Guest xda_gangsta Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Anyone try Google Maps for smartphones yet? I did and its really - so I thought I would share my experience with you. Besides the fact it uses a lot of bandwidth (you MUST have unlimited data package), it sure does beat the competition, including TomTom and Mapopolis. It does everything you need it to. Door by door directions, you can even search for resturants and keywords and it will find locations including details such as telephone numbers - which you can call right away without manually entering the number! You can also do other queries such as for hotels, by entering "5 star hotel" and it will bring up all 5 star hotels and give you information such as what they offer and even how much parking costs! The one thing it does lack on is that there is no selection to display points of interest - which is a big disapointment. For example, its good to have parking lots displayed among other points of interest when on the go. THe other bad thing is that it runs on java - I wish it was standalone for Smartphone.. other then that its really good and I think everyone should give it a try. The only thing we need now is integrated GPS and we're completely set! To try it out, go to http://google.com/gmm on your mobile device. ;) Ps. I wonder how TOmTom etc are gonna remain competative now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest awarner (MVP) Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Not quite sure how you can claim it is better than TomTom etc when all this app uses a static map. It does not give you a real time location, as a GPS application can. There is no true navigation as such with this app as you have to enter your starting position yourself. So this app is only good if you know exactly where you are to begin with. Anything inbetween will be hit or miss as you would not be aware of taking a wrong turn until you get completly lost. GPS based devices can give clear vocal instructions in real time so there is no need to look at the device while driving, unlike this app where it is dangerous to use as you would have to keep looking at the screen to check when the next turning etc is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xda_gangsta Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Thats really the only thing it lacks. But its better to manually enter the information then to dish out almost 1000$ Canadian to get TomTom. But I do agree, thats really only thing its missing, and it could be siginficant for some users - that is, the voice instructions and the fact it gets your location without having to enter it. But still, Google Maps mobile is a very powerful tool to have - and for me (not everyone) it suffices because its free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hyedipin Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 It will soon support gps, you would be able to use BT GPS + GMAPS, but that's later. Good think about mapopolis, tomtom, you don't need INTERNET connection!! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flodis79 Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Anyone try Google Maps for smartphones yet? I did and its really - so I thought I would share my experience with you. Besides the fact it uses a lot of bandwidth (you MUST have unlimited data package), it sure does beat the competition, including TomTom and Mapopolis. It does everything you need it to. Door by door directions, you can even search for resturants and keywords and it will find locations including details such as telephone numbers - which you can call right away without manually entering the number! You can also do other queries such as for hotels, by entering "5 star hotel" and it will bring up all 5 star hotels and give you information such as what they offer and even how much parking costs! The one thing it does lack on is that there is no selection to display points of interest - which is a big disapointment. For example, its good to have parking lots displayed among other points of interest when on the go. THe other bad thing is that it runs on java - I wish it was standalone for Smartphone.. other then that its really good and I think everyone should give it a try. The only thing we need now is integrated GPS and we're completely set! To try it out, go to google.com/gmm on your mobile device. ;) Ps. I wonder how TOmTom etc are gonna remain competative now! Thanks for this! However, satellite image were not possible to display on my phone, HTC Tornado.. Did I install the wrong version of the midlet? I chose the version for "high-end" phones.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hyedipin Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 It should work fine with Tornado, maybe you need to zoom out a little or the satellite server was down or something, but it is strange that you cannot see the sat view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flodis79 Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 It should work fine with Tornado, maybe you need to zoom out a little or the satellite server was down or something, but it is strange that you cannot see the sat view. The information that the phone is unable to display jpegs comes promptly, when I click satellite view. I tried also the us/canada version now, but it seems it's just the same version as the other one. Am using version 1.2.2. Maybe someone with a Qtek 8310 can confirm that it works there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pawr Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 The information that the phone is unable to display jpegs comes promptly, when I click satellite view. I tried also the us/canada version now, but it seems it's just the same version as the other one. Am using version 1.2.2. Maybe someone with a Qtek 8310 can confirm that it works there? I have QTEK 8310 and satelite view doesn't work ;) . Thery is only an information that the phone won't display satelite images (jpeg). