Anyone using smart2go??

My point was that Rcadden was using a bad example. Apple trotted out press releases, Ads, Conferences, etc for a product that they had no intention of releasing for 6 months. (I'm "wait and see" on the iphone myself)
 
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Eh, the app was ok i thought, but i rarely use route planners so i was uninstalling it...what a PITA! It hung twice, then the app reappeared in my app folder. Now it just hangs on uninstall. It's haunting my phone! Looks like a format/restore. Or the ghostbusters.
 
true, but look back at their typical modus operandi for announcing stuff. The Macbooks and Macbook Pros, the Video iTunes Store, the new iPods, etc. They're typically better than any other company at being able to order the product being announced nearly simultaneously with the announcement.
 
Seems pretty impressive to me. I like the way it puts useful icons (gas stations, movie theaters) right no the map. Wish google maps has something like that.

Can someone report back on just what the free GPS functionality is? Do driving directions work at all (maybe without voice prompting)?
 
I actually think people are realyl stereotypical about Apple.

"Mac OS X is not delayed again and again like Vista, but actually released before announced launch date."
Apple likes to set dates that are not challenging for them to complete? -_-"

And now releases are around the same time as announcements... ugh...
Like the new gen iPods have much differences... Better screens for the harddrive models. Change in design for the Nano... Smaller version for the shuffle... Any technological advances, really?

-_-" Apple is way too OVERRATED.

Now, can we get bac into topic? The wait for this is killing me. T-T This actually made me decided I'm not getting the N95 as I won't be paying for the GPS service anyways. Nokia, it's 12th of Feb now!!!
 
No one claims Apple is good, they're overrated , but their marketing is nice... they take a subpar product and show it to the world as the #1 defacto standard product... that's marketing for you. Also they don't screw around with dates.

Since smart2go is free, I don't really care when it's released, I just noticed on their page every update they make, is also done in other languages, they're just trying I guess to make their best to make it right.

I hope their maps are good for the US.
 
I used it lightly today on the way to work. YOu can get directions, but like Jonny said, not turn-by-turn, in progress. basically, it'll say, ok, to get from here to here you turn left, then right, then go straight 2 miles, etc., but if you want it to follow you the whole way, it costs.

I'm going to be buying a week long license here in the next day or so and doing a comparison review against TomTom (which I've been using for a while).
 
Not bad in my brief experiment with it, but, for someone like me, GPS navigation is looking like a money hole. I need to buy a GPS receiver AND if I want navigation to follow me and/or talk to me, I need to buy a license on top of it. It looks really nice and I love the 3D effects, but GoogleMaps is still free.
 
Those are independent things aren't they? I was getting the impression that cityguides would contain a bunch of touristy landmarks that don't show up on the maps.
 
From everything I'm reading about this application, a GPS unit is required for navigation services, so this isn't really a replacement for GoogleMaps or anything that uses a data connection for navigation (and map loading).

What I find interesting is that the maps aren't specific to cities or even streets, but that they're entire countries, meaning that all we non-3G folks in the US have to do is install the US map and use a GPS receiver. I certainly hope the N95 will work in the same way. I'd hate to buy the phone, only to have to consistently use an EDGE connection to update the current map on the screen with the GPS following my position. If it operates like that, then it really doesn't have that much more functionality over GoogleMaps.
 
It is exactly like google maps but better... since Nokia Smart2Go gives you either the maps if you have a data plan or provides you the map to be downloaded to your phone (something google map does not).

Also this works with GPS via Bluetooth, so in some sense, it's better than google maps...

according to google maps website:
Does Google Maps use GPS to figure out where I am?
It depends on your mobile provider and device. At this time, only Google Maps for Helio subscribers and for Windows Mobile devices (regardless of provider) are enabled with GPS.

For others, Google Maps doesn't use any GPS technology, even if your phone has a built-in GPS location device.



No No, the maps are specific to states, I downloaded the Map Downloader and you can specificy states, (I am waiting for the client) so I do the download it, Illinois was 40mb and Wisconsin was about 40mb as well.

I guess you'd have to wait and see.

Houman
 
I lucked into a Nokia LD-1W at a CompUSA for $75 a few months back, and it works just fine. The bonus is that I can use my car charger for phone OR GPS!

Jonny_Bruha - GPS is a slight money-hog, but there's several free options out there, such as amAze and Nav4All (Nav4All is my personal fave). Also, Nokia's Maps software is the best part of GPS

I drive to and from the same places, so the turn-by-turn, while cool, isn't what I use GPS for the most. What's most convenient is the POI aspects. I can turn it on and say I want to find the closest Arby's and boom. THAT"S what I use GPS for. As much $$ as you drop on phones, Jonny, It'd do you well to invest in a BT GPS receiver for under $100 (which you can do, EASILY). I have mine mounted right up on my windshield, to the left of where my rearview mirror is mounted. very inconspicuous but still able to grab a signal.
 
Personally, though, I think the price is fair if you're a traveller (who's probably going to expense it, anyways). It's $10 for a week in the US, that's pretty good for full-blown GPS in a town you've never (or rarely) been to, IMO. ALOT more affordable than a full-blown TomTom setup.

That's one thing I think Nokia TOTALLY got right on this, is the pricing structure. Personally I think you should get a week free of everything when you download it for the first time, just as a teaser, but I'm sure there's loopholes in that.
 
If I can improve the speed of all this after my maps have finished downloading, I might reconsider. I think I'm still unclear as to what I'm paying for. Is it charging me for navigation using an EDGE connection or is there someway to avoid paying that fee that I'm missing? I'd really like to use this software, but something as trivial as the navigation, which is standard with GPS and non-GPS applications of the like should be included in the software without having to pay.

PS-It also doesn't excite me that it can't find my address or other POI's that I know and use daily.
 
Maps is one thing, but there isn't an option for navigation. You need a GPS receiver to use any form of navigation for this application. I agree that the ability to download maps is awesome for saving tons of time, but if you can't get directions with it without a GPS receiver, then I have no use for it right now.
 
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