Just did some voice navigation...

Hint...voice nav would not work until I set application permissions to Allow.

Voice nav works well, the instructions to turn come right as you are hitting the intersection, so you need to listen to the turn warnings ("Turn in 500'", etc.) so you are ready. There are no street announcements, only that a turn is coming, which way to turn, keep driving straight, etc.

I ignored the instructions and took a different route, and it automatically calculated a new route ("Calculating new route" is announced) but it takes it a while to get the recalc done, so unless you know where you're going you'd want to pull over and let it think or you might miss a turn.

Overall quite pleased with this...free voice nav that is accurate and has had no problem finding streets in my location, pretty good UI (menu is a little off in response, so I overshoot my desired choice sometimes). A winnah!

Downsides are very long initial launch, and getting maps is not as fast as Windows Live Search (which lacks voice, so AmazeGPS wins...)

I get "Communication Problem" on the amaze screen...is it due to me not having a Data Plan on my account?

I can load Amaze GPS on my handset just fine, but when I launch it and wait, it keeps giving me "Communication Error" or something like it. The GPS puck is on and synced, so I'm not sure what the problem is. Is it permissions related?

I also get this problem, as well as a "gps error" problem, which together made amaze next to unusable. i have since switched to nav4all, which has a minor problem of its own but is at least usable.

I have problems with it as well. Downloaded and installed via DM and when it starts up, it connects to my bluetooth GPS for a few seconds and then drops it before it's finished loading up. After it's loaded up it keeps saying that GPS information is not available. GMaps, BBry Maps, MS Live all are fine with this GPS.

Yeah, I reloaded this application again for the 3rd time hoping I would see some improvements.

The biggest thing keeping me from using it is it's UI speed, it's horrible. The lag encountered even from moving to a different list option is unacceptable, the application must be doing alot of redundant background work or is just poorly coded. Either of those things are bad in my book, as if it's doing alot of work, I'd imagine that my battery could take about 4-5 hours of that and it would be done.

I waited over 90 seconds just for the application to load, that's how long before my backlight times out, and after I got it loaded and it was doing it's thing, the prompts were off by about 5 or so seconds. Where it says left turn in 500 feet, I was already at the point where the road split, then after I was a little ways further it says turn left as I am already headed down the ramp. Not helpful if I wasn't familiar with the area.

After that I loaded up mapquest navigator and in less time then it took to shut amazeGPS down, it already had it's routing up and was giving voice prompts at perfect times. The shutdown thing kinda makes me curious too, why does it take close to 30 seconds just to get out of the application properly if you can press the BB button and choose close and you're out in less then a second? What does this app really need to do to shut down??

I know it's free and it's nice to see a voice GPS at that price point, but really it's almost painful to use and the BB is capable of so much more from a GPS nav standpoint.

That's too bad...I should note in defense of Amaze GPS that it works fine for me. Loads painfully slow, yes, but once loaded the UI is responsive, and the turn directions are accurate, not late. Not sure why you're getting much worse results.

I was one of the first people to download aMaze to my pearl when I had it. Before that I had used amaze briefly with my old SE z710i and it worked quite well with it (better than with my BBs). Turn by turn is prompt and voice is very clear. However I found the map data to be quite inaccurate here in Indiana, it seems to think there are interchanges where there are not and it seems to not want to use secondary roads even if it is considerably shorter. One time I drove 4 miles off course directly towards my home before it finally rerouted and stopped trying me to turn me around and backtrack those 4 miles to get back on course, I was within 5 miles of home when it finally rerouted. Back in May the amaze team promised me they would report these issues to the company they get the map data from. As of my last testing nothing had changed in that regard.

After installing to my pearl I found the loading of maps to be horribly slow and when I upgraded to the 8300 it was the same scenario. I really think there are great possibilites with this product but it needs a serious overhaul. In my opinion the user interface is bad, too may keystrokes to get where you need to go in the menus. Maps have too many details to load efficiently, I get where I'm going and in map view it never keeps up.