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DonVincenzo Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 I've tried to use it on my HTC Wizard (T-Mobile MDA Vario), and using MIDlet Manager that came with the MDA has been causing problems. GMM installed fine, but whenever I try to do anything on it - i.e. pan, zoom, search or just load the map it comes up with a message saying ""Google Maps" wishes to access the network which might use call time. This MIDlet suite is not from a trusted source. Allow this time?" This message continuously pops up, effectively stopping you from being able to use the program. Has anyone else had this problem/found a way to get round it? In the security settings deciding what the app has access to, the only option I can choose to set is Oneshot... Is there a different java manager that I could use to run GMM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flodis79 Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 I've tried to use it on my HTC Wizard (T-Mobile MDA Vario), and using MIDlet Manager that came with the MDA has been causing problems. GMM installed fine, but whenever I try to do anything on it - i.e. pan, zoom, search or just load the map it comes up with a message saying ""Google Maps" wishes to access the network which might use call time. This MIDlet suite is not from a trusted source. Allow this time?" This message continuously pops up, effectively stopping you from being able to use the program. Has anyone else had this problem/found a way to get round it? In the security settings deciding what the app has access to, the only option I can choose to set is Oneshot... Is there a different java manager that I could use to run GMM? Did I understand you correctly - you did not allow the midlet to access to network and that's why the message pops up again and again? Google Maps needs an internet connection to work at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DonVincenzo Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 No, I know it needs an internet connection, the problem is that the MIDlet Manager is not giving GMM full access to the internet - the only option presented is to give it 'Oneshot' access, which seems to mean that it prompts you every time GMM sends a request, and so you end up getting swamped with access requests to the point where the program isn't usable. I was wondering if there is either a way round this in MIDlet Manager, or a different program I could use instead of MIDlet Manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sporkguy Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Not a bad little app, as far as the maps side of things go. However it'd be nice if google acknowledged that our phones are more than capable of viewing jpegs ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nvkid909 Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 i would love to have this working. i have mobile gmaps on mine, barely works (no sat. imagery) because you need to have ibm j9 java virtual machine installed. the one ive seen was from websphere micro (available at handango) guess what - it costs money & its for ppc. doh! guess i'll just keep waiting.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pavankp Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Maybe someone with a Qtek 8310 can confirm that it works there? I have been using Google Maps for Mobile since it was first released (as Google Local for Mobile) last year. It worked fine on the SMT5600 and the new version works great on my i-mate SP5. It's an understatement to say that it has changed the way I drive. Last month I went on a road trip where we drove 2,000 miles. I had no printed directions, no GPS, not even hotel phone numbers. I just used Google Maps Mobile all the way, and it worked every time. The problem with satellite images is because of the Java Midlet manager installed by default with Windows Mobile 5. It does not support displaying JPEGs, although WM5 itself does. I installed IBM's J9 virtual machine and then installed Google Mobile Maps, and the satellite view works. AFAIK, you don't need to pay for IBM J9. You can find the files you need for IBM J9 here: link to files. That thread has more information on how to get it to work. This IBM J9 VM might also solve the problems other users are experiencing on other devices. Worth a try. Good luck getting it to work! Pavan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest futaris Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Anyone get this to work on their SPV E200 or older Smartphone 2003 phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flodis79 Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 I have been using Google Maps for Mobile since it was first released (as Google Local for Mobile) last year. It worked fine on the SMT5600 and the new version works great on my i-mate SP5. It's an understatement to say that it has changed the way I drive. Last month I went on a road trip where we drove 2,000 miles. I had no printed directions, no GPS, not even hotel phone numbers. I just used Google Maps Mobile all the way, and it worked every time. The problem with satellite images is because of the Java Midlet manager installed by default with Windows Mobile 5. It does not support displaying JPEGs, although WM5 itself does. I installed IBM's J9 virtual machine and then installed Google Mobile Maps, and the satellite view works. AFAIK, you don't need to pay for IBM J9. You can find the files you need for IBM J9 here: link to files. That thread has more information on how to get it to work. This IBM J9 VM might also solve the problems other users are experiencing on other