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Originally Posted by loccom
Hi guys and gals
I was thinking of upgrading from the curve to the BB Bold.
I am off to Mongolia this year on the UK to mongolia rally and i wondered if the Bold GPS would be suitable for getting co-ordinates... especially in Mongolia.
Also I am with UK Vodafone and wondered if they will charge me for using the GPS mapping?
I would be most grateful for any info
regards
Steve
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Hi Steve,
GPS applications on BlackBerry should work world wide. However, if you want "mapping features" you need to have network coverage (say: vodafonr, china mobile, mongolia mobile?) to be able to download maps. Especially in remote areas like some in Mongolia you might not have coverage from a network provider. I only know one 2 applications that can work without network coverage and both are from the same vendor:
Spot is a fairly old program with lots of features (tracklog visualization, waypoint management, web map services, and even offline maps) but it is a bit cumbersome to use. But you can give the free demo a try on your Bold
TopoExplorer is a new program that is still in beta test (free download available). It has been built for offline mapping
only. Therefore, it only works with map packages stored on your SD card. Though it is nice to have maps downloaded to your BlackBerry when you need them (like Google Maps, BlackBerry Maps, TeleNav, Trimble, and others are doing); you might end up in a remote area without coverage. Or you just want to save money by avoiding data transfer
I hope this helps a bit.