I hear there is a program made for nokia symbian phone called SmartCom GPS. Check out this forum.

For malsingmaps, they are based on three type of map or GPS software.
1) Garmin device
2) Mapking v10 and 2007
3) SmartComGPS (Latest)

Bluetooth receiver was use for connection the phone to the GPS device (if you don't have built in GPS).

You search it here and here.

This post has been edited by Deani_77: May 27 2007, 07:21 AM

The only solution to use GPS on a UIQ 3.0 powered phone is to use Garmin MobileXT + Garmin 10x BT GPS receiver.

Garmin 10x costs around RM 650.

how about the maps?australia uses tomtom and is it possible to download the maps for free?do i need any special software or just use the garmin mobilext?pls PM me with links to download....

the garmin 10x cost 650??like that isn't it better to get a standalone GPS then....

Garmin 10x comes with local maps IIANM.

For maps of other places, eg, Australia, maybe you have to purchase it seperately?

A standalone GPS costs more than RM 650 mate.

The cheapest I've seen is approximately RM 1,599 upwards.

The battery life's not bad.

How much is it retailing for now?

one of the reason ppl go for holux 236 is it uses the same battery as some nokia model. easy to find replacement

Hi guys,
Is Digi Walker Mio P550 a good buy?
Initially i wanted to get Dopod P100 but it was phased out
Thinking to get this Mio since it was similar with P100
Between P100 and Mio P550 which 1 is better?

Specs aside, I was already put off by the bulk of the Mio P550 compared to the P100.

put off meaning dun wan? why leh?

but i would go for p100 also. since i use before so i know reliable. lol.

i have a n73,which can use smart2go
any recommended gps receiver to pair with my phone?

Yeah I toyed around with the unit at my regular store, and the bulk of the unit, doesn't interest me at all.

GPS...nice to use ke?

how often will we realli use it?

hi brother and sisters. glad to join the gps community as i just bought the holux bt gps receiver.

the gps was great and cool.. especially the instructor voice. cool man. i'm using xda 2i with mapking 2007.

but the mapking 2007 always leading me to the highway which charge. any tweaks to avoid highways? even short journey the sw also routing the highways.

i saw there is an option like "motorway avoid, motorway prefered and shortest route" in the routing menu. what r the diffrences between these?

It is normal Mapking will route it through highway. Because it always assume highway is the fastest route (May be not in our situation). You can use the option you mentioned or used the avoid tab. Put in what road you want to avoid.

sum here in dis forum told me..can set 1 liao..

da gps does recognize shortcuts and alleys..hehe

thx! but it's quite troublesome to edit the routing again especially i'm in rush of time. guess i'll hv to bear wit it.

ooo..rupa rupany..gps sumtimes oso kinda ma farn..hehhehe

Actually, for Garmin GPS user that use Garmin Que, Mobile XT or stand alone GPS like Etrex, GPS MAP series. We can plan our route using Garmin software named Mapsource. We can plan our route in the PC using that software and transfer it to our device.

Hi guys, I actually wanna get a GPS unit to be placed in my car. I do not want just a receiver but the whole unit gps and viewer.

If I were to compare Holux and Garmin, it will be like Intel vs AMD or ATI vs Nvidia.

Which model should I be looking at and which store around klang valley carries the most model for comparison?

I dont know whats my budget but of course try not to be too expensive and maps. Should I worry about maps?

This post has been edited by Pennywise: Jun 7 2007, 02:01 PM

Garmin's products are much more expensive compared to Holux. But usability wise, both are equally good.

Having said that, Garmin maps are more updated thanks to Malsingmaps, but lately certain versions of MapKing can utilize Malsingmaps' maps.

Hmm... tough choice. But if I had the budget, I'd go for Garmin.