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Using the Navi as a Navigator

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Created by grumplestiltskin > 9 months ago, 20 Jan 2008
grumplestiltskin
WA, 2331 posts
20 Jan 2008 2:02PM
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I know this is off topic, and its just out of curiosity ... but

has anyone come across any cheap as software (read FREE ) that allows the NAVI to be used in conjunction with a laptop in the guise of a navigator aka TomTom or Navman style.

It would need to work with a USB connection as my Navi is not the Bluetooth model.

MintoxGT
WA, 975 posts
20 Jan 2008 4:28PM
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Grumps,

I have wondered about this as well, keep us all posted if you hear or find somthing.

Cheers GT

Dylan72
QLD, 660 posts
20 Jan 2008 7:12PM
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We bought the BGT-11, which is the Navi GT-11 with bluetooth too.

With this I use my Nokia 6300 mobile phone running software called Nav4all (www.nav4all.com) which is free.

You could use a GT-11 in the same way via the USB cable, I think, but I haven't tried it myself.

Dylan.

mineral1
WA, 4564 posts
21 Jan 2008 12:07AM
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Dylan72 said...

We bought the BGT-11, which is the Navi GT-11 with bluetooth too.

With this I use my Nokia 6300 mobile phone running software called Nav4all (www.nav4all.com) which is free.

You could use a GT-11 in the same way via the USB cable, I think, but I haven't tried it myself.

Dylan.



Oi, was just going to say how, every time I saw your avatar, it cracks me up, but just as I started typing, I noticed ya bloody well changed it.
Was real funny, reckon you should change it back

Roo
876 posts
21 Jan 2008 3:46AM
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G'day Grumps,
suggest you have a look at Google maps, it allows you to connect your gps via usb cable, or bluetooth if its enabled, to have real time navigation. They also have a CE version that works on pda devices. You can set up your current loaction and it will provide directions to any place you request. A little known trick is setting your memory cache to a very large size so it will store the maps in memory so you wont have to be connected to the net.

Dylan72
QLD, 660 posts
21 Jan 2008 8:25PM
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mineral1 said...


Oi, was just going to say how, every time I saw your avatar, it cracks me up, but just as I started typing, I noticed ya bloody well changed it.
Was real funny, reckon you should change it back


For you, mate, anything.

The change was temporary, and the joke is over now. Back to the old joke.



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