Wth GArmin GMXT - no need 100% free except for the intial purchase of the Garmin MXT SD card

Not sure any nokia using SIRFIII but I doubt so...bcos nowadays lotsa of manufacturer run away from SIRFIII to cheaper option of MTK & Nokia noramally on AGPS..dunno what chipset. SIRF III still the best amateur based GPSr in the market wth superior reception but not so good in battery life compare to MTK.

This post has been edited by stimix: Nov 27 2008, 12:28 AM

What Garmin maps are u using? Is it original Garmin or Malsingmaps?? If latest malsingmaps, It can't be wrong..I'm using both Nokia Maps & also Garmin malsingmaps/malfreemaps....& I'm pretty sure garmin Malsingmaps are much more accurate then the stupid nokia maps..

U probably want to choose shortest route rather than Highway in Garmin....The problem in Nokia maps is lotsa new area not in the maps..and thus u can't navigate there.

How much u pay on monthly navigation using nokiamaps? Last time I paid RM38 for a mth.

Depending if u willing to pay or u want 100%free...Nokia maps naviagtion is not free...subscription is at RM38/mth ~6mth ago..not sure now.

Using Garmin & Mapking, u need to buy the software initially & thereafter the maps is downloadeable from malsingmaps.com (Garmin + Mapking) or malfreemaps.com (Only Garmin version)

The devices are very subjective...any phone/pda phone with built=in GPS receiver will do OR any Symbian or windows mobiles devices without built-in but no problem pairing wth ext BT GPS receiver.

There are pro & con on each phone & PDA..very difficult to compare...just choose the one up to your budget. I'm using both PDA & Nokia for navigation i.e:

Asus P535 I'm using Garmin Que & Mapking. Garmin Que/GPS proxy for tracking &
Nokia N78 wth Garmin MXT/Nokia maps for navigation.

So it's up to your budget & what u really like...I choose Asus bcos of it's SIRFIII chipset & also the speed 520mhz. & reasoneable at the point of time (Not now-lah), & Nokia N78 bcos it's the cheapest inbuilt GPSR wth WIFIO, 3.5G connection

The RM38 was in Jan'08, I stopped using after a week cannot tahan bcos lack of roads esp in outskirt area, Melaka & etc, so switch bck to Garmin...malsingmaaps..Now I'm more on malfreemaps (update more frequent- every week!)

GPS signal is totally free..but the navigation system is not free. U need to buy the navigation software such as Garmin MXT, Mapking before u can enjoy the free GPS signal & also the free maps from the websites in my siggy.

For Nokia maps (Another navigation system, they even smart...you can download their free maps & even nolia maps is free ! BUT..The navigation function..i.e prompting u nst ture & guide u to a preset destination is not free..U need to subscribe! & the subscribtion rate oledi increase from RM38 to RM42 now (probably due to USD inflated)

U can check by clicking at the "Garmin Buyer Guide" icon here:

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=138&pID=9796

So far I can't see any Sony G900 but Sony P1i yes.. If your phone symbian similar to Sony P1i probably yes..

U probably wanted to add malfreemaps as well, currently the most updated North, central & east Peninsular maps except Melaka, Jojor & Sabah Sarawak...Also no unlock code required

Hehe , What I mean is not malsingmaps but the new forum of malfreemaps here:

http://malfreemaps.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=468&start=0

PMed to you oledi but it's good to highlight again the history..Infact abit of sad history ...Malsingmaps started off wth Adilothman (M'sia) & Aprivate (Singapore), In between, others such as antyong, jmleng, noah, berngps & more joined in & resulted in MSM as what it's Today, However in 2006, there is a differerences between few mappers and resulted on the 1st word of war in believer of opensource & mappers' owned maps.

Then nearing to 2007 & continue till Aug'08, survey was put up to commercialise malsingmaps and suprisingly majority support malsingmaps to be commercialized i.e copyrighted the maps & sell to commercial interested parties. Nevertheless, the maps will still be free for contributors. Although survey was put-up by the admin, certain mappers & even the admin are actually disagreed on the commercialization. & also impending "Gray" area on how Garmin going to re-act to this issue!

