Please Help, I have had my n95 for 6 months, I have - under the advice of my ex boyfriend - purchased tomtom navigator 6 software and maps for pc, then i purchased a bluetooth gps receiver (as he told me that using the one on my n95 will drain battery too much to use as a sat nav in my car)
So i have all these things and before he could set it all up he dumped me!
So i have no idea how to set it all up so that i can have sat nav with voice trun by turn in my car.
Please can someone take pity on a blonde who has recently been dumped and needs help!
Thanks
Hey, sorry I can't help you in this issue as I'm content using my N95 builtin GPS (just get a car power adapter).
But FYI, posting that you are a now single blonde female is not a good idea in my eyes because now you're going to get flooded with messages. A good analogy would be: you're going to be like a beautiful blonde getting gangb... wait errr no,, uhmm it's going to be like a new hard drive hot-swapped in a RAID configuration.
Should just be a simple case of:
-Connect the phone to the PC using the USB cable in 'mass storage mode' (it should ask what mode when you connect it)
-Run the TomTom CD and it will detect and install to your phone for you.
-Once it's done, disconnect the phone
-Run TomTom from the phone and it will take you through a wizard to find your GPS device and set up language etc.
-That's it!
He is right about battery drain with internal GPS but more of an issue is that TomTom6 doesn't support it anyway.
Maybe we can discuss this over dinner tonight? :laugh: Only messing.
I don't have this software personally (I'm waiting for tomtom 7 to come out... oh, and some wheels to navigate in!) but I would imagine that the first thing you would need to do is download the maps and program onto your phone. Use the CD that came with the software on and get it installed on your PC, connect your phone to it using the USB cable and download your maps and software.
Next, pair up the phone with the external GPS. In the menu, go to Tools -> Bluetooth (it may be in your connectivity folder depending on your firmware), turn on your external GPS and setup a new paired device on your phone. Find the GPS and connect to it. If a passcode is required, it'll be listed in the external GPS instruction manual.
Now that they're paired, keep the external GPS on the dashboard of your car where it can "see" the sky clearly, and load TomTom. If I'm right (and TomTom is as good as people say) it should detect that it's connected to a GPS receiver and start locking on to satellites.
This link to their FAQ pages may help as well:
http://www.tomtom.com/support/product.php?GID=3&ID=1401&Language=1
Best of luck! 😊
[EDIT] Eek, looks like waxup was right :laugh:
Ahhhh, pooor lass but are you really a fat bloke in a string vest? 😉
seriously though, dont you have the set up instructions with your box?? The data is all on the memory card, and tomtom home sets up on your pc.
Easiest way is probably for you to go to tomtom website or look at the installation poster
LOL@above posts too... 😉
Thanks for all your help - I will be trying it out tonight when i get home after work - will let you know how i got on.
(Sorry not free for dinner!)
Helen
p.s. definately not a bloke in a string vest!
helenjolliffe wrote:p.s. definately not a bloke in a string vest!
OOooh a blonde in a string vest, now that is painting a pretty picture in my mind :wink: bit chilly I bet this time of year
helenjolliffe wrote:Thanks for all your help - I will be trying it out tonight when i get home after work - will let you know how i got on.(Sorry not free for dinner!)
Helen
p.s. definately not a bloke in a string vest!
Why do you need a sat nav anyway? Aren't all women supposed to be natural navigators? Especially blonde ones?
hey, i think you were given some bad advice. you do not need a bluetooth gps receiver, there is one inside the n95. the bluetooth will drain your battery quicker than just using the internal gps. and why would you want more things to carry anyway? stick with the internal gps and you are good to go. oh and i think garmin is better than tomtom, but others disagree, and you already own tomtom.
oh wait, i forgot tomtom cannot use the internal gps. but garmin can, as well as nokia maps. but you are DEFINITELY going to have worse battery life using that bluetooth gps receiver instead of using the internal gps receiver in the n95.
any problems Helenjolliffe send me a pm and I'll try and sort it out for you.
Tomtom dosen't use the internal gps - so you had to buy an external gps .Its an extra lead and another piece of equipment to carry round but its not the biggest problem you'll ever have.
For �10 or so you will be able to pick up a good holder for your car so you can mount the phone where you get a good view. I use one from the Carphone Warehouse that has a window suction mount and a flexible arm so the holder sits where you can see it - cost �10 .
An in car charger costs from a �5 for a non branded model to �20 for a Nokia branded one . Your choice - I use both and see no real difference.
Never leave your GPS receiver in the car or your phone - but you know that anyway.
RogerPodacter wrote:hey, i think you were given some bad advice. you do not need a bluetooth gps receiver, there is one inside the n95.
That's true, but TomTom Navigator 6 isn't compatible with the built-in GPS. Version 7 is compatible though, but whether it will come out or not is another matter.
