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Post by mummywhycantieatcrayons » Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:01 pm

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mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:say, a blackberry can do, is work as a sat nav.
what what what? How can you do that?

Erm, not sure of the details, but I know that a lot have it built-in, and that others can download the software... I think it's made by 'TeleNav'.
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Post by Montreal Wanderer » Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:04 pm

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mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:say, a blackberry can do, is work as a sat nav.
what what what? How can you do that?

Erm, not sure of the details, but I know that a lot have it built-in, and that others can download the software... I think it's made by 'TeleNav'.
If a sat nav is what we call a GPS then http://www.canadagps.com/Popular_BlackBerry.html
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Post by fatshaft » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:23 pm

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mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:
fatshaft wrote:
mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:say, a blackberry can do, is work as a sat nav.
what what what? How can you do that?

Erm, not sure of the details, but I know that a lot have it built-in, and that others can download the software... I think it's made by 'TeleNav'.
If a sat nav is what we call a GPS then http://www.canadagps.com/Popular_BlackBerry.html
Presumably similar prices here. Not any cheaper than a full on sat nav then. :(

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Post by Montreal Wanderer » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:34 pm

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fatshaft wrote:
mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:say, a blackberry can do, is work as a sat nav.
what what what? How can you do that?

Erm, not sure of the details, but I know that a lot have it built-in, and that others can download the software... I think it's made by 'TeleNav'.
If a sat nav is what we call a GPS then http://www.canadagps.com/Popular_BlackBerry.html
Presumably similar prices here. Not any cheaper than a full on sat nav then. :(
No idea about prices - I was trying to answer a different question - i.e. could you have a GPD on a Blackberry? :wink:
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Post by mummywhycantieatcrayons » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:56 pm

GPS is the technology that Sat Nav puts to use, Monty.... Sat Nav being, as it is, a device that gives drivers directions en route, both graphically on the screen, and aurally.

As I said, the iPhone has GPS capablities and already has mapping software, but not yet a sat nav function.

A lot of blackberries have sat nav built in, but it was my understanding that the software can be bought for about £20 for those blackberries that do have a GPS function but no sat nav, Fatshaft.
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Post by mummywhycantieatcrayons » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:58 pm

Perhaps it's more expensive to buy than I had thought...

http://www.telenavshop.eu/
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Post by fatshaft » Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:00 pm

I've got the 8100, was $159 on Monty's link.

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Post by mummywhycantieatcrayons » Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:42 pm

http://www8.garmin.com/mobile/blackberry/

Cheaper one-off purchase from Garmin.
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