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Old 02-02-2007, 07:50 AM
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>Still not quite as good as Windows Live Search Mobile, I think:

The beta of Live search has dragging support, but it's slow slow (especially on Win2003SE). I think GMaps responds faster.
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Old 02-02-2007, 11:27 AM
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I only have two problems with it.

First, it doesnt allow me search anywhere or anything in Finland. Hell, they even do have the required map-data, but i am not allowed to search it.
(i can even get informational directions, but no search)

Second, it keeps popping up a somekind of information screen that keeps telling me that connection has been lost. I tested it with wifi and EDGE.
 
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Old 02-02-2007, 03:02 PM
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Here are my screenshots of Google Maps, grabbed from my Dell PDA
Mmmm. I miss having a VGA PocketPC.
 
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Old 02-02-2007, 06:29 PM
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I've got a Cingular 8125, and originally Google Maps didn't work very well on it. I had to run it in that MIDlet Manager, and if I tried to switch to the satellite view it would give me an error stating that my phone didn't support jpgs.

This version works MUCH better! First it gave me the option of installing to my SD card instead of the internal And now both map & sat view work perfect. Oh and using the stylus to move the map is nice. And esp if you use a wireless connection it seems to run pretty smooth, and traffic works too.
Did you look to see where it actually installed?? I told it to go to the storage card and every bit of the program went into main memory.
 
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Old 02-02-2007, 08:35 PM
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Works a treat BUT... GPS is only supported for users of WM5 :cry:
 
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Old 02-02-2007, 09:01 PM
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The biggest catch is that you can't search for your contacts... (which is actually a pretty big bummer).
Actually, you can search for contacts.
From the main screen, soft-key 'Menu' then Options, then 'Lookup Contact...'
It is buried I guess and should be on the main next to 'Find Location'
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Did you look to see where it actually installed?? I told it to go to the storage card and every bit of the program went into main memory.
Same here. Cache and all. I haven't used either one extensively, but that's one area where Live Search excels.
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Old 02-02-2007, 11:05 PM
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I was running it on my Sprint PPC 6700 connecting to a Bluetooth GPS. The GPS works fine with other SW such as Ostia or Windows Live Search. With Google Maps, there is no setting for the COM port for GPS so GPS doesn't work for me. I believe this should be the same for any other PPC running Windows Mobile 5. Or did I miss something ?
 
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Old 02-02-2007, 11:09 PM
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I was running it on my Sprint PPC 6700 connecting to a Bluetooth GPS. The GPS works fine with other SW such as Ostia or Windows Live Search. With Google Maps, there is no setting for the COM port for GPS so GPS doesn't work for me. I believe this should be the same for any other PPC running Windows Mobile 5. Or did I miss something ?
Some of the WM5 devices need a registry change to expose the GPS control panel applet. The software, like many new GPS apps will use the virtual GPS com port and not the COM port directly. Your device (6700) has the capability to enable this feature which your carrier probably disabled to avoid confusion.

Open registry editor
Go to HKLM\ControlPanel\GPS Settings\
cancel the Hide=1 key
Add a Dword Value
Group = 2 (DWORD decimal)
Soft-reset

There are hack tools that do this for you if editing the registry makes you squeamish.
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Default found my place in Louisiana!!!!

This is my first experience with maps on the Pocket PC, and all I have to say is that, this is great!!!!! It gave me directions to places inmediately. The only thing is that....I live in a remote place I guess, the satellite view still shows no construction where my house is......Louisiana meadows!!!!
 
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