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#66
Originally Posted by ndi View Post
No matter what you consider routing, navigation, whatnot, the device:

* lacks the ability to natively preload an area for later routing
* lacks searching capability
* because of the above, any unplanned, free routes are not realizable.

As a result, the device is not independent, not free and does not route unless under specific circumstances which can safely be considered outside normal operation.
My N900 does everything you say it can't, with no data/wifi connection. I did preload maps from nokia and can map out routes without issue. You do need a connection to text search, but I simply point on the map where I want to go and then it will calculate the route according to my filtering selection.

It works fine for me.........

If Nokia would have allowed me to preload the maps for an arbitrary area, say, Bucharest, I'd be half-happy. Forget voice. I wouldn't be happy, because I consider saved bookmarks a basic feature, but what the heck, it would drive me back home.
Good News!! You can do that!!!