Nokia N70 tomtom mobile 5 problem

rtj70 · Regular Visitor Joined: Jun 18, 2005 Posts: 144

Kris_Stuart69

TomTom Mobile 5.2 available from the TomTom website itself. All you need is your product code and you can get ttcode.com to generate an activation code for you.

You do own a legal copy don't you. Otherwise stop asking on this forum where to get illegal software please. TomTom software is very good (N70 has some issues admittedly) and is well worth the £159 inc VAT for software + TomTom GPS receiver (e.g. carphonewarehouse offer).

jon29 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 22

I think I've found a way to make it 80% stable with the BT-77:

1. Delete all pairings. Then turn bluetooth off.
2. In bluetooth settings, set it to 'Shown to all'.
3. Start TomTom, let it turn on bluetooth.
4. In TomTom, goto 'Show GPS Status'
5. Press 'Configure' then select the TomTom receiver. You will then return to the screen with grey bars.
6. Then press 'Configure' again and choose 'Other Bluetooth GPS'. If your receiver comes up in the list without even doing a search, don't select it. When it says 'Searching' you should then switch on the BT-77. Then choose BT GPS.
7. Now you will have bars going up and down. It will probably drop the bluetooth and say 'No GPS device' 3 times, but then after these 3 drops, it should be fairly reliable after.
8. When finished, goto 'Show GPS Status' again and choose the TomTom receiver. You will have grey bars again, so now turn off your BT GPS receiver.

Try this out and let me know how it goes.

Jon

Kris_Stuart69 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 22, 2006 Posts: 6

What is the best TomTom GPS receiver to use with the N70?

Any links?

rtj70 · Regular Visitor Joined: Jun 18, 2005 Posts: 144

If you do not have one already then maybe the TomTom GPS one would be best. Around £70-80 but you can buy with software and maps for around £150.

Penfold · Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject:

the problem is with the N70 bluetooth so any bluetooth GPS should be good, but due to the problems with the N70 none are reliable
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cornz · Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:06 am Post subject: N70 firmware

I also have huge problems with my N70 so decided to see whats going on.
Spoke to novaphone in sheffield to see about geting the firmware updated, he asked why i wanted it doing and i said that its because tt5 is playing silly

. On hearing this the technician told me that it could be cured but would cost me 23 quid for the upgrade as it wasnt a nokia problem but he guaranteed it would cure it. Even though my phone is in warrenty i have to pay!!.
Well ,i took the phone to carphone warehouse who tried to flash it but couldnt get the upgrade to take!!! Most odd, so they have reflashed the phone with th same firmware. I am going to try it out over the weekend and might spend the money but bloody hell, i have an ipaq (350 quid) tomtom 5 (150 quid) tomtom for my phone (130 quid) a gps reciever (100) quid, a phone at 40 quid a month. How much more must i pay not to get lost......

contracts · Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:12 am Post subject: N70 update announced

Found this link while looking around.
http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/006/03/n70firmware.htm
Could this be the answer to all our problems? Have to wait and see. Question

If anyone finds a NSC who can do this yet, please post the details here.

scuzzlebutt-1 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 24, 2006 Posts: 1

I have the same problem with my N70. Tomtom crashes or sometimes the voice instructions are repeated 3 or 4 times. I never had any problems with my 7610. Complained to nokia and Firmware update seems to have cured problems.

jon29 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 22

Nice discovery contracts. I hope V5 sorts it...but johnfretwell posted this:

"I have a N70 and just got a new version installed on my N70:

V 5.0609.2.0.1
01-03-06
AM-84

Even with this version the gps device still dropped out now and again for 2 to 4 seconds at a time. This only happens now and again so you can easily use the N70 with TomTom with this version.

ON A BETTER NOTE FOR ALL:
I have since bought a TomTom MKII gps receiver and it is brilliant. I have done around 8 trips of a few miles each so far and the N70 has not showed "no gps device" at all.

I am doing a long trip on Monday and normally the N70 will lose the gps device at least 6 times. I now suspect that it will not lose it at all.

This dramatic performance increase could be the relationship between version 5 on the N70 and the TomTom gps receiver but i suspect it will work with version 3.

DOES ANYONE HAVE AN N70 WITH A TOMTOM GPS RECEIVER ?"

Hopefully there must be a pairing method that will work with V5.

Jon

tiggybear · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 22, 2004 Posts: 10

I have a TomTom GPS (Model 9821x) which I used to use with a Tungsten PDA and it was always okay then so I know that unit works.
I used it with my N70 last night and all was well for about 40-mins then same old thing. Screen froze and had to reboot. I have firmware
v 2.0539.1.2
19-10-05
RM-84

Yeah I know the firmware is crap but I live on the IoWight so am a bit restricted to finding a Nokia place to upgrade it.

I've toyed with Motorola and Sony but have always come back to Nokia and this phone is really p##sing me off.
Not only is it slow to do anything but what's with the new power adapter? None of my old Nokia chargers now fit and I've had to go and buy adapters for the adapter. Doh!
Should never have got into a pub brawl and had my 6680 stamped on. That worked fine.
:x

sHaRpEy · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 22, 2005 Posts: 20

I've got an N70, and I have one of those silver genuine TomTom receivers and the bluetooth connection kept dropping out and I had to go into the preferences and re-select the GPS device.

Last Saturday I upgraded from 2.x something to V 3.0546.2.3 18-11-05 RM-84.

And did it make any difference? No, none! It still drops out randomly, it's never lasted more than 20 minutes in one go.

Has anyone upgraded to v5 who has a genuine TomTom receiver? The Nokia service centre said they'd upgrade me to v5 but would invalidate the warranty (like I care Smile

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cliffhanger_gb · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 11, 2006 Posts: 4

Hi all i to have encountered all the problems already discussed and just wonder what the manufacturers TomTom and Nokia both say.I did some time send a query to TomTom support with regards to the N70 bluetooth problem with no reply from themselves.Has anyone else tried?,obviously TomTom now add the N70 to there tomtom mobile compatibility list so must have answers as should Nokia.Also it seems that the Nokia 6680 would appear to run ok with TomTom,is this correct if so i am tempted to ditch the 2mp camera and downgrade to this phone for all the hastle.

tiggybear · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 22, 2004 Posts: 10

Well the 2MB camera is awful anyway. My Sony camera set to VGA - 640x480 (lowest resolution on it) gives infinitely better pics.
I'll be ditching the my n70 on ebay just as soon as I get back from holiday. Dreadful rubbish that it is - worst Nokia I have ever had - and I've had a few.

sHaRpEy · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 22, 2005 Posts: 20

tiggybear · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 22, 2004 Posts: 10

Yeah but a lot of people on this thread seem to think it's a sat-nav.
- Albeit it one without waranty

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