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#21
Originally Posted by benny1967 View Post
There's an application called map loader by Nokia. If I understand this correctly, it's a windows software that allows you to download maps needed for your route on your PC and then transfer it to a device... I'd guess it's currently made for S60 handsets only, but this might change. Who knows.
Yes it's S60 only at the moment. Could change though...
 
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Originally Posted by nowave7 View Post
So basically you're saying that navigation for Maemo will be free, and not for Symbian, or it will be free for Symbian as well in the near future? But what about those people who already bought the navigation?
Routing in Maemo is free.

Routing is free also in Symbian. Just try out Nokia Maps on the S60.

Routing is not interactive turn-by-turn navigation.
 

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Originally Posted by ragnar View Post
Routing in Maemo is free.

Routing is free also in Symbian. Just try out Nokia Maps on the S60.

Routing is not interactive turn-by-turn navigation.
And I never said routing, I specifically said navigation and so did zerojay.
 
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Originally Posted by nowave7 View Post
And I never said routing, I specifically said navigation and so did zerojay.
Maps is an OVI service, so I don't have the best information on this. But for navigation, currently - as far as we are talking about interactive turn-by-turn navigation - there is no free option for Maemo.
 

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I think that is the common trend ever since Google Maps offers routing. Same thing happens in the iphone market: there are a few free mapping options with routing but all the ones with turn-by-turn feature are non-free.

If there is a mapping software available for free on Maemo with turn-by-turn navigation, I believe that'd be a market first.
 
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Originally Posted by ragnar View Post
Maps is an OVI service, so I don't have the best information on this. But for navigation, currently - as far as we are talking about interactive turn-by-turn navigation - there is no free option for Maemo.
But will it be possible to get voice guidance paying as for the s60 phones? I'm interested in that.
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Originally Posted by ysss View Post
I think that is the common trend ever since Google Maps offers routing. Same thing happens in the iphone market: there are a few free mapping options with routing but all the ones with turn-by-turn feature are non-free.

If there is a mapping software available for free on Maemo with turn-by-turn navigation, I believe that'd be a market first.
Wasn't Navit capable of turn-by-turn navigation?
 
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@nowave7: oh, i meant among 'smartphones'..
 
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Originally Posted by ysss View Post
@nowave7: oh, i meant among 'smartphones'..
Oh... Ok...
I don't think there is...
 
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Originally Posted by nowave7 View Post
So basically you're saying that navigation for Maemo will be free, and not for Symbian, or it will be free for Symbian as well in the near future? But what about those people who already bought the navigation?
I'm saying absolutely nothing about anything other than the N900. When asked, that is what we were told. I don't know anything about what the deal is with Symbian or anything else or about those that bought navigation for those devices. Routing and mapping is free on the N900 - that's what we were told.
 
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