Alternatives to Nokia Maps (Google / Navigon Mobil...
For my N82 I am looking for an alternative to Nokia Maps.
- Using Google Maps, is it possible do download the map data for a country or continent to the pnone's memory card in advance so that they do not have to be loaded on the fly over the expensive GSM connection?
- Has anybody tried Navigon's Mobile Navigator on an N82? How well does it work?
- Are ther any other 'recommendable' map programs for the N82?
Andreas
28-Sep-2008 06:23 AM
avoelp wrote:
Are ther any other 'recommendable' map programs for the N82?
Andreas
Hi avoelp
Garmin XT seems to be attracting favourable reviews:
http://www8.garmin.com/mobile/mobilext/
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I had a Nokia N95, and now I have the Nokia 5800, and they both have the Nokia Maps on them, but I do not understand how to use it! Do we need anything? How is it used? Any help will be great!
Thanks in advance.
Kind regards,
nungon94.The 5800 has two connections so to speak for the Maps .
One is the standard GPS =No Charge .
Two is the Assisted A-GPS that connects via your phone networks internet service for better triangulation/location
This is charged at whatever rate your network provider charges .
Recommendation with a new 5800 is to switch maps on and for the first satellite location also use A-GPS for a better first fix .
I have Nokia maps Google maps both no charge with A-GPS switched off .
However if i want Google to show aerial view then it needs the internet connection .
Likewise my Trapster speed camera software requires internet connection .
I am with Virgin Mobile in the UK on PAYG and Internet charges are 30p a day up to 25MB usage . Check your providers charges on your package .
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Is it possible to use the integrated GPS in the E90 with Nokia Maps WITHOUT connecting through mobile data and incurring data cost? Is there any other 3rd party GPS navigation software that would work like Nokia Maps, using stored maps et al, so you do not have to constantly download maps via your service provider, AND give you navigation instructions? As I understand, one has to pay for the "navigation" part of Nokia Maps.
If I am totally out to lunch, would someone please correct me? Thanks!Hi chanimal
How about Route66?
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Since my N97 was unboxed Nokia maps has refused to load, it just beeps and says "System error". That's it! Any clues on how to get this working? It's pretty annoying as it's one feature I was looking forward to using.
Funnily enough I installed google maps and that won't open either, but there's no error message, it just makes the screen blink once then back to the menu.
Any advice appreciated
Solved!
Go to Solution.One more big NEGATIVE point for Nokia....
You needed to restore the default factory settings for solve the system erros in the Nokia Maps???!
(I have the same problem...) Tsc Tsc....
Nokia WAKE UP for several problems with the N97 model!!!
Work hard for a calendar and system betters, more quickly to backup in desktop computer, include.
Learn something important features with the Palm calendar smartphone, repetitive meets and memos in days or weeks, for example.
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I am puzzled about Nokia Maps, like why I cant and dont use it!? why am I considering buying Route 66 for £59? and even a TomTom Go One GB? handheld unit??? £100
hang on a minute!! I have a perfectly good N95-1?? so why dont I use Nokia Maps?? its paid for it should work!! well it requires a GSM network connection as well as GPS, which caines all your credit in no time thats with the maps downloaded! what was the point of selling a GPS enabled reciever phone with all the fancy Maps program but I cant use it like any other normal APP!!!???
How much does it cost to run? does it deppend on network?
or ammount of data used, why does it try to download the mao when its already downloaded from Nokia?
Its mad, I can get a satelite to lock in,and even try to plan routes , but it constantly crashes out, its useless , its a shame!! I paid all that money and I cant use the GPS at all anyone else feel the same??
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Re-installed the same firmware, managed to install MAPS 2.02
and it all now works until you need it ! i'll explain later.
SIMPLE MISATKES!:
Make sure you have the memeory card inserted before the install of MAPS 2.02!
Make sure your phones Profile is on GENERAL after restoring your backup after upgrading your firmware. Now MAPS 2.02 should load.
after all this I had to reinstal Nokia Internet Radio Youtube, Fring, AND I installed GOOGLE MOBILE MAPS with a 800kb download over GPRS and it's amazing! need to see a thread dedicated to Google Mobile Maps!
