Wayfinder maps updated!!!

[Pretoriano]

Wayfinder maps updated to maps of 2008, finally!! Can anyone confirm this? I saw this with a diablo fresh install.

[mikkov]

Yes, all maps are marked as version 2008.1

[mathew.chacko]

Does this mean we have to re-download the regional maps?

[Pretoriano]

Yes, you have to

[mikkov]

I downloaded 2008.1 Scandinavia map, but I can't find any missing roads or errors fixed in Finland.

Some errors are:
- missing runway from Helsinki-Vantaa (built in 2002)
- missing railroad from Kerava to Lahti (built 2006)

and couple of smaller errors. Did they just change version numbers or are there any real improvements?

[Pretoriano]

Well, the maps now are bigger in MB, spain for exemple, 192MB-244MB. Surely there are improvements. And i saw that all (i think) are now bigger.

[andrewfblack]

You know not all roads make navigation maps. Some may never make a map.

[mikkov]

Actually Google Maps have exactly the same errors. Looks like Tele Atlas is just slow updating their data.

[bongo]

I downloaded 2008.1 Scandinavia map, but I can't find any missing roads or errors fixed in Finland.

Some errors are:
- missing runway from Helsinki-Vantaa (built in 2002)
- missing railroad from Kerava to Lahti (built 2006)

and couple of smaller errors. Did they just change version numbers or are there any real improvements?

it looked the same with germany map until i removed the old one

[spooley]

With Daiblo instaled, I noticed that new maps were available for the UK and Ireland: 2008.1 as against my older 2006.7.

One warning: the 'favourites' seem to be associated with individual maps, rather than global across all maps. Switching from

UK-Ireland TA2006.07 143MB

to

UK-Ireland 2008.1 164MB

lost all my favourites! Fortunately, I had not deleted the 2006.07 maps and was able to find where the favourites are stored.

cp /media/mmc2/map/mapdata_UK-Ireland2/favourites.txt /media/mmc2/map/mapdata/favourites.txt

made all my favourites available with the new maps.

(Does anyone know the format of that file, by the way? I'd like to import a lot of locations from other GPS devices.)

I have notcied some changes/mprovements in the actual map data: e.g. the new A30 section in Cornwall near "Victoria Roche GBR" is now present. (I drove that section a couple of weeks ago with the 2006.7 map, and Wayfinder got rather confused as I was driving through fields!)

Simon.

[Alpha4]

Does it show side-road (roads adjoining route) names now?

Suppose I'll find out in a while - download of new map is v-e-r-y
s-l-o-w.

NIT Map always put my house location at top of road, not middle where it actually is. Mind you, Google maps is off too. If I do hybrid view (sat photo and map graphic combined) they are out by about 300-400 yards. Nokia N95 Maps are the same.

Some data screwed somewhere I reckon.

[ttate90303]

Yeah speaking of downloading slow. Is there any way to download it to a desktop then transfer the new maps?

[bunanson]

I know it is obvious, one has to click the refresh button to see the NEW maps.
USA East 732 > 785 etc. all maps are larger except Singapore, remains 1 Mb ;).

Edit: mistakes. I think it just getting bigger maps, not more maps. My mistakes.



bun

[mrlanrat]

Are these the same maps and are they updated?
http://www.navicoretech.com/Consumer/Support/Downloads/tablet/en_GB/wfnavigator/

[ttate90303]

Are these the same maps and are they updated?
http://www.navicoretech.com/Consumer/Support/Downloads/tablet/en_GB/wfnavigator/

Don't know about the US East/West, but the Canada one is still the older version (it was the smaller of the 3 to download and I looked at the version.txt file in the zip package).

[alephito]

Are these the same maps and are they updated?
http://www.navicoretech.com/Consumer/Support/Downloads/tablet/en_GB/wfnavigator/

There is no Hawaii, México, Brazil and Malaysia in the list, so I suppose is not updated.

