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  Re: TomTom Navigator 6
| John Williamson | 05-27-2009 |
   Re: TomTom Navigator 6
| Reentrant | 05-29-2009 |
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I've been reading about the TTN6 after somebody suggested and it's
exactly what
I want on a sat nav. However from what I've read it
doesn't sound like a
standalone sat nav and I'm a little confused on
how it works. From the sale
sites I've been on it looks like they send
you a disc with the software on and
you install the software i.e.
TomTom Navigator 6 to a device such as a pc, pda,
mobile etc. Is this
correct?
If so does the satnav software run independently from the operating
system on
the computer device? I don't like the sound of a satnav
running off windows
because if i'm lost in the middle of nowhere and
windows crashes like the crap
software it is I'd be screwed.
I take it if I was to buy TTN6 i would have to buy the computer device
separately is that correct? Or would I be able to install N6 on a
satnav device
rather than a computer device?
As I've said N6 is exactly what I want but it's a little complicated so
is there
another satnav that is standalone that will do exactly what the
N6 does? I would
really appreciate your help guys. Thanks.
--
Gursajan Singh
Gursajan Singh wrote:
version) on a large number of approved devices. It is installed from the
CD in the pack that you get, using a key code that is also in the pack
to register it for use with that PDA only.
One thing you should be aware of is that the latest maps available date
from April 2007, and there are no newer maps to be made available for
Navigator 6 according to the Tomtom website.
Navigator 7 is a later PDA/phone based version of the software which
will run on a very restricted set of Windows Mobile 5 devices, and has
up to date maps available.
All the Tomtom dedicated units run a similar program to Navigator 7, but
under a different operating system. Almost anything Navigator 6 will do,
the dedicated units will do, with the benefit that maps can be updated.
Some of the cheaper units do have parts of the program disabled, though.
On most Windows CE 2003 PDAs that I've tried it on, Navigator 6 is
totally reliable, one exception I know of is the iPaq Messenger HW65xx/
HW69xx series, where there is a known incompatibility with the
bluetooth, which causes the display to freeze, but I've found that
pressing the on/off button for a couple of seconds brings up a Windows
shutdown menu which goes away after a few more seconds, restoring the
screen.
Hope this helps.
--
Tciao for Now!
John.
> Gursajan Singh wrote:
>> I've been reading about the TTN6 after somebody suggested and it's
>> exactly what I want on a sat nav. However from what I've read it
>> doesn't sound like a standalone sat nav and I'm a little confused on
>> how it works. From the sale sites I've been on it looks like they send
>> you a disc with the software on and you install the software i.e.
>> TomTom Navigator 6 to a device such as a pc, pda, mobile etc. Is this
>> correct?
>> If so does the satnav software run independently from the operating
>> system on the computer device? I don't like the sound of a satnav
>> running off windows because if i'm lost in the middle of nowhere and
>> windows crashes like the crap software it is I'd be screwed.
>> I take it if I was to buy TTN6 i would have to buy the computer device
>> separately is that correct? Or would I be able to install N6 on a
>> satnav device rather than a computer device?
>> As I've said N6 is exactly what I want but it's a little complicated so
>> is there another satnav that is standalone that will do exactly what the
>> N6 does? I would really appreciate your help guys. Thanks.
>> exactly what I want on a sat nav. However from what I've read it
>> doesn't sound like a standalone sat nav and I'm a little confused on
>> how it works. From the sale sites I've been on it looks like they send
>> you a disc with the software on and you install the software i.e.
>> TomTom Navigator 6 to a device such as a pc, pda, mobile etc. Is this
>> correct?
>> If so does the satnav software run independently from the operating
>> system on the computer device? I don't like the sound of a satnav
>> running off windows because if i'm lost in the middle of nowhere and
>> windows crashes like the crap software it is I'd be screwed.
>> I take it if I was to buy TTN6 i would have to buy the computer device
>> separately is that correct? Or would I be able to install N6 on a
>> satnav device rather than a computer device?
>> As I've said N6 is exactly what I want but it's a little complicated so
>> is there another satnav that is standalone that will do exactly what the
>> N6 does? I would really appreciate your help guys. Thanks.
> Tomtom Navigator 6 is a program that runs under Windows CE (The 2003
> version) on a large number of approved devices. It is installed from the
> CD in the pack that you get, using a key code that is also in the pack
> to register it for use with that PDA only.
> version) on a large number of approved devices. It is installed from the
> CD in the pack that you get, using a key code that is also in the pack
> to register it for use with that PDA only.
TN v6 also runs on Symbian, but not v7.
> One thing you should be aware of is that the latest maps available date
> from April 2007, and there are no newer maps to be made available for
> Navigator 6 according to the Tomtom website.
> Navigator 7 is a later PDA/phone based version of the software which
> will run on a very restricted set of Windows Mobile 5 devices, and has
> up to date maps available.
> All the Tomtom dedicated units run a similar program to Navigator 7, but
> under a different operating system. Almost anything Navigator 6 will do,
> the dedicated units will do, with the benefit that maps can be updated.
> Some of the cheaper units do have parts of the program disabled, though.
> On most Windows CE 2003 PDAs that I've tried it on, Navigator 6 is
> totally reliable, one exception I know of is the iPaq Messenger HW65xx/
> HW69xx series, where there is a known incompatibility with the bluetooth,
> which causes the display to freeze, but I've found that pressing the
> on/off button for a couple of seconds brings up a Windows shutdown menu
> which goes away after a few more seconds, restoring the screen.
> Hope this helps.
> --
> Tciao for Now!
> John.
> from April 2007, and there are no newer maps to be made available for
> Navigator 6 according to the Tomtom website.
> Navigator 7 is a later PDA/phone based version of the software which
> will run on a very restricted set of Windows Mobile 5 devices, and has
> up to date maps available.
> All the Tomtom dedicated units run a similar program to Navigator 7, but
> under a different operating system. Almost anything Navigator 6 will do,
> the dedicated units will do, with the benefit that maps can be updated.
> Some of the cheaper units do have parts of the program disabled, though.
> On most Windows CE 2003 PDAs that I've tried it on, Navigator 6 is
> totally reliable, one exception I know of is the iPaq Messenger HW65xx/
> HW69xx series, where there is a known incompatibility with the bluetooth,
> which causes the display to freeze, but I've found that pressing the
> on/off button for a couple of seconds brings up a Windows shutdown menu
> which goes away after a few more seconds, restoring the screen.
> Hope this helps.
> --
> Tciao for Now!
> John.
JoeJoe wrote:
> TTN v6 also runs on Symbian...
...and Palm OS.
--
Reentrant
> exactly what I want on a sat nav. However from what I've read it
> doesn't sound like a standalone sat nav and I'm a little confused on
> how it works. From the sale sites I've been on it looks like they send
> you a disc with the software on and you install the software i.e.
> TomTom Navigator 6 to a device such as a pc, pda, mobile etc. Is this
> correct?
>
> If so does the satnav software run independently from the operating
> system on the computer device? I don't like the sound of a satnav
> running off windows because if i'm lost in the middle of nowhere and
> windows crashes like the crap software it is I'd be screwed.
>
> I take it if I was to buy TTN6 i would have to buy the computer device
> separately is that correct? Or would I be able to install N6 on a
> satnav device rather than a computer device?
>
> As I've said N6 is exactly what I want but it's a little complicated so
> is there another satnav that is standalone that will do exactly what the
> N6 does? I would really appreciate your help guys. Thanks.
>