NaviGadget

Sprint Nextel customers who travel frequently and never want to be without a handy GPS navigation solution will find a lot to like about TeleNav. It’s a relatively inexpensive, server-based GPS application that runs on your cell phone using Java. The service offers a lot of the flexibility found in much more expensive portable standalone GPS devices.

The TeleNav GPS Navigator is a server-based Java-enabled GPS application and service, not an autonomous GPS navigation product. It’s available from Sprint Nextel on both its CDMA and iDEN national networks, as well as on a few handsets on the Cingular and T-Mobile networks (though on the latter devices, you’d order the service separately from TeleNav and use it as part of your general data plan). The service plans available from Sprint Nextel cost from $9.99 a month for a basic plan limited to ten routes to $20 a month for unlimited use.

I tested the TeleNav GPS Navigator on the RIM BlackBerry 7520. With its large, 2.5-inch screen, the 7520 is a great fit for the very graphic service. The service is also available on the BlackBerry 7100i and on the dozen GPS-capable cell-phone models that Nextel offers. Among compatible Sprint handsets are multimedia phones, including the MM-5600 and the MM-7400, both by Sanyo, and the MM-535 from LG.

Currently, the way you get TeleNav is via an over-the-air download. The specifics will vary somewhat among Sprint Nextel devices and the other carriers, but generally you launch your device’s WAP browser and either click a preexisting download link for TeleNav or make your way to TeleNav’s WAP site. When using the BlackBerry 7520 you’ll need the BlackBerry Email Plan, and then you’ll need to download the TeleNav software application directly onto the device. Finally, you’ll need to activate the TeleNav Unlimited Plan…. pc mag review

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