A cell phone is a much more common device than a dedicated navigator. If you do not want to purchase a separate device for navigation, you can install the mapping program into a regular mobile phone.
Instructions
Step 1
Make sure that your device supports the installation of third-party software and that the SIM card for the region you are currently in is installed in it. If you are going to use a mapping application that dynamically downloads information from the Internet, correctly configure the access point (APN) and activate the unlimited Internet access service. If your operator is Beeline or Megafon, and free traffic for the Yandex. Maps application is available in your region, you do not need to connect unlimited access.
Step 2
Please visit the following pages: https://maps.mail.ru/mobile/https://www.google.com/intl/ru_ALL/mobile/maps/https://www.mgmaps.com/https:// mobile. yandex.ru/maps/download/. Find out which of the programs presented there have options that are suitable for your mobile phone model. Download the version of the program you like for your phone. Download some programs if you want. If you have already connected unlimited access, it is better to use the device itself for downloading - the server will determine its model and offer the program assembly that best suits it.
Step 3
Install the downloaded program in a way that depends on what platform the phone is running on (J2ME, Symbian, Android, Windows Phone).
Step 4
If you decide to use the service of providing free traffic for the Yandex. Maps program, download its special version from the website of your mobile operator in your region. When installing the standard version of this program, the traffic will be charged in the usual way. In case you want to store maps locally, and not download them from the Internet as needed, install the program "Maps @ Mail. Ru", and then download the local file of maps of your region from the following page: https://maps.mail. ru / mobile /? page = maps. The method of installing local maps depends on the operating system of the phone. Please note that this function is not supported by Cards @ Mail. Ru in all operating systems.
Step 5
After starting the program for the first time, specify which of the access points (APN) to use to interact with the server, as well as how to determine your location: using the built-in GLONASS or GPS signal receiver, using an external receiver of such signals connected to the device by the Bluetooth channel, or only by identifiers of base stations. The last of these methods is the most imprecise. The most accurate positioning method is A-GPS (Assisted GPS), when data from a navigation receiver and signals from base stations complement each other. Do not use a phone with a navigation program while driving - unlike a real navigator, it automatically turns off the backlight, forcing the user to be distracted by turning it on again, and, moreover, does not give voice prompts, requiring constant attention to what is happening on the screen. While in roaming, prohibit the navigation program from accessing the Internet.
