Sat Nav Phone

bordercars

Can anybody HELP, Now looking for a new phone which has got sat nav and
bluetooth. Must not look like a house brick.

Bendybops19

Hey there, this may not help at all...!! if you just want the sat nav...

But you can get TOMTOM sat nav on your normal mobile (assuming it is quite a recent one). You just buy the software (comes like a little memory card) and the a little black box that connects to the satelite. Its great!!! Got from ebay for about £80.

grumbler

Orange SPV C500/C550

Epiphone

Tom Tom doesn't work on the C550 yet due to the higher screen resolution.

T-Mobile are doing their C500 equivilant - hte SDA - with free Co-Pilot. Failing that any Windows Mobile or Pocket PC edition on the market at the moment will run most sat nav apps.

mrnomoneybags

Ive got a Motorola A1000 ...... it is a little on the brick looking side ....... but it has GPS reciver built in ....... you can get GPS software pretty cheap for it.

I am very happy with mine

michaels

Correct me if I am wrong but there is not yet any sat nav software for a1000 - gps and map following yes, sat nav not yet (route 66 are developing something).
Also the a1000 does not get a gps signal as well as a dedicated unit.

drahcir_2

this is the compatibility list for tomtom5 mobile
Imate SP3

Motorola MPX 220 (Only in Benelux, UK, Aus,Swiss)

Nokia 6260 , 6600 , 6630 , 6670 , 7610 , 7710 , 9300 , 9500

Orange SPV C500 , SPV E200

Qtek 8010 , 8020 , 8060 , 8080

T-Mobile SDA
you can get a bluetooth gps unit for £50 on ebay - search for bt77 type

MissG_2

Please please please help!!!

I reaally need some help, i have just noticed you can have sat nav on your phone and i am sorry for sounding stupid but i did not know this was possible even to the point of considering spending money which i do not have on a tom tom.

I have a nokia 6230i, i dont suppose there is the smallest chance in the world i can get sat nav on this can i??

I would prefer tom tom 5 with the saftey camera information on but could work with an earlier version for the time if this was possible.

If this aint possible can anyone recomend a mobile which i could possibly get on ebay (used) quite cheaply and would support the tom tom 5.

I really appreciate any help good or bad anyone can offer.

Kind regards

MissG

Viz_2

Try here......

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/

There is a forum there with very helpful people.

drahcir_2

MissG wrote:

Please please please help!!!

I reaally need some help, i have just noticed you can have sat nav on your phone and i am sorry for sounding stupid but i did not know this was possible even to the point of considering spending money which i do not have on a tom tom.

I have a nokia 6230i, i dont suppose there is the smallest chance in the world i can get sat nav on this can i??

I would prefer tom tom 5 with the saftey camera information on but could work with an earlier version for the time if this was possible.

If this aint possible can anyone recomend a mobile which i could possibly get on ebay (used) quite cheaply and would support the tom tom 5.

I really appreciate any help good or bad anyone can offer.

Kind regards

MissG

wont work on 6230i
you need a symbian phone - i use a nokia 6600 which is also easy to unlock and you may get a working tatty one for £50-£60 on ebay (new covers £5 at market)
i also use an xda2 which is much better for sat nav as its got a bigger/cleaer screen although more expensive

mrnomoneybags

michaels wrote:

Correct me if I am wrong but there is not yet any sat nav software for a1000 - gps and map following yes, sat nav not yet (route 66 are developing something).
Also the a1000 does not get a gps signal as well as a dedicated unit.

Route66 is out already .......... although you will need a blutooth gps reciver.