other GPS brands

[i3marvin7]

hi. im new here and i would just like to ask if other than garmin, tomtom and magellan, can other brands of GPS work using the softwares available for the philippines? i found cheaper GPS units here in canada but with a different brand.

BTW, i will be using it in Davao City, is Davao also included in your map list?

i'm planning to buy this week coz im going back home next week. i need your help guys..

Thank you

[pokz]

hi. im new here and i would just like to ask if other than garmin, tomtom and magellan, can other brands of GPS work using the softwares available for the philippines? i found cheaper GPS units here in canada but with a different brand.

BTW, i will be using it in Davao City, is Davao also included in your map list?

i'm planning to buy this week coz im going back home next week. i need your help guys..

Thank you

There is no assurance that the maps here will work on other brands. You can try if you want. To be perfectly sure, bring a Garmin unit.

Yes, Davao is included in the map. Hth.

[i3marvin7]

that really made things clear for me.. i'll go for garmin nuvi 260. it's the cheapest garmin i've ever seen.

last question sir, how accurate are the maps are specially in davao. has anyone ever tried it there?

[pokz]

that really made things clear for me.. i'll go for garmin nuvi 260. it's the cheapest garmin i've ever seen.

last question sir, how accurate are the maps are specially in davao. has anyone ever tried it there?

I have used the map from Batangas To Ilocos Norte and I can vouch for its accuracy. I'm sure it would be the same for the rest of the country.

[i3marvin7]

thanks bro.. i need that assurance. \

BTW, accurate na ang maps ng google earth. but only manila, cebu and davao and the major superhighways

[pillboxUSA]

Flash drive

My car has a buit-in Navigator software, do I just copy the .img files on the flash drive? Any particular arrangement of files and folder?

[jlmedes]

My car has a buit-in Navigator software, do I just copy the .img files on the flash drive? Any particular arrangement of files and folder?

afaik , you have to download the working free ph map here in the forum.

[mjaymd]

HOw about detpak? anybody heard of this unit?

[carloextreme]

hi. im new here and i would just like to ask if other than garmin, tomtom and magellan, can other brands of GPS work using the softwares available for the philippines? i found cheaper GPS units here in canada but with a different brand.

BTW, i will be using it in Davao City, is Davao also included in your map list?

i'm planning to buy this week coz im going back home next week. i need your help guys..

Thank you

bro,

was using the map here in davao that i downloaded from this site. i wouldn't recommend it. super kulang kaayo ang mga dalan and the streets have no name. even the flyover in bajada isn't on the map. im using a different map now and so far, so good. all street names are there.

im still trying to get my hands on mapsource so that i could contribute and place davao on a descent GPS map.

[hbt]

bro,

was using the map here in davao that i downloaded from this site. i wouldn't recommend it. super kulang kaayo ang mga dalan and the streets have no name. even the flyover in bajada isn't on the map. im using a different map now and so far, so good. all street names are there.

im still trying to get my hands on mapsource so that i could contribute and place davao on a descent GPS map.

hi sir carloextreme,
what you areusing is the 5.17 or5.08 map which is the teaser map.
if you become a contibutor then you will be using the contributors map which is much much more complete map, about 12mb more as of this writing.
hope to see your contribution soon

good day and God Bless sir

[Borgie]

bro,

was using the map here in davao that i downloaded from this site. i wouldn't recommend it. super kulang kaayo ang mga dalan and the streets have no name. even the flyover in bajada isn't on the map. im using a different map now and so far, so good. all street names are there.

im still trying to get my hands on mapsource so that i could contribute and place davao on a descent GPS map.

As posted by hbt, the standard map that you've downloaded might not be that detailed. If you search this forum, you'll see that there's actually a thread where you can download Mapsource. Please check it out. After you install Mapsource, download the demo map v1.07 and check out the differences between the standard map v5.08 (appears as v5.17 in Mapsource btw) and the latest v1.07 map that's available to contributors. Now that you see the current map coverage for Davao, you're in position to contribute not only for you to get the contributor's map but for improving the coverage for Davao. HTH

[The Judge]

Kuya b, think you got the mapversions wrong

[carloextreme]

hi sir carloextreme,
what you areusing is the 5.17 or5.08 map which is the teaser map.
if you become a contibutor then you will be using the contributors map which is much much more complete map, about 12mb more as of this writing.
hope to see your contribution soon

good day and God Bless sir

sure! is there a tutorial about the mapsource?

[Borgie]

sure! is there a tutorial about the mapsource?

There is a manual... use file explorer and look for the mapsource folder in your hard drive (assumes you have installed mapsource). The MapsourceManual.pdf (size 987kb) should be inside that folder. If it's not, i'll try to upload it here...

[vjvenni]

sirs, what softwares do i need for my built-in gps in my laptop (sony vaio p)?