Configure Smartphone for Google Mobile Maps with Bluetooth GPS

"Do you need a wireless internet plan in order to use this or can i just download the software via wireless router and use the software without an internet connection? [email protected]"

Google maps requires some sort of connection to the internet. The GPS software is loaded on to your phone but unlike TOM TOM or Garmin, the maps are accessed on line. So a data connection is required. Unless you drive from Starbucks to Starbucks to check your progress , navigation software by wifi is kind of impractical.

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I thought I would get back and touch bases. Then later start a new thread with my findings.

Having messed with the BT-359c Bluetooth GPS locator paired to my Cingular 8125 (HTC Wizard). I had managed without trouble to use Google map with GPS location finder.

Most recently I had installed the Microsoft live search. It has an interesting voice search feature. Press talk on the map. Tell it what you want (--BARBECUE--), it thinks for about 5 seconds then shows a list of "did you says". Pick what you meant and it shows a list of Barbecue joints. Options to map, call, see web pages, etc.

This initially failed the GPS locator connection. And as is the subject of this area mentioned using the GPSID. Wow, what a bother.

However, on rolling through livesearch menu selections I did find a config list. It had a setting for use com#, my BT-359c configured to com6 for Gmap. So, I just set it to com6. And the live search started using the GPS locator. It seemed to be updating quite slow. And bounced around over a couple of blocks for a few minutes then settled in on a close proximity to my location. I did not see a setting selector within the live map configuration menu to set the rate up to 38.4 from its preset default of 9600 baud.

Per the Microsoft_Smartphone_GPSID_Settings cab file? I could not make heads or tails of it. I have to read more on how to do a .cab, and read more on where is regedit and how to use he winmo5 regedit to manually input settings for the internal GPSID system.

Perhaps since the Goggle map connects up without a big riggamarole, Microcrap will get on the stick and refine their livemap software package. They do so love updates.

Just an afterthought. The Gmap on this HTC8125 is outdated. I should swap out to the current ver.

One other thing I liked when I looked through the live map was an option to cache 128mg on the storage card. That may be a large area to roam about.

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