Which Sat-Nav systems are bluetooth compable with the Nokia N95?

[nickmon]

I am looking to buy an in car Sat-Nav systems that with work for hands free calling with my Nokia N95 (the built in GPS is as you know, rubbish). Does anyone know which is compatable with thr N95?

[rottie]

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Originally Posted by nickmon

I am looking to buy an in car Sat-Nav systems that with work for hands free calling with my Nokia N95 (the built in GPS is as you know, rubbish). Does anyone know which is compatable with thr N95?

No,we don't know. Please explain us why it's rubbish? I didn't know that I've been using rubbish for last few months without any problems when I could do what u do and spend loads of money on sth and have another thing to carry that will do exactly the same thing what my rubbish gps does...(or maybe it got broken now? I'm on the coach now and 5min ago I checked how far I am from the destination,it picked up signal in 10sec,showed me my position perfectly,happy to have my rubbish with me )
As for your next question bluetooth handsfree is a standard,any satnav device supporting it will work fine with your rubbish N95

[millski]

The GPS in the N95 seems fine to me too, but the software is rubbish. Route66 is better but still very poor. My TomTom 720 talks to my N95 for hands free calling, although none of it's other functions work (SMS reading etc). The 520 should work just the same. I don't use it though because the microphone is so poor in the TomTom...

[davyjones]

If you want a replacement for a real GPS on n95 its Garmin XT you need for the N95.
Using it and it works totaly amazing.
route66 is very lightweight and simple program. see it now when i look back.
it will show you the way you want to go, mostly..
and old maps, really old sadly.

[nickmon]

Originally Posted by rottie

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No,we don't know. Please explain us why it's rubbish? I didn't know that I've been using rubbish for last few months without any problems when I could do what u do and spend loads of money on sth and have another thing to carry that will do exactly the same thing what my rubbish gps does...(or maybe it got broken now? I'm on the coach now and 5min ago I checked how far I am from the destination,it picked up signal in 10sec,showed me my position perfectly,happy to have my rubbish with me )
As for your next question bluetooth handsfree is a standard,any satnav device supporting it will work fine with your rubbish N95

Well do pardon me for having an opinion different to yours.

Seeing as you ask why I think the N95 is rubbish as a GPS device I will tell you. How about it taking an avergae of 5-10 minutes to find a signal (abysmal), to download new maps you have to make space by deleting old one except Map Loader won't tell you which maps you have so you have to delete the lot which takes hours (pathetic), when new maps are finally downloaded they don't work, full of blank spaces when trying to get to street level (useless). Oh yes, the maps, when they do work, don't have Speed Cameras, which is a standard on just about every other GPS software. And, oh yes, you have to pay if you want to actually use it for in car navigation, yes, i'd say that's rubbish alright, then again it depends what you are used to.

And by the way were you using the royal "we" beforehand? I don't think you have been authorised to speak for the fourm, have you? If you think I am the only one disastified with the GPS performance you must ask yourself why it is that one of the most common discussion on here is how to get TomTom working on the N95 instead.

I hope this satisfies your request for an explanation.

[sturgeon]

Originally Posted by nickmon

How about it taking an avergae of 5-10 minutes to find a signal (abysmal),

Perhaps you have a faulty N95 or some sort of software conflict that affects your GPS. Mine gets a lock in 10 - 20 seconds almost every time, and I'm not alone in that respect.

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[rottie]

So make yourself clear, from what you said :

the built in GPS is as you know, rubbish

it clearly indicates that you're talking about GPS receiver.
And now you're talking about maps application.
I do agree that TomTom is definitely the best navigation application and am waiting impatiently for it to be available for N95.
But I don't see ANYTHING in which my partner's TomTom's 710gps receiver is better. Just the disadvantages - it actually takes much longer to start than my N95, extra money to buy it, extra weight and extra device to carry, one more thing to get stolen from the car.
I really don't know what is wrong with your GPS that it takes 10minutes to start. You know about A-gps right? And you know to open the slider?

The way I replied to your post was directly connected to your statement:

the built in GPS is as you know, rubbish

but to be honest , I don't give a flying monkey LOL, as long you're happy, enjoy your new satnav device.

[dchky]

I have a few Garmin and Magellin GPS units that range from budget through to expensive, side by side they all take roughly the same time to provide a fix. The N95 is no different in this regard. If I've moved 20 or 30 kilometers from where I last used them, they do take a few minutes to get the ephemeris, longer if I'm wrapped in glass, longer again if that glass is tinted.

The N95 is better in that it can source up to date ephemeris from Nokia, position fixes can take literally seconds from cold start.

I do think the maps are a tad poor for my part of the world. They show me as being about 1 kilometer from where I actually am. I don't mind paying for better stuff, just that nobody provides the coverage where I live. Mobile GMaps fills the void for me, the upshot is that I can feed data back in to the open map project whenever I travel to odd places.

[Liam548]

is the nokia maps program really all that bad?

Is it the cheapest of the bunch, cheaper than tom tom etc?

Im unsure of which to go for.

Nokia maps seems good although no speed cameras built in.

[Dogmann]

Hi Rottie,

OK rubbish may not quite be accurate but it can in no way be considered an class leading GPS receiver on performance.

I also use Tom Tom 6 and have used various versions on all my devices for a long time now, so besides the fact that this doesn't work with the in built GPS i use a Holox BT-321 that i have had for a long time now and it allows me to start route planning whilst still indoors so is up and running by the time i get to the car. It is much more powerful and accurate with over 100hrs battery life and is small enough to fit in pocket with ease. Personally i don't find difficult or hard to carry in and out of a vehicle and much prefer the results i get using my set up. But if you and others are happy using the in built GPS and other mapping solutions fair enough that's your choice, but it doesn't mean we all have to do the same does it?

Marc