I know people with a pda with GPS receiver built in, like the Yakumo or the Mio168. It's great that you don't have to bother with charging a bluetooth adaptor or getting connection and it's more compact.
http://www.pdashop.nl/product/11712
At the back you have a small metal plate that you can turn up as the gps receiver.
It would be great, an XDAIIi like PDA Phone including an integrated gps receiver and wifi! The receiver is above at the back (where the lens of the xdaIIi is), i would gladly give up the camera with poor quality for this built in receiver. I just downloaded pugs camera rom update with better cam, but nothing compares a real cam with flash. So better off with a built in gps receiver I find.
I wonder if there are any PDA phones like the XDAIIi with wifi & gps receiver integrated yet? Maybe a new future Qtek? Would be great!
This would be the only pda phone wich I would give up my xdaIIi.
Anyone knows this dream pda-phone exists?
Answer
Its coming up!
http://www.pocketpcitalia.com/Recensioni/Pocket-PC/Recensione-Qtek-G100-(HTC-Gala/
Wrong answer no GSM integrated!
You've got it wrong mate, it had no GSM
I mean a XDAIIi like with built in GPS.
So PDA+GSM+BUILT IN WIFI+BUILT IN GPS
This one isn't in the range of PDA Phones, it's just a PDA with built in GPS and wifi. My friends have a Mio & Yakumo also just PDA with GPS without phone pity enough. So still no all in one solution.
XDAIIi still comes closest exept for the external GPS receiver.
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Innovator said:
You've got it wrong mate, it had no GSM
I mean a XDAIIi like with built in GPS.
So PDA+GSM+BUILT IN WIFI+BUILT IN GPS
This one isn't in the range of PDA Phones, it's just a PDA with built in GPS and wifi. My friends have a Mio & Yakumo also just PDA with GPS without phone pity enough. So still no all in one solution.
XDAIIi still comes closest exept for the external GPS receiver.
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Sorry m8 my mistake!! You´re so right! I know the MIO168 - MIO is making A701 version with GSM, GPS, PDA but still without WiFi.
http://www.mio-tech.be/press_center/press/press_new_products_09_05_en.asp
http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/6111.html
http://www.supergps.co.uk/mio-a701-integrated-gps-handheld-mobile-pc-p-375.html
http://www.clove.co.uk/products/products.asp?strAreaNo=400_1_13&intElement=26657
No Wifi integrated still not satisfied
Yeah but still no wifi included
I worked with SDIO Wifi cards in past on XDAII but don't like them, better everything integrated, more compact & less trouble.
I hope very soon a release of a PDA with GSM GPS WIFI integrated.
They may keep their cams bad quality, never use it.
They I will put my xdaIIi on ebay
What about something like ETEN G500 ?
Don't see wifi specifications ?
Hi,
Thanks for the tip, but no wiifi integrated is not interested for me
Maybe i'll have to wait for the new qtek
Regards,
Innovator
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Does someone know if navigon 4 works great on the magician ?
Can we receive some feedback from users that have tried it ?
Thanks.
I have used it and it works fine although personally I prefer TomTom
yaaah
I have the same problem with Navigon 4.2 when I connect it to a bluetooth GPS,
I'm tryed with so many options but not yet, nothing at all, IT DOSN'T WORK WITH THE BLOODY BLUETOOTH GPS, unless I find I a way out to change the bluetooth setting there,
I hope anybody can advise...
regards
Navigon works fine with my BT GPS. No problem at all.
TO jacoh.
Did you mean it is working with the imate jam (magician)?
if yes,
did you pair the bluetooth gps with com5 (as outbound)?
then normal setting of navigon,
then work fine (it is not finding the bt gps at all) where other small navigation software finds it and work with but not the navigon,
ANY SPECIAL STEP YOU DID TO LET IT WORK OR WHAT?
please advise!
thanx in advance
maybe you should call the Navigon software vendor and ask why it does not work.
unless you did not bought the software of course, but you certainly are not a f**king hacker are you?
