Satellite Navigation For Symbian Phones

ProcalX · 11-06-2007, 01:02 PM

Hi all, I've just phoned my mobile provider and have been told that i'm long over due for an upgrade on my mobile phone. I've been offered a list of mobiles one specifically for an extra £50 is the Nokia N95 with 5 Megapixel camera

It's on it's way and should be here tomorrow, the camera comes with Satellite Navigation software and a built in bluetooth GPS reciever, my question is will this cost me money to use the sat nav?

I have to pay for the use of GPRS for internet / WAP services on my telephone like most people do but am wondering since it uses GPS and comes with a GPS reciever specifically for this task - do I have to pay anything extra for it? - like per minute / megabyte of data etc?

Matt555 · 11-06-2007, 03:01 PM

I'm not too sure on that one, I suppose it depends which provider it uses for the SatNav (GPS) - I know with some stand-alone SatNav units you have to pay a subscription to keep the maps updated (and possibly to use their satellites, I'm not entirely sure) - maybe try and find out who makes the software and GPS receiver and contact them to see?

Just my $0.02 - not much help I know

zeus · 11-06-2007, 06:37 PM

I only know one person with this phone and hes on an O2 contract. All I know is that he couldnt get gps to work on it. Whether this means he would have to pay or not I dont know.
Just get onto your provider. They should be able to tell you. Maybe thier website will tell you.

11-06-2007, 01:02 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
ProcalX Student Bum Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 1,536 Times Helpful: 30 My Mood: Cheerful Status: Offline My Computer	Satellite Navigation For Symbian Phones Hi all, I've just phoned my mobile provider and have been told that i'm long over due for an upgrade on my mobile phone. I've been offered a list of mobiles one specifically for an extra £50 is the Nokia N95 with 5 Megapixel camera It's on it's way and should be here tomorrow, the camera comes with Satellite Navigation software and a built in bluetooth GPS reciever, my question is will this cost me money to use the sat nav? I have to pay for the use of GPRS for internet / WAP services on my telephone like most people do but am wondering since it uses GPS and comes with a GPS reciever specifically for this task - do I have to pay anything extra for it? - like per minute / megabyte of data etc? __________________ Laptop // Toshiba Satellite A210-11P // AMD Turion 64 X2 1.8Ghz Dual Core // 4GB DDR2 // 200GB Sata HD // Dual Layer DVD-RW // ATI Radeon HD2400XT 256MB // 15.4" HD Crystal Display // Vista Premium Desktop // HP DC7700* // Pentium Dual Core 3.4Ghz // 2GB DDR2 // 2x 160GB Sata2 // 16x DVD-RW // Crucial Ballistix // ATI Radeon X1950GT 512MB // 20" Dell Screen // XP Pro SP2*

11-06-2007, 03:01 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	I'm not too sure on that one, I suppose it depends which provider it uses for the SatNav (GPS) - I know with some stand-alone SatNav units you have to pay a subscription to keep the maps updated (and possibly to use their satellites, I'm not entirely sure) - maybe try and find out who makes the software and GPS receiver and contact them to see? Just my $0.02 - not much help I know __________________

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zeus out of date Join Date: May 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,618 Times Helpful: 104 My Mood: Twisted Status: Offline My Computer	I only know one person with this phone and hes on an O2 contract. All I know is that he couldnt get gps to work on it. Whether this means he would have to pay or not I dont know. Just get onto your provider. They should be able to tell you. Maybe thier website will tell you.

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