HTC HD2 questions. [Pocket PC]

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From: ZalekBloom on 2 May 2010 17:18

I purchased HTC HD2 phone, but I didn't sign any contract with
T-Mobile or other telephone company. I plan to use as a PDA.

Here are my questions:
1. Can we use google maps without internet access?

2. Can we use other map software (tomTom?) which will use built in
GPS?

3. Can we use other map software which is using external GPS (with
bluetooth)?

4. HTC HD2 have installed program which display movies (starts when I
click on the Transformers files). What is a name of this program? How
can I start this program and from this program open video file?

Thanks,

Zalek

From: Derek Bowshaw on 2 May 2010 18:30

From: T Shadow on 3 May 2010 02:58

<ZalekBloom(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:5uqrt51djr3b1nh0ivtmotn2a602ajtka9(a)4ax.com...
>I purchased HTC HD2 phone, but I didn't sign any contract with
> T-Mobile or other telephone company. I plan to use as a PDA.
>
> Here are my questions:
> 1. Can we use google maps without internet access?
>

Without any internet access? No. A map is paged as you move or scroll. I can
access Google Maps with my actual PDA(iPAQ) through WiFi. Of course this has
limited usability since the range of my WiFi isn't too great :ob.

Rather interesting though, it shows my location within about a block just
from my IP address. Says it can use an internal GPS but so far doesn't seem
to have noticed mine. Not that it would make a difference since it'd quickly
run out of map.

Just downloaded it a couple of days ago so don't really know how usefull
it'll actually be. Can look things up before going or if stopped at a hot
spot. Does make me wish I had enough use to justify phone with enough data
to make it usefull. Mapping is only slightly newer than the aging TomTom6
map I have. Satelite and street view imagery is killer though. Looking at
gas stations, for instance, could see a picture of the station and area it's
in before ever being there.

Don't know if it makes any difference, to other PDA users, but I previously
put the files in mine that makes it look like a phone so could try SkyFire.
For me it was worth the try just for the experince even if I don't really
get any more out of it.

From: "Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen" on 3 May 2010 19:19

"Derek Bowshaw" <9879897(a)6547876877678.net> wrote in
news:846co0Fh80U1(a)mid.individual.net:

>
> <ZalekBloom(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:5uqrt51djr3b1nh0ivtmotn2a602ajtka9(a)4ax.com...
>> I purchased HTC HD2 phone, but I didn't sign any contract with
>> T-Mobile or other telephone company. I plan to use as a PDA.
>>
>> Here are my questions:
>> 1. Can we use google maps without internet access?

1. it caches pre-made route data. Of course, when relying on it, it doesn't
allow for free navigation, but this may be of help.

2. you might want to ask the dev of mapdroyd (see http://www.mapdroyd.com/
) and other Android apps (see their list at
http://androidforums.com/android-applications/2149-caching-google-maps-use-
offline.html ) to port their app to WinMo. The same stands for the various
iPhone projects (see e.g. http://code.google.com/p/iphoneofflinemap/ )

3. NaviComputer is a native(!!!) WinMo app (free!), which you may also want
to check out - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581474

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