[sirfelix]

Those Navicore maps (including the US maps) are still from 2006.10
I'm also looking for a way to download the new maps via PC because it takes forever to DL via N810. Any ideas?

[prk60091]

Are these the same maps and are they updated?
http://www.navicoretech.com/Consumer/Support/Downloads/tablet/en_GB/wfnavigator/
i assume that they are
if you try to download them you will see that those servers are being hammered just like on my n810- it says 2 hrs 13 min to complete 700+MB download

[alephito]

Maybe they are old but they are in the same server than the new ones.

[sirfelix]

Can the server be accessed via FTP for downloading to a PC? If so, what is the path?

[YoDude]

Wayfinder should be boycotted by all tablet users!

The only "substantial" upgrade that I have seen since I bought the navigation kit when it was first released over a year ago has been the name change from Navicore and now the addition of a green heart to the logo.

My reasoning for the boycott is not because of the $329 I paid for it only to see the price drop to $299 2 weeks later, or because 6 months after that the reduced my license from unlimited to 36 months, or for the dismal interface, customer service, and general disregard for tablet users; No, the reason for the boycott is simply because its inclusion with the OS is cock blocking any decent companies like TomTom or Garmin from entering the Tablet market by limiting their potential revenue.

[Nikem]

The only "substantial" upgrade that I have seen since I bought the navigation kit when it was first released over a year ago has been the name change from Navicore and now the addition of a green heart to the logo.

... and I thought updated maps as stated in this thread?


No, the reason for the boycott is simply because its inclusion with the OS is cock blocking any decent companies like TomTom or Garmin from entering the Tablet market by limiting their potential revenue.

:confused: Does Nokia not allow third-party apps? How could they do it? Do you have a quote from someone from TomTom or anybody else, that they would like to offer navigation-sw for the NIT?

[YoDude]

... and I thought updated maps as stated in this thread?

Um... US East 2006 = 732 MB. US East 2008 = 733 MB... 1 MB of map and a green heart = substantial???

(+ 2.5 hours to download :rolleyes: )



... :confused: Does Nokia not allow third-party apps? How could they do it? Do you have a quote from someone from TomTom or anybody else, that they would like to offer navigation-sw for the NIT?

Sure they do... notice the slang term "cock blocking". What potential market that is here has been diminished by the inclusion of a "free" cripple ware version of a navigation program. TomTom and others use "potential market" to justify expending resources on compatible versions (No quote needed. This is covered in Bidness 101 at Community Colleges throughout the land. :p )

BTW, TomTom would be a relatively easy port as they already have Linux/armel versions for the 4.3" display...

So... Boycott Wayfinder, wake the kids and call the neighbors and have them voice their negative user experiences in this thread, e-mail TomTom with this threads URL, sit back and wait for a decent, USABLE, and full customizable program for around a $100.

[bunanson]

Um... US East 2006 = 732 MB. US East 2008 = ...

2008 has almost ALL maps increase in size.

2008/2006 (in MB)
USA East 785/732
USA West 726/685
Canada 77/75
Germany 307/297
....


As I quipped in earlier post, Singapore is the ONLY one that the number does not change; probably because she is so pettit :)

BTW, the slow dl is irritating, but not much. I start a dl before lie down, in the morning it is done. What bother me the most is the dl aborted, someimes.





bun

[alephito]

And besides the increment in map sizes there are new maps. At least, Hawaii, México, Brazil and Malaysia are new additions.

[YoDude]

2008 has almost ALL maps increase in size.

2008/2006 (in MB)
USA East 785/732
USA West 726/685
Canada 77/75
Germany 307/297
....


As I quipped in earlier post, Singapore is the ONLY one that the number does not change; probably because she is so pettit :)

BTW, the slow dl is irritating, but not much. I start a dl before lie down, in the morning it is done. What bother me the most is the dl aborted, someimes.





bun

I do stand corrected. :) The USA east is not updated on their web site yet and I refuse to download to the device for the reasons you mentioned. Wake up and find an abortion...

But still a wopping 7.2404371584699453551912568306011 % increase in map information, no customer support, and no presence in our community...

