GPS with no data?

[mastermatt63]

hey guys i just flashed my sprint touch and am now using dharvey4651's rom. my question is how can i access gps and use maps without having a data connection(i only have a voice and txt plan). I'm pretty sure you have to download maps or something, but i dunno how or where to get them. Thanks!

[TheChampJT]

hey guys i just flashed my sprint touch and am now using dharvey4651's rom. my question is how can i access gps and use maps without having a data connection(i only have a voice and txt plan). I'm pretty sure you have to download maps or something, but i dunno how or where to get them. Thanks!

You'll need a GPS app that uses full map sets, I think TomTom used predefined maps.

[mastermatt63]

where can i find the tomtom map. i tried googling it.

[TheChampJT]

where can i find the tomtom map. i tried googling it.

They are not free, you will have to go to the website and purchase the maps.

[mastermatt63]

great will do

[saxmanrickparma]

hey champ it seems like you are the champ with all the answers...

how do I enable GPS on sprints touch. and also I really would like to get picsel do you have it or know where to get it.

Rick

[saxmanrickparma]

any one know how to get WM 6.1 on my HTC Touch

[TheChampJT]

You'll have to flash a custom ROM with a 3.XX radio that will enable GPS. All Touch's come stock from carriers with a 1.XX radio. Check out the Vogue forum at PPCGeeks, there are tons of ROM's available. Just be sure to read EVERYTHING before you do this or it may end in you having no phone at all!

[csbert]

hey guys i just flashed my sprint touch and am now using dharvey4651's rom. my question is how can i access gps and use maps without having a data connection(i only have a voice and txt plan). I'm pretty sure you have to download maps or something, but i dunno how or where to get them. Thanks!

I have an unlimited data plan but I will be away this summer to another country. So I did a bit of search and found this solution: offline Google Map. The google map application won't cache the map (called tiles). You need (a) a software on your pc to download the tiles and (b) a software on your phone to display them.

(b) can be done using this software http://www.mgmaps.com/index.php. It will also do Yahoo, Live ... maps as well when you are online.

(a) can be done using the combination of the web apps here http://www.mgmaps.com/create and the gMapMaker application.

The process is described here:http://forum.mgmaps.com/viewtopic.php?t=1116

It is labor intensive. I only need one city map in India so it works for me. But it won't be a reliable solution for the long term.

[TheChampJT]

I have an unlimited data plan but I will be away this summer to another country. So I did a bit of search and found this solution: offline Google Map. The google map application won't cache the map (called tiles). You need (a) a software on your pc to download the tiles and (b) a software on your phone to display them.

(b) can be done using this software http://www.mgmaps.com/index.php. It will also do Yahoo, Live ... maps as well when you are online.

(a) can be done using the combination of the web apps here http://www.mgmaps.com/create and the gMapMaker application.

The process is described here:http://forum.mgmaps.com/viewtopic.php?t=1116

It is labor intensive. I only need one city map in India so it works for me. But it won't be a reliable solution for the long term.

Great find! I haven't looked at, or plan on it, but looks like a great solution for anybody without the data plan.