MAPS 2.02 First off Im very impressed with the new version of MAPS and all its features until you NEED certain things!
NO MORE ATMS or CASHMACHINES show up, NO MORE WIFI POINTS!!
how do I fix this?? is this the EXTRAS WE HAVE TO PAY FOR?
Now I'm in town and I'm dettermind to actualy get a fix and use this thing in town under stress of busy traffic and a busy crowd test! I got a FIX with the Red Icon showing and I looked up a shop and hit go and up pops another box saying The Licence blah blah whats going on?? it always tries to charge me at the most inconvienient time ever!
I have no idea if I have to subscribe or get billed off my network?
I have NEVER been able to figure out MAPS :/ like how is it charged? how you subscribe to it? would I need web n walk or surf for a £1 all day on O2 would this help? Its useless otherwise i'm totally perplexed with it. ROute 66 is £59 you install it , it works. or £99 TomTOm 1 Solid State, slim portable, big touch screen, so if after all this setting up time and hassle with MAPS 2 how much will it cost me?
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I have installed Nokia Map on my N73. Also downloaded Map of India from Map Loader.I am using Altina GPS receiver GBT - 709. I have following few questions, can anybody help me !
1) When I travel and watch the road (india) I find that the GPS position is offset by about 200 meters but by and large it follows the road (but not on road) What could be the reason ? I had compared the coordinates of a specific location by using one GARMIN device and Lon / Lat are correct. Yhis implies that the problem is with map base system.
2) where do I get a navigation map of Indian city say "PUNE".
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2. Maps use Navigon and Teleatlas, so if is not there, maybe does not exist...
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Nokia Maps Suite: Everything You Need To Know
The new ‘Nokia Maps Suite’ was arguably the biggest application release at the opening day of Nokia World 2011. The new suite brings ‘the future of location-based services’ to your fingertips. Designed with the commuter in mind, the new location software is the best way to travel on trams, trains and buses with worldwide coverage. Perfect for when the train, bus and tram break down and you need to use Nokia Maps to find your way on foot. Sharing is also a core competence of the new suite, the ‘Pulse’ application allows you to check in with friends and family on the go, presumably this is to ensure your finger is always on the pulse!
We are going to take you on a wild rollercoaster ride that explores the four main location-based software groups that complete the Nokia Maps Suite. Here is a quick overview for those that like to keep it top line, before we delve deep into each group:
1. Live View: A new augmented-reality browser that turns your phone’s camera viewfinder to help you spot places of interest.
2. Pulse: Enables you to privately share and discuss your location, photos and mood with friends and family.
3. Public Transport: You don’t need to work for CSI:Miami to solve this one. The Public Transport app tells you the most efficient way to get from A to B using public transport anywhere in the world.
4. Places: Once again, the clue is in the name, this app quite simply helps you discover places around you.
Nokia Live View via Nokia
Now it’s time to do some delving.
Live View
The above image highlights the most exciting feature of the Nokia Maps Suite. Some of you may have never used augumented-reality on your smart-phones before, so we thought we would give you a quick augumented-reality check. Augumented-reality essentially merges the worlds of online and offline. Take the street you work, live or study on, if you were to open the app and point the camera down the street, you would not only see the physical elements of a shop, restaurant or bar but you would see the virtual elements of the shop superimposed on your screen. By ‘virtual’ we mean the information about the shop that is available online. So this may include the shops name, the products it sells, the opening times and its exact location from where you are standing. Sounds pretty futuristic doesn’t it! If that explanation didn’t make any sense then here is a definition of augumented-reality. Augmented-reality used to be offered as a stand-alone application but now it joins the new Nokia Maps family.
