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2009-10-28
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This would be a perfect app for the N810, given how navicore/wayfinder has been left to wither, let alone the N900.
I'll not hold my breath though....
Gaz
I'll not hold my breath though....
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2009-10-28
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http://engadget.com/2009/10/28/googl...you-want-this/ when will we get this. PLus tom tom and garmin stocks plumit.
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2009-10-28
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I'm wondering if all those people who seem to love Google Maps so much have ever tried to use it in a foreign country? 
For me, who actually uses navigation while travelling to different countries, the idea that I would need to be constantly on-line to download map data and thus forcing me to pay the extremely expensive data roaming charges, would be very undesirable.
At least on the Symbian version of Ovi Maps I can download all the needed maps before hand with my regular Internet connection. And yes, I think that about €7/month (when I need it) for voice navigation is much, MUCH more economical than a "free" version that forces me to pay several euros per megabyte of data roaming charges.
For me, who actually uses navigation while travelling to different countries, the idea that I would need to be constantly on-line to download map data and thus forcing me to pay the extremely expensive data roaming charges, would be very undesirable. At least on the Symbian version of Ovi Maps I can download all the needed maps before hand with my regular Internet connection. And yes, I think that about €7/month (when I need it) for voice navigation is much, MUCH more economical than a "free" version that forces me to pay several euros per megabyte of data roaming charges.
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2009-10-28
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Originally Posted by Sasler
not a fan of google at all but i have unlimited data and i live in the usa. So thats no problem for me.
I'm wondering if all those people who seem to love Google Maps so much have ever tried to use it in a foreign country?
At least on the Symbian version of Ovi Maps I can download all the needed maps before hand with my regular Internet connection. And yes, I think that about €7/month (when I need it) for voice navigation is much, MUCH more economical than a "free" version that forces me to pay several euros per megabyte of data roaming charges.
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2009-10-28
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and just maybe this will push companies like garmin and tom tom to make their services available and cheaper on more platforms.
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2009-10-28
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Originally Posted by Sasler
You're probably not the first target audience for Google Maps widening their customer base, then, if you travel a lot across country borders in Europe. Most people move most of the time in their own areas without data roaming so this certainly will save them the cost of the license.
I'm wondering if all those people who seem to love Google Maps so much have ever tried to use it in a foreign country?
There's no real reason why Google couldn't solve that data roaming issue later, though, if it doesn't get solved by reasonable data fees by itself, by letting devices cache maps if they wanted to. There's been several news stories about Google making their own maps now in the USA and elsewhere, so they're not really (or won't be for long) tied to map licensing agreements either, I think that used to be the reason why the maps were "online only" (correct me if I'm wrong, I might be). So they might offer that option eventually, too.
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2009-10-28
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Originally Posted by fragos
John "gnuite" Costigan, the primary developer of Maemo Mapper now works as a Software Engineer for Google in Mountain View, CA. I wonder if he has had a hand in that?
We've seen the Google URL for maps used by Maemo Mapper change a number of times. Clearly Google prefers we access maps in their cloud and that's OK with me -- they are their maps and in my area Openstreet maps are good. But now perhaps the real reason has surfaced. Free turn by turn directions direct from Google in Android and for that matter your GPS equipped laptop.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/g...ui-to-android/
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2009-10-29
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Originally Posted by YoDude
That's really interesting. Thanks for the tidbit.
John "gnuite" Costigan, the primary developer of Maemo Mapper now works as a Software Engineer for Google in Mountain View, CA. I wonder if he has had a hand in that?
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2009-10-29
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Haha hopefully he didn't stop MaemoMapper development. Maybe he can get Google to make a Google Maps for Maemo. >.>
And before somebody says "why would Google do that, they want you to use Android". True they do want you to use Android, but they also want you to use their services no matter what platform your on.
And before somebody says "why would Google do that, they want you to use Android". True they do want you to use Android, but they also want you to use their services no matter what platform your on.
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They're maemo and MeeGo...
"Meamo!" sounds like what Zorro would say to catherine zeta jones... after she slaps him for looking at her dirtily...
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/g...ui-to-android/
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