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Tom Tom Bluetooth

I am looking to purchase tom tom blue tooth GPS for my XDA II. has anyone tried this, does it work with the XDA II

It works perfectly with xda2, make sure you use the latest gps driver which is 2.09, you can then use a bluetooth gps without using any patches.

Tom tom on e bay
Has any one purchased the tom Tom blue tooth's from "uncle sams" on E bay, for use in the XDA II. Is this seller reliable? £239 for a blue tooth tom tom 4 seems cheap

Works fine on my french XDA II, I added voice messages when radar boxes are in proximity (60s ... 10s), really efficient stuff (and fun!), esp in France where brand new radars are installed everywhere - :twisted: !!

i've bought mine off uncle sam....they're importers for rikaline.....worked well till my battery went flat in xda .....fast service and good support

when you say the battery went flat, does the Tom Tom bluetooth kit not include a car charger or does the one they supply not keep up with the power consumed ????????

The Tom Tom Bluetooth kit is on sale for $350
http://www.mobileplanet.com/private...id=E7548W0X2B7W8NBMMCGK9RFBP0DV7S65&listing=1
That's our co brand with Mobile Planet. I think thats a pretty good deal, not sure what the conversion is.

I need one with a UK / Europe data base.

Having researched bluetooth gps quite a bit, there is something you need to know, if the bt gps has an internal battery, you may find after a year that you have another paperweight when the battery dies. The Fortuna Gpsmart uses standard AAA batteries so wont have this problem, there are a few on the market that sell replaceable battery type gps but they are few and far between, so my advice when buying bt gps is to ask about availability of spare battery, if no replacement is available I would not buy the gps.

Where did you find the best dfeal on the fortuna & did you get it with Tom Tom 2 ??????? :?:

I got my gps from ebay, paid £80 for it, I "found" a copy of tomtom2 on overnet.

XDAII+BT GPS+TOMTOM
I bought fortuna BT clipon GPS (takes nokia cellphone batts) charge lasts for about 8 hrs, was £120 from net.
Tomtom 2 was £90 bestbuy on net.
XDAII £150 on £20/month contract from CPW.
256M sd card, £50 from net
I use dealtime/bestbuy to get keen prices, then negotiate with store there on.

XDAIIi + TomTom Nav5 + TomTom MKII Bluetooth GPS For SALE

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

tom tom and gps

ok i know now that my t-mobile mda doesnt have a gps reciever built in but i read all of you have or a lot of you have tom tom dont you have to buy an external gps reciever to use that and well isnt that bulky and expensive i like tom tom and all but as for spending the money on the reciever and such i really dont want it that bad

I have read your post 4 times and i still can't really understand what you are trying to say or ask. No offence, but try and use some basic punctuation and grammar. One long sentence is very hard to read.
I'm guessing here, but yes you do need a Bluetooth GPS unit if that is what you are asking. They are quite small, not very expensive and can be left on your dash board/in your glovebox.

ok sorry for not being more clearer. Do you have maybe a link to an inexpensive one. I looked on ebay and they are like 100$ maybe im looking into the wrong place. Also is there any map program that will do from to directions like mapquest and yahoo maps based on 2 address and maps youhave on your ppc

Here is one for 65 Euro's in Holland. http://www.gpsshop.nl/product/19348
Same one i use.

Got a GPS Receiver from Ebay for 65 euro (including 25 euro for shipping costs).
But if I understand right, you find a GPS receiver to be expensive (around $100)...but what about TomTom...that costs around 2-3 times that much

Tomtom with O2 Exec or Tomtom one

Hi,
I know some of you would be annoyed with me posting a topic which has been discussed on this forum but after searching a lot on this forum i could not decide whether to buy a bluetooth GPS reciever or Tomtom one?
I have tomtom software 5.21 with the maps and dont mind struggling a bit initially ( for the 1st time i mean ) to get the bluetooth GPS running with Exec but just want to ask all of those who are using their Exec with tomtom few questions.
How easy is it to use Exec with tomtom in day to day life?
Has anybody used both and what do they prefer and why?
Which GPS is the best cos i have seen few with 32 channel etc etc?
Thanx in advance!!
Jatt

I've been using TomTom on my Exec since about November last year, and to be honest, I wouldn't even consider getting a full TomTom device.
I've got a BT-77 GPS (about £45 off eBay), wired permanently on in my car (I've also got a second if I need to use it elsewhere), and had NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER getting it to work - in fact, I'm bemused at why the whole Bluetooth/GPS issue is such a big one. I simply paired the two, and set up a port - no messing about unhiding the GPS applet etc. Easy.
I've got a Brodit mount in the car - very good. I've also got a Parrot hands-free, so the Exec does everything in the car - phone and sat nav (with Traffic).
Downsides? Well, sometimes the Exec can take an age to start TomTom, but other than that, I'm struggling to think of any.
Cheers,
Steve.

