[rboy]

it's working now after trying 10 times.

[croman]

wow cant believe i didnt see this thread earlier!! anyways, got it working - got a questions, not sure if anybody knows the answers..

when u "Email Location" ive emailed it and im guess it has to be emailed to another BB? i sent it to another email of mine, but it only comes up with a webpage (not a map).. anyone know what the deal is?

[bcichon]

Everytime I try and select an address from the Address book it says it cannot locate, and I realized it doesnt ever pull the city, state, it only searches the street address, any else have this problem?

[tsac]

great tool , now if I can get a GPS pod for the 8700 it will be wonderful

[eap]

Originally Posted by Dawg

works fine on the 7100i

Any success with OTA on the 7520 would B appewciated. I've tried the above links but get server errors - I'm out on the BB now and could use a direct OTA link...thanks

[jibi]

Just an FYI, the download has been removed from blackberry.com, for now. The second link may work for the JAD file, but it won't load since the COD files are no longer available.

[Cyclops]

Download link seems to be working, I just downloaded from www.blackberry.com/maps from my Blackberry Bell Mobility 7130e browser, can someone recommend a good Bluetooth GPS receiver to use with the 7130e (Bell Mobility)

[eap]

Originally Posted by jibi

Just an FYI, the download has been removed from blackberry.com, for now. The second link may work for the JAD file, but it won't load since the COD files are no longer available.

thanx for that. I was able to get the JAD file downloaded to the PC but would get an error related to missing "Java.. (something) on line 6 or 7" - must be the COD files(?). Would always get a 50x server error when attempting to link from the BB7520...

[Askani]

Wasn't working for me earlier. But Cyclops's link works for me now.

[jibi]

Originally Posted by eap

thanx for that. I was able to get the JAD file downloaded to the PC but would get an error related to missing "Java.. (something) on line 6 or 7" - must be the COD files(?). Would always get a 50x server error when attempting to link from the BB7520...

No, you'd need to use your BlackBerry to download a JAD file, not your PC.

[Mark Rejhon]

Just downloaded BlackBerry Maps for the first time.

I find Google Maps nicer for looking up unknown addresses (as I don't have GPS), but for the ability to lookup a map directly from the addressbook, this is pretty cool.

While i prefer the colors of Google Maps, the antialiasing in BlackBerry Maps is the best I've seen: I can tell it uses subpixel antialiasing (ala Microsoft ClearType style) which results in sharper non-pixellated edges.

Some suggestions for future versions of BlackBerry Maps:

• Support letter suffixes. For example "595B Besserer Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada" and "763-A Springland Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada" ... Just automatically strip the letter prefix and automatically lookup "595 Besserer Street". Since units A, B, C are at the same location.
• Support configurable font sizes so I can use a smaller font and see more street names. I want to use tiny font sizes. 5-point and 6-point font is sufficiently readable on an 8700 screen when it is well-antialiased.
• On faster BlackBerry models, support background rendering of offscreen areas as I scroll, so that there is less flickering as I scroll
• Seeing it is vector based, configurable color scheme ("Daytime", "Night Vision", "Google Style", etc) should be feasible and would be nice.
• Ability to generate directions from two addresses in the addressbook

[Need]

After using BB maps for the weekend, I think I might just cancel my Telenav monthly subscription. Yeah, Telenav has a lot more functions like voice prompt, turn by turn prompt, business search, and re-route. But now that I have a free GPS application, I don't really want to pay $10 a month. If I really got lost, BB map + Google maps would get me out just as easy.

I took BB map to my walking trip with the baby this weekend. It was very accurate. I can see 10 sat around my house on a cloudy day. I like the giant letter showing which street is coming up. Because of this, the direction is easier to follow than Google maps. Great tool and probably going to save me $10 a month! ;) Thanks OP.

[eap]

Originally Posted by jibi

No, you'd need to use your BlackBerry to download a JAD file, not your PC.

I've tried it dozens of times both ways. Loading from the PC with the Desktop Manager reveals the Java error on line 6 or something like that.

Downloading from the Blackberry.com/maps sites now reveals a "HTTP error 404: Not found...". The Knology gave a differenet error --- but wait, I'm trying again now for 30th @$@#!%$ time and it looks to be going through.... Good thing I was off this weekend....Sheesh... Is this what being a "crackberry" is like... ?

[joginder]

Also On Google Maps I can looks for University Ave, Chicago, IL but BBMaps will not let me do this.
I think so far I am sticking to Google more than on BBMaps. May be time will tell.

[Stinsonddog]

Originally Posted by joginder

Also On Google Maps I can looks for University Ave, Chicago, IL but BBMaps will not let me do this.
I think so far I am sticking to Google more than on BBMaps. May be time will tell.

I think you just need them both. Today was looking for a place in Telenav and gave up - Google had it. Go figure as both use NAVTEQ for data.

[eap]

Originally Posted by Need

After using BB maps for the weekend, I think I might just cancel my Telenav monthly subscription. Yeah, Telenav has a lot more functions like voice prompt, turn by turn prompt, business search, and re-route. But now that I have a free GPS application, I don't really want to pay $10 a month. If I really got lost, BB map + Google maps would get me out just as easy.

I took BB map to my walking trip with the baby this weekend. It was very accurate. I can see 10 sat around my house on a cloudy day. I like the giant letter showing which street is coming up. Because of this, the direction is easier to follow than Google maps. Great tool and probably going to save me $10 a month! ;) Thanks OP.

I finally got BBMap loaded on my 7520 but was not as impressed as you were.

I use Telenav also, and like following my route with BBMap (which Telenav does not do), I found BBMap way to slow to update while moving at highway speeds (my daughter driving...). Several minutes (not seconds) and even while stoppd for a red light, the BBMap still indicated I was moving (20mph down to 4mph) until the light changed green.

The TeleNav voice prompt works great and the screen is easy to read.

Anyway, I'll keep all for now, Navtec (office pays), BBMap, GoogleMap...

Great forum BTW.

[DLB]

Originally Posted by Cyclops

Download link seems to be working, I just downloaded from www.blackberry.com/maps from my Blackberry Bell Mobility 7130e browser, can someone recommend a good Bluetooth GPS receiver to use with the 7130e (Bell Mobility)

I have the same question as Cyclops. Since the activated internal GPS in the 7130e does seem to work with Blackberry Maps or Bell Mobility...what is a good Bluetooth GPS receiver to get.

Thanks

DLB

[FightingDevil]

Installed via the JAD file, the blackberry.com OTA didn't work for me!

It's OK...I think I'm still partial to Google Maps, though!! Although, I do like the 'Map from Address Book Feature'...that does ROCK!!

[aviationwiz]

Has anyone gotten this to work with the built-in GPS on the Verizon 7250?

[korereactor]

I can't seem to keep my backlight from going out. I set the setting for 75%, then tried all the settings and it keeps going out. Any ideas? It's quite annoying. I've got a Cingular 8700c with a bluetooth GPS unit.