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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 7:00 pm
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bdesmond
 
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Originally Posted by cubbie
For me, the solution is Mobile Google Maps* on my Blackberry Curve and a Freedom Keychain bluetooth GPS.

*But beware! I recently upgraded to Mobile Google Maps 3.2.1 on the BB, only to find out it doesn't work with bluetooth GPS pucks. After much frustration and internet searching, I got back to version 3.0.2 which does work with the bluetooth GPS.
Just have to be careful here as the data charges roaming to use Google Maps would be pretty significant.

I picked up a Garmin on sale on Black Friday for use overseas for exactly this reason.
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