[bsam]

Don't think I found anything like this in this particular forum unless the dumb noob in me searched wrong and if it is out there sorry... but how do you guys feel about Google Maps Versus the Map Application preloaded with the Pearl?

[dwc]

Useful for different purposes. The BB maps are vector based, and good for scrolling around. The street names move along with you as you scroll. They also integrate with external (bluetooth) GPS.

The Google maps I prefer for generating directions, and just looking up addresses.

[mrpg]

Google!

1) Cool factor, satellite images
2) Traffic status, you see map with traffic conditions color coded, red, yellow, green.

Actually the most important is just better lookup and human directions.


Good point dwc, BB maps are intergrated well with txt and contacts. Thats a big plus, I wish google maps were.

[Stinsonddog]

Originally Posted by dwc

Useful for different purposes. The BB maps are vector based, and good for scrolling around. The street names move along with you as you scroll. They also integrate with external (bluetooth) GPS.

The Google maps I prefer for generating directions, and just looking up addresses.

Vector scalable maps use much less data, but BB Maps is not dynamic routing like Waypoint or Telenav.

[bsam]

The Satelitte imaging is definitely a nice touch with the Google Maps!

[ejmccartin]

google maps has more complete maps - at least in my area
bbmaps can't find some places I look for - it doesn't have the map. I just get a grey grid. would be awesome to play with a gps though.

[kasperapd]

I prefer Google Maps for pretty much all the reasons above. The only thing I have found that is slightly better on BB Maps is that it seems to have a more updated database of streets in my area.

[MajSingh]

i can never find an address in my area with BB Map so i hid the app on my menu and only use Google

[Solo118]

i like using google as an all around feature, it can locate businesses and show you traffic... the bb maps are nice too but i cant get the directions to work for some reason

[Element]

How can I get google maps on my 8100?

[getthething]

Originally Posted by Element

How can I get google maps on my 8100?

go to www.google.com/gmm from your BB

[Element]

Originally Posted by getthething

go to Google Maps from your BB

THANKS!

[poiuytman]

In BlackBerry Maps the trackball seems extremely sensitive. It makes scrolling through directions very frustrating. I switched to Google Maps because of that.

[JinFocker]

is there a key for the different colors and what they mean for the traffic reports on the google maps?

[threesixty]

Personally, I've found that Google maps is much more intuitive when searching for places. You don't have to get the address exactly right. That saves me time.

[mrpg]

Originally Posted by JinFocker

is there a key for the different colors and what they mean for the traffic reports on the google maps?

Well its pretty generic, red = bad traffic, yellow = slow traffic and green = traffics moving baby.

[Stinsonddog]

I am guessing that if you aren't using the GPS feature, Google maps is going to be a better experience. I am guessing because I have not yet tried BB Maps, but I am testing Wayfinder and Spot on my 8700 along with a Royal Tek BT 2001. Telenav won't answer my emails. Google with the traffice and favorites is pretty hard to beat along with their extensive database of POIs and the easy zoom in/out.

[SanFrancisco]

Originally Posted by ejmccartin

google maps has more complete maps - at least in my area
bbmaps can't find some places I look for - it doesn't have the map. I just get a grey grid. would be awesome to play with a GPS though.

Yeah, I can't get the BB Maps to work. Same problem, just a gray grid. And no help on any of the forums, people simply say that it should work, but it does not. No one seems to know why for many of us we are getting the gray grid. I loaded BB Maps, inserted address and nothing shows up, albeit the icon shows that the program is accessing the Net to find the map.

Since I could not get BB maps to work, I went to Google. Like its satellite feature.

[maximo]

Hey guys I just picked up my new BB Pearl a few days ago and I want to use it as a navigation unit versus getting a Garmin Nuvi.

I just want to know do I just need the BB Maps and a GPS receiver and im all set?

Stinsonddog - is the Royal Tek BT 2001 the best receiver on the market for its price now and would google maps be good to pair up with BB maps?

any help is appreciated

[bsam]

so overall it sounds like Google Maps is better than than the preloaded app on the Pearl... I'd have to vouche for that now. I finally downloaded and used it the other day the directions on Googles are more detailed than what the Preloaded app gives. I mean yea they basically said the same thing but Google Maps actually told me what Exits off the highway I should be looking for versus the Preloaded App saying take the "..." exit