Same rig as above poster (SPV m5000,Tt 5.21 & BT77 GPS receiver) but did have a little trauma with the Tomtom port problem at first :evil: found the solution here though and now it's all good! Tomtom does suck the life out of that minuscule battery though, so a powered mount or a decent car charger are a must. As for the amount of receiver channels - the more the better (for tracking ability - look for ones with the SIRF III chip-set) i believe. Hope this helps

Thanks Oink1 and StevePritchard
I have ordered HOLOX Bluetooth GPS Reciever 32 Channel 4 TomTom from Ebay and it has SIRF III chip-set aswell.
Will let you know how it is for me
Bye

I have been using my Exec with TTN 5.21 for approaching a year now and use it with a SysOn 20 Channel SiRF Star Bluetooth GPS, brilliant piece of kit.
I wouldn't worry about the high end of GPS channel tracking as 12 - 20 suffices. The only problem that I've experienced was keeping the pairing but otherwise it works exceptionally.

Hi all,
Which software version of tomtom supports full postal code directions?
Thanks for all ur input
Bye
Jatt

to tom tom or not to tom tom?

hi, got an exec and been using it for a year now and still loving it as of october i am going to be driving a taxi so, wondered what peoples advice would be, is the exec reliable and usable enough to use as sat nav for my taxi? iv trawled through the forum and read lots about the tom tom issues and im wondering whether or not to just buy an independant tom tom device and keep my exec free as as phone? i will be using my o2 bluetooth headset whilst driving and will need to be able to take calls on it.
also if you think i should stay true to my exec and tomtom her up, any suggestions on where to buy from and best gps unit etc? seen THIS on ebay, was going to use a copy of my mates tom tom but, thinking maybe it would be more reliable to just buy a genuine copy????
many thanks in advance

Hi bobby,
To be honest Tomtom works perfectly on the XDA Exec. I have a MDA Pro(T-mobile version) and i have no problems. At first there were some problems with trying to setup the bluetooth gps recievers with tomtom but that was before version 5.21 was released.
Using the phone at the same time as running tomtom is easily done. the gps reciever does not interfere with a bluetooth headset whatsoever. I have a sony erricsson HBH-300 bluetooth headset with my MDA Pro and i always take calls while using tomtom.
As it goes with the retail version of tomtom the only difference you will get is that you will have the option to subscribe to live traffic updates.
The item you have seen in ebay looks quite good. i have the same gps reciever as that deal which i know is really good but as for the holder you may want to consider getting a holder specific for the Exec as you may want to put it in landscape mode when not using tomtom.
Here are a couple of options for you for the GPS holders and recievers:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XDA-Exec-Brod...ryZ56166QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XDA-Exec-Brod...ryZ56166QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Globalsat-BT3...oryZ4668QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Hope this helps you, if you would like a couple of pictures of my setup please let me know.

Been using TomTom on T-Mobile MDA Pro for 9 weeks...upgraded from HP iPAQ 6515 and loving it!!!!!
The screen quality is far superior and it works like a charm

I've been using both TomTom and iGo on my Qtek9000, they work very well. I think I prefer iGo, but it's just a matter of taste I guess.
Make sure to get version 5.21 of TomTom, otherwise a bluetooth GPS reciever won't work.

hi, I use my universal,mda pro, as a sat nav and it works perfectly no issues whatsoever. I'm running tt5.21 with map of uk plus v632 the gps reciever is holux gpslim 236 which is brilliant I highly recommand this one as to the mount I have pdahut holder which does its job but there is 2 probs with it..putting the device in and out of the mount involves two hands and the stability. plus the mount is passive one. all after all is a good combination I'm very happy with it. I cannot comment on using bt headset cos I m not using yet but I am experiencing huge lags answering the phone while navigating..I use wired headset that came with the universal.
cheers, cudo

muchos gracias senors 8) thought i was gonna have to go and fork out for a whole new unti for a moment :roll:
ps. 'itwasntme' if you could mail me a pic or two of your set up il be forever in your debt mate :wink: