hasnt it?

spurry05 13 Mar 2007, 20:56

dj-relphy wrote:i didnt know i needed 1
i got told the n73 had gps built in
hasnt it?

no it has no gps built in you do need one...

can some one help me on the mem card is the one i posted any good?????

manc01 14 Mar 2007, 09:25

Hi there, just found this forum and loadsa good info.

Anyway, I found Navicore q good.

You will have google it as not allowed to paste URL yet.

Used it on me Nokia 6680 now transferred over to N73. So far so good, and i think you can get it for �80 including GPS reciever.

spurry05 14 Mar 2007, 18:45

i have put this on my m8ts n80 with my sd card and that too has map laging...

found this sd card: help realy needed on this want to buy one tomorrow

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MyMemory-2GB-133X-PRO-Mini/dp/B000KG5HJS/ref=pd_ka_7/203-7940314-5505562?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1173897770&sr=8-7

http://www.emartbuy.co.uk/products.php?prodid=463

spurry05 16 Mar 2007, 20:29

i got a 133x sd card and the map lagging is still there so dont waste your cash
Oow and now i have the bluetooth problem

nokia n73 ffssssssss cr*p..

sc00byd00byd00 19 Mar 2007, 12:57

You all need to get your firmware updated and get a ultra2 sd card, there much faster than the standard ones.

I have firmware v4.0711.2.0.1 on my N73 😃 (he he !! I have a mate that works at Nokia)
and TOMTOM v6.010 on a 2gb Sandisk Ultra2 MiniSD Card

Might I suggest that you disable your POI's, that might speed up your map lagging.

Oh, its the N95 that has built in GPS, not the N73

spurry05 19 Mar 2007, 15:58

sc00byd00byd00 wrote:You all need to get your firmware updated and get a ultra2 sd card, there much faster than the standard ones.
I have firmware v4.0711.2.0.1 on my N73 😃 (he he !! I have a mate that works at Nokia)
and TOMTOM v6.010 on a 2gb Sandisk Ultra2 MiniSD Card
Might I suggest that you disable your POI's, that might speed up your map lagging.
Oh, its the N95 that has built in GPS, not the N73

nokia web site say new firmware is 3.0704.1.0.1

i will call at my nokia shop tomorrow its next to work...

spurry05 23 Mar 2007, 18:33

sc00byd00byd00 wrote:You all need to get your firmware updated and get a ultra2 sd card, there much faster than the standard ones.
I have firmware v4.0711.2.0.1 on my N73 😃 (he he !! I have a mate that works at Nokia)
and TOMTOM v6.010 on a 2gb Sandisk Ultra2 MiniSD Card
Might I suggest that you disable your POI's, that might speed up your map lagging.
Oh, its the N95 that has built in GPS, not the N73

my nokia repair shop say's there is no v4 ind i have allready got the latest firmware...

i all so returnd the sd card and got a sandisk ultre2 and to my surprise it did not work.. still have map lagging....

so nothing works...

sneeks 25 Mar 2007, 10:25

Yeah I posted about this problem long ago and I never did find a solution. I bought a Ultra II card identical to what others were using yet the problem remained. I was using the same firmware and TT6 version as them. I'll probably look for alternative sat nav products.

Mondeoturbo 26 Mar 2007, 21:19

Just to add to this, I have lag too, Ive tried 4 maps, New firmware, Reinstall TT. I cant belive there are so many people with this problem and there is no solution. I had TT5 on my 7610 and it was fault less. GRRRR

And just to top things off my phone started playing up and its going back to vodafone tomorrow