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Nokia Pulse via Nokia
Public Transport
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Nokia Transport via Nokia
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Need to find a last minute Michelin Star restaurant for some new clients? Forgotten to get your wife flowers on your wedding anniversary? Or are you just bored of going to the same burger bar every Friday lunchtime? Well the Places app is a fantastic solution to these problems because it gets you to your desired and undiscovered destinations faster and more efficiently. You can check ratings and reviews for restaurants you are unsure about in a foreign land, get directional advice to the location you have chosen and then find the nearest taxi rank to grab a trip home. The software is designed to help you find locations in your local area that you may have previously been unaware of. Who knows, that burger bar you didnt know about behind your office could be alot tastier and better value for money than the one right in front of your office!
So, there you have it, our take on the new Nokia Maps software. We can’t wait to put some of these technologies into practice, in the meantime though we want you to tell us whether this sounds like the future of mapping and if not, why!? Do share!
If i have helped at all a click on the white star below would be nice thanks.
Now using the Lumia 1520OK I feel silly now. I just realized that the links to donwload maps manually work now...
I will try again to add them through Nokia Suite in 10 hours and I will use manual download if it does not work.
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Nokia Maps Satellite View Quality
Nokia Maps satelite view picture quality is very ugly in some countries to the point where you can't make out a single thing when zoomed in. I live in Jamaica and it is a pain trying to use it, so I am forced to use that other mapping service we all know of.
Will this problem ever be fixed? I need to know so that I can make a decision.
MobileTopSoft blogger and Nokia fanboy, hooah!The same low quality for Afghanistan's Satellite map. In Ovi Maps mobile there is no more zoom level after 1KM. and in maps.nokia.com even 1KM zoom level is not clear.
BUT if you check NAVTEQ website you can see that it has HIGH QUALITY and CLEAR satellite images up to 50M ZOOM LEVEL.
Long time that it's very poor in Nokia's. When it will be implemented to maps.nokia.com and then to Ovi Maps mobile? How much time will it take?
As "Vames" said that Nokia Maps and Google Maps are provided by Navteq still Nokia couldn't improve maps for Afghanistan BUT Google has High Quality Satellite images and NAVIGABLE Map for Afghanistan.
When will Nokia improve the Maps?
When there will be navigable Maps for Afghanistan?
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Hi Everybody,
Nokia release new vesion of nokia map 2. Now it is avilable to download.
http://www.nokia.com/betalabs/maps
Currently Using N95-1
Next phone: N9611-Feb-2008 12:40 PM
pavid wrote:
anyway to load it from a mac??
yes. i use a mac and had no problem installing it. you have 3 options:
1. use Nokia Multimedia Transfer
2. Use "Send via Bluetooth"
3. Use Bluetooth File Exchange
#2 and 3 are pretty much the same, but since you weren't aware how to do it, i thought i'd point them both out.
#1 - i've never done this. this is the nokia advertsied method - it should be the same as using PC Suite, but i tell ya, i've never used PC Suite either. just skip this - but realize this is a nokia supported method of install apps on your mobile.
both 2 and 3 assume you've already paired your phone with your mac using bluetooth - if you haven't, look elsewhere for thiese directions and do so now.
#2 - browse the Finder for the nokia maps update: "Nokia_Maps_2.0_0511_s60_3.1_u.sis"
Select the file (highlight it with the mouse)
now click the menu item Finder->Services->"Send File To Bluetooth device"
the window that appears will list your phone - select it and click "Send"
the maps update will appear in your message inbox - like an incoming text message on your phone.
just navigate to this new "message" and click it - this will start the installation process like any other symbian application install.
#3 - an alternative is to copy the file to your phone, then browse to the file on the phone and open it. to do this, open "Bluetooth File Exchange", or if you have the bluetooth status icon in the top-right corner of your screen, click it and choose "Browse Bluetooth Device".
in the list of bluetooth devices, select your phone and click Browse.
you are presented with two drives: C: and E:. these correspond to your internal storage and your microsd memory card (if available) respectively.
double click on one of them, and you will see the folders within - navigate somewhere safe (ie: how about just inside the E: drive?) and drag the "Nokia_Maps_2.0_0511_s60_3.1_u.sis" file onto the device browser window. the file will be transferred.
now, on your device, goto: Menu->Tools->File Manager
here you can browse your mobile phone's storage (up-down to scroll, left-right to switch between local and microsd storage)
find your "Nokia_Maps_2.0_0511_s60_3.1_u.sis" file and click on it - then follow the install prompts.
goodluck
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Nokia Maps - is it now almost useless ?
