deano87
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I'm spending a rediculous amount on top-up now and looking at contract phones. On a £30/month contract I can get an N95 for free.
It says it has GPS and other goodies. Is the GPS any good, because it may be worth while spending the £30/month, if I can use it as a sat nav in the car?!
Cheers  
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Ant
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it aint the best, useable if you ge a mount though
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Jambo
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considering the advantages of having to carry one device, its very good. But as with most things, its better if you just had sat nav,
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deano87
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And what's the deal with signing up, actually getting it to work as a sat nav? I heard that you have to pay, but don't have to pay, and all that jazz?!
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pow
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Just aquire Tomtom mobile deano, its 
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Just aquire Tomtom mobile deano, its
So that works with the N95 (not the 8GB one)?
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pow
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Jar
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_Allan_
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
And what's the deal with signing up, actually getting it to work as a sat nav? I heard that you have to pay, but don't have to pay, and all that jazz?!
The only thing you pay for is if you use the voice instructions if not it's free. Don't download the maps over GPRS though as you'll pay for this. Download them on the PC and transfer them via data cable. I got the Italy ones and came in handy when in Rome 
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Ant
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and tomtom may will run on an n95 but it wont recognise the built in gps so am external bluetooth device would be needed
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liveseytowers
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I've got Garmin satnav on my N95 and it was free from your favourite torrent site. Works really well with the internal GPS as well.
Install the rotateme app as well and I just have it on its side in my spare din slot and its ferking ace. Don't bother with the Nokia Maps as you have to pay and its not as good as the Garmin one.
Tomtom needs a bluetooth GPS as well which is pretty pointless.
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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ive used a tomtom, which is superb!
ive used the sat nav on my N95 a lot to, but you cant really compare the n95 to a tomtom but for a built in sat nav on a phone it is really good! unless you rely on the sat nav a lot, e.g work/daily basis the n95 is great!
only bad thing is you have to pay for the proper navigation with voice, £50 for 3year licence from nokia, and that the gps signal was hard to lock on quickly and would disconnect if you went under bridge etc lol, BUT the latest firmware update on the n95 has made the gps soooooo much better and faster! 
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_Allan_
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You fon't have to pay for the Nokia maps. They are free to download online.
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deano87
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Hmmm ok, cheers
Not sure I'm ready to commit to an 18 month contract yet, as I may not be able to afford the monthly bill in one hit.
Thinking of doing the Pay Monthly SIM only at the moment. You can cancel after every month. The free allowances are much better
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Nismo
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The Nokia Maps isnt great but does the job, however as said install Tom Tom or Route 66 and its ace to have!
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liveseytowers
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quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
You fon't have to pay for the Nokia maps. They are free to download online.
The maps are free but pretty useless without the voice when you are driving
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Toby
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so you canuse garmin satnav but not tom tom with the inbuilt gps?
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by liveseytowers
I've got Garmin satnav on my N95 and it was free from your favourite torrent site. Works really well with the internal GPS as well.
Install the rotateme app as well and I just have it on its side in my spare din slot and its ferking ace. Don't bother with the Nokia Maps as you have to pay and its not as good as the Garmin one.
Tomtom needs a bluetooth GPS as well which is pretty pointless.
Just got the garmin stuff can't figure out how to install it though? Fancy helping me out?
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liveseytowers
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There is a text fie in the zip file with instructions?
Here is what is says, just replace the top bit with the 3 files that you should have downloaded. I can upload somewhere if someone knows anywhere thats free?
1. Download from these locations the files
www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3493
www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3645
www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3651
and install them (possibly in this order)
then follow this instructions:
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2. Launch GMXT, got to Settings -> About.
3. Make note of your "Card ID"
4. Launch the k e y g e n, and enter the "Card ID" you see on GMXT About page.
5. Select Map product and hit the corresponding Generate button to generate both Device & Map unlock key.
NOTE: If your map is not included in the Map product list, select <custom mapset>, enter the corresponding MAPID and hit OK.
5. Copy (CTRL+C) the Device unlock key to clipboard.
6. Now open the Notepad and paste (CTRL+V) the key and save the file as SW.UNL
7. Copy (CTRL+C) the Map unlock key to clipboard.
8. Open the Notepad again and paste (CTRL+V) the key and save the file as GMAPSUPP.UNL
9. Put your newly created files to your SD Card\Garmin directory and restart GMXT.
8. Program should now recognize your built-in GPS (if not go to settings\system and choose "connected gps") and you should be
able to use detailed maps.
NOTE: This keygen is not yet compatible with Garmin MapSource application. To see maps in the MapSource, use the key provided
with the map.
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Nismo
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wheres the keygen 
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Matt H
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Mine must be a different version? Which site did you get yours from?
No instructions with the one I got
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liveseytowers
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Try these. I'm not sure if there are any seeds because i'm at work and can't access mininova from here.
Try this http://www.mininova.org/tor/1007210
Or http://www.sendspace.com/file/fzi6vv
And this for the maps
http://www.mininova.org/tor/778802
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liveseytowers
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Or if anyone has a site that I can upload the files too that I can get to at work then I can upload. No rapidshare though as I can't get to it.
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Shane
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can i put satnav on my w810i
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liveseytowers
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Dont think so matey
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