I got an 8310 a few weeks ago and I am sorry to say I have not even installed amaze on it, I just can't deal with slow loading maps and inaccuracies. Hopefully they will get these things fixed before everyone gives up on the program. For the time being I"ll pay for a good map program, at only 4.99 thru the end of the year, the New Mapquest (it now has 3D) gets my money, it's up there with Telenav and half the price right now.

This might be the slowest launching program I've used since working with floppies in DOS 2.0. I might try it again in the spring when I'm not freezing in my car waiting for it to start.

Get the free Mapquest nav software posted here...see the thread started by HaTax on the free, older Mapquest software...there's another thread w/the 88xx version (wider screen) that has a title that talks about Mapquest and BES.

Free, fast, voice prompts, very nice...

I'm tempted to try this program out. I used to use Nav4All but many times it would give me the wrong directions or plot routes that would take twice as long to get to the destination even though in the preferences I set the travel options to quickest route. Lately I've been using BBMaps instead as provides me with accurate instructions but I do miss the audible turn by turn directions.

Can anyone provide me with a rough estimate of how much data this program uses? My service provider is Rogers Wireless and their data rates are very expensive.

LOL! Well said my friend. This program is painfully slow and it refuses to work for me.

THere's a data use program available in the Aftermarket SW forum (I think it's there) that will track your data use.

I downloaded it last night. I could not get it to recognize my Freedom GPS puck and all I could see was a map of Rome, Italy, I believe. It was also very slow. I'm also not sure that I like the Q/P key menus but that is besides the point since I could not get it to work. My Bluetooth would be blinking and connected in GoogleMaps, BBMaps, but once I fired this one up, I lost the blue light (on 8830) and could not resurrect it. Tried 3 times. Off!

+1! i timed the startup and it's never longer than 90 sec. i just open it and leave it alone for a few minutes to do my daily bb.chores : delete, save, reply to messages, viigo daily update, start gps...the app is always up by the time i get back

note : dl on cdma 8130, amazegps v. 4.1.00

sorry to hear it's been difficult for some of you...def' missing out on a great app :P

Works real well on my 8820. Voice directions are accurate. Aside from initial startup being slow, seems like a great application.

I have a BB 8820 for tmobile and wanted to know if this software will work with it. Rest of the GPS work since this has a internal gps antenna but every time it tries loading up keep showing up "communication problem".. any suggestions?

I just installed amaze on my 8310 lastnight. My problem is that I can't enter the initial username and password that I was given on the download page. I can scroll up and down to the entry boxes, but there's no cursor and I can't type into the boxes. Has anyone had this problem? Thanks in advance.

I had the same problem. I tried everything and it didn't work. i was just about to uninstall it when I tried again. When you highlight where you should type the username or password, instead of typing anything hit your curveball (hope i'm using the proper terminology. sorry, i'm a newbie) and that should take you to a white screen where you should be able to type it in. do the same for your password and when you're done press apply and it should be ok. also whenever you see this: OK [@]. instead of pressing the @ symbol press the blackberry curve symbol thingie next to your curveball and you should get a host of menu options. good luck and tell me how it goes!

I've installed Amaze 4.2 on my 8130 (4.5.0.56). downloaded voice files etc. I get a voice message saying that "can't find gps", but after going out side it finally does. But there are no voice turn directions after putting in from and to for navigate. Shows map fine, just no voice.

EDIT: Found that when I download Amaze OTA, if I do permissions then (on a hardly noticed pop up screen) that voice nav works! I was waiting to do permissions when I activated the app the first time. Still have problem with it finding internal GPS. If I start BB maps first then it has no problem. Then I can turn off BBmaps and Amaze finds GPS quickly until the next time I turn off the BB.

I just downloaded yesterday Amaze on my Bold.
Installed perfectly and works great untill now, with voice, turning, recalculate of route.
Last night on my way home he manage to show me a shortcut on my way home which is not so known.
He did had some problems connecting to satellites but after he started works fine, also recalculating was quite fast
i will try more this days and post more.
I live in Romania

I recently downloaded this for my 8900 and it works wonderfully. Not the prettiest GUI but it works. Recalculates routes fast, voice navigation works great.

