Nokia sales email suggests n900 is a satnav replacement ?
 

I just received an email from Nokia UK "showcasing" 4 of their current top devices.

The first in the list is the N900, with the features listed as:

Full internet browsing with Maemo browser powered by Mozilla
• Touch screen + 48GB memory
• GPS and FREE navigation with Ovi Maps replace your Sat-Nav
• 5MP camera + video

That gps bullet suggests (in terms of replacing sat nav) that this is fully ovi maps enabled. The current version doesn't really cut it

So is this
* over-optimistic marketing
* A hint of ovi maps improving soon

I hope for the 2nd but suspect the first

Re: Nokia sales email suggests n900 is a satnav replacement ?
 

i wud say full ovi maps coming with next major update (which should be very soon)
just a guess like.

joe

Re: Nokia sales email suggests n900 is a satnav replacement ?
 

Yeah right, I have been waiting for ovi map to have Japan map with a little more detail.

Re: Nokia sales email suggests n900 is a satnav replacement ?
 

I think so.

And that's not the very first case from Nokia.

Have you tried to run OVI ARCHIVES on N900?

Re: Nokia sales email suggests n900 is a satnav replacement ?
 

Nokia engineers anyway in last interviews said that all next Ovi Maps versions will be the same on Symbian and Maemo/MeeGo thanks to Qt.

Re: Nokia sales email suggests n900 is a satnav replacement ?
 

No, it doesn't... For me, this is the most disappointing "feature" of the N900. I don't really have a need for GPS in my daily commute. However in the past month, there have been multiple occassions where I could have used one. Instead, I was left feeling very frustrated with the N900's inability to get me from point A to B. We can only hope Nokia understands the need for work in this area and we will see something soon.

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Was in the Nokia shop in banbury the other day, guy there said free navigation would be in "the next few days"

he may know, or he may have been talking BS, i dunno... maybe true tho...

Re: Nokia sales email suggests n900 is a satnav replacement ?
 

There's some hopeful messages here. PR 1.2 should be out before too long - wasnt it by around end/Feb.

Just waiting for that update notification! (on global fw) to see...

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The current Ovi Maps is embarrassingly bad and is rocks and stones primitive compared to the user experience of a dedicated device like a Tom Tom / Garmin. High quality free mapping across a broad range of devices & countries seems to be a big part of Nokia's strategy and with their purchase of Navteq they are uniquely positioned in terms of having access to some of the best maps globally. Unfortunately, about all their software has going for it is that it is free. I really hope that Nokia sicks some high quality UI & developer talent into creating an navigation app that truly fills people's needs and isn't just a marketing bullet point.

Re: Nokia sales email suggests n900 is a satnav replacement ?
 

Does that mean they started from scratch again, throwing away maemo ovi maps and symbian ovi maps to create an ovi maps on qt that works the same on symbian and maemo? ;-)

Re: Nokia sales email suggests n900 is a satnav replacement ?
 

Can you cut and paste the email into a post in this thread and wrap quote tags around it please?

Re: Nokia sales email suggests n900 is a satnav replacement ?
 

Ok, I tried to post here but failed so I've popped the email onto my WHS box - a bit of a strange one, I've recently replaced a linux server, so no apache etc (yet)...

Anyhow the email's linked from here -> http://cherrybyte.homeserver.com/testsite/

Re: Nokia sales email suggests n900 is a satnav replacement ?
 

Thanks, I didn't realize it was a graphics, sorry. It does look like Nokia marketing is pushing the boundaries of "truth in advertising".

I will attempt to attach a cut from this email of the wording you rightfully questioned so that others can refer to it. Particularly those that have had to deal with the response of others on these boards that they didn't research the product before buying.
I also hope someone points the member "Peter" from Nokia Marketing here the next time he posts and ask him why.

Why approve copy like this knowing the affects disinformation, rumors, and bad press have had on this previously productive forum?

If we are supposed to be Nokia's N900 customer care and support, at least give us a standard response script or something. Maybe instead of karma members should be earning stock options instead. :rolleyes:

>> http://nokia-emails.s3.amazonaws.com...ti/nok328.html

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I got this in the email today and clicked on it and it does not have a N900 as an option.
http://tinypic.com/r/2u6he7m/6

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You can't get 48 GB of memory unless you add a 16 GB microSD card. Out of the box, it's only 32 GB, with 27 GB available to the user. I hope this ad is not out to the masses, or else someone (no -- make it someone AND his/her management chain) will have hell to pay.

Re: Nokia sales email suggests n900 is a satnav replacement ?
 

its marketing

ari also stated on his blog that maemo wont get what symbian gets in terms of ovi maps

there may be minor improvements, but its not going to be the full set

Re: Nokia sales email suggests n900 is a satnav replacement ?
 

If this is the UK, then it needs reporting to the Advertising Standards Authority by someone with the actual email, as it is at the very best factually incorrect, and misleading

Re: Nokia sales email suggests n900 is a satnav replacement ?
 

False advertising, as the product is currently sold. ASA might want to have a look.

Re: Nokia sales email suggests n900 is a satnav replacement ?
 

don't know how reliable this is about maps.
we will see in a few days...
the 48 GB is ridiculous. it should be good to add the word 'upto'