TomTom Mobile 5 GPS receiver package for Nokia 6620

Thanks for your reply thats what I wanted to find out before I got the Microsoft S&T2k6 if the BT338 was compatible with that program or if I should had gotten the S&T2k6 that comes bundle with the usb GPS I just wasnt sure which was better as well since it said it requiered a GPS device with NMEA 2.0 or higher I didnt know if the BT338 is NMEA 2.0+
 
You can pick up the Holux SlimGPS236 for around 65.00 - 85.00 on ebay, and the TomTom software for around 149.99 (I have seen it cheaper too) off any number of web sites.

the trick is getting the Mobile 5 product (for Symbian)... that's the pricey part... the link you posted is only for Palm and PPC.


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So wait, im confused now...

Do you need a GPS if you have the map? Where do you get the maps? Is tomtom euro the only thing that symbian phones can use?
 
Currently, this thread is about TomTom Mobile 5 for the Nokia 6620 - the "Mobile" product name refers exclusively to the version that runs on Nokia symbian OS. TomTom also has the "Navigator' product line that runs on Palm and PPC.

To get the gps navigation running on nokia you need three things:
A Nokia Symbian phone.
The TomTom software (which comes with maps.)
The GPS receiver

Now, you can skip the gps receiver part if you just want a MS Streets and Trips type experience, and have it just show you the directions (though options.. Advanced Planning in TomTom) but really, what's the point? you could print out some google maps ahead of time and save yourself the cost of everything else.

Now the tricky part:
To navigate in North America with a Symbian phone, you have to buy two packages! that's right, TomTom does not sell the Mobile software with North American maps... so, you have to buy TomTom Mobile 5 with some European maps (packages vary), then buy TomTom Navigator.

After you've got TomTom Mobile running on your phone (and have at least one map activated), it gets a little tricky. You need to put the maps from Navigator onto your MMC card for use on your Symbian phone.... Since the Navigator software was meant to run on Palm or PPC, it won't install any maps without Palm or ActiveSync conduit software installed on your home pc.

Side Note: This is Not an issue for me ( I have a Palm TX that I run TomTom on as well), but if you're in a bind, you can download the conduit software from Palm, and install it even if you don't have a Palm unit....

So after you get the palm conduit installed, you need to install maps somewhere - there is an "Other Location" option in the map install - put the map somewhere on your harddrive, and transfer it to your MMC afterwards.

Make sure to copy the whole folder to the root of the MMC or TomTom Mobile won't find it. (This kind of pees me off, cause I like to keep my folder structure neat.)

Throw the MMC back in the phone, start up TomTom, and select options..preferences..change maps - the new maps from north american should be visible.

For those in Canada - TomTom does have fairly decent map coverage, but expect POIs about 2.5 years out of date, as well as any road newer than 3.5 years to be off in non-central locations (ie. out of the cities)

Cheers!

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thanks guys , the best thread i found here for nokia 6620 to use as gps .

i have this phone , tomtom mobile 5 , 6 ver with uk maps ,

my brother has tomtom 5 for his treo so i will get the maps from him

and i have holux 236 , which i was using with my notebook before .,

finally i got my answer that i can use maps from ppc ,

i am just looking to buy 1 gb mmc card and will try this weekend ,

thanks a lot for all people here for the discussion.

btw, why dont people use torrents to download sofware ,

i download it a lot and thats what i was looking here to find some diff place to get the torrent ( other than mininova , demonoid , torrentz , torrentspy )

anyway thanks again
 
Where did you get the UK version of TomTom Mobile 5 in the US? :-)

And why is this better than Smart2Go? The Smart2Go app looks pretty good w/ a walk mode which Tom Tom doesn't have AFAIK. I really wish iGuidance would port to Symbian and Linux...
 
Thanks you all. I'm looking into both the 300 and 700. I like the handsfree BT on the 700 but still am intrigued by the 300. I don't want to go the PDA route, so I think these are good options. What do you all think?
 
I finally installed the TomTom Mobile 5 on my 6620. And I copied the TomTom Navigator 5 Canada Maps file into the MMC through card reader. It shows up on the TomTom menu and looks fine. (I assume no other installation required)

I have switched map to Canada on the 6620, and tried the "Browse the map" feature but it say "no useable locations near cursor". Is it normal ? (as I don't have the GPS receiver yet but I want to try on the maps in my 6620 )
 
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