![]() Press the BlackBerry key to bring up the menu. Set up the Folder System: Using Mass-Storage mode navigate to your SD Card using Windows Explorer, you need to create a folder called “data dir” with subdirectories called maps, resources, sounds, tracks-gpx, tracks-nmea, ui-profiles, wpts as shown on the diagram on the right.ĭisconnect your BlackBerry from your PC and load the TrekBuddy application. Instructions on how to use application loader can be found here.ģ. Install TrekBuddy: Use the BlackBerry Application Loader to install the application. Download TrekBuddy: The ALX and COD files can be found via this link.Ģ. The map on the right is a screen shot from a Curve 8310, using a map created with the excellent gm2tb- GoogleMaps to TrekBuddy site.ġ. Using offline maps with TrekBuddy enables you to download maps at detail levels that suit you, that load quickly as they are stored on the SD Card, and of course do not incur any data download costs, this is especially useful when you are roaming overseas. TrekBuddy is a great, freeware application developed by Kruch a Czech developer and is suitable for J2ME devices including a BlackBerry with OS 4.1 or greater. With TrekBuddy you can use offline maps, from Google and elsewhere, record route speed and waypoints, or use your phone as a direction finder. When you are out of range of a data signal both these applications are unable to continue to provide a map. BlackBerry smartphones are handy for GPS navigation helped by the excellent BlackBerry and Google Maps applications.
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