Getting everything (almost) for FREE!!

I managed to get the Garmin Mobile XT Navigation with City Navigator North America NT 2008 maps running on my T-Mobile Shadow. The best part of the whole deal - its free. Well, almost!! I did have to buy a bluetooth GPS receiver and a microSD card. Nonetheless, the software is readily available on the Internet...Thanks to mu-torrent and rapidshare.

Since collecting all the pieces and understanding how all of them would join took me some time, I thought I would write this small tutorial on how to get the things done. So here it is!!

Things you would need (to buy) -

1. T-Mobile Shadow
2. A Bluetooth GPS Receiver
3. A microSD card with 2GB free space

What you would finally have -

Garmin Mobile XT GPS Navigation on your T-Mobile Shadow running on City Navigator North America NT 2008 Maps.

First things first - lots of download to make!!

1. Garmin Mobile XT for Windows Mobile

You can get it from http://rapidshare.com/files/71864781/12514.rar. The download contains .rar files for different OSes. Extract the rar file for Windows Mobile. Once extracted, note the _Crack folder. This folder contains the keygen by JetMouse that would enable you to use external GPS receivers and the NT maps from Garmin.

2. Garmin Mobile XT Support Files

The above version of GMXT does not have the voice files in it. To get them download the support files from Garmin - http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3493.

3. Garmin MapSource

Garmin MapSource is a PC utility that lets you pick maps from Garmin map databases and create the right files for you to use in the GPS units. The trick to get this software is to first install the free Training Center utility from Garmin - http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=835 - and then install the MapSource update - http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=209.

4. Garmin City Navigator North America NT 2008

Well this is a 1.1 GB file!! Best way to get it is via a torrent download - like this one. Do not worry if you do not see a Setup.exe in the file list of the torrent. Also, do not confuse this version with the City Navigator North America NT v8....its a different one and more importantly, JetMouse's keygen will not be able to generate the unlock code for the maps.

Once you have all the downloads ready, its time to put them together. Instructions coming up!!!!