Over the recent years I've owned various Nokias. A N95, a N95 8gb, a N96 and now a 5800. Throughout all these Nokias I've used Nokia Maps. I felt a compulsion to try and see how competent their navigation software was. I also at the same time tried Navigon and TomTom, often because the Nokia Maps application could not be trusted.
I first noticed with the 5800 that postcode searches were now reduced to 4 characters ie PR3 4GH now returns PR3 4 - this inacuracy could be about 1/2 a mile from where you need to be. On all my other Nokias using Nokia Maps the postcode search searched on the full postcode.
I wrote to Nokia and was first informed that the postcode search had always been truncated (it had not) and my second email received the reply that Nokia now only returned the first four characters of the postcode search.
From my experience and by way of a comparison TomTom and Navigon both return full postcodes when searched.
Like a lot of others I have paid for drive and walk for the UK and also traffic subscription. Now as I have to enter the full details of where I want to go I feel that navigation is now rather pointless - you need to know exactly where you are going before entering the details into Nokia Maps - to be shown where to go.
If Nokia now only do offer truncated postcode searches and have no plans to do differently I would strongly advise owners of Nokias with Nokia Maps to not purchase the drive and walk option.
I am very dissapointed that Nokia have taken this approach to Nokia Maps, their maps are provided by Teleatlas and only recently they aquired GMBH (?) to strengthen their navigation arm. Also they are developing Nokia Maps 3 - why bother Nokia - it's an inacurate, unreliable piece of software.
I'm posting this also on the All About Symbian thread - I feel strongly about this - I want Nokia to take note and reverse their decision.
Come on Nokia - offer full postcode searches on Nokia Maps - you know it makes sense !
Any thoughts anyone ?Hi chazzle
You raise some interesting issues here although from a global perspective the UK is fairly unique in having such a detailed postcode (zipcode) database because it is so densely populated in areas. I might add that I also use Tomtom Navigator 6 with it's UK postcode zip file, although as you are well aware mapping is now unfortunately rather out of date. Since Nokia Maps v2.0 mapping has been provided by Navteq acquisition although TeleAtlas provided for Smart2go > Nokia Maps v1.0. You would be very disappointed by present UK coverage in Nokia Maps v3.0Beta in rural areas if you gave it a go.
As Ford of Europe has chosen Navtek for provision of Bluetooth Mobile Navigation it will be interesting to see how this develops in this regard:
http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Ford-innovates-with-hybrid-phone-in-dash-navigation-system_a1247.html
Whilst I can accept that you feel aggrieved by this deficiency the direction now seems to be more of developing location based social network applications and as far as Nokia's growth in say China and India is concerned ownership of a car will for many remain out of reach or purpose.
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Nokia Map and Drive+ Beta on Lumina 920 Feedback
So I took my new phone down to MD/DC area in the last few days and here are a few things that I would like to post as my feedback on what would be nice to have, fixes, etc. [I used both my new Lumia 920 and my wife's Samsung Galaxy Note 2 as comparsion).
1. Highest priority for me is that the routes from Here.net need to be able to sync down to the phone. Nothing more is more important then this because when you have a custom route that you want to use (for example, to route around high traffic or potential high traffic areas).
2. Extremely disappointed that a new road in MD (MD 200) was not used by the Drive+ and didn't even show up on the map on my Lumia 920 while it was used and did show up on Google map. This road is a toll road and is over a year old already. [And yes, I have enabled toll road in the navigation as well as selected 'faster route' as the routing to use under smart routing]. I cannot stressed how disappointed I am to not see Nokia Map have this route at all.
3. Allow route changes on the Nokia Drive+ app. As good as pre-planned trip and using Here.net, there are just tmes that it's much better to allow us to change the route based on latest condition.
