QUOTE(stimix @ Jul 8 2011, 11:22 PM)
BTW, if it's Garmin (esp those running on Symbian or Winmo platform, there's maps available either malfreemaps or malsingmaps. So do not confuse ppl saying there is no free M'sia maps for GarminĀ
Can you get free maps of other countries that Garmin can read? Are there things like Australiafreemaps or Chinafreemaps made by community that's free likeMalfreemaps?
Added on July 9, 2011, 1:19 pmQUOTE(stimix @ Jul 7 2011, 06:54 PM)
Garmin no longer support any platform except their own Asus-Garmin dy..Currently Only Symbian & Windows mobile phone able to install this however Nokia S60 & S^3 having 2 bugs still yet to fix 7 no longer any support to rectify the bugs. However still can be used.
You can't buy this Garmin MXT anymore & hv to look for unker google help liao..or..
I just checked with Garmin website. Seems like they have one for Blackberry. Buying software is an one-off thing but the maps are expensive costing USD150 per region.
Added on July 10, 2011, 8:09 pmQUOTE(stimix @ Jul 5 2011, 04:30 PM)
Other than Garmin & Papago which having weekly & Monthly updates respectively from malfreemaps or malsingmaps (For Garmin wth Junction view), Other Navigators are really pain in the ass...Even Ovimaps..superior interm of UI & etc but lack in road & POIs..
I compared Garmin with OVI and found:
1. OVI seems to be able to start calculating route faster from the word 'go'. This is expected because of better integration since hardware and software are from the same manufacturer.
2. There is an 20+ years old housing estate bitumen road and surprise surprise, OVI shows the road but latest Malfreemap say no road. Beside that one surprise I encountered, I find Malfreemaps generally having more road coverage.
3. Search function on Garmin is vastly superior. But both can't search using coordinate without creating Landmark or My Location first.
4. OVI seems to give more precise turn-by-turn instruction and when you are just about to turn, it will tell you to turn. While Garmin does give advanced turn instruction but at the precise moment of turning, it sometimes kept totally quiet.
5. Garmin seems to be able to lock onto satellite a split second faster. Both on AGPS.
6. Without saying, malfreemaps has tons of POI whereas OVI only have a few kilogram. But personal view says OVI UI is nicer.
7. May be I don't know how with Garmin but with OVI, I can switch to Satellite views if I wanted to.
8. Garmin allows you to send your location to friends via SMS but not OVI.
This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Jul 10 2011, 09:45 PM