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Incorrect. The N95 does have pre-installed maps, some networks include them on the mem card, if not they can be downloaded from the Nokia website. I find the GPS almost the equal of Tom Tom etc

Posted by minorearthmajorsky on Tue 1 May, 2007 1:11 PM

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is the sat nav free or do u have to pay extra for it , ive heard u pay extra ????

Posted by Anonymous on Wed 2 May, 2007 6:59 PM

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Once you have the pre-installed Maps on the N95, you can search and find address(es) which is really useful. What you have to pay for is the activation of the Navigation system i.e in 300 yards turn left, then take second on the roundabout...... You can however run a simulation on the unit to test before paying the fee to activate.

Posted by Minigunruss on Sun 6 May, 2007 9:32 AM

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Got myself a N95 for the sat nav, Not to happy as you pay all that money for the phone with the sat nav to find you have to spend more to use the dam thing ,its crap

Posted by Pcfits on Fri 25 May, 2007 11:56 PM

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Come on please remember it's a phone! Anything extra on a phone is always a plus! like the TV out put!! I think it's a very useful phone

Posted by Jamez on Mon 4 June, 2007 6:19 PM

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How do you run the free simulation on the N95 to test the sat nav before you pay the fee to activate?

Posted by Rob on Wed 13 June, 2007 7:23 PM

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should the GPS positioning work without activation of the navigation? I'm on O2 with this phone. havnt got GPS postioning to function as yet although O2 site doesnt mention anything abot havin to pay bar for the voice navigation?

Posted by Tyranter on Mon 18 June, 2007 6:07 PM

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how much do you have to pay for the navigation

Posted by Tom on Tue 19 June, 2007 7:34 PM

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Really like the phone sat nav works fine, was up and running in minutes

Posted by weetiebangs on Wed 20 June, 2007 9:53 PM

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I'm on O2 and upgraded to the N95 only last week. Initially it was all good, the GPS worked, the camera took good shots, the music software is very intuitive and receiving and making calls is not a problem. However I found big problems when using the WLAN the phone would drop the connection and just hang when trying to access the WLAN option again. Also when setting up the 3D Ringtones it would freeze. It would freeze you out of the application you were in but still allow you to use other functions. I had to remove the battery several times. Having owned several versions of the XDA family of phones I found them much much more reliable, they are based on the Pocket PC OS, the Nokia uses the Symbian OS. The XDA has a very useful reset switch at the base which saves you removing the battery and WLAN browsing is a breeze. I'm switching back to my XDA while waiting for the N95 to be swapped at my door sometime soon. Fingers crossed the next one holds it all together.

Posted by Anonymous on Mon 25 June, 2007 1:24 PM

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Can anyone please direct me to where i will find all the info about using the sat nav on my N95, i heard that you pay an activation fee but is that a one off payment if you already have the maps or is that every time you use it?????? Please let me know x

Posted by rob on Tue 17 July, 2007 10:54 AM

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how much does sat nav cost and how do you get maps off 3g????????

Posted by jamie on Sat 21 July, 2007 7:29 PM

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I am not happy at all. cant find the answer that everyone is asking. DO I PAY FOR THE SAV NAV?

Posted by Jon on Tue 31 July, 2007 11:38 PM

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Jon The Sat Nav is free and it will plan routes no problem, allow you to search etc... You have to pay (approx £40-£50) if you want it to track you and call out the route as you are driving. i.e. Turn left in 300 yards etc...

Posted by Alan on Sat 4 August, 2007 9:21 AM

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go into the maps option on main menu then "options" -> "extra services" -> add navigation -> accept terms -> chose britian and ireland then gives u the prices 7 days licences is £4.36 30 days is £5.35 1 year is £40.33 3 years is £47.05 hope this helps

Posted by Paul Storey on Tue 7 August, 2007 8:36 PM

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ohhh and the best thing to do to get the basic sat nav to work is to go into maps ->view sat info and leave it on this screen make sure when u press this your outside or do it and start driving (drive for 5 mins) when you stop you will notice bars with numbers on them and they will fill black when the sats are found then go onto plan route and chose gprs position and it will find you on the map with a blue cross hair TADAA hope this all hepls

Posted by Paul Storey on Tue 7 August, 2007 10:16 PM

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I have owned an N95 for 5 days. I have read all the booklets and info that came in the box with the phone about the Sat Nav. I was begining to think it was just me being a techno-phobe. But i have picked up more info and advice in the 10 mins i have been on here, than i did in all the hours of head scratching while flicking through the instructions. Thank you everyone... John.