4. Never once did I see ANY traffic updates at all on both the Map and Drive+ Beta. When it does shows on my wife's Google's Map/Navigation.
5. I love that under Drive+, it tells you which lane to get into ahead of when you need to make a turn or merge onto another way. However, the flip side of that is that there's no way to know which road you're currently on. This is probably more important for when you're in an area with a lot of highway/local way intersections. Also, it would be great if it also will display the next major 'road' that you will be getting onto.
So far I'm happy with some of the functionality and disappointed in some of Nokia Map and Drive+ and I have about a week left to decide to either stay with WP9 and Nokia or do I want to switch back to Android and Google Map.hi there,
As this is a user to user forum only, if you wish to leave feedback with Nokia regarding their products and services, you can do so directly by clicking the Nokia Support link at the bottom of this page. -
If download of Nokia Maps doesn't work...
...then you can try the following.
When I tried to download Nokia Maps from "nokia.mobi/maps" via "Web" with my E61i, once I clicked on "Accept Terms Service", the browser always took me back to the starting page with the red text "You must select your phone model". I tried this several times and it failed every time.
Solution: use the "Services" icon instead (which is the phone's WAP browser), and then the download should work.
Pretty weak of you Nokia to fail at this point...19-Aug-2008 09:43 AM
cjlim wrote:
mobi is not an official Nokia site.
Output of 'whois' search on nokia.mobi:
Trademark Name:NOKIA
Trademark Country:EU
Trademark Number:000340836
Date Trademark Applied For:1996-04-01
Date Trademark Registered:1998-09-09
Sponsoring Registrar:Melbourne IT Ltd (13)
Created by Registrar:mTLD Mobile Top Level Domain (4000002)
Last Updated by Registrar:Melbourne IT Ltd (13)
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:FR-10dc89e78e613
Registrant Name:Taru Kelfkens
Registrant Organization:Nokia Corporation
Registrant Street1:Keilalahdentie 4
Registrant City:Espoo
Registrant State/Province:na
Registrant Postal Code:2150
Registrant Country:FI
Registrant Phone:xxxxxxxx
Registrant FAX:xxxxxxxxxxxx
Registrant Email:[email protected]
Identifying details redacted to protect the innocent
You were saying???
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Have a problem with updated Nokia maps
i installed the lasted update of Nokia maps on my N86 8mp and now the gps icon doesn't disappear from the screen after i turn off the navigation and the direction voice doesn't work with the FM transmitter, i have tryed reset my phone and put everything back both with safety backup and from scratch (toke a couple of hours to get all stuff back) but i still have the problems
//MorifadeThis feature is not currently supported by Nokia Maps. (despite it being included in the previous versions of Ovi Maps)
Many Betalabs Users have been requesting this feature for a long time.
To add your support, please join nokia beta labs (if not already) and support the following post:
http://betalabs.nokia.com/apps/nokia-maps-suite-2-0/suggestion/48288/voice-navigation-over-fm-transm...
It is interesting to note that somewhere in the Nokia chain this request has been denied. I have suggested a petition from us (users) may give the Nokia development team the support they need to gain approval for this.
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Nokia Maps & problem with '#' button
It looks like my '#' button changed its working in the Nokia Maps application. The pressing causes unpress and vice versa. So, when I release the button, it keeps zooming out until I press it again. Strange, because it works incorrectly only in this application.
Maybe someone clever could give me a hint to solve my problem?
I can observe it in the newest version of Nokia Maps and hard reset doesn't solve my problem.
Please for some clues.Is it just a problem in the maps application? It sounds rather odd... the button may be sticking, so I'd recommend getting it to your nearest Nokia Service Centre as soon as possible
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Hi,
trying to install the program "Nokia Maps" on my new N95, but it keeps failing.
Have tried both from PC and from putting the file "Nokia_Maps_S60.SISX" on the Memory card and starting from there. It get
s through "Install smart2go?" but then stops with "Opdateringsfejl!"
My phone is using Danish language.
Rgds
MichaelWasn't it pre-installed?
You could check the settings - off the top of my head:
Tools - Application Manager - Options - Software Installation - On
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