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**Aryan** · 09-08-2010, 04:35 PM

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**rakesh_zmr** · 09-08-2010, 04:45 PM

Download Google Maps onto you devices that does the job..

**mitz** · 09-08-2010, 07:59 PM

Originally posted by rakesh_zmr View Post

Download Google Maps onto you devices that does the job..

Google maps require GPRS connection to browse through the maps & there is very little possibility of getting GPRS connection when we tour outside the home network.

**riazmomin** · 09-08-2010, 08:28 PM

You can use OVI Maps (New name for Nokia MAPS).
Download OVI Suite on your PC and it comes with Maploader utility for most of Nokia devices.

On my Nokia 5800, I have installed maps for Hyderabad and london which have very good details information with voice navigation. I think same can be done on N85 also.

But..As far as I know Nokia Maps, Google Maps and OVI Maps have details information of roads and streets only for cities. Where as out side cities you might only get roads etc.

MAy be loading multiple city maps on the mobile would give the linkage between them.

I have been using OVI Maps without any GPRS connection for navigation in cities. You would be highlighted as Red dot in OVI maps and Blue dot in Google maps. So logically no GPRS connection is required when you have active GPS and loaded map with you, as you can find your self on the map and the directions.

Again, you might not get detailed maps once outside the city. And you dont require GPRS connection once you have a good map loaded and you have been identified by GPS.

EDIT: Google maps require GPRS even for cities I belive, Where as its not usually required for OVI/Nokia Maps.
Make sure you turn of Assisted GPS incase GPRS usage is not free to you.

**rajesh1136** · 09-08-2010, 09:24 PM

i have garmin and i also have sygic maps in nokia 5800. it dont need network. and i have ovi maps too

**vishnuu** · 09-08-2010, 09:42 PM

Originally posted by rajesh1136 View Post

i have garmin and i also have sygic maps in nokia 5800. it dont need network. and i have ovi maps too

Pls let me know from where you got garmin as i got sygic, ovi & ndrive for my SE vivaz which runs on symbian.

**riazmomin** · 09-08-2010, 09:59 PM

Originally posted by vishnuu View Post

Pls let me know from where you got garmin as i got sygic, ovi & ndrive for my SE vivaz which runs on symbian.

I think its not a free utitlity.
But look in Orkut communities for phones with same OS for links

you will find it in nokia 5800 community.

**rajesh1136** · 09-09-2010, 01:27 AM

Originally posted by vishnuu View Post

Pls let me know from where you got garmin as i got sygic, ovi & ndrive for my SE vivaz which runs on symbian.

i got it online. in one site. if you need that site name. pm me. and i must say its a cracked version like we used to have softwares and i dint buy it.

google helps a lot to get good softwares for free.

**mitz** · 09-09-2010, 12:29 PM

Originally posted by riazmomin View Post

You can use OVI Maps (New name for Nokia MAPS).
Download OVI Suite on your PC and it comes with Maploader utility for most of Nokia devices.

On my Nokia 5800, I have installed maps for Hyderabad and london which have very good details information with voice navigation. I think same can be done on N85 also.

But..As far as I know Nokia Maps, Google Maps and OVI Maps have details information of roads and streets only for cities. Where as out side cities you might only get roads etc.

MAy be loading multiple city maps on the mobile would give the linkage between them.

I have been using OVI Maps without any GPRS connection for navigation in cities. You would be highlighted as Red dot in OVI maps and Blue dot in Google maps. So logically no GPRS connection is required when you have active GPS and loaded map with you, as you can find your self on the map and the directions.

Again, you might not get detailed maps once outside the city. And you dont require GPRS connection once you have a good map loaded and you have been identified by GPS.

EDIT: Google maps require GPRS even for cities I belive, Where as its not usually required for OVI/Nokia Maps.
Make sure you turn of Assisted GPS incase GPRS usage is not free to you.

Hi bro, I just installed Ovi suite yesterday & tried to download India map as available for my Nokia N85 but could not get it downloaded. I dont know what the problem was but its not getting downloaded on my laptop. Can we download the offline nokia Ovi maps on some other PC & then get it installed on my phone later?? I mean are these downloaded maps freely transferable like normal data files?

