Getting Directions using Phone Contacts
Wed, 12/19/2007 - 10:06pm
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I have a Cingular/AT&T 8525 and a Garmin Nuvi 660. Is there anyway to use the addresses from my contact list to map a route???
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I have a Cingular/AT&T 8525 and a Garmin Nuvi 660. Is there anyway to use the addresses from my contact list to map a route???
I wish...
I have a Cingular/AT&T 8525 and a Garmin Nuvi 660. Is there anyway to use the addresses from my contact list to map a route???
I wish... the only connectivity I have found between any of the Pocket PC Phones and the Nuvi is the bluetooth phone connection which only brings the phone calling via phone number and name without the addresses. BTW if you haven't tried it Microsoft Voice Command (which is hands down superior over the voice calling that comes on most phones) works superb using the Bluetooth voice dial feature. Of course with the new AT&T Tilt and its integrated SiRF GPS receiver that kind of functionality is built-in.
nüvi 680, nüvi 770, Garmin Mobile XT, etc...
Thanks. Actually, I already
Thanks. Actually, I already have Voice Command on my phone and it works very well with the nuvi voice dial feature. Before I bought the nuvi, I thought I was going to have to scrap using the Voice Commend software and set up voice tags for my contacts. I was very pleasantly surprised.
The only problem is, I still need to leave my phone out of the holster while I'm driving because after the nuvi triggers Voice Command, the nuvi does not pick up the call until the phone starts dialing. So, there's still a lag between the time I press voice dial and the time that the nuvi picks up the call that I need to rely on the phones speaker and microphone. Minor issue in the scheme of things. Now is I can only teach the huvi how to drive, I might be able to get some real work done in my car.
Bluetooth profile update desired for nuvi...
...The only problem is, I still need to leave my phone out of the holster while I'm driving because after the nuvi triggers Voice Command, the nuvi does not pick up the call until the phone starts dialing...
Interesting I don't need to take mine out of the holster. I do have to wait a sec though after pressing the Voice dial icon to listen for the Voice Command beep before speaking the command.
I have my Pocket PC phone loaded with hundreds of songs so I can even use the Voice Dial icon on the nuvi to listen to all of my music. Which brings up my other wishlist item... Now all Garmin needs to do is update their bluetooth driver to a fully functioning Bluetooth v2 profile so that it could pass the stereo mp3's on my phone wirelessly over to the Garmin nuvi which would then FM transmit over to the car speakers.
nüvi 680, nüvi 770, Garmin Mobile XT, etc...