Posted by John Brennan on Tue 14 August, 2007 4:36 PM

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i love this phone i got it doing everything i want it too using the pod cast features is great catching up on my mills and moyles now !! guys if any one has any problems with sat nav mail me on pastorey@talk21.com hope my previous info helps and just to clairify the sat nav is FREE just you pay those above charges for the turn left turn right commands to be shouted out and also for it to retrack you if you go off course. the basic one just brings up a map with plotted course and either 1. gives u instructions step by step in text format 2. gives u a map 3. gives u a map and u can then get it to plot your course (you can switch it into a really cool 3d view) and it will track you as you drive (the plotted course comes up with roads in blue)

Posted by Paul Storey on Wed 15 August, 2007 12:39 AM

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I am typing this on my n95, via wireless network for free at Glasgow airport. The n95 is incredible, i agree with previous comments that instructons and manual information is very limited in this field. Using the satnav is free up untill you want it to start helping you to get from A to B. I will not be purchasing this as i have Tomtom. However the facility is impressive, even in walk scenario. The only downside is that it may take up to 5min to log onto 3-4 GPS satellites and for one of them to at least to turn black to confirm locked geogrpahical position.

Posted by Normsk1 on Mon 20 August, 2007 3:30 AM

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I've had my N95 for a month now. Although its not perfect- it does crash sometimes- the GPS works well when it locks onto the signal. Planning routes is free, its just the voice navigation that costs extra. Make sure that you download the Nokia Maps that you need when your phone is plugged into the USB on your computer. You can down load countries, such as England or US States or the whole of Australia. Some countries like Indonesia will download, but there is no detailed information. The wifi also works well and best of all is Fring which allows free skype calls and MSN messenger when you have a wifi signal. The camera is excellent for a phone.

Posted by Dennis on Mon 20 August, 2007 10:36 AM

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Guys one question I understand that you pay for the help/voice commands - but do you pay for the subscription AND the download of the voice commands ehrn it recalculates etc - or is the download ov the voice included in the subscription

Posted by mike on Tue 21 August, 2007 12:19 AM

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I got my N95 the other day, sat nav looks good but it always comes up with this message when initially opening 'maps' (im with 02) "network usage disabled, you can enable it from application settings" Tried- still no luck, anyone know? Thanks, David

Posted by Dave on Thu 23 August, 2007 10:52 PM

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A bloke at work bought an N95 the week before i did. We both had a play around with the phones i.e. trying out the sat nav. We both had difficulty in getting it to work. However, he owned a TomTom system seperately to his phone so he deleted the software from the N95 and installed the TomTom onto his phone. Works a treat!!

Posted by Karlos on Thu 6 September, 2007 2:53 PM

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i have just one question if anyone can give me a 100% definitive reply please....i do not want to subscribe to the N95 sat nav service but do want to use sat nav....can i get another sat nav software and put it onto the N95 and it work as i expect it to..ie...voice commands, tracking my location, etc i havent bought my N95 yet, but depending on the reply i get i will do in the next 24hrs! many thanks.

Posted by nigel on Thu 13 September, 2007 6:28 PM

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Im looking into copilot software i've used it on my tmobile mda vario with no problems

Posted by azy on Tue 2 October, 2007 10:05 PM

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what a wonderfull kit this is,i am a 60 year old codger and using this n95 is great, i got all the bits working fine -sat nav - internet ect ect. what do people expect for this gizmo ? just watch del boy with is brick from only fools and horses, and you get the idea. What nokia have put into this phone is wonderfull . I can take hi-res pics-navigate around the globe-send my e-mails-catch up on the news-listen to my music-and radio, what moor can anyone ask from this phone??? brill 10/10

Posted by David on Mon 8 October, 2007 4:20 PM

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things people need to know.. GPS data is free (the gps antena is under the 0 on the keypad). Assisted GPS cost money , Network based cost money.(you can uncheck them and also use external BT gps as well) Nokia maps can be downloaded Via your computer to your N95 via usb BT or wi-fi. The phone runs on symbian operating system. Which means there will be very little choice in software to buy for this phone and will be at a higher price. yes stand alone GPS software will run if its made for symbian. Im trying to avoid saying Windows Mobile, but it is better in the way that companies are writing programs for it. As well as all the smart freeware people writing programs for that platform. wi-fi is difficult to setup. I personally am having trouble connecting to my wi-fi at home, the phone and the computer just refuse to talk (much like my last girlfriend and myself) Dont expect to be just be cruising through your shopping center and having hotspots popping up to connect to (everyone wants to be paid for services). Phone is excellent bluetooth works great. The rest is a gimic

