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Thread ID: 119801	2011-08-10 10:43:00	Looking for a new phone?	Nomad (952)	PC World Chat

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1222345	2011-08-10 10:43:00	Who's lost their phone? If lost property and reward posters don't help I may be on the look out. I have enabled phone and a sim pin code. I have used Nokia in the past due to their GPS feature. I don't use a lot of apps, I just use the basic business things, clock/alarm, worldclock, music player, calendar/diary, tetris and chess and maybe the email inbox. I use Skype or Fring and the web browser overseas as I don't take a laptop. The HTC looks nice but the GPS is important to me. I use it on travel when I am overseas, in NZ I have a Navman. I am wanting a solution that is OEM or 3rd party that allows me to simply download and install and I can search for landmarks, restaurants, hotels, petrol stations and hit go to or input an address and hit go to. Without a simcard - as (a) I won't be roaming and (b) I don't stay long enough in one place to justify purchasing one and (c) I will be using it whenver I need the map so I can't depend on hotspots. Does the HTC or Androids do this? Cheers	Nomad (952)
1222346	2011-08-10 12:04:00	oooh, I have an HTC desire hd, has very fast GPS, and can download countless apps that use GPS tracking, ranging from navigation to finding your lost phone and more. nice big multi-touch screen for maps and Google earth, etc, (pinch to zoom) and a car mount kit available to use as a navman. that's my recommendation. :pf1mobmini:	jareemon (5207)
1222347	2011-08-10 12:07:00	the navigation and maps are downloadable, you just select from a list of countries you want to download, and they're free. one thing though, since you don't want to rely on hot spots and you won't be using your sim, you'd have to download the maps before you go on your trip or when you do actually get to a hot spot. :pf1mobmini:	jareemon (5207)
1222348	2011-08-10 12:10:00	Ok. What software could you advise me to look at? It needs to work without a Internet connection. I don't want to get into things that you need to investigate download the main thing and then download bits and pieces. With my travel I may visit a few country in one go and I tend to visit new places for the experience. Ie., caching is not suitable. A bonus - voice assisted turn by turn navigation. Some have advised Open Street Maps but I had a look at the website and that I don't have a Android I couldn't try it out. But the webpage appears quite RAW. It seemed like you had to learn all the ins and outs before you could use it. There might be a (paid for per the country perhaps) TomTom application but the thing is why not get a Nokia when it has the comprehensive GPS already. Anything else out there? I rather not want to buy a new map or few every year....	Nomad (952)
1222349	2011-08-10 22:23:00	I've just checked my navigation apps, and it appears that even though I downloaded a nz map, it still appears to be using 3g to load the maps... I'll keep looking into it and let you know if I find a good solution for you :pf1mobmini:	jareemon (5207)
1222350	2011-08-10 22:35:00	I've just checked my navigation apps, and it appears that even though I downloaded a nz map, it still appears to be using 3g to load the maps... I'll keep looking into it and let you know if I find a good solution for you :pf1mobmini: :thanks:	Nomad (952)
1222351	2011-08-11 12:01:00	I use copilot live on android. :pf1mobmini:	sahilcc7 (15483)
1222352	2011-08-11 21:03:00	I'll most likely get another Nokia. CoPilot is 30 Pounds per map and they only have 6 maps - UK, various EU and USA, South Africa and AU/NZ. I do a lot of Asia travelling for example. LG NDrive has some maps but they are also around $60-70NZ per map. Garmin/Tomtom apps or cellphones prob the same (or more). I heard HTC has a few top models with selected free maps, and some that you need to pay for. Thing for me is that I tend to travel to new places for the experience and that I may see 2 or 3 or 4 countries in one trip. Like last time (this year) I saw Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore and on a separate date I almost went to Japan. The cost will just add up. $200 per 6 months. Picking up a local simcard for a 3 day trip is not worth it nor is international roaming. Thou you could argue that $200 per holiday is minimal. And if my maths are correct if you have the map already downloaded and you do use international data roaming it may only cost 1MB per week? Assuming they don't charge a min 1MB per day which is $30NZ/MB (per day).	Nomad (952)
1222353	2011-08-11 23:52:00	Jareemon, have you tried the Locations app? It says it is offline and has POIs. What I want to know is I heard from a EU fella that some are free, some not, some may also need to pay for routing and voice turn by turn. Got any info from this? www.youtube.com	Nomad (952)
1222354	2011-08-13 03:00:00	HTC Locations is indeed free for all maps and works offline. Turn by turn requires a subscription or purchase. Downloaded the maps at a Telecom XT store. I guess Androids may be more versatile, better OS and GUI. But map quality hands down, Nokia wins it. I downloaded a Singapore map so I could compare it, with the subway stations HTC was quite basic. Little blue train icons. Nokia had the M icon for each station and a white/black line for the railway track. Like what you get from Flight Centre's travel brochures. Prob get a Nokia now and it's a bit waste of money getting a Nokia and a Android :p	Nomad (952)
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