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Btw, do you know if Ovi Maps has 3d buildings in N900? If so, could you provide a screenshot?

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http://maemo.nokia.com/features/ovi-maps/

Seems like 3D buildings are included..

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The N900's GPS chip is the TI Navilink 6.0 (the same as Omnia HD), which provides Bluetooth, FM receiver/transceiver, A-GPS and supports 802.11 b/g/n.

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Thanks. But that seems to be an angled map, and not a first person perspective like on a TomTom:

http://www.gpsmagazine.com/assets/re..._garmin_05.gif

Re: How does the GPS compare to other devices?
 

Interesting, but up so far I've not seen any report from any device holder.

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There's toggle On/Off button with an icon of a building on it, but it does not make little 3D buildings appear on the map though, no.

The closest alternative appears to be satellite view:


I'm not arguing Ovi Maps has features equal to TomTom or any other competitor. I'm just trying to answer questions.

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I would imagine it would work like in Ovi Maps on S60, i.e., only selected well-known buildings/landmarks are shown in 3D. What if you try the city center of some major city like Barcelona or London?

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Ah, I see, though I don't see the utility. Anyway, I tried two of the preloaded searches: the Empire State Building and Oxford Street, London. No little buildings. Perhaps they'll be coming later in an update.

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That's just an angled map too, isn't it?

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Although the performance of the GPS on the N900 has been sublime when an internet connection is available, it has been terrible without one. I have taken my N900 on a three day trip abroad and have not been able to get a fix once. Can others confirm this?

As for the 3D buildings, they are there on my device. The attached screenshot is shows the city hall and stock exchange of Brussels.