what GPS for WM 5?

[oblique]

i am looking to add gps to my O2 xda exec. What GPS programs are compatible and what ones do people prefer?

Are there any that will let me play music off the phone but lower the volume of the music when it is giving me a comand?

Cheers

[beachmeat]

I reckon you are not talking about a GPS bluetooth device but about navigation software?

TomTom or Navigon are recommendable.

[filippodisvevia]

I-go 2006 too.
The only nav system with east europe maps :wink:

[kvborg]

I-go 2006 too.
The only nav system with east europe maps :wink:

sry, but not true

tomtom and route66 have same as i-go.
Route66 includes aditionally Baltic, and tomtom even Belorus and Russia.

tested working perfectly on wizard and universal

[greg123]

No so if you have the latest t-mobile rom, tomtom won't run on it - even 5.21.

[lbendlin]

works reasonably well on the iMate ROM. Just struggling a bit with the VGA resolution

[EastExpert]

Navigon Mobile|Navigator is well designed and works flawlessly with VGA resolution on my O2 XDA Exec. I have the latest ROM.

It's kinda big while in memory, but not slow. Usually works very well and doesn't suffer from memory shortage. Like the interface, too! And the fact it turns on bluetooth on start and returns its state to previous one when it ends. And TMC support and endless little things that denote a well made piece of software.

The latest version is 5.2.6.

[agent003]

>>>>>>>>>Route66 version 7<<<<<<<<<

I have installed and ran this and here is my review:

Pros:

Very nice layount and easy to use.

instalation is extremelly easy since it automatically detects your paired gps device.

Trafic updates are free of charge (except for your gprs connection)

Can navigate directly to the contacts on my outlook list from within the software (very usefull and not found on t0mt0m).

Cons:

No FULL post code search (only 4 digit)... this is a big let down

Search engine for looking up and adresses to navigate to works well but this is still dependant on peoples judgement on input ability which could lead to a tedious and lengthy lookup.

No screen rotation option from witin the software for panoramic view...another let down.

Other lack of options are: unable to set soft keyboard layout (i like QWERTY)

I tested this on my xda exec (jasjar, mda pro, spv m5000, etc) and also the big let down there was that the hardware buttons did not work such as keyboard input and zoom and volume options!

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Although as it stands this would not drag me away from tomtom by a long shot its still much better than other competing navigation software out there.

I dont think current t0mt0m users will swap it for this since it is not as far advanced and compete as far as the pda system goes althoug this could whell be a good contender on the mobile (symbian alike )side of it since not so many otions are required.

BR