MobileNavigator 7

[bananatic91]

I've had a good look around the internet but can't find the answers. Is anyone able to help out?

1) How up-to-date are the maps provided with MobileNavigator 7? In terms of months, years...

2) In a couple of years' time should I wish to update the maps, would it be a case of buying the £65 package again, or can you 'update' the mapping for a reduced price (like you can for in-car sat navs)?

3) Using the trial, I am on 3D more but cannot zoom in. When I press the 'zoom' icon the view changes, to something that looks like a 2D view. I can zoom in to that, but when I press the 'zoom' icon to exit and go back to navigation it is the same old un-zoomed display.

4) When the full product is purchased, is a remote internet connection required every time you use it, or is this just for the trial version?

5) I tested the trial in town earlier, but no street names were read out to me. Is this only on motorways, or do I need to purchase something extra for it?

6) Is the lane assist for motorways only? I drove some roundabouts in the city earlier and no lane information was given.


I know that's a lot of questions to bombard you with, but if any information or insight is available it would be hugely appreciated.

Many thanks.

Chris

[bananatic91]

Nobody got any information?

Can't decide whether to make the purchase

[scarymonkey]

[bananatic91]

Thanks for that. I suppose it's still a lot newer than my current TomTom maps.

The biggest question I need answered is the internet connection one - if I do require a connection in the full version then I can't purchase the product. Navigon themselves havn't replied to my e-mail and none of their FAQs etc. answer it so I'm at loose ends...

[ChampionC]

I can hapily navigate without any internet connection and using Q4.2008 maps


C

[Roy124]

Navigon markets a FreshMaps update for €99 which is valid for 2 years and allows you to down load a quarterly update.

The Q4 2008 update is a new download of 1.5Gb so it takes quite some time. I am not sure whether the quarterly map update also includes the previous monthly speedcam updates.

I have filed a question with Navigon.

[G1LIW]

here's a tricky one then, can't see it in the FAQs over on the Navigon site - how the heck do you run the darn thing once loaded on your storage card - it doesn't get assimilated into the WinMob device registry, and thus doesn't appear in the program listings?!

Are they seriously telling me that I have to run File Explorer EVERY time I want to run the package?

Edit, some six hours later...

AHA! Navigon does, it appears, have a CAB file... just took forever for my TP2 to "see" it, which it only just did, some six hours after I installed the software
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Google Pixel 3a XL Android Smartphone | SatNav Sygic for Android | Waze for Android | CamerAlert for Android | Blog http://rogersblant.blogspot.com/

[BigPerk]

[G1LIW]

Interesting. I got lane assistance on a rather obscure junction in the Waddon area in Croydon this morning
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Google Pixel 3a XL Android Smartphone | SatNav Sygic for Android | Waze for Android | CamerAlert for Android | Blog http://rogersblant.blogspot.com/

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