Nokia N95 8GB

Hobbesy · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 12, 2005 Posts: 70

I have just got a Nokia N95 8GB on 'three's' network, have tried the Noika installed maps and I still prefere Tomtom. I have tomtom6 installed on my Acer pda and was wondering what version of Tomtom(ie symbian) will work on the new 8gb phone.

I tried installing the same software as I have on the acer onto the phone (not sure if that's naughty) but it says the device isn't compatable.

Is Tomtom the best satnav for the N95 8gb, I like it cos I'm used to it now and don't want to pay Nokia a licence every year to use their installed Satnav.

Rob

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:37 pm Post subject:

TomTom have long since stopped supporting Symbian. The last version was 5.20 IIRC, and that was many years ago, so the maps will by now be woefully out of date.
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SimonCatlin · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject:

Lutz, not being one to disagree with you, but TTN6 contains a Symbian version (S60R3), which will work on the N95 8Gb (which I also have).

Hobbesy, To install, you need to plug the phone in and select Data Transfer on the phone, NOT PC Suite and then it can be installed onto the Mass Storage. TTN6 will not be able to use the phone's internal GPS, you will still need a Bluetooth GPS for the Navigation to work.

TomTom do not support the N95 offically, but it works a treat. The sound does stop the scrolling though on the screen, but if you can handle a second to two second delay, it is worth it.

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Simon
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lbendlin · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:34 pm Post subject:

Simon, feel free to disagree with me (especially when I am wrong). I didn't know TomTom had actually released that version - my mistake.

http://www.tomtom.com/products/features.php?ID=260&Category=2&Lid=1

However I have heard that the internal GPS receiver on the N95 is not supported so you'll need to use a BT receiver.
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Hobbesy · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 12, 2005 Posts: 70

Thanks guys, I was hoping they had fixed the internal receiver problem with the release of the 8GB version.

One of the reasons I bought the N95 8GB was that it has the internal GPS receiver and I thought I could install TT6 straight onto it.

So if I can't use Tomtom what other decent software is there for the N95 8GB, found out Nokia want £45 PER YEAR for me to use their software (dream on Laughing

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Rob

P.S. How come TT6 can use the flip out internal receiver on the Acer PDA but not the one on the Nokia?

SimonCatlin · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:48 pm Post subject:

Hobbesy · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 12, 2005 Posts: 70

Cheers guys,

managed to load TT6 onto the phone and evrything looks great .............apart from the fact that it only wants to use a bluetooth receiver. I thought I'd give it a go!

How could I get a patch, if Tomtom doesn't do one would anyone else. i know the answer just had to ask. Crying or Very sad

Ro

eillo7 · Regular Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2005 Posts: 199

Every N95 user of Tomtom has been begging for a patch to use the internal GPS, but it has all fallen on deaf ears. There is no patch, no-one else has managed to produce any 'hack' to make it work, and Tomtom don't seem to care about the size of the N95 market and alienating all those customers.

Indeed, the same is true of all phone/PDA customers who are still waiting for Tomtom to release TT7 to this market.

Tomtom is the only major software supplier not to support the N95 internal GPS. These are some of the alternatives that do:

Navigon
Garmin
Route 66
Sygic

Hobbesy · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 12, 2005 Posts: 70

Does Copilot? either 6 or 7

I know there are unused ones on Ebay, does the software bundled with O2 and others work with the N95 or do I need to buy the specific software designed and marketed for the N95?

can't believe Tomtom are doing this especially now the 8GB version of the Nokia is out on so many networks

Rob

Goober556 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 26, 2007 Posts: 53

Hobbesy · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 12, 2005 Posts: 70

Would this work with my phone?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CoPilot-Live-6-Symbian-3rd-Ed-Bluetooth-Kit-UK-maps_W0QQitemZ270215575537QQihZ017QQcategoryZ139824QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Goober556 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 26, 2007 Posts: 53

I believe so yes. Its a slightly different installaton as you have no memory card slot. Just follow instructions here:

www.alk.eu.com/files/S60-3rd/S60-3rd-N95-DDW.pdf

robandnicky · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 04, 2008 Posts: 1

Dear all,

I've tried to install TomTom on my N95 8GB. The install goes fine but then when I try to launch application, the splash screen comes on and stays on.
Anybody got any ideas.

Tomtom say that TTN6 isn't compatible. But a lot of people on this site say that they;re using it.

Please Help.

Rob

SimonCatlin

laimtoh5 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 13, 2007 Posts: 19

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