I got a green heart on though :D

[tso]

how much space do vector data and location info take up?

[IcelandDreams]

I guess if I had paid money I'd be upset too but alas I didn't and so far don't see the point. Old paper maps were suitable for finding my way and this plus the other map apps simply makes those old maps more pocket size. I don't think I need whatever else it provides as a paid feature.

But I updated the maps anyway just to see what has changed. Still no Iceland, the whole country doesn't exist apparently. Those paper maps, google maps, and sat maps work as well as they always have.

still ain't lost.

[sirfelix]

Two questions:

1. I don't see any "green heart" icon anywhere. And I have the latest version, I think.
2. Has anyone checked to see if the KM/H vs MPH bug has been fixed while travelling?

[szucsati]

Two questions:

1. I don't see any "green heart" icon anywhere. And I have the latest version, I think.
2. Has anyone checked to see if the KM/H vs MPH bug has been fixed while travelling?

You'll see the green heart after upgrading the Tablet OS to Diablo.

[YoDude]

Two questions:

2. Has anyone checked to see if the KM/H vs MPH bug has been fixed while travelling?


This^ may have more to do with whether "English UK" or "English US" was selected as the language at start up.

***

and BTW the 2.5 hours I quoted earlier was for downloading to the PC from their web site. Turns out the web sites maps were still 2006 versions. After my last post I initiated a download of "USA East 2008" directly to my device @ 9 PM. It's now 6 AM the next day and the download is less than half complete.

[cryptoboy]

Has anyone successfully downloaded the USA West 2008 image? I tried two times yesterday (and last night). Both ended in 'download failure'. What was strange was that both downloads seem to fail in the middle of the download. I had ~380MB out of 726MB of data written to my internal storage card both times. Just want to see if I am missing something (like a timeout event)???

Also, it is PAINFULLY slow!!!! First attempt took me close to 4 hours to get to the 50% mark!!!

[ioan]

Has anyone successfully downloaded the USA West 2008 image?

I did. Yesterday. Took about 3 hours to download.

[mrlanrat]

I did. Yesterday. Took about 3 hours to download.

Same here.

Can someone make a bridge with there computer to the tablet? Internet--(network)-->Computer--(wifi)-->Tablet
and run a packet sniffer on the computer to see where the maps are being downloaded from?

[lmf]

Same here.

Can someone make a bridge with there computer to the tablet? Internet--(network)-->Computer--(wifi)-->Tablet
and run a packet sniffer on the computer to see where the maps are being downloaded from?

they're here... ;)
http://www.navicoretech.com/Consumer/Support/Downloads/tablet/en_GB/wfnavigator/

[alephito]

they're here... ;)
http://www.navicoretech.com/Consumer/Support/Downloads/tablet/en_GB/wfnavigator/
No, they are not. Those are the old ones.

[bunanson]

Has anyone successfully downloaded the USA West 2008 image? I tried two times yesterday (and last night). Both ended in 'download failure'. What was strange was that both downloads seem to fail in the middle of the download. I had ~380MB out of 726MB of data written to my internal storage card both times. Just want to see if I am missing something (like a timeout event)???

Also, it is PAINFULLY slow!!!! First attempt took me close to 4 hours to get to the 50% mark!!!

Just a guess, may not have ground. They need 2X the size of space for the download to work. So, for a 786 mb map, you need at least 1.5 G for the dl to be successful. just from experience from dl 2 yrs ago.....

bun

[Mara]

I just did download/update USA-East yesterday successfully. I had to delete both east and west maps before to free enough space... (I also have Scandinavia maps installed.)

Now I need to figure out how to download the west maps... Likely I need to copy the east maps temporarily to PC or external memory card...

EDIT: Did download the West maps. I had to move the Scandinavia maps to external memory card to free enough space. After doing that no problems at all.

