19 December, 2007

Nokia Maps - Nokia Crap?

Having updated the firmware in my Nokia N95, I also got the latest Nokia maps using the map loader Windows software. I started Nokia Maps, which uses the built-in GPS receiver and started to play around. The first thing I noticed is that despite the fact that the new firmware was supposed to have A-GPS (Assisted GPS, where the GPS uses the internet to get a faster fix) it still took an age to get a lock. I also noticed that the one decent feature of the Maps application has been removed - and that's tracking. Tracking would show a rout on the phone and allow you to manually follow it. Full navigation has always been an extra that you need to pay Nokia for. Now they've removed tracking. Looks like I'll not be using Nokia Maps much. If anyone from Nokia ever reads this, then I have a very simple question. Given that Nokia Maps is pretty poor all round (have you people actually tested the route finding algorithms??), why would I pay you for you software when I could go to someone like TomTom who will do the job properly? Oh, and I have TomTom running under Windows Mobile on an old Orange SPV M2000, and it knocks Nokia Maps into next week.

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1 Comments:

Anonymous Gary Woodfine said...

I unfortunately have to agree with you. Nokia Maps is probably the most incompetent software I have ever had the displeasure of using.

8/7/09 14:13  

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