Hello,
I have just received the TOMTOM bluetooth GPS kit brand new. The box does not contain the cradle pictured on their website although they have it listed inbox in the catalog. Did TOMTOM stop including the cradle for the receiver? or what?
Thank you for you help.
I didnt get one with mine either, judging by the amount on ebay, I think they dumped a load on the market with just the gps and charger in the box.
Related
Yo,
Anyone got a new exec yet, and got tomtom 5 with a tomtom wired GPS receiver plugged into it? If so can you describe what you did, so i can prepare my gear for when it lands! Looks like I might need a USB to MINI USB lead to be compatable with my Arkon car cradle...............
Cheers all,
Bryson
Search the forum, loads of posts on this.
I haven't seen any posts on this. Plenty on BLUETOOTH tomtom but not WIRED.
As far as I know there isn't any type of adaptor like that on the market - unless anyone knows different? So its Bluetooth only.
Sorry, my bad, I miss-read the post. Thought it was BT.
Yeah, I trawled the forums, didnt see anything re a wired GPS receiver, so hoping someone can advise how i can connect my tomtom wired GPS into the exec.............dont want to have to buy a new BT receiver as well!
just got my exec today ,which I must admit was quick comming only ordered it yesterday ive got gps for my xda 2 but wont fit my exec
It wouldn't be as simple as a Serial to Mini USB adaptor because the serial bit would need to be a specific Xda serial fitting. I can't see the economical sense in them being developed.
Best bet is to flog your wired receiver on ebay and buy a b/t receiver. I'm using a co-pilot b/t receiver and the phone connecter that comes with it is mini usb. Charges the Exec and b/t receiver at the same time.
I Don't work
doesn't look good ....................
sh1t, really! why? let me guess, after 3 succesful incarnations of the xda..........HTC decided that it would be to easy co let the comm port style continue, and usb land awaits........
Hi there.
I am wanting to sell my XDAIIi, complete with TomTom Navigator 5 and my TomTom MKII SIRFIII Bluetooth GPS Receiver.
I am looking for £250 for the lot.
The XDAIIi is in mint condition. No scratches either on the case or the screen. Comes with all the bits. I.e. box, manual, cradle, charger, cables, battery ect. Also a aluminium hard case with slots for spare SD/MMC Cards. As I said, it's in perfect condition plainly because it's been in the metal case all it's life. I have hardly ever used it for it's PDA functions, hence this is why i am selling it. I have upgraded it's ROM to the latest version from the o2 website.
Another thing to mention, it is unlocked using the natty tool from this website.
Also, the TomTom Navigator 5 comes with all the discs that I bought from TomTom.com I have only registered TomTom on the XDAIIi that I am selling so it will work fine. Comes complete with all the discs for europe mapping + the application disc, manual, registration card ect.
The TomTom MKII SIRFIII Bluetooth GPS Reciever comes complete with box and all the chargers and cables.
For £250, I think it's a resonable price for something which is basically new.
If they have any questions or would like to see some pictures of any of the items.
Hope someone is interested. I would prefer to only sell it to UK People due to the high shipping costs. Unless you are willing to be a little extra to cover the costs?
Warmest Regards,
Chris
Hi everyone, just to let you know I sold the XDAIIi Tuesday morning.
Sorry I forgot to post a reply in this topic.
Cheers,
Chris
Hi Peeps!
I am getting TomTom for the wizard, but need a GPS device.
1) Which ones can you reccommend and where from, links would be good!
2) Does the Software show speed camera locations?
Thank You
For GPS information you should check out www.gpspassion.com for their reviews and forums.
For speed camera databases that are formatted for several popular navigation programs including TomTom look at www.pocketgpsworld.com but note that there is a (modest) charge to download.
If you have not yet settled on TomTom then do consider the alternatives that you will find referenced at gpspassion.
Hope this helps!
iBlue
I have the iBlue GPS receiver from semsons.com. I've also had the Solarious receiver from them and I prefer the iBlue....it has an auto-off feature when there is no Bluetooth connection. It's also waaay small. The reception seems to be great too....none of these devices are Hollywood where you get an instant fix the second you turn it on but this is pretty quick and has stayed locked in just fine for me.
http://www.semsons.com/ibhiseaublgp.html
-Tim
Hi,
Have a look at this link, the latest most powerful SirfIII+ BT GPS unit on the market, and Brand new latest Destinator 6 sat nav software, (full UK and Ireland and european mapping) as a bundle deal.
http://www.dsldevelopments.com/Destinator/destinator6ELANEDO.asp
Hope that helps,
Cheers!
Bryson
Hi,
Have a look at this link, the latest most powerful SirfIII+ BT GPS unit on the market, and Brand new latest Destinator 6 sat nav software, (full UK and Ireland and european mapping) as a bundle deal.
http://www.dsldevelopments.com/Destinator/destinator6ELANEDO.asp
Hope that helps,
Cheers!
Bryson
i use tomtom with the BT GPS i got of ebay for £40. Works stright away, the only one draw back is the load of tomtom, but once it loaded it works fine. Speed camera i got as well, couldnt live without them (biker).
i agree with timskrastins. i-Blue reciever has worked fine with my TomTom. got mine for £40 from Ebay.
bonus is that it is charged with a mini USB connector. you cant charge the reciever with the wizard charger but you can charge the wizard with the car charger that comes with the reciever
TomTom 6 is due out b4 Christmas....... Wait until then
I have a T-mobile MDA and I want to get a GPS navigation reciever. I have the maps but all I need is the unit that will actually do the blinking on the maps to tell my location. I have a miniSD port on my MDA and I have a 2GB minisd card for it. anyone have an MDA and got theirs to work?
do you know where I can buy one? I am looking for something fairly cheap, not the 300 units. thanks.
can I get it on ebay
could I get the GPS on ebay? what would I need to look for?
tomtom 6 navigator
im using tomtom 6 navigator on my mda, the 2gb is perfect for north america (1.4gb) and 1gb for usa and canada (895mb) and globalsat reciever the best investment yet.
are you in the us? cingular wireless sells it for $100 +tax its the best receiver i ever owned its basically the size of a ipod nano a wee bit thicker... before i had the pharos wireless receiver which sucks not recomended.