[cryptoboy]

Just a guess, may not have ground. They need 2X the size of space for the download to work. So, for a 786 mb map, you need at least 1.5 G for the dl to be successful. just from experience from dl 2 yrs ago.....

bun

Yep, that was what I was thinking as well. I deleted all map data and started a new download. This time I was able to get the USA-West 2008 image (after 3+ hours). HOWEVER, after it extracted the map data and installed the map Wayfinder no longer worked. When I opened the app it would dispaly the green-heart splash screen and then it would just exit. No error message or anything!!!

So...I maually deleted all map data again, re-flashed diablo (probably not necessary), and started a new download. I won't know for another 4 hours if this worked or not?

Anyone else had similar problems???

[bunanson]

Map downloaded at 1st shot, 47 min 1am in the morning USA East. Running without any problem.


bun

[fizze]

I've recently flashed Diablo, and it's running smooth.
Today I wanted to update the Wayfinder maps, but much to my dismay all maps I tried to download were corrupt.
I've tried Eastern-Central-Europe and Germany-Alps so far. I've tried to download both twice, no luck.

Any clues?

[cryptoboy]

So...I maually deleted all map data again, re-flashed diablo (probably not necessary), and started a new download. I won't know for another 4 hours if this worked or not?



Just an update: USA-West 2008 download was a success! Took a trip this weekend and did notice that many of the incorrect navigation points were fixed (traveling from Phoenix to Payson, AZ).

[Jejoma]

Whilst I have downloaded the new European and Canada maps without any problems I cannot get Eastern USA. The first three times I tried I got 'download failure'. So I cleared all the other maps off my disc (16Gb) but still cannot get the map. My last attempt (7th) was running for 22 hours and got stuck at about 50% which is where it has stopped each time.

Any suggestions?

[anidel]

Even if the size was the same they might have improved the coverage.
Sometimes roads disappear and new ones appear.
Italy's map went up only for 2Mbs, but of course the remaining 231Mb of data has been updated as well!
:)

[siralien]

I cannot see anything more than the 2006 maps. I have upgraded to Diablo. Must I subscribe to Wayfinder too in order to access the new upgraded maps?

[mjc]

I cannot see anything more than the 2006 maps. I have upgraded to Diablo. Must I subscribe to Wayfinder too in order to access the new upgraded maps?

Click "refresh" on the Available maps screen. This did the trick for me.

Now if only the USA East maps would complete the download, and Wayfinder would lower their subscription fees to something reasonable.

[sjgadsby]

...I cannot get Eastern USA. Any suggestions?

Have you tried downloading during an off peak time? My evening (Eastern time) download attempts were slow and eventually failed, but a download attempt at around 6 a.m. completed successfully and fairly quickly.

[YoDude]

Whilst I have downloaded the new European and Canada maps without any problems I cannot get Eastern USA. The first three times I tried I got 'download failure'. So I cleared all the other maps off my disc (16Gb) but still cannot get the map. My last attempt (7th) was running for 22 hours and got stuck at about 50% which is where it has stopped each time.

Any suggestions?

My internet service provider is Comcast... Apparently Comcast has a habit of throttling downloads it thinks are somehow illegal. This could have been the case with me and my attempts to download USA East. I had 3 overnight attempts without success.

Then I decided to try opening the Comcast homepage on my tablet first then opened Wayfinder to download the map... I was successful after only 2.5 hours this time... go figure.

Maybe the same thing is happening to you with your ISP?

[Trim]

The maps found here:

http://www.navicoretech.com/Consumer/Support/Downloads/tablet/en_GB/wfnavigator/

have been updated to 2008.1

Should make life easier.

[munky261]

will these work with the older version of the Map application?...i have diablo but i downgraded mine so that i could use the macchanger crack for wayfinder.

[gnuite]

I've never, ever been able to download the larger map sets with the Map application. It always fails in the middle of the download. I can download Singapore, but USA East or West is apparently impossible, regardless of time-of-day, regardless of how much space I have left on my memory card.

If I didn't have an N810, I would not have USA maps at all. I guess I'll just have to stick with ancient map data. So frustrating!

