QUOTE(likimikuku @ May 27 2011, 04:55 PM)
i have done some reading and i think nokia ovi maps works offline... mind suggest other low end phone with ovi maps
some member suggest N8... is too expensive for me, anyway...thank for the headup.
how much you pay fro the GPS device?? is like 60 quid++ right.... i just might get a phone (GPS)for that
Update:
this is what i found for Nokia phone which have this ovi map "function"
Initial compatible devices:
Nokia N97 mini,
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic,
Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition,
Nokia E52,
Nokia E55,
Nokia E72,
Nokia 5230,
Nokia 6710 Navigator,
Nokia 6730 classic,
Nokia X6
any other ?? please advice
i brought the gps device for rm800 + additional maps ( UK ) . So total around rm 900 . this gps i can use it for free . back in malaysia , also can use . but i would not recomend an expensive real gps device since i only use it when i go overseas travelling which so far happened once in 2 years . lol.
around rm300 , you get the basic gps .....not that great but still will take you there ...
those expensive one are also not that great - music playback , photo viewer , bluetooth etc which i think it completely useless . you wont use .
im not sure about nokia these days since ive been using iphone .
but i suggest a touchscreen phone ( if possible 3.5"+ screen ) .....screen like E72 will definitely give you a hard time reading the gps . even my 4.3 " gps device also i find it small cause when you are driving in unusual place , u gonna need as much clear info route on your gps .
Added on May 27, 2011, 5:19 pmQUOTE(Quantum_thinking @ May 27 2011, 05:15 PM)
I am planning to trade away my laptop for N8 when i go back to bandar Sunway this july. Now i am in hometown preparing for exams....
Except for Nokia E72 and 5800, the rest i am not sure if it is still available on the Malaysian market or not for the first hand stocks.....
Nokia Ovi Maps can lock my position DURING heavy rain within 3 minutes OFFLINE using the Nokia 5800. HOWEVER, this depends very much on the satellites around your area....
@xamenyap,
I am not sure about the UK market, but i suppose the phone over there are cheaper than the phones here???
im not too sure either but in US , alot of phone are tied down to operator providers like verizon and at & t.
This post has been edited by xamenyap: May 27 2011, 05:19 PM