Originally Posted by IZOKAO

I have tried ovi map 3.0 and didnt work for me . Ovi 1 sucks !! and no google maps????
i was so excited to get my n900 and use navigation ,internet , phone etc... but everything had some problem... it was woow and also disappinted. personelly i didnt love it and return my n900 ... its better to wait little longer and get something works in many way better....
no google maps , no ovi 3.0 map (ovi 1.0 doesnt do anything just driving crazy ) , w/tmobile poor signal cant do anything (fort myers , florida)... is there fm transmitter ?? yes but doesnt transmit well... get a fm transmitter for $20 better than n900.... thick like computer and battery life is poor... touchscreen is okay but still not comparable to iphone .... trying to return it and delete all the data but didnt have factory resetting... dont pay for something is not complete... there is more bad stuff about it ... you will see when you pay it and use it.
i just returned my n900 and using n95 .. still happy

Originally Posted by sdesai

So if we deny the connection request ...does the gps work offline ? like searchin location and route and all.

I used the map loaded method and it doesnt allow me even if i deny the connection. Will using manual method make any difference?

Originally Posted by un-named_user

I have loaded additional maps, but without using the map loader.
Went to this link(also given in the post)
http://handphone-solution.blogspot.c...0-without.html

1. Downloaded a map of New York from the link on the page.
2. Unzipped the map file, which contained these folders.

3. Connected the n900 in mass storage mode.
4. Opened the folder Cities\diskcache, which contained folders like these

5. Copy pasted the downloaded files(the unzipped NY map files to the above folder on the n900)
6. Windows popped up a message saying these folders exist, etc etc. Just selected replace with the new items I'm copying.
7. Disconnected the phone, opened up Ovi Maps and the maps were there.


Disclaimer: I have no clue if this is the correct way to do it. But it worked for me

BTW the website has better instructions than I gave here.

Edit: I'm running Vista 64, so had to use this method because the map loader didn't work with either the PC suite mode or the mass storage mode.

Originally Posted by mrcoder

I believe the link mentioned is for OVI maps v3, and N900 has v1 application. Will copying these v3 files worked in N900. I m asking this (even you mentioned that it worked for you) coz once I tried copying the v1 files manually. When I open the maps app, it caused the app to crash.

Originally Posted by Rob1n

The data files are exactly the same for the two applications, so this should work with both.

Originally Posted by erkk

when do us n900 users get what we paid for? chumps.

Originally Posted by ossipena

when you take the device out of the box. all your claims are invalid in a perspective that n900 is mostly an internet tablet, not dedicated navigator..