[anidel]

Did you try to download them from your desktop using the provided links (in this thread) ?

[munky261]

just got done loading the new maps...and they WILL work with the old version of the map software and the navicore crack running!!

[sirfelix]

I tend to be homebound and have not been able to check to see if the newest map app has fixed the travel speed bug as promised by Wayfinder. It used to only show KM/H no matter what the settings were. Can anyone confirm they can get MPH on the main map screen while moving?
Thanks

[sirfelix]

Other then the (supposedly) faster gps fix and newer maps, are there any other updates/fixedbugs/newfeatures in the latest map app?

[cryptoboy]

I tend to be homebound and have not been able to check to see if the newest map app has fixed the travel speed bug as promised by Wayfinder. It used to only show KM/H no matter what the settings were. Can anyone confirm they can get MPH on the main map screen while moving?
Thanks

I have always (and still do) see MPH while moving. Strange that you only see KM/H as mine reported MPH in both the old Wayfinder App and the new one.

[mrlanrat]

just got done loading the new maps...and they WILL work with the old version of the map software and the navicore crack running!!

Yes they will ;)

[dchao]

I've never, ever been able to download the larger map sets with the Map application. It always fails in the middle of the download. I can download Singapore, but USA East or West is apparently impossible, regardless of time-of-day, regardless of how much space I have left on my memory card.

If I didn't have an N810, I would not have USA maps at all. I guess I'll just have to stick with ancient map data. So frustrating!
Once the map download failed, you are doomed. I had to delete the map folder *and* reflash the N810 before I could download the USA West map. (I haven't added the USA East yet.) USA West took 2-3 hours.

[tso]

sounds like there are a whole lot of people downloading those usa maps.

but still, having to reflash just to get download going again? im guessing thats more a case of the app not telling the user that its having a temporary problem connecting, and the user going fully overkill because of that lack of info...

more likely then not the reflash to just enough time for the number of connections on the download server to drop...

[dchao]

I tried 4 times without success. The last three with a clean map folder. Everytime, all 700MB had successfully downloaded and it failed on the installing map step. The N810 was left with an unknown map in the list.

Initially, I did not want to believe cryptoboy. But after four failed downloads, I had no option but to try reflashing again.

It could be just luck, but then finally it worked after reflash.

[cryptoboy]

That is what worked for me....after a failed map install it left a bunch of garbage files around. I could have deleted them manually, but at the time doing a re-install seemed to be the safest route. After that SUCCESS! :)

Note: Now that you can download to the PC (Wayfinder website is updated) I am going that method for getting the USA-East 2008 map. Much easier!!!

[allnameswereout]

Although it probably doesn't matter anymore due to the 2008Q1 maps here is some older software & maps from 2007... http://www.navicoretech.com/Consumer/Support/Downloads/tablet/en_GB/tablet/ its strange, but previously the maps on my Chinook were outdated, from 2006

[sirfelix]

I have always (and still do) see MPH while moving. Strange that you only see KM/H as mine reported MPH in both the old Wayfinder App and the new one.

The bug seems to only affect people who have not used the navagation part of the app, for example, right out of the box without buying a navigation license.
This bug has been around a long time. The bug has been acknowledged by Wayfinder and should have been fixed in the new OS. See thread "Wayfinder displays speed in km/h"

http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12681&highlight=km%2Fh+imperial&page=2

anyone?

[james.bottomtooth]

km/h vs miles is fixed when you download voices. worked for me.

[james.bottomtooth]

The only "substantial" upgrade that I have seen since I bought the navigation kit when it was first released over a year ago has been the name change from Navicore and now the addition of a green heart to the logo.
green heart means they like you.

i am an early adopter as well, paid $200, dont remember if i paid shipping.. but i didn't like it much from the beginning, i think you liked it more than me.

[munky261]

ive got the previous version of the map app installed running the updated maps...maps and nav work fine but it isnt letting me download voices...can someone tell me how to fix this or send me the file for carinna du plessis (english accented woman) ????

