GlastoNav is returning this year

[GlastoShow]

www.telecompaper.com:

Orange UK back at Glastonbury, updates GlastoNav app

Orange UK said it will be back at Glastonbury festival for the eleventh year as the festival''s Official Communications Partner. Orange said that its GlastoNav app, which attracted 15,000 visitors last year, will have a new feature

Edited May 8, 2009 by GlastoShow

[WS_Jack_III]

so will mine just update then when i near the site?

[GlastoShow]

so will mine just update then when i near the site?

[Yorkshire Chomper]

Whats the GlastoNav?

[norainplease]

Whats the GlastoNav?

[rosstopher]

its a application you download to your mobile phone that has like band listings and times and stages ect.. news, a map of the fest and stuff, it was a download from orange, you text a number and it texts you a link to download it to your phone

[Chazeboy]

+1

Although I am sure I have heard of it before, how does it work again?

[GlastoShow]

I used it last year as a Clashfinder and planned who i was seeing. I didnt actually take it to the festival - its pretty handy though.

[GlastoShow]

UPDATE: blog.3g.co.uk just added the following:

Back for 2009 is the highly successful and updated GlastoNav, a downloadable mobile application providing the ultimate interactive guide to Glastonbury. Last year saw over 15,000 festival goers download the application. This year a brand new feature means festival goers will also be sent alerts for money-can’t-buy ‘side of stage’ competitions to see some of the top bands playing this years festival. Existing functionality enables the user to create their own personalised line up. Once downloaded, the service is completely free, easy to use and available across any mobile network on the majority of UK handsets.

[Mark E. Spliff]

There's a demo of Glastonav here.

This is last year's version though. There isn't any info yet about how this year's one will differ.

[Yorkshire Chomper]

Sounds like a drain on the mobile phone battery... which leads me to ask.. how easy is it to charge the phone up there? cost, queues, best times of day etc

[r0cky]

Sounds like a drain on the mobile phone battery... which leads me to ask.. how easy is it to charge the phone up there? cost, queues, best times of day etc

[Onus]

Cost = zero, with the Orange Chill and Charge tent.

Queues = sod all to begin with then manic by the later stages of the festival (as everyone has run out of juice).

A solution is to buy a cheap non-brand spare battery and charge it before the off.

[r0cky]

Cost = zero, with the Orange Chill and Charge tent.

Queues = sod all to begin with then manic by the later stages of the festival (as everyone has run out of juice).

Edited May 8, 2009 by r0cky

[Onus]

Yeah I had a cheeky top up on the Friday. Did not fancy the Saturday/Sunday queues though *shudders*.

[r0cky]

Yeah I had a cheeky top up on the Friday. Did not fancy the Saturday/Sunday queues though *shudders*.

[norainplease]

we will need a new phone our hunks of junk arent up to spec for the app. i tried last year

[danicalifornia]

thought it was very cool last year, hinting at secret gigs and stuff

[Nicko]

I tried to get glastonav last year, but for some reason it wouldn't download to my phone. from what I have heard though it is a good little app to have, simply to organise your days and find those secret gigs.

I presume there will be an all singing all dancing one for iphones and such like.

I ran outta battery last year, and needed to go to the chill'n'charge tent last year, it was a right mission!

you really need to make friends with whoever has the connection that you need.

on the plus side it is a good place to meet new people, and you all have at least one thing in common... we were all too stupid to turn our phones off at night!

[chief_scrutter]

they've updated the page for 2009 now.

http://www.glastonav.co.uk/

obv the app hasn't been released yet, but there's a "sign up for more info" box. my glasto mobile is the cheapest piece of shit ever (don't take what you can't afford to lose), so will no doubt be unable to run this.

what's the betting there won't be an iphone version?

[WS_Jack_III]

ok so i gotta download the new version then? mine won't just update? sorry i know i asked before but need a proper answer

[Hello... I'm Johnny Cash]

what's the betting there won't be an iphone version?