I don't like how I can't just insert an intersection for it to find. Maybe I havn't found that option yet? Also don't like how, okay this might just be me being picky but, I don't like how when you scroll to the end or beginning of your options it goes to the other side of the list. I scroll too far sometimes =$. Scrolling itself/changing between options is a bit slow sometimes too.

Was driving downtown Toronto and it found directions to a friends place better than the friend who lived there.

Does this work with regular mins on a plan or do I need to purchase more options from my carrier. I will be purchasing 8310 BB to do this.

this is a killer
I have on the bold 5 gps apps. and trying all.
Garmin , bb maps, telmap, telenav, ggl maps and amaze,
The amaze is topnotch with a little tweaking.
It is the only one with a 3D hybrid (satelite - color) map, with points of interest and all.
Needed to tweak it a bit to work flawlessly.
It will not work well if your TCP settings are blank. It hangs a bit if no TCP settings, although you have 3G.
and make sure your permissions are granted.
and worst for me is telenav for one reason.
even when telenav is closed , and even after a reboot, check your log and it is full of telenav this and telenav that. weird

My GPS doesn't work on an 8800. Any tricks to make it work? It shows up fine under my options --> advanced options --> GPS and I can refresh it.

Make sure your application has permissions to location based services and GPS functions. Goto options -> advanced options -> and click the menu button over amAzeGps, select edit permissions.

Make sure connections -> location data is set to allow.

mmm, just downloaded amaze to my 8900 & when I start it I get a 'communication problem'

I tried this out and it works pretty good for being a free program.

Anyone have trouble registering for the Amaze support forums? I put in the info and the confirmation email said I was less than 13 years old ( I am sure I clicked the right button ) and denied me. It then told me that if this was an error, to reregister. I tried, but it tells me my email is already in use. And I don't see any place to contact anyone. Any idea what to try?

I had that problem. Just send an email to the company and explain the problem. I found them pretty responsive, both with registering for the forums and working on problems w/ your bb.

I did finally reach someone. I replied to the denial e-mail. Otherwise, I couldn't find any e-mail or other contact info on the site...unless I missed it. Fortunately, someone responded to the e-mail and fixed it. Thanks.

Just D/L OTA with no glitches! Great little application. I didn't need to use the supplied username and password, it just signed me in right off the bat.

I love it!

aMaze 4.5 is quite a nice GPS app - there are definitely better (faster) GPS apps for US use (for pay), but the sheer number of countries aMaze works in, in Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia, make it an awesome program. You can't find a GPS app with that kind of scope of countries, even for pay! As I only need USA occasionally (every car I have has built in GPS), and travel a lot, aMaza is excellent for me!

Map Coverage - amAze free GPS navigation for mobile phones || amAzeGPS.com

And, aMaze 5.0 is supposed to be out imminently - my guess it will deifinitely address speed issues, and, be a pretty neat little all around app....

Does it work only in the US or are there any downloadable maps?

Wirelessly posted

I have tryed to install on my 8900 but when it starts I says commection problem or so is there a solution of that issue and one more thing is it work via wi-fi

Works great on my 8310. Seems very fast for me.

Sitting on an AT&T 8320. I have downloaded it, gotten it installed. It runs (loads) but does not work with the GPS on this phone. Any thoughts?

how to add map coverage (location), i live in indonesia
thanks

I cannot get it to work on my tour, it is unable to find the gps location... I hit allow permission too...

any incite?

painfully slow (using my 8120) and extremely frustrating to get an address point established....even my own house which is very simple on GoogleMaps......maybe not so good for Australian users??
.....I play on WiFi at home and notice is wants to consume a lot of data compared to the others....I'll stick to Google Maps and Vodafone Compass....oh dear, my mates' iPhone has an awesome selection of GPS navigation programs he has (especially the boating navs) is making me feel tempted...but.nah

....my wife has a pink 8110 with GPS which I liked so I bought a new (looks like it!) Holex Slim 240 bluetooth GPS receiver for AUD$60 (which works very well) to enhance my WiFi (much preferred) 8120.......do I need to do anything to set it up with my 8120?

I set up a route at home on WiFi and then play the demo driving navigation instructions when I need them. Just adjusting the speed when needed. Bit painful, but works when I bad traffic in cities foreign