[Alexl]

That is what worked for me....after a failed map install it left a bunch of garbage files around. I could have deleted them manually, but at the time doing a re-install seemed to be the safest route. After that SUCCESS! :)

Note: Now that you can download to the PC (Wayfinder website is updated) I am going that method for getting the USA-East 2008 map. Much easier!!!

Hi,

I am a newbie.
Please let me know how to load the map downloaded using PC onto my N810. Do I just unzip, untar everything into the map directory?

Thanks,
Alex

[prk60091]

i think all the failed downloads has messed ujp my internal card on my 810. i cannot put both usa and usa west on the card. is it possible to do? i really dont want to re download my maps
can someone list the file structure?
thanks

[james.bottomtooth]

once you download it on the PC, unzip it and move the whole folder mapdata_XXXX into '\map' directory on your memory card.

it works for either internal or external on N800 (not sure if you can move it from the internal on N810 to the external, search here for answers)

the last map you used in the application is stored under "mapdata" folder if its the older one you can delete it or rename the directory.

basically you can have all the different maps in directories like
"mapdata_Singapore"
"mapdata_XYZ"
but once you select it in Map application, it will re-name that directory to just "mapdata"

[Zuber]

The A-GPS seams to have worked for me.

I've been traveling to various points between London and Manchester over the last few days and have consistently always got a lock within a maximum of say 1 minute or so (sometimes much quicker). Even when doing 70MPH on the motorway before switching Wayfinder on. Prior to this, it typically took several minutes and sometimes took 5 to 10+ minutes when moving at speed on occasions.

To answer someones earlier question about how often it connects to "refresh" when location has not changed. during the 5 days or so of using it (at least on 3 or 4 days, probably started Wayfinder at least a dozen+ times including playing around) after the initial update it only tried connecting for an update the once. so it is not "every time" that's for sure. and you can "usually" still expect a fast connection even if the mobile is not available.

That's my experience of it anyway.

Now could someone give an idea of the amount of data it needs to fetch as well ?
I too am curious as to what the cost of using it abroad would be...

Zuber

[munky261]

*bump* i am still unable to download voices can anyone help me with this?

[rdcinhou]

After reading through these threads on Wayfinder (2008 under Diablo), I can declare that I am not impressed!

For all the trouble it's been trying-and-trying-and-trying to download either US map to review for completeness, my time is much too valuable to keep this up--especially at the price that they want for the license.

I bought a TomTom ONE for my wife and it is 100x better than Wayfinder in terms of functionality, ease of use, etc.

I don't think that Wayfinder is worth it even at 1/10th of the price of their license!

UPDATE: I finally got the US West map to download--it took overnight. I had to change the CONNECTION settings to be ALWAYS ON instead of time out after 10 minutes.

QUALITY EVALUTION: I did three lookups on areas that I'm familiar with and found NUMEROUS ERRORS (bad street spelling, wrong street intersections, showing streets as through-streets when in fact they are dead-ends, etc) in THREE TEXAS CITIES (Houston, San Antonio and College Station). The map data that comes with this application is not worth the money.

Their documentation says that they rely on their customers to help them correct the maps. They should change their business model to give substantial discounts to customers based on how many errors they report instead of making them pay great sums of money for poor quality maps.

[mjc]

After downloading the USA East and USA West maps, Nokia Map could nolonger route from the New England area to Florida. It would make several attemps but decide it was unable to find a route. Also, I am very disappointed in the inability to route between maps.

I had the opportunity to test Nokia Map on a 400 mile trip, and I was very pleased by the interface. I was very impressed by the display of information, the timing of voice prompts, and the speed of recalculating routes. However, the licencing is too expensive when compared to other available products.

I really want commercial grade navigation on my N800, but until the price comes down I will stick with Garmin Mobile XT on my N95-3.

