Re: Wayfinder maps updated!!!
 

Wayfinder should be boycotted by all tablet users!

The only "substantial" upgrade that I have seen since I bought the navigation kit when it was first released over a year ago has been the name change from Navicore and now the addition of a green heart to the logo.

My reasoning for the boycott is not because of the $329 I paid for it only to see the price drop to $299 2 weeks later, or because 6 months after that the reduced my license from unlimited to 36 months, or for the dismal interface, customer service, and general disregard for tablet users; No, the reason for the boycott is simply because its inclusion with the OS is cock blocking any decent companies like TomTom or Garmin from entering the Tablet market by limiting their potential revenue.

Re: Wayfinder maps updated!!!
 

... and I thought updated maps as stated in this thread?

:confused: Does Nokia not allow third-party apps? How could they do it? Do you have a quote from someone from TomTom or anybody else, that they would like to offer navigation-sw for the NIT?

Re: Wayfinder maps updated!!!
 

Um... US East 2006 = 732 MB. US East 2008 = 733 MB... 1 MB of map and a green heart = substantial???

(+ 2.5 hours to download :rolleyes: )



Sure they do... notice the slang term "cock blocking". What potential market that is here has been diminished by the inclusion of a "free" cripple ware version of a navigation program. TomTom and others use "potential market" to justify expending resources on compatible versions (No quote needed. This is covered in Bidness 101 at Community Colleges throughout the land. :p )

BTW, TomTom would be a relatively easy port as they already have Linux/armel versions for the 4.3" display...

So... Boycott Wayfinder, wake the kids and call the neighbors and have them voice their negative user experiences in this thread, e-mail TomTom with this threads URL, sit back and wait for a decent, USABLE, and full customizable program for around a $100.

Re: Wayfinder maps updated!!!
 

2008 has almost ALL maps increase in size.

2008/2006 (in MB)
USA East 785/732
USA West 726/685
Canada 77/75
Germany 307/297
....


As I quipped in earlier post, Singapore is the ONLY one that the number does not change; probably because she is so pettit :)

BTW, the slow dl is irritating, but not much. I start a dl before lie down, in the morning it is done. What bother me the most is the dl aborted, someimes.





bun

Re: Wayfinder maps updated!!!
 

And besides the increment in map sizes there are new maps. At least, Hawaii, México, Brazil and Malaysia are new additions.

Re: Wayfinder maps updated!!!
 

I do stand corrected. :) The USA east is not updated on their web site yet and I refuse to download to the device for the reasons you mentioned. Wake up and find an abortion...

But still a wopping 7.2404371584699453551912568306011 % increase in map information, no customer support, and no presence in our community...

I got a green heart on though :D

Re: Wayfinder maps updated!!!
 

how much space do vector data and location info take up?

Re: Wayfinder maps updated!!!
 

I guess if I had paid money I'd be upset too but alas I didn't and so far don't see the point. Old paper maps were suitable for finding my way and this plus the other map apps simply makes those old maps more pocket size. I don't think I need whatever else it provides as a paid feature.

But I updated the maps anyway just to see what has changed. Still no Iceland, the whole country doesn't exist apparently. Those paper maps, google maps, and sat maps work as well as they always have.

still ain't lost.

Re: Wayfinder maps updated!!!
 

Two questions:

1. I don't see any "green heart" icon anywhere. And I have the latest version, I think.
2. Has anyone checked to see if the KM/H vs MPH bug has been fixed while travelling?

Re: Wayfinder maps updated!!!
 

You'll see the green heart after upgrading the Tablet OS to Diablo.