LovnGrlyGrlz said:
are you in the us? cingular wireless sells it for $100 +tax its the best receiver i ever owned its basically the size of a ipod nano a wee bit thicker... before i had the pharos wireless receiver which sucks not recomended.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes I am in the us, Spokane WA,. so how does it work? is it thought bluetooth, i just want to make sure that if I buy it, I wont end up finding out that it doesnt work.
yep it connects wirelessly through bluetooth.
here's the link to globalsat
http://www.globalsat.com.tw/eng/product_detail_00000076.htm
LovnGrlyGrlz said:
yep it connects wirelessly through bluetooth.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
so would all bluetooth gps recievers work on my MDA?
yeah pretty much... which navi program are you using?
LovnGrlyGrlz said:
yeah pretty much... which navi program are you using?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
tomtom5, but I have a cd with another one, have no idea which.
tomtom 5 is good but bit outdated it should work just fine with any bluetooth receiver, just make sure when buying a receiver check out the specs like if its the latest sirfIII and check out how many channels it can recieve obviously higher the better.
From Argentina
Hi, i live in Argentina, so i dont use the TomTom.
I bought on eBay a BT GPS, brand i-Blue.
It works fine, and i even get satellite reception inside my home (the sensibility is awsome).
Im using a vectorial map of my country which is fully routeable, and runs with Garmin QUE software on the PDA.
Since Garmin requires the GPS to be a Garmin one, i have a software call franson which emulates a Garmin GPS based on the iBlue Data.
There is also an open-source solution to this, but its a little tricky.
When you buy a BT GPS, check out how many satellites it can handle, battery life, and try to get one with and external antena MMCX connector.
I got mine for about 60 bucks plus shipping.
It uses a cheap Nokia-cellphone battery so i can replace it cheap.
Excuse my english, im spanish.
Ps: to get maps working into garming QUE, you just put the MiniSD on the computer, open Mapsource (garmin version of QUE for the PC) and download the maps to the Flash. Then, when you start the QUE, it will load the maps by itself.
For those who don't know, Microsoft and Pharos are offering an iGPS-500 Bluetooth receiver for $70, plus shipping.
http://www.pharosgps.com/gpsphone/LiveSearch.htm?ProductID=615
https://services.pharosgps.com/shopping/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=141
This is designed to work with LiveSearch, but I don't see why it wouldn't work with other software.
I have purchased one and I will post a review in this thread when I get it.
How did it work for you? I bought the iGPS too but I can't seem to figure out how to use it with my Wing. Do I still have to mess with the "External GPS" settings? I'm planning on using it with Windows Live Search. It connects fine, I guess I'm just a bit clueless trying to get it to work.
I purchased that keychain Bluetooth GPS reciever from the XDA store, and its pretty sweet. Its small but works well, and was even cheaper than that one above, you should consider that one too. Hey, plus you can support this great site too ;0)
http://store.xda-developers.com/xproduct.php?xProd=489&xSec=24
Just a query I am awaiting the arrival of my External B/T GPS to suit my Imate Jasjam I have Tomtom 6 installed my question is ...Is there any tricks to getting this working prior to my stuffing around with it
Hey bongo333, What I would suggest, as I use Tomtom 6 with ext, GPS reciever, is to wait to pair GPS with the jasjam before running tomtom the first time.
This allows you the option of which com port you wish the GPS reciever to use(I use 4). I believe tomtom uses as default 9 or 3. I believe your BT handsfree has com 03 reserved which means you have to use com 09.
When you get your GPS reciever, pair with jasjam but make sure you tick "serial port".
Then, from the tabs at the bottom of the screen in bluetooth settings, select com ports. click "select new outgoing port" then select port of your choice(Please remember that some com ports are "Reserved and cant be picked).
Start tomtom and when prompted select which type of gps you are using(other bluetooth reciver) then pick the com port you selected as the outgoing port for your GPS.
Please note that I have tried a 16 channel GPS and now have a 54 channel GPS and the more recievers the better reception and less time to lock onto a signal.
Hope this helps... Cheers
Excellent description I just picked it up and had it running on the way home I couldn't ask for anything better for that price $80 Ebay Holux M-1000b (for others info) exactly as you said used bluetooth prior to Tomtom and MUST assign com port or no go by the way do you know where I can get the latest Aust maps. I have Tomtom 6 but I'm told there is a newer version of the S/w but maps are more important.
Cheers Bongo333
SD5150 said:
I purchased that keychain Bluetooth GPS reciever from the XDA store, and its pretty sweet. Its small but works well, and was even cheaper than that one above, you should consider that one too. Hey, plus you can support this great site too ;0)
http://store.xda-developers.com/xproduct.php?xProd=489&xSec=24
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What software are you using for the keychain bluetooth GPS reciever? and do you need to be connected to 3G or internet to have the software working?
Ive been using an external GPS that i got on ebay about a year and a half ago for about $60 AUD.
For maps im using Tomtom which works great.