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smckane

08-12-2007, 10:24 PM

giovanniriccio

08-12-2007, 10:39 PM

TomTom 6 with 6.75 map ( the best, for me)

Navigon 6 ( nice but slower with elf)

Route 66 gps ( :)

smckane

09-12-2007, 10:43 AM

Thanks for the sugestions giovanniriccio, but those are all road directions programs, and I don't drive (yet, sadly). Looking for something I can use when out walking / on my bike.

Cheers :-)

driekus

10-12-2007, 10:57 AM

How about OziExplorer?
http://www.oziexplorer.com/
Is that what you're looking for? You will need to supply your own (scanned or digital) maps, but if you have those (or find it in gps-forums): it worked great on my HTC Magician. Haven't installed it to my touch yet, though, so I can't promise it will work, and if you don't have the maps in the right format, it can be a bit of a pain in the ass to get it all right.

Aaron McCarthy

10-12-2007, 11:13 PM

Thanks for the sugestions giovanniriccio, but those are all road directions programs, and I don't drive (yet, sadly). Looking for something I can use when out walking / on my bike.

Cheers :-)

I myself use Navigon more so then TOM TOM (I have both installed) only because I like the interface a bit better... and waiting an additional 3 seconds to have the program load or another 3 for a route to load in comparision to Tom Tom isn't that big of a deal for me.

However, that said. TomTom 6 and Navigon both give you the option to choose your method of transport, So you can choose walking route or biking instead of driving a car.

Navigon has these options: Fast Car, Standard Car, Slow Car, Motorbike, Lorry, Bicycle, Pedestrian. Now as far as I know it doesnt have walking paths programmed into it it just uses these settings to give you an estimate on how long till you reach your destination.

Same for Tomtom however it's options are as follows; Fastest Routes, Shortest Routes, Walking Routes, and Bicycle routes. I've never used any of these features so now sure how they really work BUT they are there.

Like I was saying about the load up time between the two, depending on what type of Touch you have will likely make a difference because honestly I've barely noticed a difference as far as route loading times but that could be because I have the touch enhanced so it runs fairly fast.

Hope this helps!

tajw

11-12-2007, 09:11 AM

Memory map is brilliant for mountian biking and walking.

http://www.memory-map.com/ (http://www.memory-map.com)

30 day trial available and good quality maps (UK, France) available or you can import. Runs on PC and PPC so you can dowload and analyse your routes

thlcr1

14-12-2007, 08:40 AM

I'd second Memory Maps, it has worked brillantly for me on a number of WM devices including the touch. It can be a bit pricey for maps, but Memory maps navigator is free and can import and calibrate scanned maps.

smckane

14-12-2007, 02:53 PM

Thank you :-)

Lots of options to play with over the Christams holidays!

Cheers!

smckane

Aaron McCarthy

15-12-2007, 03:50 AM

Hey Guys...

Heres a link to the Cube Icons thread I made. If you go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=351551&page=4
you'll find not only icons for the aplauncher for TomTom and Navigon but I also made some Icons for the mediahub panel of the cube as well.

robmtl1

15-12-2007, 04:26 PM

Anyone know how to fix the "No maps found!" TomTom error? I'm currently using TomTom 6.203 (7220) with USA/Canada maps version 6.75 (1409). I have the maps folder in my microSD card.

garycanfix

15-12-2007, 05:11 PM

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, dos any body know how to fix, you cannot get into settings to look for maps, it just takes you to tomtom download page:confused:

Aaron McCarthy

16-12-2007, 12:19 AM

Not sure if this will help but I had had the problem on my treo before and I just simply took the map off and brought it back onto the SD card.

I'm also not sure if the placement of the map has anything to do with it but I had originally had it in the TOMTOM folder. When I moved it to the root menu of the SD card it read the map fine.

Right now I'm running Tomtom 6.010 (7720) and my map is "USA and Canada 675_1409'

robmtl1

16-12-2007, 04:33 AM

I found the solution in another thread from kunz:

Disable Bluetooth Explorer from Settings -> Connections -> Bluetooth -> Bluetooth FTP

It causes TomTom to think that the bluetooth folder is your storage card and tries to load map from there. Disabling it should do the trick.

This worked out instantly for me.

