Is anyone here using a Nokia phone and the Ovi maps for turn-by-turn
driving navigation?

I'm having a few problems that may be from my configuration or they may be
inherent in the software.

Anyone?

Tony

Anthony R. Gold wrote:
> Is anyone here using a Nokia phone and the Ovi maps for turn-by-turn
> driving navigation?
>
> I'm having a few problems that may be from my configuration or they may be
> inherent in the software.

I've used it quite a few times, both at home here in Norway and while
abroad.

No real problems so far, except that while in Singapore it started
looking for licenses, even though it is supposed to be free?

I do prefer my Garmin Quest for car use and 76CSx for hiking though!

Terje

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- <Terje.Mathisen at tmsw.no>
"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"

On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:24:01 +0200, Terje Mathisen <"terje.mathisen at
tmsw.no"> wrote:

>Anthony R. Gold wrote:
>> Is anyone here using a Nokia phone and the Ovi maps for turn-by-turn
>> driving navigation?
>>
>> I'm having a few problems that may be from my configuration or they may be
>> inherent in the software.
>
>I've used it quite a few times, both at home here in Norway and while
>abroad.
>
>No real problems so far, except that while in Singapore it started
>looking for licenses, even though it is supposed to be free?

I had it ask for a license also while in Malaysia. I followed the
instructions through, hoping it might lead to some kind of free
license until it asked me for a credit card number.

Nokia have been widely publicising the fact that Maps are now free, so
I don't know why they are still asking for money.

Chris

On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:24:01 +0200, Terje Mathisen <"terje.mathisen at
tmsw.no"> wrote:

> Anthony R. Gold wrote:
>> Is anyone here using a Nokia phone and the Ovi maps for turn-by-turn
>> driving navigation?
>>
>> I'm having a few problems that may be from my configuration or they may be
>> inherent in the software.
>
> I've used it quite a few times, both at home here in Norway and while
> abroad.
>
> No real problems so far, except that while in Singapore it started
> looking for licenses, even though it is supposed to be free?
>
> I do prefer my Garmin Quest for car use and 76CSx for hiking though!

Thanks Terje.

I've not had any problem with demands for licences or fees, but my E72 may be
newer than your phone. It was launched after the maps went to free and came
with the Ovi Maps factory installed.

I'm well used to TomTom navigation and so my views may be slanted by what I
get with their devices.

On the good side, the Ovi maps have all been of excellent accuracy, the
navigation routing decisions very reasonable and I find their TTS street name
articulation to be superior to that from my TomTom's. I was concerned that
the phone might be too quiet, but that has not been a problem. And lastly, I
love the integration between their Ovi maps web site and the phone, such that
places and routes can be constructed or modified in either place and then
synchronised.

But I also have problems:

1) The navigation does not really support Waypoints. It is possible to add
intermediate points into routes, but instead of silently passing through them
the Nokia device announces these as Stopovers (intermediate destinations).

2) I found no to skip intermediate points or mark them as passed. If I want
to use a route then I found no choice other that to start at its beginning or
to drive (maybe away from my destination) so as to pass its beginning.

3) While in driving mode there is an Options screen that could be useful but
consists of 12 icons on a black background and so I can never figure where to
cursor is to select one of interest. Anyone found a way to change that
appearance?

Update on that one - I found that the top 9 icons can also be selected from
the numbered keys. Are there any other keys to select the bottom row of three
icons (Zoom in, My position and Zoom out)?

4) When one is at or near the destination the navigation simply ends without
any request for confirmation. If I have to pass the destination, maybe
because of some temporary parking obstruction or some other reason, then I am
flying blind. And in central London, trying to get back to a passed
destination through the mess of one-way streets and forbidden turns, can be
very difficult.

Any advice or tips will be welcome.

Tony

In uk.telecom.mobile Anthony R. Gold <not-for-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I've not had any problem with demands for licences or fees, but my E72 may
> be newer than your phone. It was launched after the maps went to free and
> came with the Ovi Maps factory installed.

To the OP, have you downloaded the latest version? Versions before Maps was
free may try to connect to servers for licences and fail, or claim that the
navigation service isn't available in that country (it did that even in the
UK).

Theo

Theo Markettos wrote:
> In uk.telecom.mobile Anthony R. Gold<not-for-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> I've not had any problem with demands for licences or fees, but my E72 may
>> be newer than your phone. It was launched after the maps went to free and
>> came with the Ovi Maps factory installed.
>
> To the OP, have you downloaded the latest version? Versions before Maps was
> free may try to connect to servers for licences and fail, or claim that the
> navigation service isn't available in that country (it did that even in the
> UK).

I'm a certified map geek (run around 70-90 orienteering
competitions/year!), so yes, all my GPSs contain updated mapping! :-)

I upgraded Ovi on my N95 to V3 immediately when it was announced, and
preloaded all of Scandinavia plus parts of Europe and the US.

Euro has been good since day 1, both in the US and in Singapore have
that licence/credit card request turned up. :-(

Terje

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- <Terje.Mathisen at tmsw.no>
"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"

On 14/09/2010 23:28, Anthony R. Gold wrote:
> Is anyone here using a Nokia phone and the Ovi maps for turn-by-turn
> driving navigation?
>
> I'm having a few problems that may be from my configuration or they may be
> inherent in the software.
>
> Anyone?
>
> Tony
No problem with the maps, but I do find the GPS a bit hit or miss.
Several locations the phone (X6) has still been searching for a fix
after 20 minutes; never had that with a Tomtom

On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:53:55 +0100, Peter <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On 14/09/2010 23:28, Anthony R. Gold wrote:
>> Is anyone here using a Nokia phone and the Ovi maps for turn-by-turn
>> driving navigation?
>>
>> I'm having a few problems that may be from my configuration or they may be
>> inherent in the software.
>>
>> Anyone?
>>
>> Tony
> No problem with the maps, but I do find the GPS a bit hit or miss.
> Several locations the phone (X6) has still been searching for a fix
> after 20 minutes; never had that with a Tomtom

I often find that rebooting the device results in a fast fix when waiting for
one does not work.

Tony

On 14/09/2010 23:28, Anthony R. Gold wrote:

> Is anyone here using a Nokia phone and the Ovi maps for turn-by-turn
> driving navigation?

> I'm having a few problems that may be from my configuration or they may be
> inherent in the software.

You should count yourself lucky - the N900 version doesn't have
turn-by-turn navigation.

On 16 Sep, 09:11, "Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-m...@ahjg.co.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:53:55 +0100, Peter <peter4...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> > On 14/09/2010 23:28, Anthony R. Gold wrote:
> >> Is anyone here using a Nokia phone and the Ovi maps for turn-by-turn
> >> driving navigation?
>
> >> I'm having a few problems that may be from my configuration or they may be
> >> inherent in the software.
>
> >> Anyone?
>
> >> Tony
> > No problem with the maps, but I do find the GPS a bit hit or miss.
> > Several locations the phone (X6) has still been searching for a fix
> > after 20 minutes; never had that with a Tomtom
>
> I often find that rebooting the device results in a fast fix when waiting for
> one does not work.
>
> Tony

My 5800 started to take ages to get a GPS fix - previously it'd been
working very fast.

Eventually i found out that i'd disabled the A-GPS network lookup -
that's where the 5800 first gets the location of the mobile mast it's
currently connected to the mobile network on.

I re-enabled that and it now works reliably and fast again.

Martin.