TomTom7 possible without Primer? - Page 2

bleepjay · #1 (**permalink**) 06-30-2008, 11:40 AM

I'm talking about using the Internal GPS of the Touch without using a GPS Primer or Launcher such as GPSToday or AstroLauncher

bleepjay · #2 (**permalink**) 06-30-2008, 12:43 PM

Ok, I figured it out. I installed TomTom to the storage card so I updated the .lnk that it creates. I think Version 7 installs Tom Tom Navigator.exe in a different place than 6.

**Getitnowmarketing** · #3 (**permalink**) 06-30-2008, 01:54 PM

can you post your updated shortcut?

bleepjay · #4 (**permalink**) 06-30-2008, 11:06 PM

Here's the new link to the storage card installation.

CashMoney18 · #5 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 03:00 PM

i am using astroGPSlauncher with TomTom 7 as well and it works great 4 me

specv · #6 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by CashMoney18

i am using astroGPSlauncher with TomTom 7 as well and it works great 4 me

+1 it would be nice to not need to prime it but once you install atrso GPS and create the new shortcut (not that big of a deal) it works great. I am VERY impressed with the signal quality indoors and how fast it locks, well under 30 seconds every time even indoors

quadz24 · #7 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 05:48 PM

I also tried astro launcher which does work. but in the end, i installed GPSgate to prime TomTom. There is a 15day trial to play with the product and Its $14 which is a reasonable price. and i most like the fact that you could configure it to autostart during any soft reset. So its in on all the time. additionally it creates a icon on the bottom bar that changes colors to notify you what kind of GPS signal you are recieving. the icon is Red for no GPS , Yellow For Searching for satellites, or green for Seeing satellites and having a fix. which is very nice info to have on the main screen. The icon let you know if you have a Satellite fix before starting TomTom, Google maps, Live Search. which is nice.

http://gpsgate.com/index.php?id=7

deegimus · #8 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by quadz24

I also tried astro launcher which does work. but in the end, i installed GPSgate to prime TomTom. There is a 15day trial to play with the product and Its $14 which is a reasonable price. and i most like the fact that you could configure it to autostart during any soft reset. So its in on all the time. additionally it creates a icon on the bottom bar that changes colors to notify you what kind of GPS signal you are recieving. the icon is Red for no GPS , Yellow For Searching for satellites, or green for Seeing satellites and having a fix. which is very nice info to have on the main screen. The icon let you know if you have a Satellite fix before starting TomTom, Google maps, Live Search. which is nice.

http://gpsgate.com/index.php?id=7

If it's on all the time does it drain your battery noticeably?

Thanks,
dj

**slypher** · #9 (**permalink**) 07-03-2008, 08:37 PM

Which maps are you guys using with tom tom 7? I am using the 2GB US map and tom tom is SLOW!!!

When i use tom tom 6, it runs much faster (but i am using a regional map with 6).

Has anyone else noticed a major difference in speed between version 6 and 7?

Is there a way to fix this? (i already tried turning off the POIs that didn't change anything

)

-s

**DHarvey** · #10 (**permalink**) 07-30-2008, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slypher

Which maps are you guys using with tom tom 7? I am using the 2GB US map and tom tom is SLOW!!!

When i use tom tom 6, it runs much faster (but i am using a regional map with 6).

Has anyone else noticed a major difference in speed between version 6 and 7?

Is there a way to fix this? (i already tried turning off the POIs that didn't change anything

)

-s

I use the TomTom7 USA & Canada Maps. They're only about 900MB and they are quick even with POI turned on.