RogerPodacter wrote:but you are DEFINITELY going to have worse battery life using that bluetooth gps receiver instead of using the internal gps receiver in the n95.
Is this based on evidence, or just a guess?
I've just measured power consumption using external and internal GPS receivers (same application: Navicore). While there's not a lot in it, the internal device uses more juice.
As long as you dont mind using a bluetooth GPS, you have the best symbian satnav solution currently available. Subjective opinion maybe, but then I have tried every commercial (non data intensive) one available for symbian, and test them well.
As for batterylife, well you can get dual car cigarette splitters for next to nothing on ebay, allowing you to run both a charger to your N95 and bluetooth GPS unit at the same time, never having to worry about batterylife.
Hi Helen
You have chosen IMO one of the best if not the best Sat Nav solutions for your N95 and shouldn't need to charge the external GPS whilst in use any way. As most have very good battery life if your going to use it every day just charge it last thing at night and it should easily last a day of use no problem. If you get stuck or have any problems just feel free to ask, also there is no need to pair the GPS receiver in advance as in the Tom Tom set up it asks you if you want to pair it with a Tom Tom GPS or other make.
Marc
bartmanekul wrote:As long as you dont mind using a bluetooth GPS, you have the best symbian satnav solution currently available. Subjective opinion maybe, but then I have tried every commercial (non data intensive) one available for symbian, and test them well. As for batterylife, well you can get dual car cigarette splitters for next to nothing on ebay, allowing you to run both a charger to your N95 and bluetooth GPS unit at the same time, never having to worry about batterylife.
Dogmann wrote:Hi Helen You have chosen IMO one of the best if not the best Sat Nav solutions for your N95 and shouldn't need to charge the external GPS whilst in use any way. As most have very good battery life if your going to use it every day just charge it last thing at night and it should easily last a day of use no problem. If you get stuck or have any problems just feel free to ask, also there is no need to pair the GPS receiver in advance as in the Tom Tom set up it asks you if you want to pair it with a Tom Tom GPS or other make.
Marc
I would fully endorse the above comments. However you feel about your ex he has set you up with a first class navigation system and I'm sure with the amount of experience thats on this forum you will have it up and running in no time.
I use tomtom navigator 6 and a N95 to guide me round the UK in a 44 ton lorry every weekend .It hasn't let me down yet and as long as the postcodes I get are the correct ones it saves lots of time and money.
beefyn70 wrote:I use tomtom navigator 6 and a N95 to guide me round the UK in a 44 ton lorry every weekend .It hasn't let me down yet and as long as the postcodes I get are the correct ones it saves lots of time and money.
Dunno wether i would want to trust it check out links
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/6957429.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/7088105.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/6974226.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/6118790.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6957540.stm
he was using his sat nav, lets hope it doesnt happen to you
They are like everything else fiddles you use them but you don't put blind faith in them. I did a delivery near Owestry (ABP Ellesmere) last weekend .On the way in (marked by signs) there is a low bridge marked on the way in at 4.0 meters which is to low for my truck . So I stopped and got out walked through the bridge and on the other side it was marked 4.2 m which would let me through. Driving very slow until I was right up to the edge I got out and after a look I realised the 4.2m height was the right one and the lorry went below and i got there. The sat nav only shows the fastest/shortest/limited speed/etc its up to you to read the road and see warning signs for weight limits, narrow roads and low bridges which is in my opinion a hell of a lot easier when the sat nav has the route worked out and all you have to do is follow and keep an eye out for trouble and not try to read a map as well.
Well said. GPS is a tool, and shouldnt be used with blind faith.
On a personal note, I get annoyed when theres headlines like 'Satnav puts takeaway driver on railway tracks'.
Anyone stupid enough to drive onto a railway track and get stuck on it by blindly following a satnav should be banned from driving imo.
Yeah, those stories annoy me as well. I've been using various satnavs for about 4 years, but I am still careful not to trust them 100% as they aren't programmed with information about road widths, bridge heights etc.
I think people, especially the less tech-savvy, get blown away by how clever these units can be and don't think about all the things it doesn't 'know'.
I live in a new build. When they allocated are postcodes they obviously used some left at the end of a batch which apply to an industrial park 10 miles away! So many people who come to visit end up there
Now, whenever someone asks for my postcode, my first question is always "Are you using SatNav?" and then "When did you update your maps?"
3Shirts wrote:<<SNIPPED>>
I live in a new build. When they allocated are postcodes they obviously used some left at the end of a batch which apply to an industrial park 10 miles away! So many people who come to visit end up there
Now, whenever someone asks for my postcode, my first question is always "Are you using SatNav?" and then "When did you update your maps?"
Same here, we have just moved offices and the postcode takes you to the estate down the road. Have to always ask if they are using sat nav and give them an ammended postcode to get closer!