Is there way to input destinations start and end in OVI Maps without GPS/A-GPS on?
 

Is there way to input destinations, start and end, in OVI Maps without signals from GPS/A-GPS? I think this ovi map is ridiculous.

Re: Is there way to input destinations start and end in OVI Maps without GPS/A-GPS on?
 

So I decided to test.

First I switched off GPS/A-GPS:

Settings -> Location -> { GPS -> Enable -> Untick, Network Positioning -> Enable -> Untick}, Save

Started Maps
Maps asks "Enable positioning?", I dismiss the dialog.
Positioning is active anyway, and has done GSM/3g triangulatio/whatever, and located me about 3km from my actual position.

Nevermind, my test is to enter my real location as start, and add the grocery store as destination.
I tap the arrow bottom right to get the menu.
I tap routing.
For start it suggests "Your GPS Destination", which is 3km off. I tap the "-" sign to remove it.
It comes back. OK, not the right way to do it. I tap "A" instead. It offers "Set from search", "GPS Position", "Set from map". I choose "Set from search".
I enter my address, halfway through it suggests a few alternatives and I pick the right one by tapping the "+" to the right of the address.Start is now set at my actual location.
I press the "+" left of "Set a destination". I don't know the address of the grocery store, but I know where it is, so I do "Set from map" and scroll to the destination some 10km away. There's a banner showing the address as I move around the map. There's a "+" right of that banner. I press that "+".
"Route calculation" appears, and I can now choose "Directions", "Show on map", "Route settings", "Delete route". "Show on map" shows me a map with a route between my current location and the grocery store drawn in thick purple. The Red "GPS location" ball is on the side of that, about halfway, heh.

So, yes, I'd say you can do it without GPS/A-GPS.

Re: Is there way to input destinations start and end in OVI Maps without GPS/A-GPS on?
 

Sorry to hijack your thread but is there a Recent locations/History?

Please i need it.

thanks

Re: Is there way to input destinations start and end in OVI Maps without GPS/A-GPS on?
 

why would you need maps which downloads stuff from internet, without enabling the GPS? I am curious

Re: Is there way to input destinations start and end in OVI Maps without GPS/A-GPS on?
 

well why do you have too? I haven't disabled A/GPS, I just don't have an a data plan. So when I am in a WIFI zone A/GPS works, but when I am on the road there is no Data connection for the A/GPS, so it is on, just inactive. It is annoying though because when the Map app. needs data or the GPS connection is lost, the n900 asks me to connect to a WIFI network.

Re: Is there way to input destinations start and end in OVI Maps without GPS/A-GPS on?
 

ah, IC, makes perfect sense!