Posted by Paul on Tue 16 October, 2007 10:27 AM

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could any one please tell me where to get the tom tom software compatible with the N95 (preferably for free) and more importantly how to install it? also while I'm here does any one know where I can find business card scanning software compatible with a simbian system as I know its available because I work in the phone industry and its comes installed on the sony P1, how ever Ive yet to find it, many thanks, Chris H. hizzldizzl1@hotmail.com

Posted by chris on Tue 23 October, 2007 12:25 AM

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Just recieved N95 and enjoying trying things out...just one question (apologies if it's a dumb one) i have just linked up with my home wireless network can anyone tell me do i have to pay a charge to connect to internet whilst using my home wireless?

Posted by Craig on Sat 3 November, 2007 11:56 PM

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no you dont it just runs through the the wi-fi wherever you are. Macdonalds have recently announced that every resturant is going to have free wi-fi.

Posted by Steve on Fri 7 December, 2007 2:58 AM

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I find the sat nav very good on the N95. once it has found your GPS position it is usually accurate and gives the route correctly but i think there is a BIG flaw. as liquid Ingress automatically voids the warranty on your phone there is no way you can use it on a rainy day!

Posted by Bignige on Sat 8 December, 2007 12:49 PM

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Hi I have just got the co-pilot software installed on the N95 and I've had some problems. I tried it to guide me to my work and back home and although it found both addresses so I could save them to my work and home folders- when I started to drive it took me to the wrong road and on my way home again it was taking me away from my house - has anyone had any problems? Pammie

Posted by Pammie on Thu 10 January, 2008 10:29 PM

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the N95 8gb phone.... the sat nav is free, ie it will show you every turn by turn and follow you on your route. all that is free. is it not just the voice that requires payment, ie "please turn left in 300 yards". one of the lads has the N95 and his works great without the voice, like i said, turn by turn it will follow you on the map and display a blue line on your required route, all this for free. if he wants the voice, he pays for it. surely nokia are not now saying that the N95 8gb phone now reuires payment for everything, should it now be the same. can any one PLEASE PLEASE help, this is driving me silly

Posted by Anonymous on Sun 20 January, 2008 2:47 PM

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please tell me how i can send and receive email on my n95 8gb thanks

Posted by elaine mcdonald on Mon 21 January, 2008 4:26 PM

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can anyone tell me that while i am on gps maps can i use the phone to make and receive phone calls thanks

Posted by Paul Beddis on Thu 20 March, 2008 7:47 AM

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I've just bit the bullet and upgraded to the N95 Black (8GB) on O2 for free. My little brother has had this phone since new and loves it to bits, especially with the fact that he can sit at home and surf the net through our home wlan for no extra charge. He has been reluctant to use the sat nav feature as thought he would be separately charged on his bill for using it at all. I now know this is not the case and will try it out as soon as I've recieved mine. I'm pretty sure you can only browse maps and plan your route for free, but if you want it to track you you have to pay a small fee, which I may do anyway. Overall gadget-packed and seems like an ideal phone for all the tech heads out there. Music player is good and speakers fairly loud. Youtube buffers very quickly to with wlan!

Posted by Tanny on Sun 23 March, 2008 2:00 PM

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can some please tell me how i install tom tom from my micro sd chip onto my n92? i used to use it on my tmobile vario but it stopped working. it couldnt pickup the satelites. please get back to me asap;

Posted by Moody on Sat 29 March, 2008 4:57 PM

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I have just got my N95 and for the last 2 days been trying to fathom the sat nav. First problem was the orange shop assistant forgot to put in the free memory, useless staff at that company. Anyway finally think ive sorted it, dont want to pay £47 a year for voice commands, and every one keeps saying the sat nav is free but, every time I request a map, or direction etc its down loading and after just having a £300 bill for data downloading ( this was dropped after I appealed about the untrained staff not notifying me of these hideous "out of bundle" charges. As far as I am awar I have downloaded the maps on my laptop and transfered them via the PC suite. I dont want to spend a month using my phone like a tom tom then getting another whopping bill for data downloading. When I got this phone the main reason was for the "free sat nav"....can any one shed any light. ??