Thus, it was decided that those mappers that disagreed on commercialization to pull-out from MSM & set-up new forum..i.e malfreemaps.com and in the beginning, malfreemaps will provide updates to malsingmaps too...However on the day the new forum set-up, things doesn't works as what it should be and thus...the emminent break-off of MSM & Malfreemaps...

Hehe..u should knows by now who are those mappers that disagree on commercialization Well, although there's differences in opinion, thing will probably cool down in future...Well, the 2006 mapper that pull out from MSM has returned as the new mapper to EPM & NPM & probably PRK-R too...so wait & see-lah

At this point of time, if u ask me which maps is more up to date, I will say malfreemaps bcos it's updated every week & no tedious unlocked code needed. Progress on Melaka, Johor & Singapore in malfreemaps is catching up very fast too..

This post has been edited by stimix: Nov 16 2008, 11:32 AM

No both are consider competing website already. Suppose to be win-win but now total break-off...U either choose Malsingmaps or malfreemaps.

Malfreemaps are more up to date & POIs are more prominent for eg logos of Shell, petronas, Esso, Giant, Tesoc & etc. however they are starting new on Melaka, Johor & singapore maps which is suprisingly fast from the day 1 of breakoff...Too bad up to todate no Sabah & Sarawak mappers yet.

Malsingmaps are less updated in North Central & East coast bcos the last updates was in Sept'08 whereas, malfreemaps has been updated ~ 5 times since break-off!! However, contributions in malsingmaps will not be updated in malfreemaps & vice-versa..Each forums have their own contributors.

So what u se now in malfreemaps & malsingmaps are different!...In future..no idea..

Whoaaa..din read my earlier posting-kah KL, Prk, NPM, Seremban & EPM..for sure it's malfreemaps...but for Melaka, Johor & Singapore, at this point of time MSM still ahead but Malfreemaps is catching up pretty fast...as what Ajay mentioned, if u wanted to keep both maps, just change one of the maps as gmapsup2.img instead of gmapsupp.img

Not sure whether SE W760 is symbian bcos current Garmin or even mapking is based on Nokia Symbian models. U can try & check the 1st page link to Garmin to check compartability or else I think the only naviagtion that suite this phone is only Garmin Maps which dun offer any route navigation for M'sia

The lonk in my siggy to both websites latest maps no good meh

U can get better deal & more choices from malsingmaps.com Vendors's corner Almost all the well-known GPS sellers are there inclusive those in Penang..u can get 2nd hand unit also from the Trading section

My advice..standalone is good such as those NUVI however if in future u wanted to venture into mapping, tracklogs & playing back your recording to track how many KM of travelling, how fast or max speed or wanted to submit roads that not in the maps for mappers..u will be crying hard because 90% of NUVI (stand alone GPSr) cannot do tracking ore track recording!!

FYI, & others, the Garmin MXT that installed in lotsa Nokia..able to record tracks



This post has been edited by stimix: Nov 22 2008, 09:33 AM

Garmin is good & there are lotsa pros & cons between using standalone & the all-in one Nokia/PDA GPSr

It's all depending on you..Stand-alone- big screen quick acquisition of signals BUT no track recording function except certain model (U need to check wth the seller which model having tracking capability

Nokia/PDA all in one - as said..all0in one easier to carry ...whatever u want from the gadgets..u name it all there... ..BUT this all-in one having small screen (No good for older ppl), slow in acquiring satelite & etc

It's up to u..pls read more & do research at the link in my siggy (Malsingmaps)

Buy the cheapest Symbian phone & pair it wth the cheapest BT GPSr.....This option probably about RM600 2nd hand.. (Nokia 6120 classic + BT GPSr)..otherwise get 2nd hand all-in 1 Nokia such as N78 or 6110 navigator...~RM750 2nd hand

Hehe. Sharteef & me was having TT the other day & I was pretty shock that this N79 having the mother of all GPS chipset!! (SirfIII...similar to other standalone Garmin GPSr duch as selected NUVI & the mother tracker...60Csx!!)..Thus during that day I tested and that thing really fast....even at the five foot way of the kopitiam

I can say that the speed of acquisition rivaled/comparable to those external BT GPSr

This post has been edited by stimix: Nov 23 2008, 07:17 PM

Oh....I thought it's SIRFIII ...but for sure it's the fastest built-in Nokia so far... ...Hehe..ur new siggy...make me geli-lah