Hi All,
Firstly, apologies for this thread, I'm guessing there is already a deffinative answer somewhere on here, but I was wondering if somone can give me an answer to the age old question - Do TomTom plan to relase a version that is usable with the in built GPS on the N95?
I know there are loads of threads on here about it, I particularly like the one which went on and on last year - used to keep me entertained on a daily basisi!!
But if possible couls omeone just clarify one way or another if they (TomTom) have plans to release a version.
Cheers
No-one knows. Tomtom will categorically not tell anyone if they plan to.
Personally, I cannot understand why its taking so long, so Im thinking they are not going to support it, and favour their own devices.
Nobody knows! But as TomTom 6 does NOT support the Nokia N95. At best it'd be TomTom 7. Which may or may not be in development.
Tom Tom are secretive and annoying.
Thanks guys - your input is much appreciated.
I did hear that a company called GPS....
Actually, better not start all that again!!
Thanks again:icon14:
Sadly that 'company' is still trading.
At the moment Im toying with the idea of using an external GPS and putting Tomtom on my phone.
I really didnt want to go down this route, but all other satnav solutions are crap. I'll still keep route66 in case I need navigation without the BT reciever.
The last update tomtom ever did for anything symbian was in Febuary last year. What does that tell you?
I dunno if anyones the same, but with sat nav I find I only actually use it when Im nearing the destination... as I know or can look up how to get to the rough area/town/estate etc etc ... so in that way, it was no problem to use an external gps unit and use tomtom as it really is the 'nicest' to use.
My gps unit is the size of a zippo maybe a bit bigger, so it sits in the ashtray and works away no probs.
The internal GPS was one of the main reasons why I bought an N95 - thinking I could use it with tomtom, I've been waiting with baited breath since early last year for tomtom to release version 7 or an update allowing the internal GPS to be used - but not a sausage.
I've resigned myself to the fact that I'm just going to have to keep on using my trusty nokia LD-3W external bluetooth receiver when using tomtom. :frown:
I don't want to repeat myself but the wife uses TomTom on her E50 and I use Nokia Maps on the N95; and I think Nokia Maps is just as good as TomTom if not better. You have to pay for voice navigation with Nokia and don't get traffic info. You get voice navigation included with TomTom but have to pay for traffic info. There's really not much in it. For simplicity I'll stick with my single, converged device; that's why I bought one. On longer trips I pre-tune Internet Radio on the N95 to the appropriate Highways Agency channel for traffic info.
I also have a LD-3W, it's a good unit.
I use Tomtom for the whole journey, because of the speed camera alerts and sometimes traffic. but I only have the voice on when I'm not sure of the route, mainly near the end.
Have a look at Sygic Mobile works well with internal gps and can use TomTom speed cams (google it 4th 1 down...)
Yes, shame sygic isnt much good.
No full postcode search, and the instructions are awful.
You get the tradiational 2 warning system. i.e. at 300 yards and just before the turning/roundabout.
However, at 300 yards it doesnt say 'In 300 yards....'
It simply says 'Turn left/right', even if there is a turn before that your not supposed to make. Very confusin while driving, and I even knew the route.
Oh, and along a perfectly straight road, it told me to 'turn slightly left' about 2 or 3 times.
Wasnt impressed.
bartmanekul wrote:Yes, shame sygic isnt much good. No full postcode search, and the instructions are awful.
You get the tradiational 2 warning system. i.e. at 300 yards and just before the turning/roundabout.
However, at 300 yards it doesnt say 'In 300 yards....'
It simply says 'Turn left/right', even if there is a turn before that your not supposed to make. Very confusin while driving, and I even knew the route.
Oh, and along a perfectly straight road, it told me to 'turn slightly left' about 2 or 3 times.
Wasnt impressed.
Install the GBR.pos for full post codes... My version even reads out the main road numbers and says "In 300 yards...."
a TomTom killer IMHO
I have installed TomTom 6 and am using it with a seperate bluetooth "puck".
The system works perfectly and IMO is by far the best Sat Nav system that one can use on the N95. :icon14:
Badgerman wrote:Install the GBR.pos for full post codes... My version even reads out the main road numbers and says "In 300 yards...."a TomTom killer IMHO
Hmmm, really?
I tried a copy that was lying around if you know what I mean, and it had problems.
However they did allow me a trial version for 7 days, so I deleted the old one completely and tried this new one.
Unfortunatly, it simply doesnt work. They havent included how to use it, so Im just guessing as to where to put the files, and it simply exits everytime I activate the map.
They have told me its a RAM problem, which I think is wrong. For starters, its just exits with no RAM error (which I have had before when playing quake for a while), and second none of the satnav programs - i.e. all of them - have given me any ram issues before.
Id love to get it working, and if it works with full postcodes and proper instructions, with decent routing I'll buy it.
But Im not buying anymore satnavs I cant try first.
bartmanekul wrote:Hmmm, really?I tried a copy that was lying around if you know what I mean, and it had problems.
However they did allow me a trial version for 7 days, so I deleted the old one completely and tried this new one.
Unfortunatly, it simply doesnt work. They havent included how to use it, so Im just guessing as to where to put the files, and it simply exits everytime I activate the map.
They have told me its a RAM problem, which I think is wrong. For starters, its just exits with no RAM error (which I have had before when playing quake for a while), and second none of the satnav programs - i.e. all of them - have given me any ram issues before.
Id love to get it working, and if it works with full postcodes and proper instructions, with decent routing I'll buy it.
But Im not buying anymore satnavs I cant try first.
Available now, Version 7.0, build 89, postcodes, itinerary planning. Google it 😉
Well Id rather get this bloody trial working, as I figure its going to be their most polished and uptodate version available.
But they are not seeming to knowlagable. How can it be a RAM issue when all other satnavs work, not to mention they claim theirs is specially made for low overheads.
To date, I havent actually had any installation instructions!
Dont tell me I'll have to download a dodgy copy just to find out how to install the trial version!!
Hi All,
I'm not that well versed with the Symbian devices...I've only had my N95 for a little over 1 week and the fact that everyone is saying that TomTom 6 wont recognise the internal GPS has really turned the lights on in my world...
I had all sorts of problems when I loaded tt6 on my HP iPaq 6965 (WM5) and couldn't get it to work (even after selecting "Internal GPS"😉 In the end, I found the solution...
I updated the following registry key:
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Go into your registry at: HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE>System>CurrentControlSet>GPS Intermediate Driver and change the key for IsEnabled from 1 to 0.
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The reason I posted this here is I was wondering if the Nokia device had a registry or a similar type of config that would allow us to modify the way the application access the GPS device???
No, Symbian has no registry as such, though some applications do make use of their own configuration files in a similar vein to the unix way of life.
I've been using google maps with the internal gps and it works well.