Aaron McCarthy

16-12-2007, 10:49 AM

You guys may also want to try Navigon Navigator for your phone. I have the latest version 6.2 and it runs super smooth has a way nicer interface then tom tom and has voice control so you can actually just press a button on the phone and say "navigate home" and the program does the route and stuff for you. Its a great feature to use instead of flipping through your favorites or something like that.

I have both tomtom and Navigon on my touch. I use Navigon more however I have noticed that they both sometimes find different routes. On that occasion I noticed tomtoms routes are a little quicker (by say a few minutes... but that could simply be because it calculates the estimated time a bit different) Either way.. something to check out at least. Look up some information on the program and check out screen shots of it. You can tell right away the interface and maps themselves look alot nicer then tomtoms. Both seem to be about the same as far as up to date maps go.

tnyynt

21-12-2007, 06:14 AM

OK Guys, please excuse my noob question, but as far as I know the Touch does not have GPS. Do you use external Bluetooth GPS devices or how do you use all these apps? :confused:

alexandru petrescu

21-12-2007, 03:34 PM

OK Guys, please excuse my noob question, but as far as I know the Touch does not have GPS. Do you use external Bluetooth GPS devices or how do you use all these apps? :confused:

Yes, bluetooth gps. I use GlobalSat BT-359, and I'd like to buy one day "Freedom Keychain GPS SiRF III Receiver" or maybe the small Holux GPS Receiver.

As for software doing maps, there are plenty. I know of: googlemaps, gpstuner, gloposis and sometimes the necessary companion 'gpsgate'. Recently gpstuner got google maps support built in, but I haven't tried (previously one had to build maps oneself for gpstuner).

backdraft64

21-02-2008, 10:22 PM

With a bluetooth gps would it work with garmin maps topo or road maps?

garpt

24-02-2008, 12:28 AM

I use GlobalSat BT-359, with Windows Live, along with Microsoft Voice Command 6.1, you can actually tell it where you want to go. The mapping software works fine. The only occasional problem I have, and maybe someone has an answer for this, is it takes a while (5 minutes sometimes), to sync with the GPS "puck". Sometimes closing and reopening the app. several times helps it along. Once in a rare while it will lose the port, as well. I am using port 1. Does anyone have a solution to this? Otherwise, it works great when everything is sync'd.
thanks. Gary

KLYnick

01-04-2008, 09:42 AM

guitarguy

01-04-2008, 09:53 PM

Igo My way 2006 plus works great with my Touch and it alerts me on approaching the speed cameras. You should try it out. The maps are much more detailed then on other Gps software i used. If you want to use it and you don't find a trial, plz pm me and i will help.

p.s. you have to own a Bt. Gps receiver.

That software looks pretty cool, but I don't see any mention of maps for US/Canada on their website... Do these exist, or is it just for European users?

Thanks....

MPerki

06-04-2008, 10:41 AM

Hi,

Was just wondering if anyone had a recomendation for a good GPS porgram? I'm looking for good mapping rather than road directions. Google Maps Mobile is great, but not so good when I'm out of range from a cell tower...

Thanks for your help :-)

smckane

Why dont you use Google Maps in GPS mode. I use this with an external GPS receiver and will work fine anywhere...

vmax0505

10-04-2008, 09:03 AM

I use "iGo My Way 2006" and I am very happy with it.... simple, reliable, fast !

sinmae

01-08-2008, 04:15 PM

hi, I use google maps (when I have good internet connectivity and signal coverage), or Garmin XT for PDA (www.garmin.com) and also iGO 2008. They are all door to door navigation so I have no problem. And as GPS receiver I have Garmin 10x bluetooth. bye

onefox4

15-08-2008, 08:59 AM

tomtom 7 works great with a htc touch or htc touch dual .after 3 seconds is starting up . nice thing . greetz

Tr!p

15-08-2008, 01:50 PM

tomtom 7 works great with a htc touch or htc touch dual .after 3 seconds is starting up . nice thing . greetz

I had tomtom7 on my TOUCH but it cames everytimes with a low memory error. I had nothing special loaded, Now i've installed version 6.xx and no memory probs on my TOUCH anymore.
How can i free up more memory? i've about 10-12 MB Free...