UALOneKPlus

I found out about this free GPS service recently - www.amazegps.com

I haven't tried it yet because my phones don't have internal GPS, and I don't have a GPS puck.

Anyone here try it? Any reviews?

SJUAMMF

I bought a Garmin GPS10 to use with a Sprint Treo650 via BT. The original Palm OS Que application didn't work very well and I gave up using it. The recent Mobile XT software works much better but still crash the phone more often than I like. This BT puck has software for Palm OS, Windows Mobile, Symbian for Nokia and Symbian for Sony Ericsson.

I have heard stories about Motorola, Samsung PDA phones crashing from fellow road warriors that I thought only my Treo did. Given even the most stable Nokia (my travel N73) crashes on occasion without a single add-on SW, I would leave the phone alone and get a real GPS.

For instance, the Garmin Mobile XT has a setting to "Disconnect GPS On Phone Call" and the choices are "Always, When not routing, Never". Getting too complex for me.

UALOneKPlus

That's a very good point. This is why I have not downloaded Google Maps, or many other applications, for fear of crashing my Blackberry or making it much less stable than it currently is.

As it is I have a hard time keeping a constant connection with my bluetooth headset which used to work so well.

It's too bad that modern technology has so many flaws that it's a constant struggle just to maintain reliable basic service.

SJUAMMF

Personally I want to commend Garmin in providing advanced technology and great service support.

But it is maddening that consumer products would require a guru to use and we become testing ground of what works and what don't work.

willyroo

Haven't managed to crash the E61 yet while running TomTom, bluetooth to the GPS receiver. One day the 'phone rang and connected to the bluetooth headset...

Makes me a "bluetool"?

But, as always, YMMV...

SJUAMMF

Good for you Willy. I will try the Garmin Mobile XT on the N73 soon. It locks up going in and out of the camera mode once in a while without any additional SW.

I have 7-8 BT pairing codes in the Treo. It would lose pairing sporadically.

DeafFlyer

You needn't worry. The Blackberry OS is stable even after installing many 3rd party apps. That's one thing that makes it better than many of the others.

bdjohns1

The new Live Search program from Microsoft will do turn-by-turn GPS routing (without voice prompts) on any Windows Mobile device with internal/external GPS. I've been using it for a few months and it's pretty reliable.

Free download (from your phone) at http://wls.live.com

UALOneKPlus

Thanks, yes my Blackberry has been pretty good.

But it has that nasty memory leak problem, which requires a complete reboot once a week. It also fails to randomly lock onto my bluetooth headset, and freezes at certain times.

It doesn't quite give me complete confidence to download further 3rd party apps on top of it.

DeafFlyer

Well, Google maps is worth it even if other apps are not. Google maps has always worked well for me.

BNA_flyer

If you haven't already, head over to blackberryforums.com. Lots of good people there to give advice (the mods are excellent), and they've never steered me wrong. (I am frequently on as oBBsessed.)

UALOneKPlus

Cool. I've got the Metsfan's reset program, so I don't have to pull the battery to reset my BB.

It's a great forum, but not as interesting as flyertalk.

BNA_flyer

You can tell by my post count on each (I think it's about 40 over there) which one I find more entertaining on a regular basis.

bdjohns1

Sadly, not the case on Windows Mobile. I tried doing routing with Google's software a few times - it just stopped listening to my GPS puck after a while.

CessnaJock

I wouldn't condemn Google Mobile Maps on the basis of a single data point. Yours could be a problem with

1. Your phone
2. The puck
3. Other software

I have had no problems with GMM routing for the several months I've used it.