Yes. It is working with iMate Jam (well it's a Qtek S100 with french OS). Com5 in Navigon settings. GPS is an emtac. No problem. Most of the time, problems come from BT pairing. Does your GPS receiver comes with a test application (emtac provides one for example)?
to mms72 :
i've read that the 4.2 doesn't work. Only the 4.01 does.
to jacoch :
Is it slooow or not ?
for example, when you don't follow the route, how long does it take to recalculate a new one (big delay or not) ?
thanks.
I've heard poeple in France saying it's quite slow to recalculate and almost unusable in cities. I have no problem on my side. It takes 1-2s to recalculate. But it seems to depend on the map density. I live in switzerland in a small city and the maps are probably simpler than the map of Paris or London.
Hi all,
I spend a lot of time to get MN4.2 working reliable. It depends on the protocol that your GPS is working with. As default for my RBT1000 was
GGA=1, GSA=1, GSV=5 RMC=1,GLL=0 and VTG=0. With this configuration the bluetooth connection will lost from time to time.
Now i have changed the protocol to GGA=1 and VTG=1. This combination works perfect for me. In some case (depends on your hardware) you need
GSA=1 also,
\\Yoshi
thank you yoshi:
simple and small question:
How to change those protocls :roll: in my imate jam..
Hi,
It depends on your mouse how to change the protocolls.
In my case the mouse came with a special software to change the protokoll. You can also some special tools for that for example:
winfast navigator.
\\Yoshi
thank you for the advice Yoshi
thank you Yoshi,
it (MN4.2) finaly worked with Holux GR-230 Bluetooth GPS after I changed some protocls (((( BuT )))) not stable , it works like 2 sec's on and 4 sec's off in finding the GPS Signal and I'm still trying to play with protocls to find the best combinations...
:evil: :evil: :evil: still fighting with it... :evil: :evil: :evil:
regards,
MN4.2 working great on my MDA compact with Fortuna Bluetooth GPS.
Mapfile > 330 MB! on 1 GB SD-Card.
Waiting for my 2GB Card to put the whole European map file on it.
Excellent product!
Just purchased MN4.2 with Navigon's GPS receiver. Their own receiver is great because it has TMC reception for traffic updates.
The software runs really well, routes are very fast calculated, no problems at all.
I think this software is really nice, all completely usable without stylus using the d-pad, it might look less appealing than TomTom, but it is way more sophisticated, and the maps are much better quality.
On their website they offer a very attractive upgrade price from any competitive product.
Only issue I noticed so far is that when I miss a turn it is sometimes very fast in giving me another route, and sometimes it is slower, don't know why, but always acceptable.
The only problem is with voice guidance, as it sometimes speaks too late. Particularly when there are turnings one after the other (very close, say 20m), then the voice guidance is a bit slow. It is ok if I am driving slowly, otherwise it speaks too late.
Having a glimpse at the map display clarifies any doubt, so no big issue.
The software is also extremely stable, you can open and close hundreds times without any problem. In my case, everything is installed on SD Card.
For the bluetooth, I first paired using the OS bluetooth config screen, and then I opened MN4, and gave COM5 as the bluetooth port. If it doesn't work, you should restart the program after switching off and on the receiver.
By the way, I live in London.
When I will have more experience with the product, I'll post further impressions.
Hi
I have heard that the Tomtom one is crap, has anyone used any others with a low grief level in setting it up with tomtom3?
thanks
Tim
Where did you hear the tomtom gps was crap? its one of the best around, if you get the later one it also has a removable battery.
My boss uses one and is always getting fed up with it not connecting when it should. said i should see if there are any better ones on the market????
I have the Fortuna GPS ClipOn.
Works like a charm, especially in any configuration of windshield (athermic) which is not the case with the Tomtom one if your windshield has no specific area for devices such as GPS receivers.
you surely do not want to let your harm off the car holding the GPS
If the windsheild blocks signals you can put it in the rear of the car, I have mine on the parcel shelf.
timb551 said:
Hi
I have heard that the Tomtom one is crap, has anyone used any others with a low grief level in setting it up with tomtom3?
thanks
Tim
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TomTom's BT is manufactured by Leadtek and is a re-branded 9537, one of the best BT receivers available. TomTom's latest BT receiver now features a replaceable battery and SiRF Star III, one of the first available with this chip.
