Hello,
Will be buying a N95 next Monday and am planning on using the GPS thing for the very odd occasions. Only trouble is, from what I've seen, you have to be continually connected to WAP/GPRS whilst it downloads the info?
Is there a way around this? I cannot be doing with the obscene charges 02 give me, I mean, checking "My Ebay" on my N80 usually ends up costing me �1.50/�2.00. Its amazing how much they try and con me!
Search the forums and you will learn. But simply, yes, by downloading the maps onto a memory card.
ah excellent, I have searched through 8pages of posts, admittedly haven't yet used the search feature as I became a member only this morning!
I did read somewhere about being able to download the maps from Nokia, but it just appeared as though you still had to go online for it to plot the route!
How many people actually use the sat nav feature on their phone and does it really work? I'm not too worried about the cold start times as I will be only using it every few months when going on a long journey that I'm not familiar with.
Last question as well... how big are the maps you need to download? I've already bought a 2gig memory card (before anyone says I should have bought a 4 6 or 8, I'd prefer to have a couple of 2gig ones due to speed the phone goes when full!) and have the 1gig card which comes with it as the GPS maps one.
Would this work or have I shot myself in the foot!?!
Yolmol wrote:but it just appeared as though you still had to go online for it to plot the route!How many people actually use the sat nav feature on their phone and does it really work? I'm not too worried about the cold start times as I will be only using it every few months when going on a long journey that I'm not familiar with.
Last question as well... how big are the maps you need to download? I've already bought a 2gig memory card
If you d/l the maps to your memory card, the N95 does not need a connection to plan a route (and it is best to switch off the option from within the program).
A lot of people us the N95 for Sat Nav but I think most of the people here use alternative programs. Whilst the free version that came with the phone will get you from A to B, you may find some of the routing is, er, dubious. But hey, it's free and will stop you getting lost. Commercial software is better, and there are some good options around (I use Navicore but others swear allegence to Navigon/CoPilot/Route66) so if interested, I suggest you read some reviews.
A 2Gb card will be fine. I use them, and as well as maps I have music, videos, photos. Admittedly I only have about 100MB left but that's because I have 20 albums, a couple of films and loads of photos and short video clips, as well as UK maps stored on it.
Thanks, thats v.helpful. I did read the reviews of the Navicore Navicon etc etc before posting on here but don't want to spend another �60 - �100 on the software (unless it comes with voice turn by turn instructions?)
Not that I would......... but is it downloadable as a torrent?
Quite looking forward to getting the phone now. Will be upgrading next Monday on a 12month contract, I've forced a guy into saying that I'll get the upgrade for free and took time/date/name etc so will have some interesting words if they try and charge me (again) for an upgrade. �35 a month and every year I get charged �50 - �100 for a new phone 😡
Anyone recommend anything else to buy for it? I've got a USB charger for use whilst at work and a 2gig card (which I am truly mesmerised by its size - I thought Mini SD cards were beyond belief)
I will probably be getting a spare battery and a car charger at some point next week. If I ever need to use the sat nav I'll nick my dads Psion holster thing which will fit the phone in nicely I think.
One last question (of which there have been many lol). The batteries on Ebay... there appear to be hundreds of "genuine Nokia" ones for �3 - to �8, they look good enough and have what appears to be a hologram (but is nearly always black in the photos) and then you have the nokia ones in the blister packs that are �20.
Is there a difference?
Yolmol wrote:but don't want to spend another �60 - �100 on the software (unless it comes with voice turn by turn instructions?)
Yes, that tends to be the point of the software. 😉 BTW, I paid �40 for Navicore, but that was as an upgrade from an old 2005 version I had kicking around from my 9300 days. But you may find old versions knocking around which you could upgrade.
Yolmol wrote:Not that I would......... but is it downloadable as a torrent?
😡 :icon13:
Yolmol wrote:recommend anything else to buy for it?
A Proporta battery charger - better than a spare battery in that you get up to three charges from it and it's chargeable via car/mains/USB. Will also charge other gadgets if you get the right tips.
Oh, and Quake. Great to see this played on the N95. 😊
Yolmol wrote:One last question ....The batteries on Ebay...
Is there a difference?
Yes, wouldn't touch them with a bargepole. But some do and you may find a reputable dealer there. Just be careful.
Yolmol wrote:
How many people actually use the sat nav feature on their phone and does it really work? I'm not too worried about the cold start times as I will be only using it every few months when going on a long journey that I'm not familiar with.
The built-in Maps app is fine, and some features are actually better than my wife's TomTom/E50 combo. If you're only using it every so often, I recommend you pay the minimum extra on each occasion for turn-by-turn voice navigation, which lasts a week or something like that.
If you're still paying exorbitant data rates, you could switch providers; O2 are the last UK provider to lower their prices to something more sensible, although the word is that they will have to do so when the iPhone franchise starts later this year.
Thats a good point re: Iphone. Really can't be arsed to wait for it to turn up though. Don't understand what the hype is about with the thing. Get a bog standard smart phone, add a swanky touch screen rotating display with a visual keypad and you got yourself an Iphone with a massive hole in your wallet!
I might try and see if I can wangle myself a data package thing, I currently have 1mb free which is pathetic, most websites have twice that just to make them display properly!!
I also haven't had my contract changed recently lol. I thought I haggled a good deal a few years ago for 1000texts and 400mins at �35 a month. I've now noticed that this year they've started doing that to new customers with a free N95 😞
Might have to look into one of those proporta things, although, I'm rarely away from a cigarette lighter point or plug socket!! I've also found a genuine Nokia battery for sale at �15, will wait until I get the phone though just in case something happens!
Oh and quake... I think that may have to be one of the first things I do!!
Yolmol wrote:Thats a good point re: Iphone. Really can't be arsed to wait for it to turn up though. Don't understand what the hype is about with the thing. Get a bog standard smart phone, add a swanky touch screen rotating display with a visual keypad and you got yourself an Iphone with a massive hole in your wallet!
😮 I wasn't suggesting you buy a crappy iPhone, but I imagine they'll have to lower their exorbitant data rates for everybody once it's out.
neilhoskins wrote:😮 I wasn't suggesting you buy a crappy iPhone, but I imagine they'll have to lower their exorbitant data rates for everybody once it's out.
hehehe. Thats not what I was saying either 😊 :tongue: . Just agreeing with you re: Iphone and data rates, from what I can tell that thing is going to be pretty reliant upon gprs!!
My cousin is over from America, said one of his mates has an Iphone. Thought it was the best thing ever until it freezes.... apparently have to wait, sometimes 5-6hours for it to kick back into gear.
No removing batteries there. They're supposedly welded in!...
Can't REALLY comment on them though as I've not actually seen/handled one before