I'v been using G-maps but u r right it needs prolonged GPRS for detailed maps & GPRS is rare in remote areas so we have to use the cached maps outside cities if any..
Anyways u have nearly clarified my GPS problem & i just want to know if any additional settings are required in my GPS application once i get those offline nokia maps or I'm just good to go once i get the maps downloaded??

**mitz** · 09-09-2010, 12:31 PM

Originally posted by rajesh1136 View Post

i got it online. in one site. if you need that site name. pm me. and i must say its a cracked version like we used to have softwares and i dint buy it.

google helps a lot to get good softwares for free.

Are these 3rd part GPS applications any good?? I tried a few but none of them served the purpose well

**Shreeni0403** · 09-09-2010, 12:50 PM

I am using Ovi Maps, Google Maps and Yahoo Maps on my Nokia 5230.

Ovi maps works offline and comes preloaded. You just need a sis file which is approx 10MB which installs complete maps.

Google maps works only online.

Prajwal Kashyap had downloaded South India Maps which I copied from him. I am using that tagged with MGMAPS which works fine with GPS on Yahoo Maps.

Using OVI maps I get voice assisted navigation but that doesn't work with Yahoo and Google maps.

Ovi lacks detailing. Google better than Ovi but Yahoo is too good in detailing.

**riazmomin** · 09-09-2010, 01:54 PM

Originally posted by mitz View Post

Hi bro, I just installed Ovi suite yesterday & tried to download India map as available for my Nokia N85 but could not get it downloaded. I dont know what the problem was but its not getting downloaded on my laptop. Can we download the offline nokia Ovi maps on some other PC & then get it installed on my phone later?? I mean are these downloaded maps freely transferable like normal data files?

I'v been using G-maps but u r right it needs prolonged GPRS for detailed maps & GPRS is rare in remote areas so we have to use the cached maps outside cities if any..
Anyways u have nearly clarified my GPS problem & i just want to know if any additional settings are required in my GPS application once i get those offline nokia maps or I'm just good to go once i get the maps downloaded??

OVI Suite behave bizzare sometimes.
But its works at end. Make sure you have connected the Mobile to your laptop while the Maploader utility is running.
Each map is around 100mb+, so they take time.

We can do offline also, but that requires some config changes and proper placement of map files, which I am not much aware of.

I havent used GRAMIN, but heard that its good.

But at the end, nothing works like the hard copy of a map. Trust me.

**mitz** · 09-09-2010, 02:45 PM

Originally posted by Shreeni0403 View Post

I am using Ovi Maps, Google Maps and Yahoo Maps on my Nokia 5230.

Ovi maps works offline and comes preloaded. You just need a sis file which is approx 10MB which installs complete maps.

Google maps works only online.

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Do u still have the sis file?? If yes, please mail me across or if possible provide me the link to that particular sis file for Ovi maps.
PS: Yahoo maps are detailed?? I have'nt tried personally but no 1 else uses yahoo maps primarily i guess so never tried it

Originally posted by riazmomin View Post

OVI Suite behave bizzare sometimes.
But its works at end. Make sure you have connected the Mobile to your laptop while the Maploader utility is running.
Each map is around 100mb+, so they take time.

We can do offline also, but that requires some config changes and proper placement of map files, which I am not much aware of.

But at the end, nothing works like the hard copy of a map. Trust me.

Yes dude my laptop was well connected with me cell & I got All countries maps options as follows
3.2 gb - Whole world maps,
Asia maps - Around 422 mb
But India Map - Only 22 mb so I tried downloading but even after waiting for atleast 10 15 min after clicking on download, the download did not really start so I killed the application.

PS: Yes No doubt the age old physical maps are still the most relaible source of guidance

**Shreeni0403** · 09-09-2010, 03:31 PM

Originally posted by mitz View Post

Do u still have the sis file?? If yes, please mail me across or if possible provide me the link to that particular sis file for Ovi maps.
PS: Yahoo maps are detailed?? I have'nt tried personally but no 1 else uses yahoo maps primarily i guess so never tried it

I didn't download the OVI to my laptop. To put in other words, my handset came pre-equipped with OVI and probably it was an update file which was 10MB. And I used the GPRS directly to update.

Yahoo maps which I have is around 300MB for South India and the level of zoom is not full but sufficient for needs. Yes and the detailing is too good. Where as the yahoo maps online isn't user friendly as google maps

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