I have a BB Pearl - can I get sat nav on it - how?

[sebo]

I have googled this and found that some telcos are asking for a 12 month subscription - why?

I have google maps on my Pearl but want proper satnav for turn by turn directions - can this be done?

[sebo]

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[sebo]

dave328 said:

What model of the Pearl is it? (take the back off and look for 8100, 8110, 8120, 8130)

The 8100 doesn't have GPS, I believe the others do.

BB Maps does turn by turn and should be installed by default. As already said Google Maps now supports this too - not really worth paying for TomTom.

Thanks - just looked - I have an 8120

Am I golden?

[sebo]

It's my personal Blackberry.

Based on that and Tom Tom's being available for £99 ish I may just pick something up from Halfrauds or similar.

I "thought" (wrongly) that I could have cheap sat nav on my BB for the price of a download.

Thanks to all for your replies..

Oh and is it a case of you get what you pay for with Sat Nav or will a £99 Tom Tom / Garmin do the job? (UK only for the other half to use in her new job driving to see patients in Oxford and the odd weekend away for us in the country to find secluded hotel / camp site not easily found from GB Route map).