Thread: Why no free NokiaMaps for Nokia Nk770/ Nokia 800 ?
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Darius2006 is offline Darius2006
2007-09-22 , 11:15
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Originally Posted by Jerome View Post
There are 2 obvious reasons why Nokia would not offer Nokia maps for the N800/770:

1: the program works under Symbian, they would need to rewrite it for maemo.

2: Nokia maps is a commercial product. The basic maps are free, but they make money by selling guidance instructions (typically turn by turn in your car). This needs a constant network connection that a phone has but the tablet doesn't.
Ok.
Symbian is Symbian, Debian is Debian, MS Windows is MS Windows
and embedded car navigation running Windows Mobile is embedded car navigation running Windows Mobile.
You are completely right.

But ordering Nokia 770 I was not warned not to buy a unit and wait until free NokiaMaps are realesed for a family of Nokia phones.
Now , I am a second category customer of Nokia navigation utility unit.

My Motorola 1000 runs Symbian. As I see I still can't have it to run free NokiaMapst.
So os is not an issue.

And what I need is exactly commercial product called NokiaMaps offered for free.
Tablett has constant network connectivity (look for phone icon in system and how to connect gsm phone to tablett in manual).
Another option is to have it connected to a network via WiFi.

There is need to download each turn by turn in driving guidance (see how maemo mapper works) in seperate. You can download full route guidance file (XML) once in time and use off-line.

Frankly speaking I use maemo mapper for track recording only.
Official car navigation systems require official licensing as a navigation tool.
I was told this is the reason most computer navigators run embedded versions of os to avoid blue screen from time to time and system crash while in high traffic.

So gsm phone navigation tools is not really licensed car navigation utility, certified by motor vehicles authority and other agencies.

I just want to test free NokiaMaps on another Nokia product for fun not for car guidance.
That's all.

Kind request from sad Nokia 770 user.

Darius