Cingular cell phone service - Re: Google Maps for Mobile 2.0.1

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Re: Google Maps for Mobile 2.0.1

Todd Allcock

2007-12-19, 10:33 pm

At 19 Dec 2007 17:31:09 -0800 Ness-Net wrote:
> I have been extremely disappointed in Google mobile maps.
> map updates are very slow - and prone to lock up.

I haven't used Google seriously in awhile- I loaded 2.0 to check out the
cellular location feature (cute) but for day-to-day use, Windows Live
Search is the far better app.

> MS Live on the other hand is fast and never locks-up.

It's absolutely amazing on a WinMo device- even the new speech recognition
feature works quite well.

> I think Google (may) be good someday, but still needs work.

Both work well, IMO, and the fact that Google and MS continually try to one-
up the other in features make them both constantly improve. I can't
remember the last time I used a "real" (offline) GPS app on my WinMo phone-
WLS works well enough I (almost) don't miss spoken directions.

Neat (undocumented?) WinLive Search tip of the day: you can do reverse
phone lookups. Just enter a number in (xxx) yyy-zzzz or xxx-yyy-zzzz
format in the search bar and search. It works for both residential or
business listings.

dold@81.usenet.us.com

2007-12-19, 10:33 pm

Todd Allcock < elecconnec@americaon
line.com> wrote:
> I haven't used Google seriously in awhile- I loaded 2.0 to check out the
> cellular location feature (cute) but for day-to-day use, Windows Live
> Search is the far better app.

Where does one download Windows Live for a pedestrian cellphone like my
Nokia 6126?

Google Maps runs nicely on my phone. I don't know that I've ever had it
lock up, but I'm always interested in alternatives.

--
Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5

Todd Allcock

2007-12-21, 10:33 pm

At 20 Dec 2007 22:37:52 +0000 dold@81.usenet.us.com wrote:

> Sort of on the same line of thought... Do you know where "live.com" gets
> its WiFi "locate me" information?

Sorry, I have no idea.

> I have visited a couple of hotspots
> whose WiFi gives a good "location", and others that show the location of
> their ISP.

I'll have to check it out, thanks.

John Navas

2007-12-26, 10:33 pm

On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:29:09 -0700, Todd Allcock
< elecconnec@AmericaOn
Line.com> wrote in <fkck33$vij$3@aioe.org>:

>At 19 Dec 2007 17:31:09 -0800 Ness-Net wrote:

Probably an older phone issue -- GMM was slow and unstable on my old
Moto V551, but is solid and fast on my Moto V3xx.
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>I haven't used Google seriously in awhile- I loaded 2.0 to check out the
>cellular location feature (cute) but for day-to-day use, Windows Live
>Search is the far better app.

Because ... ?
I've tried the Windows Live Search browser interface at m.live.com, and
I personally prefer the results from Google, including GMM, GMail
Mobile, browser interface, and Opera for the full web version.

>Neat (undocumented?) WinLive Search tip of the day: you can do reverse
>phone lookups. Just enter a number in (xxx) yyy-zzzz or xxx-yyy-zzzz
>format in the search bar and search. It works for both residential or
>business listings.

I use Superpages Mobile, which does a better job for me than anything
else I've tried.

--
Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/ Cingu...less_FA
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