[sirfelix]

I agree, from what I can gather here I won't be buying a license for the map app. Yesterday, Amazon was selling a far superior gps for $88 shipped free. Even though it would be nice if the N810 could be that all-in-one device for traveling, its still not there yet and the Wayfinder GPS is the show-stopper for me.
I'm seriously considering getting the $88 GPS and downgrading from a N810 to a N800. Combined costs would be similar and overall, the two devices would be more useful.
I like Nokia products, but they need to re-think their business plan. Why did they get into bed with Wayfinder? Why add WiMax when they could have upgraded the memory/processor, hardware for better performance. Nothing is more frustrating then using a device that works halfway.

[munky261]

eh...just say screw it and use the macchanger hack... serves em right LOL

[james.bottomtooth]

*bump* i am still unable to download voices can anyone help me with this?

for some reason i can't download voices in diablo either, i think it works for the older version of OS and Map... i click on the voice, something flashes and it just hangs there

somehow i got it.

here is Carina du Plessis
http://www.yousendit.com/download/TTdGK2VpSWV1Yk0wTVE9PQ

unzip and place in \map\navicore\Sounds\sound_eng\Carina du Plessis

[CrashandDie]

Not all the files on http://www.navicoretech.com/Consumer/Support/Downloads/tablet/en_GB/wfnavigator/ had been updated.

I've contacted them, and they now are :).

[allnameswereout]

ive got the previous version of the map app installed running the updated maps...maps and nav work fine but it isnt letting me download voices...can someone tell me how to fix this or send me the file for carinna du plessis (english accented woman) ????

Thats British, if you want female/American try Sara.

If the map data is saved on Ext2/Ext3 then it has some problems with CaSe SeNsItIvItY. I experienced this today. This solved it:

# cd /media/mmc2/map
# ln -s navicore Navicore

[callanish]

Not all the files on http://www.navicoretech.com/Consumer/Support/Downloads/tablet/en_GB/wfnavigator/ had been updated.

I've contacted them, and they now are :).

So, just to verify before I download the USA map from the website rather than from the Nokia which can take forever; the U.S west map on the Navicore personal download is 718MB's. My 2006.1 map for the U.S West map on the Nokia states 685mbs. The available updated map on the nokia 2008.1 is 726mb's. Is the one on the Navicore website actually updated because the numbers don't match.

Any ideas?

[geneven]

I don't understand all the complaining about cost. I downloaded the West map and it's great. My total cost outlay: $0. The amount I intend to ever pay: $0. I will mainly rely on Maemo Mapper. Its cost: $0.

[italodance]

i need tha map of iran


please add it :)

[ToniCipriani]

I tried downloading the USA East map onto my device, it seems installed, since I can use it, but when I try to search for an address, it keeps coming back to me as address not found, more like "Can't find (number), try (same number) instead?". I also tried zooming down all the way into the map, I can't see any local roads at all.

Is it that my maps are corrupted or something? My Canada map works fine.

[evanjfraser]

They've added a map for NZ (as part of Aus & NZ) which is fantastic for me!

[speculatrix]

UPDATE: I finally got the US West map to download--it took overnight. I had to change the CONNECTION settings to be ALWAYS ON instead of time out after 10 minutes.


sorry to come late to the party, as I discovered the wlan timeout problem the hard way after trying for a couple of days, downloading maps overnight it would always die near the same amount retrieved. the different between each attempt being how long I played with the tablet before putting it down and its subsequent automatic disconnection. told it to never timeout and (after a very long time) it did it!

the other gotcha is that, on an n800, it will download to the internal card whether or not there's enough space. you can exit wayfinder, move the maps folder to the other card and it will detect the new location automatically.

[JKolstad]

Yesterday, Amazon was selling a far superior gps for $88 shipped free.

Do you have a link to this? Invariably the really cheap standalone GPS/mapping units I've seen get really poor reviews... and they're typically made by some anonymous Chinese company that will provide *zero* support and no map updates *ever*.

That being said, I wouldn't pretend that Wayfinder is all that great, but it does get the job done for me -- I've definitely gotten my $200 worth out of it (bought it way back, $200 included the Nokia GPS receiver too), and love having a single device (my N800) that works for navigation, web browsing, eBook reading, and movie watching (my main activities with the device).

