Navman F15 - GSM-Forum

floppes · 04-03-2009, 19:42

I bought a Navman F15 last summer at RadioShack in the US. It came with the maps for USA but there seems to be no option to buy other maps. It looks like this is a bulk product with no chance to legally get other maps (I am looking for maps of Europe).

On the back the model no. says N188 and the system info says "F 15 SmartST 2008 Build 5.55.0001".

Can I change the maps? I searched this forum already but I can't figure out which maps I need to download for this device.

kisjoska · 04-30-2009, 06:52

This type of Navman uses a kind of MIO software. Navman was bought by MIO. But.... You couldn`t use MIOmap. I own a Navman F25 but it has no support too... The software of this gps is Linux based! This gps is cheap but without support.

floppes · 05-01-2009, 02:19

Hm too bad. I saw an F15 on ebay with maps of Europe, maybe they sold it there too.
But anyway, I sold my GPS because I need a better one

kisjoska · 05-01-2009, 14:06

Very good. Must buy a GPS with good support. I`m using a Garmin 250W. I had TomTom too, but the best in my oppinion is GARMIN...

leviathan0999 · 10-02-2010, 03:43

So, is it possible to install some sort of Open Source GPS software to run on this hardware, which will use the hardware to talk to the satellites, and can be easily updated with downloadable open-source maps? Maybe a Google GPS utility?

04-03-2009, 19:42	#1 (permalink)
floppes Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 Member: 756583 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	Navman F15 I bought a Navman F15 last summer at RadioShack in the US. It came with the maps for USA but there seems to be no option to buy other maps. It looks like this is a bulk product with no chance to legally get other maps (I am looking for maps of Europe). On the back the model no. says N188 and the system info says "F 15 SmartST 2008 Build 5.55.0001". Can I change the maps? I searched this forum already but I can't figure out which maps I need to download for this device.

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04-30-2009, 06:52	#2 (permalink)
kisjoska Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Romania, Satu Mare Age: 49 Posts: 28 Member: 935471 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 6	This type of Navman uses a kind of MIO software. Navman was bought by MIO. But.... You couldn`t use MIOmap. I own a Navman F25 but it has no support too... The software of this gps is Linux based! This gps is cheap but without support.

05-01-2009, 02:19	#3 (permalink)
floppes Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 Member: 756583 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	Hm too bad. I saw an F15 on ebay with maps of Europe, maybe they sold it there too. But anyway, I sold my GPS because I need a better one

05-01-2009, 14:06	#4 (permalink)
kisjoska Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Romania, Satu Mare Age: 49 Posts: 28 Member: 935471 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 6	Very good. Must buy a GPS with good support. I`m using a Garmin 250W. I had TomTom too, but the best in my oppinion is GARMIN...

10-02-2010, 03:43	#5 (permalink)
leviathan0999 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1 Member: 1408129 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	So, is it possible to install some sort of Open Source GPS software to run on this hardware, which will use the hardware to talk to the satellites, and can be easily updated with downloadable open-source maps? Maybe a Google GPS utility?