Tom Tom on C600

[Guest jasnewt]

I have Tom Tom on my C600 and sometimes I use it when walking around places I don't know too well, London being a prime example.

The problem is that when you start up Tom Tom, it automatically turns on your Bluetooth. I don't really want that to happen. As long as I find my current position initially I don't need to use GPS as it runs down the phone battery too quickly, and obviously while I'm on foot I can't be recharging it.

Is there any way of forcing Bluetooth to stay off when running Tom Tom? Switching it off manually after starting the program doesn't seem to work, as Tom Tom just turns it back on again. The only way I know of is using Flight Mode, but that does give me the problem of not getting calls or text messages.

Any ideas? I have done a search and can't find where this has come up before, which seems surprising.

Jason.

[Guest awarner (MVP)]

Unfortunately you can not turn the BT off unless you do use flight mode.

As you can understand TomTom is designed for use with a GPS rather than being just a map application.

[Guest jasnewt]

Unfortunately you can not turn the BT off unless you do use flight mode.

As you can understand TomTom is designed for use with a GPS rather than being just a map application.

Oh well, thanks for confirming my suspicions!

I may have to take a look at Mapopolis for the occasions where using GPS is not practical battery-wise. I know from using it a couple of years back that it doesn't insist on a Bluetooth connection. In fact I think their basic maps can't be used with GPS anyway.

Cheers,

Jason.

[Guest awarner (MVP)]

If it's just London then you could try this map application.

http://www.visualit.co.uk/

[Guest mitman]

Microsoft Pocket streets is wirth a look if all you want is a handheld map. You can also download extra maps from their website. It was excellent for when I went to canada and i used a calgary street map to find our way to a friends house.

[Guest jasnewt]

If it's just London then you could try this map application.

http://www.visualit.co.uk/

Thanks for the suggestion. I do actually have it, and it's a fine application as far as it goes. I'd prefer something that lets you add your own points of interest and let's you get directions to those, as that is a feature I tend to use a lot. Unfortunately whilst the Visual IT application does have some of these points of interest built in, you can't add to them.

Guess I either need to put up with the inconvenience of starting up and shutting down Tom Tom whenever I need to refer to it, or pay for Mapopolis. From the days I used it on the MPx200 it seemed a decent piece of software and the basic maps are well-priced considering you can download all the available maps for Western Europe.

Cheers for the advice!

Jason.

[Guest jasnewt]

Microsoft Pocket streets is wirth a look if all you want is a handheld map. You can also download extra maps from their website. It was excellent for when I went to canada and i used a calgary street map to find our way to a friends house.

I believe you can't add your own points of interest to Pocket Streets, so I think I'd still prefer Mapopolis. As I said in my previous post (but posted after your reply) I want something with the ability to add my own points of interest.

Cheers for the advice, and if there is a way of doing what I want with Pocket Streets, I'd love to know!

Jason.