Other good brands arec GlobalSat, Fortuna and Emtac/Socket.
cheers everyone. perhaps ill just have to get a tomtom and tell my boss to stop moaning
I use a Holux GR-231, can be used BT or mouse. It has Xrac software and works a treat. I can even get a fix in my workplace, which is a factory with a metal roof, have a look here
http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/holuxgr231.php
got mine on ebay for £99, from a buy now sale.
Hi guys!
I'm looking for a bluetooth gps receiver form my Jam with TomTom 5... any suggestion?
i just bought a holux-236 off e-bay @ £96 inc shipping. Haven't tried it out yet, but read a load of reviews prior to purchasing that sang it's praises. Apparently you can keep it in your glove box and it'll still pick up & stay fixed on sats!
i also have a Holux gpslim 236 this is a great receiver, it has a usb car charger so you can use it with the magician
GlobalSat BT-338 receiver is one of the best - Got mine on eBay for £60. Any receiver with a SiRFStar III chipset is good. Look at www.pocketgps.co.uk for reviews of receivers, there are newer SiRFstar III receivers than the BT-338 now which are more compact - that site will tell you all.
At ebay I bought a "Bluetooth Nemerix GPS Receiver, 16 Channels", wich came in a nameless package (I can't find any brand on it), and it only cost me €65 inc. shipping.
Only after 2 hours the bluetooth began to stop, and after half an hour it was completely dead. Do you might buy a good-one in stead of a cheap one
I wouldn't recommend the TomTom reciever. They make great software, but the reciever I got from them is tempremental, sometimes it establishes a fix in seconds, and sometimes it takes up to 20 mins.
hi.
i'm using RBT ROYALTEK 2001,
its working flawlessly , i'm getting fix in less then 2 seconds.
also SIRF III.
8)
elyl said:
GlobalSat BT-338 receiver is one of the best - Got mine on eBay for £60. Any receiver with a SiRFStar III chipset is good. Look at www.pocketgps.co.uk for reviews of receivers, there are newer SiRFstar III receivers than the BT-338 now which are more compact - that site will tell you all.
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Elyl, I have the same GPS, it works great when it wants to. The problem i have with this gps is that it tends to lose its BT pairing on my MDA. Its looks ok from BT menu in win2003PE but TT5 does not see it. This means i have to delete the BT profile and recreate it Bit anoying.
Just wondered if you had the same problem or if anyone else does ?
PS/ this is my 1st post after reading the forums for a while and would like to say hi to one and all
Nogs
At the moment I'm thinking to buy one of these for my Jam:
Royaltek RBT2001
Globalsat bt 338
Wich is the best?
nogs said:
Elyl, I have the same GPS, it works great when it wants to. The problem i have with this gps is that it tends to lose its BT pairing on my MDA. Its looks ok from BT menu in win2003PE but TT5 does not see it. This means i have to delete the BT profile and recreate it Bit anoying.
Just wondered if you had the same problem or if anyone else does ?
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I can't say I've encountered that problem. One thing to bear in mind, which is a fault of TT5 - when TT5 first starts up, and the BT GPS is on, TT5 will report "No GPS device present" until your GPS gets a lock. What it should really say is "No GPS signal".
As I remember, I thought it wasn't paired the first couple of times I used it, but if you actually wait a minute or so the GPS will get a fix, and TT5 will appear to "pair" with it.
So, more than likely the re-pairing you do is unnecessary, it's just that TT5 gives the wrong message when it doesn't have a signal. Another known problem with TT5 is that it will sometimes do a cold start on your GPS after a certain amount of time if it doesn't get a good enough signal... this is unnecessary also, and means it takes longer to get a fix. TT5 is far from perfect!
Markino said:
Hi guys!
I'm looking for a bluetooth gps receiver form my Jam with TomTom 5... any suggestion?
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I use a normal Kirrio...it's all ok.
I see what your saying Elyl,
But after 30 minutes of waiting and resetting the GPS and reloading tomtom, then to delete and recreate the pair and it works within 1 minute makes me think my setup has a flaw somewhere. Will reinstall TT and the BT support.
