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pete75 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:47 am Post subject: Nav software for a Blackberry |
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Hi,
My wife has recently bought a Blackberry 8900 - against my advice as to get a windows mobile phone. It has a built in GPS receiver but I don't seem to be able to find any stand alone nav software for it. Does anyone know of nav software for a blackberry other than the sort which downlaods maps via the mobile phone network.
thanks
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robertn Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:44 am Post subject: |
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look at VGPS DigitalMobileMap
Garmin XT is a software product that may work - I don't know if they do it for the blackberry though. |
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gatorguy6996 Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:46 am Post subject: |
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Garmin mobile for Blackberry is excellent. I've used it for about 3 months alongside Telenav. Available direct from Garmin for about $100 for a lifetime (of the device) subscription. _________________ Garmin 1695 / 255 / 760 w/MSN - Droid w/Google nav + Navigon - Navigon 8100T - Dakota10 - GPSMap76C - GeoMate Jr. |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:33 am Post subject: |
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I'd concur, Garmin XT is one of if not the best nav app available on a BB. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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pete75 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:30 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the replies.
Is Garmin XT installed on an SD card on the phone like TomTom? |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:41 am Post subject: |
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No, you'll find all BB nav apps are over the air types so you download and install the application and then maps are downloaded as required.
I'm not aware of a BB nav app that runs entirely from a card. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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pete75 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:57 am Post subject: |
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Oh dear. Just confirms my opinion that BB are a load of rubbish compared to WM devices - they look nice and that's about it!
GPS signals are available almost everywhere, mobile phone signals are iffy or non existant in many areas. What happens when the phone can't get a signal to downoad maps - you're lost? |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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Not quite. When you plan a route it will download and cache the maps needed. There aren't many places now where you cannot get a signal.
I suspect BB apps are offered in this way because the vast majority of BB's have all inclusive data plans. It ensures you always have the latest map. But having said that, it is a shame that on-board solutions are not available.
BB's are primarily email centric devices and in that regard they cannot be beaten. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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alix776 Pocket GPS Moderator
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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for some reason i was thinking copilot was available for blackberry _________________ currently using aponia truck navigation on windows phone. Good bye IOS don't let the door hit you on the way out .
Oh the joys of being a courier.
device Lumia 950 xl |
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pete75 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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Darren wrote: |
BB's are primarily email centric devices and in that regard they cannot be beaten. |
Not when they first came out but WM devices passed them a couple of years ago. My elderly Tytn 2 seems much better than her brand new BB for emails and virtually everything else.
What's more her BB will not communicate directly with exchange server which is what she(and most people) uses in her business. |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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Each to their own I guess. I still prefer email on my BB to the service on a WM device or my iPhone. Any business deploying BB's on a large scale would be using BB's Enterprise Servers anyway which integrate with Exchange.
Anyway, drifting OT, the answer to your original Q is no, there are no on-board nav solutions for BB. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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PeOpLeS Regular Visitor
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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Hiya all,
Just to pick up on this post, as I have bought a BB Curve 8900 to replace my HTC Touch Pro.
Can you use our speed cams and any traffic updates?
Thanks for any info |
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