tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post5120412436557066460..comments2023-10-17T16:44:08.588+03:00Comments on Fake Plastic Souks: NufNufAlexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-57244058831854848102009-07-27T18:30:32.119+03:002009-07-27T18:30:32.119+03:00Sam: AFAIK, Nokia Maps only charges GBP50.00 per ...Sam: AFAIK, <a href="http://europe.nokia.com/explore-services/maps/prices_and_coverage/pricing-tables-navigable" rel="nofollow">Nokia Maps</a> only charges GBP50.00 per annum for Middle East countries, or you can get monthly and daily rates too.<br /><br />Are there other costs involved to make it more expensive?nzmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-6069077532692178432009-07-27T18:17:52.868+03:002009-07-27T18:17:52.868+03:00I, too, have been ripped off by Nokia, only to fin...I, too, have been ripped off by Nokia, only to find my license gone after two weeks when I did the much recommended firmware update (this is like 5 years ago or something)<br /><br />I swore I wouldn't let Nokia do this to me again, and switched to Google Maps - MUCH better. And free !<br /><br />(Have no idea how good their Dubai maps are, though)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-76155374597804675902009-07-27T04:44:57.138+03:002009-07-27T04:44:57.138+03:00I used to use the GPS on my communicator without v...I used to use the GPS on my communicator without voice guidance etc (just as a map basically); what I never understood was that with nokia you have to subscribe which costs about 900AED yearly which is something like 60-70% of the price of a dedicated navigation unit.samuraisamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177501779546963794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-91916952848221491492009-07-27T02:05:12.193+03:002009-07-27T02:05:12.193+03:00:) Miss Miles! We were all terrified of her of cou...:) Miss Miles! We were all terrified of her of course, but she was a great headmistress.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06957114239962750697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-11074848935673571752009-07-26T20:20:48.962+03:002009-07-26T20:20:48.962+03:00Our Nokia GPS's posh English male voice is cal...Our Nokia GPS's posh English male voice is called Nigel.<br /><br />It's a woman's voice when wanting German, Spanish or French, so it becomes Helga, Maria or Clotilde accordingly.nzmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-76876453231973416832009-07-26T14:24:28.653+03:002009-07-26T14:24:28.653+03:00It's Nokia's own Ovi package, Doug. Partne...It's Nokia's own Ovi package, Doug. Partner vendor is Tanla OY, the thing is billed as Middle East Maps.<br /><br />It's effective, I'll give it that...<br /><br />Pip - it would seem somehow sacrilegious to use GPS software in Italy!!!! Open top car and winding roads. *sigh*Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-56476023954933796322009-07-26T12:25:56.894+03:002009-07-26T12:25:56.894+03:00What GPS software does your phone use? I've go...What GPS software does your phone use? I've got a Samsung Omnia and although it's possible to get TomTom and Garmin nav software for it, I can't find Middle East maps anywhere.Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-46751320172686577422009-07-26T10:03:41.158+03:002009-07-26T10:03:41.158+03:00We used a GPS device in Italy that constantly harp...We used a GPS device in Italy that constantly harped on about 'legal' u-turns, speed limits and how much we'd drunk the night before. No doubt, they are marriage savers but they cannot forsee roadworks or damaged roads - and in Southern Italy there are quite a few. Reversing long distance is a pain in the arse, particularly when both it,and us, did the same manouvre twice.Phillipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264700263885367373noreply@blogger.com