Anyone using iGO 8

[stifiling]

i forgot garmin had that...garmin's a solid prog too, but nothing's touching this Igo8 yet. i never really checked with the accuracy of garmin's gas prices....is it pretty accurate?

[dumb4ever]

they usually pretty recent, the longest without update i think 4 days when i use it.

[mardukeme]

Has anyone got the 3d terrain working using the dem file for USA, or get the contacts loaded as well?

Edited

Never mind I figured it out.

[tigerbalm]

can you share how you got it working? still trying to get both to work.

Originally Posted by mardukeme

Has anyone got the 3d terrain working using the dem file for USA, or get the contacts loaded as well?

Edited

Never mind I figured it out.

[aspalaasn]

Originally Posted by ckl_88

I used to have this problem with Radio 335 and Ghettofreeryders V700 ROM. I have since moved to the stock alltell radio V337 and Mustan-tech's ROM and everything seems to work fine. I can make calls, receive calls, surf the web while navigating, and I even get Windows Live mail too... I even put the phone to sleep while navigating (via power button) for a good couple of minutes and then woke it up and Garmin said the GPS was off. A few seconds later, all the sats relocked on and the map updated to the new location.

I thought I replied to some of your posts in other threads regarding this problem and I thought you figured it out that it was Ghetto's ROM. Anyway, I'm using Garmin V4.20.20 set to COM4. I'm pretty much happy with it except the intermediate driver time reset problem.

I did figure it was Ghetto's rom. I have Tomtom and Garmin working with incoming calls but then iGO didn't work and interfered with incoming calls similar to what happened with Ghetto's rom. I think it had to do with the way I was connecting GPS. Probably interfered with the radio or something. Anyway, things are working now and I'm using iGO. A lot nicer...

For the Garmin problem, if you set it to com4, it wont reset ur time anymore. I no longer have that problem, but did before.

For iGO, the recommended fix by the developers is to change the sys.txt. I think unchecking those 2 options doesnt work for everyone which is why the sys.txt fix is needed.

[hi-tech]

Originally Posted by lawsofpower48

i own a mogul and have a problem with igo8..... for some reason my phone does not detect my gps?? it says no gps found? nor can i locate the tmc.....help pleasE?

You have to prime the GPS with a program. Search for "GPS prime" for some suggestions. I use GPSviewer. Thats a benefit of garmin, no need for a primer app.

Going to try astrolauncher in a few.

No TMC support on the Mogul or the Touch. (It broadcasts over FM so you need a FM transmitter, like in the ETEN M700 ppc, the Titan's competitor)

[hi-tech]

Originally Posted by nini1

Couldn't get the .dem file to work thus far but for me the building file works in downtown area when you pass by landmarks buildings for example.

BTW, what configuration do you use for the TMC? "1headhunter1" suggested to add the following to the sys.txt file :

[tmc]
port="COM,x" // <- x = port used by TMC (1,2,3,...)
source="yyy" // <- yyy = TMC protocol
gps_source=0

What type of phone did headhunter use this on? Didnt try dem yet.

[Torx]

honestly, i think theyve added waay to many features in igo8.

its pretty slow and "dumb" on the vogue, so im sticking with igo 2006 for now, until things get "snappier"
i like the idea of 3d terrain and buildings but its really a hassle trying to move around the application and zoom around, move around, etc etc

on top of that igo8 cant initialize the builtin gps, i have to fire up google maps for it to work.

[adrian2pm]

Originally Posted by SprintTouch08

you guys know there are TTS voices (announcing streets) files for igo8. if its ok to post i can post the US TTS voice. i dont think its warez since someone made it (not available through igo so it wasnt cracked or anything like that from an OEM copy) but ill wait for an answer if its ok to post.

can you pm me where i can get the TTS file? thanks

[bedoig]

Originally Posted by Torx

honestly, i think theyve added waay to many features in igo8.

its pretty slow and "dumb" on the vogue, so im sticking with igo 2006 for now, until things get "snappier"
i like the idea of 3d terrain and buildings but its really a hassle trying to move around the application and zoom around, move around, etc etc

on top of that igo8 cant initialize the builtin gps, i have to fire up google maps for it to work.

I'm starting to agree. iGo 8 looks cool and has a lot of features, but I'm finding it more and more of a pain to actually use. The menu system could be a little more logical, especially picking destinations. The killer for me is that it sucks up every last bit of RAM on my Mogul. Forget about running anything else in the background. Maybe it's time to go back to other options. So iGo 2006 was pretty nice?