[thejollyboys]

Hi,

I have upgraded my 8100 to the new o2 os and all went well. I noticed in the install I could choose to install blackberry maps.

The app loaded but when I open it I just get black diagonal lines and a couple of blue dots, instead of maps on the screen.

I'm in the uk but I thought this would have worked anywhere.

I connect through MDS via a bes.

[mckinneycm]

You have to press menu and search for a location.

[MythmbHurts]

you also need to have an outside GPS system for it to work. the 8100 dos not have a built in GPS feature so it need to be connected to a GPS reciever via bluetooth in order for it to give any sort of GPS service

[mckinneycm]

Originally Posted by MythmbHurts

you also need to have an outside GPS system for it to work. the 8100 dos not have a built in GPS feature so it need to be connected to a GPS reciever via bluetooth in order for it to give any sort of GPS service

True, but he can use the regular map feature, and get directions without a GPS receiver.

[thejollyboys]

When I search for a location it finds nothing.

If i put in a US address e.g. times square, new york, it searches then i get 'a network error was encountered check your sever setings'

Even though i can browse to web pages through the Browser.

I also have a bluetooth GPS connected.

[mckinneycm]

The GPS function only works in the US.

[thejollyboys]

Should I not get maps displayed for the US if I search for a US address?

[mckinneycm]

Disconnect the GPS and try again.

[srotman]

Originally Posted by mckinneycm

The GPS function only works in the US.

ahem, canada too!

(let us not forget this fine innovation IS a canuck creation )

[thejollyboys]

Thanks mckinneycm,

I have disconnected the GPS and repeated the search for times square i don't get the error. But the search returns empty in the results.

[mckinneycm]

Originally Posted by thejollyboys

Thanks mckinneycm,

I have disconnected the GPS and repeated the search for times square i don't get the error. But the search returns empty in the results.

try searching for an actual city, like New York, NY.

[mckinneycm]

Originally Posted by srotman

ahem, canada too!

(let us not forget this fine innovation IS a canuck creation )

Sorry, I meant to say North America.

[thejollyboys]

When i go to any internet based service i must go through our company proxy server.

This requires my domain username and password to let me through.

There is no setting on the software to enter a proxy server.

[thejollyboys]

Does anybody know the website the maps go to in order to work.

I can then let then through my proxy server so mapping works.

Thanks.

[fbasker]

Originally Posted by thejollyboys

When I search for a location it finds nothing.

If i put in a US address e.g. times square, new york, it searches then i get 'a network error was encountered check your sever setings'

Even though i can browse to web pages through the Browser.

I also have a bluetooth GPS connected.

Your BT GPS won't be of any use outside US and Canada
RIM currently covers only these 2 countries
But you should be able to get a map for any US or Canada address (no GPS needed)

[fbasker]

Originally Posted by thejollyboys

Does anybody know the website the maps go to in order to work.

I can then let then through my proxy server so mapping works.

Thanks.

Probably maps.blackberry.com

[Grumbo]

Why not just use Google Maps Mobile?

[thejollyboys]

Google maps don't work with GPS.

Having said that blackberry maps for europe dosen't either yet.

[gsep]

I am trying to use my maps feature on my 8100. I just get diagonal lines and four dots. I used it before I upgraded my software and was working fine. Is there a setting I need to change or something?

[srotman]

Originally Posted by gsep

I am trying to use my maps feature on my 8100. I just get diagonal lines and four dots. I used it before I upgraded my software and was working fine. Is there a setting I need to change or something?

that means ur berry isnt connected to the internet. do you have BIS or BES? without u cant access the maps