Posted by wyn on Sun 30 March, 2008 2:10 AM

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I've just bought the N95 8GB and like a lot of people was attracted to the phone because of the GPS. What is disappointing is this issue we have to pay for voice command - I wouldn't mind a reasonable one-off fee as built into the price of a tom tom or garmin, but an annual charge (that seems to increase by the month) is a bit much. Nokia sort yourselves out - £40 licence for the service and then free. Oh for those worrying about data charges - Unchecking A-GPS and Network GPS in the positioning menu stops any data charges.

Posted by Neal on Thu 3 April, 2008 3:31 PM

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I own a N95 8gb recently. Since the maps are pre-installed...why do i still have to download the maps?

Posted by Justine Lee on Fri 4 April, 2008 8:39 AM

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Sat nav works ok, down load maps for free from nokia.com. Everything is free except for actual turn by turn navigation which costs about £5 for a month or £40 for a year. It is not as good as a proper decent usual sat nav but its on a phone! if you dont want to pay anything you can use the tracking feature, where you basically have a blue line on the display that you follow. The bad thing with this is that it always has north at the top(at least it does on my basic N95) which is a pain that it doesn't aurentate to the direction your going.

Posted by Jimboaa on Sun 13 April, 2008 2:46 AM

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Hi all, I agree with all the above posts, its a great phone etc. I noticed someone had removed the sat nav from their phone and put their TomTom software on it instead, does this work and how do you do it? I have a TomTom One, would i be able to somehow load the TomTom onto the phone and work it that way? Could someone please email me about this? XxVimptoxX *at* aol.com Many Thanks Clare

Posted by Clare on Mon 14 April, 2008 9:43 PM

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TomTom software does not work with internal GPS. I use the n95 8gb in the car as sat nav and it never takes longer than 30 seconds to lock a position, its much better than the previous N95.

Posted by Simon Ford on Mon 28 April, 2008 6:47 AM

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Does anyone know if there is a tom tom or similar sat nav system available that can b used with the internal gps of the nokia n95 8gb phone

Posted by paul beddis on Tue 29 April, 2008 6:47 PM

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i have a n95 with route 66 sat nav on which i downloaded off the net and i find it as good as the stand alone sat nav systems and in a few cases its more accurate as well! so if anyone has a n95 and wants sat nav this is recommended.

Posted by Anonymous on Thu 15 May, 2008 8:38 PM

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route 66 sat nav uses the internal gps reciever and its free if you look hard enough on the net! and its very accurate! i give it top marks! highly recommended.

Posted by russ on Thu 15 May, 2008 8:51 PM

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i have a nokia n95 8gb. i found the connection to sat nav took along time. i went out and bought a agps surf 111 from ebay. enabled the bluetooth on the gps settings and they work together. the signal is found very quickly and is always strong.

Posted by andy peat on Sun 25 May, 2008 8:23 PM

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I read the terms wrong and it has cost me a lot of dosh £37.67 so does this mean that i can use sat nav for free now !!! our do i have to pay each time i use it.

Posted by Kev H on Tue 27 May, 2008 8:27 PM

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having read this site has now persuaded me not to put another sat nav on my N95 as i do have a tom tom but i will use my N95 when im a little stuck and need help finding an address as my girlfriend usually has my tomtom!!

Posted by ashley bissell on Wed 9 July, 2008 8:37 PM

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I have just signed a contract with 3G for a Nokia 95. I wished I had never done it and I will try to cancel the contract and return this damn mobile. First of all nobody tells you what the system requirements should be to be able to install the PC Nokia Suite. Which is essential. Ver 7.0 requires XP SP2 as a minimum. Ver 6.85 works also with Windows 2000 SP4, but you cannot get it from Nokia any longer. Anyway, there is a way around that one. The free SatNov, however is a nightmare. It is unbelievably slow, disconnects constantly and to get a navigation is almost impossible. If you have to subscribe to it and pay for it, then there are a million better gadgets than this one. Stay away from it, it is absolutely crap.

Posted by Gerko on Tue 29 July, 2008 7:34 PM

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I was some what annoyed when I used my N95's sat nav and was charged for the privilage! I was not impressed when my bill came through only to find that the 3 hour car journey that I took using it cost me a significant chunk of my wages due to the network charging me for the use. Have since gone out and bought a in car sat nav unit which is cheaper in the long run.

Posted by Greg. on Fri 1 August, 2008 9:23 PM

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I am planning on upgrading to the 8gb N95 in December and want to use the Sat Nav. I know the sat nav itself is free but do you have to pay the network for using it to get from one place to another WITHOUT voices. E.g To go from here in Hertfordshire to Wales, am I going to be charged for the connection to track my route and see where I am ?

Posted by Emma on Mon 4 August, 2008 1:05 PM

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