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mda compact III and tom tom

Hi
I notice that t-mobile in the uk are offering the compact III with copilot. Has anyone installed tomtom 6 on it? does it work ok?
Also i read somewhere that the co-pilot software bundle is being offered with free traffic alerts? Any truth in that? Not seen anything on the website about it.

TomTom 6 works fine

tomtom or CoPilot
cactusbob have you tried tried and tested this?
are there any problems.
also this is to anyone. which software is better tomtom or CoPilot because t-mobile UK now has a package where they are giving you CoPilot as well. just wanted to know which ppl thought was better and why
thanks

Yes tried and tested TomTom6. Went on a 100 mile roundtrip on Friday without any problems at all. The GPS reception is excellent. I had the phone down in my centre console and it worked great.
Haven't tried CoPilot but TT works well.

yeah, that was my second question. The co pilot package is meant to be offering free traffic alerts, though i havent read anything on the website. Anyone confirm?

If there is free traffic info available, maybe the copilot is a better option than tomtom. I think traffic alerts are a subscription service with tomtom.
http://www.coolsmartphone.com/news2810.html
Available with CoPilot® Live 6 satellite navigation*, the MDA Compact III makes dedicated navigation systems redundant, with turn-by-turn voice instructions, detailed street mapping and powerful route calculation for navigation in-car or on foot. With its integrated jog wheel and touch screen, the device makes it easy to enter a destination and follow the comprehensive door-to-door directions. Web’n’walk customers will be able to take advantage of free real-time traffic alerts and avoidance, delivered directly into CoPilot via the T-Mobile GPRS network.

cactusbob i assume you were using the in-built gps? right?
ansaar99, well pointed. that would a benefit if you have web'n'walk. which i am planning to get as well anyway. so should be gd idea to get live traffic alerts init.

Co-Pilot is an excellent piece of kit, not as intuitive and simple as Tom Tom but certainly worth the inclusive price.
The traffic alerts are free for the first two years and instructions for how to set them up are included in the box.
The one benefit Co-Pilot has it that from personal experience the maps are slightly more up to date... plus it's cheap.
Make sure you get web n walk though, it saves a ton on those traffic GPRS charges.

treblechance said:
Make sure you get web n walk though, it saves a ton on those traffic GPRS charges.
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when you say saves on the traffic GPRS. what do you mean about that?
sorry if asking a silly question. just that i never had a PDA and Sat Nav software.
thanks

In order to get the latest Traffic information the Phone will connect to the co-pilot live server over GPRS. This is the only information you will get over GPRS when using Co-Pilot.
This is charged at 7.50 a mb without web n walk and if you are using will easily rack up 1mb of data usage over a month. With web n walk you pay 7.50 for unlimited data including the co-pilot live data.

ahhh rite yes that is good. i def getting this phone now
thanks everyone

My Mda Compact 3 With Tom Tom6
cactusbob said:
TomTom 6 works fine
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Hi
I am new to this forum,
I have recently purchsed a MC3 and have installed TT6, but for some reason i cannot pick up the internal GPS receiver,
Can you plese help me?
i have made sure that i have downloaded the quick GPS, and have also selected the internal GPS receiver as degault,
also selected com 4 in my gps setting on the actual device
any ideas???
regards
Azhar

Leave the GPS applet alone, put it back to where it was when you got the device:
GPS Program Port should be COM4
GPS Hardware Port should be COM0
Baud Rate 9600
Now in tomtom start the application and select other Change Prefences/ Show GPS Status - configure Other NMEA GPS receiver, Baud rate 9600 and Com 4 - now take the unit outside and wait for a few mins to get a signal lock - Mike

Which GPS works best?

Hi, Just recieved an XDA Orbit and i'm wondering which GPS software you think works best on the device. Now i know that most people think that TomTom is the best GPS software but i'm looking for something that works well on the orbit.
I need the GPS software to be able to support postcodes!
So the ones i can think of are:
TomTom 6
Co-poilot
Desinator
Any others? Whats do you think works best.
BTW: I'm in the UK if that makes any difference.

Tom Tom 5
I am using TTN5 and I find it excellent. I have used the TomTom range from the old Routeplanner days and the early versions were flawed, but TTN3 and 5 got their act together and maps were updated. TTN6 did not add any revolutionary functionality and TomTom didn't offer an upgrade price so I have stuck with TTN5 and a subscription to Pocket GPS World to get updated camera and POI downloads.

I use TomTom 6 and in my opinion, its the best out there. Co-Pilot is really good too, got that free with the phone - but just prefer the TTN6.

TT6 works well
Destinator PN also
Destinator 6.1.1 sucks on Orbit/MdaIIIc, losing GPS and freezes
other gps software not tested

I use Route66 on my Orbit. Drove 850 miles each way from Boston to Dayton, OH without a hitch. As a matter of fact, it saved me at one point when I was having car problems. Used it to find the nearest Hotel's in the area.

Hi,
I use both TOM TOM 6 and Memory Map, both of which work very well.
Regards

Last I checked iGuidance was incompatible.

I use TT6 works really well, my only problem is that maps are 95% uptodate, which is fine most of the time, but I find in London it doesn't know if a street is now one way, or its now a bus lane, or you cant turn left on Euston Road and have to go into congestion zone and then forget to pay and have to pay the £50 fine

Hello!
Reading such comments make me feel sad...oh lord!
Navigation programs are meant to support you on the road so you don't have to spread a roadmap across your steering wheel and being distracted from traffic, not to replace your eyes, ears and most of all your brain.
Could'nt resist had to say that.
...bye

I have TT 6.2 {7130} and IGO 2006. Works fine.

