Re: Google Maps; Data Costs

"ChrisM" <chris_mayersblue@suedeyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Please could someone give me an idea how much data Google maps uses?
> If someone has got a data package, maybe they could tell me, or do a quick
> experiment and find out roughly how much data the following takes (upload
> and download):
>
> Search for a place (town). Scroll round the area a bit. Zoom in to street
> level and then switch the view to satellite photo.
>
> I want to have a play with Google Maps Mobile, but with the stupid data
> costs on my VM tariff, (>5 grand per Gb) I'm worried I'd have to sell my
> house to pay next months bill if I do...


To download the maps to my phone via my PC,
Africa - 84.4MB
America - 1767MB
Asia - 434.9MB
Australia/Oceania - 118.2MB
Europe - 1657.4MB

This is to street level but doesn't include satallite photo's.

Homer wrote:
> To download the maps to my phone via my PC,
> Africa - 84.4MB
> America - 1767MB
> Asia - 434.9MB
> Australia/Oceania - 118.2MB
> Europe - 1657.4MB
>
> This is to street level but doesn't include satallite photo's.

Where did you download these from?

I can't seem to find them linked from www.google.com/gmm/


Incidentally, does anyone use GMM with GPS? Is it any good? Does it
track location in real-time and give speed/direction/etc?

> Incidentally, does anyone use GMM with GPS? Is it any good? Does it track
> location in real-time and give speed/direction/etc?

I had a O2 XDA Stellar with built in GPS and a unlimited data tariff and it
was bloody good esp with the "satellite" images loading too.

It knew on which side of the street I was walking on and my "exact" location
most of the time (apart from when accidentally covering GPS with hand)

When on a train it even knew which track we were on (and there were on two
sets of tracks)

Have to say I was mightily impressed overall (as a gadgety person too)

Shame i sent XDA back as it was too fiddly for other things etc.

Now running google maps on Sony E K800i as a tester and it works well too
but the "my location" bit does not. Not sure if this is because of phone
not having GPS receiver or other limitations - I understood it was mobile
phone masts it used to get your location rather than on board GPS. Have to
say its still good tho even with just the maps you should not get lost and
directions too still work.

Unlimited data is essential though.

Taa