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GPS Navigation on P800 |
h
Joined: Mar 09, 2003
Posts: 24
From: Norway
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@jplacson: I'm still waiting for my GlobalSat BT GPS receiver which is based on the same chipset as the EMTAC receiver, which I bought on ebay for a little over $200.
BTW, here's a review of the EMTAC, Fortuna and TomTom BT GPS receivers: http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/menu_gpshardware3.asp
I am not familiar with the Garmin Street Pilot, map updates and so on, but I hope that I will be able to use my BT GPS receiver with other devices than the P800 in the future. I guess the Street Pilot would allow this too, but exploring a foreign city as a pedestrian using GPS seems like an attractive idea to me (if it works in real life).
I guess we all have different needs... and expectations. And some of us are just geeks! |
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ami6
Joined: Aug 20, 2002
Posts: 121
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Mike in Switzerland - are you in CH?
Have a look here:
http://www.swisscom-mobile.ch/sp/O5FAAAAA-en.html
Quote:
"The City Map prepares map sections showing the current location of the mobile phone user. They are based on location data provided by the mobile network and cartographical data. To provide more precise information on the location, the user receives a list of streets from which he can click on the relevant one, adding the house number as well if he wishes. The map sections and the scale can be altered. The maps can be displayed in black and white or colour and optimised for the respective mobile screen."
all you need...
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Woollie
Joined: Apr 01, 2003
Posts: 33
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Telmap from www.telmap.com should be released soon for P800. It works without a GPS card and will provide routing information via voice, maps and text directions. Won't give positioning or moving map though.
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manu
Joined: Mar 27, 2003
Posts: 50
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I commend people who try and make the P800 do everything. Unfortunately, the P800 is NOT the answer to everything ! In this case, like someone mentioned, Garmin (or even Magellan) have been in the GPS market for years. There products are made to do the job for navigation. They are small and very easy to use. The P800 is more of a Phone with a PDA function. It will not be a good GPS system (and can't be on it's own anyway). It will not make you a cup of tea or drive you to work or solve the Iraq crisis. I wish it could - would make life a lot easier and replace Microsoft with SE !!!! |
h
Joined: Mar 09, 2003
Posts: 24
From: Norway
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@manu
I don't want my P800 to do everything. I don't question Garmin's and other companies experience in this field. I think it's a good thing that I'll be able to use my GPS receiver with other devices when my P800's retired (laptop, pocket pc, other phones). |
jtrascap
Joined: Apr 14, 2003
Posts: 77
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Well, we need to remove TelMap from the solutions list for now - the technology is called Polaris, using GPRS to triangulate your position. I've written them and have received a nice but closing response in return:
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Hello,
Thank you for your interest in Telmap.
Polaris for cellular phones indeed runs on SonyEricsson P800.
As it is an off-board navigation system and not a stand-alone solution, we
don't sell it directly to end-user but market it through cellular operators
that offer it as a value-added service.
Polaris for cellular phones is not available yet in the Netherlands, but I
will inform you as soon as it is.
For additional information on the system, please refer to the attached
brochure.
>>>
So you can't bother them - Telmap just makes it for end-providers: Your mobile provider has to offer it as a service, and then they have to support it. |
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Posted: 2003-06-23 19:35