McM said:
TT6 works well
Destinator PN also
Destinator 6.1.1 sucks on Orbit/MdaIIIc, losing GPS and freezes
other gps software not tested
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I use Destinator 6.1 with Iberia map (when I'm in the mainland, no Madeira maps yet ) and it works OK.
It captures GPS signal almost instantly and it's quite accurate regarding positioning.
Regards,

Have used TTN5 & TTN6 I prefer TTN5 as it is simple and quick to use. It would be perfect if the maps were spot on but close enough to keep me happy.
May have to use TTN6 when new London congestion charge comes in but its the one I would recommend.

How to turn GPS on in Cingular 8525

hi everyone,
has anyone tried to turn GPS on in Cingular 8525 besides that '$10/month telenav'? 'coz if there's a way then 8525's GPS can be used with Google Map / Microsoft's Live search maps...
Many thanx in advance
- Jags Desai

Any one on GPS on Cingular 8525 ...?
Many Thanx, Jags

i.TrekM5+ Bluetooth GPS
I used the i.TrekM5+ Bluetooth GPS without a Problem in Live Search and Google Maps. Although the Live Search interface was much better.
Instructions on how to setup the device were included with the GPS Receiver manual, but consist on only pairing the devices and selecting the port that will be used for communication.
Then you go into the application and specify which COM port will be used.
I was using ATT 8525 (HTC) with Windows Mobile 5. I have just upgraded my rom to Windows Mobile 6 and haven't tried it out again.
I was looking for any way to bring WM6 to its full capacity, as ATT seem to have stripped a lot out of the OS.
Any suggestions?

jags_fl said:
hi everyone,
has anyone tried to turn GPS on in Cingular 8525 besides that '$10/month telenav'? 'coz if there's a way then 8525's GPS can be used with Google Map / Microsoft's Live search maps...
Many thanx in advance
- Jags Desai
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You need to buy a reciever for gps on the 8525 then go in the registry and enable the gps option.

GPS for Hermes

I am looking for a good free GPS software to run on a Hermes. I do not have an unlimited data plan so Google Maps is not an option. I have a bluetooth GPS receiver that I would like to take advantage of--G-Sat BT-359.
Thanks

I use garmin mobile xt. works great with my gps receiver. responce time is great, animation is good, etc etc etc. the software is not that expensive. there are also torrents out there that you can download to get this software for free. bittorrent or something will have a torrent of garmin xt for you if you want to go that route. just follow the instructions in the read me file and it will work fine.

i use igo and it is very nice and stable
and gwash is wright about the torrents but if you like to bye a software then just test it first
etc i dont think that there is something free and good both together

Tomtom 7 is the best I've tried.
Igo 8 was too much of a memory hog and tended to freeze the Hermes, Had another one too but it wasn't as feature laden as Tomtom.
Just remember though, the more channels on your receiver the better GPS reception you will get. Had a 16 channel receiver and it sucked, my new receiver is 54 channel, MUCH better....

Garmin XT is my flavour of choice, did have TomTom but it doesn't much of my country

Thanks, I am in the Dominican Republic and trying to figure out what to use. I have Terracrosser which uses Google Maps but not working with GPS right now.

8525, HOLUX GPS...Sofware? tomtom??

Hello,
I have an ATT 8525 and a little usb HOLUX GPS reciver. It seems to work with a little demo app that shows # of satelites, srenght, etc. But, I can't find any street navigationn software to go with it.
I thought I had head of people rrunning TomTom or Garmin on these things but I have not found any software through any channels. All I want is the funtionality of the cheapest TomTom.
Does any body have aby ideas on software a a GPS (Holux) enabled 8125
Thanks PK

If you have an unlimited data plan, you could try google maps. It's not fully like tom tom, but quite usable for navigation.

Thanks.
I unfortunatly do not have the unlimited data plan. I' look into it but I think it was mmore han my DSL.
I had it in my head you could use a pocket pc version or somthing. I had a TomTom stolen 2 weeks after I got it. I like to consolidate everything into one device.
Thanks again. PK

Yup there is a pocket pc version floating around out there. If you keep searching, you'll find it.

And that works eh? I've seen it from specific phones, but not anything univeral sounding. I found a post here about someone having lots of trouble with tomtom.
Mentioned as good was a nav. program called (among other things) "I go8" wich looks o.k., even has "tyne " listed as compatible. Can't find a price for it though.
Thanks again

I use tomtom 7 on my 8525 with an Holux gps receiver and it works perfectly

Thanks, I'd prefer tomtom. Is it just a pocket PC version you used?
PK

I prefer using iGuidance. It's great, a lot faster load times, and it also tells you what side your destination is on....
But they're commercial softwares, so you have to purchase it.
Any other way is illegal, and should not be posted on here, from what I remember, xda-developers doesn't support Pirated software.
Cheers!

Thanks my friend, I look into it. Have to admit I never heard of it...but who am I. As long as they have US maps, I game.
Regards, PK
Quick edit: Went to there site, they have a demo ride....navigating through my proverbial back yard. Answeres one question...

I'm looking for a software with italian maps. Tomtom is quite "heavy" for my 8525. Anyone knows any other software?

Have a look at I-Go8. Very eurocentric and designed for phones and the like. I don't think they even make a box.
PK