Press release from Route66 this week...

stevencarpenter · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 23, 2004 Posts: 9

August 23, 2004 - Summer Sale at ROUTE 66: 25% instant discount on ROUTE 66 Mobile 2005, the world’s 1st onboard Bluetooth GPS navigation solution for Symbian Series 60 Smartphone!

Personal navigation has never been more accessible to anyone than since today. Starting August 23, 2004 ROUTE 66 has decided to lower its price of ROUTE 66 Mobile 2005, the world’s 1st onboard Bluetooth GPS navigation solution for Symbian Series 60 Smartphone, from Euro 399 to Euro 299. An instant discount of no less than 25% or Euro 100! Why? Well, quite simple: we have succeeded to purchase our hardware components more economically and want to pass this price advantage for 100% through to our customers. Well, if so far you did not have a real holiday feeling, you should have it by now! So do not wait any longer, take advantage of this unique Summer Sale offer, transform your Symbian Series 60 smart phone with ROUTE 66 Mobile 2005 into a state-of-the-art wireless navigation system and start navigating today!

About ROUTE 66 Mobile 2005 for Symbian Series 60 Smartphone

"ROUTE 66 Mobile 2005" turns your mobile phone into a wireless navigation system up to house number accuracy that requires no further subscriptions. Don’t worry! Of course, you can still receive or make telephone calls while you are navigating from door to door through one of the countries of Western Europe. How to start navigating? All you need to do to get started is to insert the MultiMediaCard card (with navigation software and map pre-installed) into your mobile phone. Then switch on the Bluetooth GPS receiver, launch "ROUTE 66 Mobile 2005", select the GPS receiver and off you go! Sorry, but we cannot make it any simpler than this!

"ROUTE 66 Mobile 2005" is an indispensable tool in your car, on your bike and when you’re walking. As soon as your mobile phone is connected to the GPS receiver and your exact position has been determined, turn-by-turn voice instructions and on-screen directions will guide you to your destination. If, for whatever reason, you miss a turn and go off course, then your route is immediately recalculated. The GPS data like time, date, geographic coordinates, speed, driving direction, altitude and number of visible satellites can also be displayed on the screen of your mobile phone.

In "ROUTE 66 Mobile 2005" you can set such preferences as the type of route (shortest or fastest), your means of transportation (car, lorry or pedestrian), the distance units (kilometres or miles) and the volume of the voice instructions. The fuzzy address search engine helps you quickly find your addresses by accepting short SMS-style text input. You can also search for your contacts' addresses and add them as waypoints to your route or show them on the map. This way, you can quickly navigate to your family, friends or business partners. Furthermore, you can navigate to any location chosen from a big collection of points-of-interest, including hotels, restaurants or petrol stations. You can search for points-of-interest in a radius of 10 (6), 20 (12), 50 (30) or 100 (60) kilometre (mile) from your current position and directly dial them to make a reservation or inquiry before going there. The history feature and favourites feature allow selection of your most recent and most popular destinations. Apart from 2D map view, you can also switch to bird view, displaying the map in a realistic 3D view. When you drive at night, you can keep a clear view on the road by using colours of low intensity to display the map.

With “ROUTE 66 Mobile 2005” you can automatically download up-to-date traffic information from the ROUTE 66 web site via a GPRS connection onto your mobile phone even when you are on the road. This non-stop FREE service helps you via dynamic routing to avoid traffic jams, road works or accidents and is available in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and the Netherlands.

In summary, "ROUTE 66 Mobile 2005" is a must for everyone looking for an affordable, flexible and powerful navigation system!

“ROUTE 66 Mobile 2005” is compatible with all mobile phones featuring an external (RS-)MMC card slot, Bluetooth wireless technology, Symbian OS v6.1 or higher and Series 60 user interface 1.0 or higher. This includes Nokia 6260, Nokia 6600, Nokia 6620, Nokia 6630, Nokia 7610, Nokia N-Gage, Nokia N-Gage QD, Siemens SX1 and Sendo X. For an up-to-date list of compatible phones, please consult our website at http://www.66.com.

The "ROUTE 66 Mobile 2005" kit consists of:

Navigation software
Geographic map*
(RS-)MMC MultiMediaCard with navigation software and geographic map preinstalled
Bluetooth GPS receiver
In-car charger cable for GPS receiver
* Maps are available for the following countries and regions: Benelux, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain & Portugal, Scandinavia and Switzerland & Austria. Mobile phone NOT included.

About ROUTE 66

Founded in 1992, ROUTE 66 is a privately owned company headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ROUTE 66 specializes in geographic software and hardware products and has distribution partners across Europe and North America. Using one of the industry's most powerful brands, ROUTE 66 is a steadily growing company focusing both on the consumer market and the business market in the area of mobility, tourism and recreation. ROUTE 66 successfully markets CD & DVD-ROM titles, Internet and Intranet solutions. For more information about ROUTE 66 and its products, please write an e-mail to support@66.com. You can also visit the ROUTE 66 web site http://www.66.com/ from time to time to stay informed about the latest product developments.

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