devices. Worth a try. Good luck getting it to work! Pavan Thank you very much! Will try it now! With Google Mobile Maps, do you mean the Java midlet? You got the satellite jpegs working with the java midlet or is Google Mobile Maps and Google Maps J2ME different things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sporkguy Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 I have been using Google Maps for Mobile since it was first released (as Google Local for Mobile) last year. It worked fine on the SMT5600 and the new version works great on my i-mate SP5. It's an understatement to say that it has changed the way I drive. Last month I went on a road trip where we drove 2,000 miles. I had no printed directions, no GPS, not even hotel phone numbers. I just used Google Maps Mobile all the way, and it worked every time. The problem with satellite images is because of the Java Midlet manager installed by default with Windows Mobile 5. It does not support displaying JPEGs, although WM5 itself does. I installed IBM's J9 virtual machine and then installed Google Mobile Maps, and the satellite view works. AFAIK, you don't need to pay for IBM J9. You can find the files you need for IBM J9 here: link to files. That thread has more information on how to get it to work. This IBM J9 VM might also solve the problems other users are experiencing on other devices. Worth a try. Good luck getting it to work! Pavan Brilliant! It worked a treat! Wow, this java machine is MUCH better than the original one :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flodis79 Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Brilliant! It worked a treat! Wow, this java machine is MUCH better than the original one :) I don't know where to put the 1.jad file... The main phone root or where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrmackey Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 I have the tmobile SDA. For gps do you need to get an actual gps hardware or does it use the gprs on your phone to track you. Say I was to guy tomtom do I have to buy an actual gps unit or will does my phone have something internal that it will work for? The reason I ask is because alot of you seen to have the tomtom for your phone but for a couple hundred dollars you could just get a portable gps unit and not use your phone for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hyedipin Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 You need GPS receiver.. what couple of hundred dollars?? You can get the software + receiver for about $200 instead of using additional one or tomtom go for about $800.... there is a service you can spot yourself using GSM but that's not %100 accurate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pavankp Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Thank you very much! Will try it now! With Google Mobile Maps, do you mean the Java midlet? You got the satellite jpegs working with the java midlet or is Google Mobile Maps and Google Maps J2ME different things? As far as I can tell, J2ME is just a name for Java for devices like cell phones. To answer your question, I got the satellite maps working with the Java midlet provided by Google. Pavan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pavankp Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 I don't know where to put the 1.jad file... The main phone root or where? You should put it the main phone root. So if you have WM5 that would be at the same level where you have folders like Application Data, Storage Card, Windows, etc. In File Manager it shows up as \ (or /, can't remember which for sure). Pavan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kenjones Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Not a bad little app, as far as the maps side of things go. However it'd be nice if google acknowledged that our phones are more than capable of viewing jpegs :) I know! What's up with that? is there anythingn you can do, or just wait for Google to sort it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pavankp Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 I know! What's up with that? is there anythingn you can do, or just wait for Google to sort it out? You can do something about it. The problem is not because of Google, it is because of the Java Midlet Manager that ships with WM5. See my earlier posts in this thread and install IBM J9 on your phone. You will then be able to see satellite pictures. Pavan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrmackey Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 have been using Google Maps for Mobile since it was first released (as Google Local for Mobile) last year. It worked fine on the SMT5600 and the new version works great on my i-mate SP5. It's an understatement to say that it has changed the way I drive. Last month I went on a road trip where we drove 2,000 miles. I had no printed directions, no GPS, not even hotel phone numbers. I just used Google Maps Mobile all the way, and it worked every time. The problem with satellite images is because of the Java Midlet manager installed by default with Windows Mobile 5. It does not support displaying JPEGs, although WM5 itself does. I installed IBM's J9 virtual machine and then installed Google Mobile Maps, and the satellite view works. AFAIK, you don't need to pay for IBM J9. You can find the files you need for IBM J9 here: link to files. That thread has more information on how to get it to work. This IBM J9 VM might also solve the problems other users are experiencing on other devices. Worth a try. Good luck getting it to work! Pavan When i ran the emulator it asks for a url??? I put in the google.gmm but nothing worked now my original jave doesnt respond. Help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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