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Actually - was quite impressed

Downloaded application for N73 on the PC.

Installed via PC Suite.

Ran application, agreed to license.

I noticed it wanted to connect to the internet - no way hosé.

Program carried on fine with a high level view of Europe - sweet.

Downloaded MapLoader.

It had a whinge about my phone memory not being big enough, but I ploughed on and I think it understood I wanted it installed to the 1GB SD.

Blinking hell....40minutes later... finally... the England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland maps were installed.

Re-ran application. Did it find my address? Yes - and it even found my house on a crescent.

Tried planning a route to a random location to the right on the map (ended up being Slough, well I guess someone has to go there.), and it provided me with a list of directions.

I now have a free application on my phone, so that if I'm ever lost in someone barely civilized I can find my way to somewhere more civilized. If in London, I can now get the quickest route between the Tube station and Tottenham Court Road.

I'm not sure what you would pay for in the application? But I think an N73 screen is too small for in-car navigation.

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