Does anyone have the GPS for their Treo yet? - Treo Forums

philaz1 · 05-18-2005, 07:55 PM

Just wondered if anyone had the GPS program for their Treo yet. Would love to find out how it is, thanks.

chris · 05-18-2005, 09:33 PM

I've used GPS on the Treo and had mixed results. I've been meaning to post my review on the site, but I've been very busy.

Here's my experience:
It works great if you have an actual address. If you put Route 94, it will provide you with several choices. I managed to get lost in Chicago pretty quickly. This was my fault -- or a "pilot error". I was on a business trip in San Jose and loaded the San Jose maps. I entered the address of my hotel and then the address of a restaurant downtown. The Treo guided me the whole way with voice commands. I made a wrong turn on the way back and the GPS got me back on track. I've used it locally to known locations and worked flawlessly. On the Treo 600, the screen isn't optimal for a GPS device. If it weren't for the voice commands, it would be difficult to drive and navigate. Too much information, not hi-rez, difficult to use. I'm guessing this would be a non-issue for the Treo 650.

Overall, it's a nice added device for the Treo to make it your personal GPS system. What's great is that you can take it on business trips. It's just a small mouse, a few cables and you'll never get lost.

-Chris

boxxed · 06-05-2005, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by chris

I've used GPS on the Treo and had mixed results. I've been meaning to post my review on the site, but I've been very busy.

Here's my experience:
It works great if you have an actual address. If you put Route 94, it will provide you with several choices. I managed to get lost in Chicago pretty quickly. This was my fault -- or a "pilot error". I was on a business trip in San Jose and loaded the San Jose maps. I entered the address of my hotel and then the address of a restaurant downtown. The Treo guided me the whole way with voice commands. I made a wrong turn on the way back and the GPS got me back on track. I've used it locally to known locations and worked flawlessly. On the Treo 600, the screen isn't optimal for a GPS device. If it weren't for the voice commands, it would be difficult to drive and navigate. Too much information, not hi-rez, difficult to use. I'm guessing this would be a non-issue for the Treo 650.

Overall, it's a nice added device for the Treo to make it your personal GPS system. What's great is that you can take it on business trips. It's just a small mouse, a few cables and you'll never get lost.

-Chris

What gps spftware are you using?

thanks,

Dave

chris · 06-05-2005, 10:01 PM

I was using Mapopolis with a Treo 600.

-Chris

boxxed · 06-06-2005, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by chris

I was using Mapopolis with a Treo 600.

-Chris

thanks......................

chris · 06-06-2005, 08:21 AM

My biggest complaint was the screen -- the 600's display just isn't high enough resolution to make it usable. The plus side are the voice commands. I've seen screenshots of the new Tom Tom using the Treo 650 - and it looks simply amazing.

Hunter · 06-11-2005, 04:30 PM

What additional hardware do you need to make the 650 a GPS device?

Hunter

chris · 06-11-2005, 04:44 PM

Usually, a GPS receiver and software. Various companies offer different GPS packages. Here are a few GPS Systems for the Treo.

xxpinballxx · 06-18-2005, 07:55 PM

You have to have a GPS reciever .....the treo itself cannot act as a reciever but with the right apps you can use it to see maps and coordinates of where you are heading and what not....

camels1993 · 07-21-2005, 09:09 AM

Anyone using mapoplis with the 650?