I don't know how the royalties work out, but either way, the payment system is indeed setup through the Maps application on the N95 on the device itself, not through any carrier. And no, you don't need a data connection for the maps either. You can download them in advance onto a the memory card from the same source and like I said, routing is free with those free maps. The only thing you pay for is the voice prompts. You can read about it at smart2go.com, or pick up an N95 for yourself.
“At a glance -- particularly as a non-Storm user -- you might say "wait a second, that's just a Storm." And in reality, you wouldn't be far off with that assessment.”
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I don't know how the royalties work out, but either way, the payment system is indeed setup through the Maps application on the N95 on the device itself, not through any carrier. And no, you don't need a data connection for the maps either. You can download them in advance onto a the memory card from the same source and like I said, routing is free with those free maps. The only thing you pay for is the voice prompts. You can read about it at smart2go.com, or pick up an N95 for yourself.