---Joel

[lemmy]

sorry to come late to the party, as I discovered the wlan timeout problem the hard way after trying for a couple of days, downloading maps overnight it would always die near the same amount retrieved. t.

You can download maps to your desktop machine and transfer them.

Maps here:

http://www.navicoretech.com/Consumer/Support/Downloads/tablet/en_GB/wfnavigator/

[archangele]

Would anyone be kind enough to upload some voices? I have been unable to download voices of the server. Thank you.

[lcuk]

My missus likes the default American voice, she giggles every time he says "..at the traffic circle..".
(living in England its known as a roundabout and theres lots of them)

[st5150]

Unzip this in your map/navicore/sounds/sound_eng directory.

http://tinyurl.com/6r35kw

Yes I know the audio is clipped. The audio has been boosted 12dB so you can actually hear it while driving.

[allnameswereout]

My missus likes the default American voice, she giggles every time he says "..at the traffic circle..".
(living in England its known as a roundabout and theres lots of them):D :) these anecdotes are priceless! I don't remember having this suggestion before, but for the record, it'd be nice to compile a (wiki) database of such if occurs more often.

The first time I heard about a roundabout I thought "what? around and about?".

[szucsati]

Well, these maps are nearly one year old. The Central European one has many mistakes (the same as the old 2006 version had!). Any news about map updates? I still feel I wasted money on this stuff. If I knew it was so useless, I would have sold my (originally lifetime) Navicore license before using it and cutting it down for only three years :S

[branchingfactor]

I want to warn anyone who hasn't yet performed this upgrade... After I upgraded my maps from the 2006 version included in Diablo to the new 2008.1 versions available on the Wayfinder site, I noticed two unhappy things.

First, the new maps don't appear to be materially different from the old maps as far as I can tell in my area. They are still no later than 2002 and do not reflect the many traffic pattern changes in my area that have occurred since 2002. OpenStreetMap (available in Maemo Mapper) is MUCH more accurate, reflecting changes in traffic patterns that happened less than 6 months ago.

Second, the new Wayfinder maps do not have any WiFi POIs. Granted the old WiFi POIs were seriously out of date, but the new maps do not have any WiFi POIs at all. So if you use your Wayfinder Map application to find WiFi hotspots for your IT, you may want to think twice before upgrading your Wayfinder maps.

And finally, I wonder whether the disappearance of the WiFi POIs is causally related the appearance of "Boingo" as a pre-installed app in the 2008 OS? Did prior Maemo releases have Boingo pre-installed?

[allnameswereout]

You can import POI.

[prk60091]

And finally, I wonder whether the disappearance of the WiFi POIs is causally related the appearance of "Boingo" as a pre-installed app in the 2008 OS? Did prior Maemo releases have Boingo pre-installed?

boingo was pre-installed on my n810 when i purchased it new (in nov. 2007) and it was running chinook at the time

my current wayfinder maps have wifi poi's it is called wlan usa ( iam currently running diablo 43-7)

[gerbick]

I cannot re-download any maps whatsoever, keep getting download failed, even on refresh despite seeing the map(s) I need to download.

Any clues?

Nevermind... Privoxy was in the way... DOH!

[rlinfati]

maybe i can upload the maps... whay maps you want?

[rlinfati]

http://www.navicoretech.com/Consumer/Support/Downloads/tablet/en_GB/wfnavigator/

[hamunguia]

Seems like maps cannot be downloaded anymore

[lcuk]

<emotion kind='sad'> <voice actor='todd'> End of the line. </voice> </emotion>

tracy actually preferred getting directions from Todd than anything, now she gets lost in the car and drives aimlessly looking for a bus route to follow.

[blaznc]

Yes it looks like the navicore site is down. Does anybody have the USA East and West Coast maps to upload to megaupload?

[www.rzr.online.fr]

May this help : http://wiki.maemo.org/Map