Anyway back to the topic, the BT-338 is one of the best specced GPS receivers with SiRF 3 chipset for the price. The battery life is excellent too. Ebay is a good place to pick one up from but watch for the carriage !
Nogs
Agree with this! I own BT-338 and it works very well with Magician. Recommended, very good receiver.
elyl said:
GlobalSat BT-338 receiver is one of the best - Got mine on eBay for £60. Any receiver with a SiRFStar III chipset is good. Look at www.pocketgps.co.uk for reviews of receivers, there are newer SiRFstar III receivers than the BT-338 now which are more compact - that site will tell you all.
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Agree with this! I own BT-338 and it works very well with Magician. Recommended, very good receiver.
elyl said:
GlobalSat BT-338 receiver is one of the best - Got mine on eBay for £60. Any receiver with a SiRFStar III chipset is good. Look at www.pocketgps.co.uk for reviews of receivers, there are newer SiRFstar III receivers than the BT-338 now which are more compact - that site will tell you all.
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Never had any problem like this with my BT-338 + TT5 + Magician.
And I dont turn on the Bluetooth settings (you know, the blue icon in the bottom left corner). But the TT5 stills be able to pair it. Never lost the pairing.
Oh btw, I use ROM 1.01 The oldest one. I dont upgrade it because it works fine.
nogs said:
elyl said:
GlobalSat BT-338 receiver is one of the best - Got mine on eBay for £60. Any receiver with a SiRFStar III chipset is good. Look at www.pocketgps.co.uk for reviews of receivers, there are newer SiRFstar III receivers than the BT-338 now which are more compact - that site will tell you all.
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Elyl, I have the same GPS, it works great when it wants to. The problem i have with this gps is that it tends to lose its BT pairing on my MDA. Its looks ok from BT menu in win2003PE but TT5 does not see it. This means i have to delete the BT profile and recreate it Bit anoying.
Just wondered if you had the same problem or if anyone else does ?
PS/ this is my 1st post after reading the forums for a while and would like to say hi to one and all
Nogs
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Has anyone seen or used the following gps receiver?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SOLAR-BLUETOO...818331769QQcategoryZ69928QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Read the review of that solar GPS on http://www.pocketgps.co.uk - basically, the solar bit is just a gimmick, and not very well implemented. I think the review said something like you'd need to have it in direct sunlight for about 20 hours to get 1 hour of life out of it.
First time buyer of GPS unit and I need help choosing the right one. Thanks.
Btw, has to work in the UK.
I wouldn't dare say flawless , but the last 2 times i went to GB i didnt experience any problems with my current GPS receiver which is the
Rikaline Bluetooth GPS receiver 6033
this model is generally 20-30euros more expensive than the standard ones but it uses an advanced chipset to even get fixes in buildings and tunnels and can maintain more connections at once.
Manufacturers Site
Cheap one from www.mobilefun.co.uk
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/8590.htm
£40! and works a treat.
Probably not as good as the Rikaline or the Holux 236 which is by far the best i've tried but for they are nearly double the price
Even uses the same kind of charger as the Wizard so effectively you get a free in-car charger for you PPC thrown in.
I successfully use a generic Nemerix based GPS mouse from adapt. You can find these rather cheap GPS device in many varities (lots of OEM manufacturers) on eBay.
In conjunction with TT5.2 it works like a charm.
Any suggestions for a good light GPS to fasten in the helmet. I have plans to track my routes during mountainbike tours.
GPS...
What a topic...
I have spent some time investigating the options for me...
I am a newbie on the PPC front and I am after my first GPS set up too...
OK everyone points at TomTom as the best option...is this so?
Any feedback will be greatly received and if I do go for it, I will probably go for their bundle...
For those running TTN5 on thier Wizards, please advise the speed and any issues...many thanks...
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OK everyone points at TomTom as the best option...is this so?
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TomTom is also my #1 for road navigation.
What are the best choices for free-time navigation? Some candidates:
Pathaway, http://www.pathaway.com/pathaway3wm.htm, WM5 compatible?
OziExplorer, http://www.oziexplorer.com/
cant fault the holux 236
Nemerix
Hi,
I am using this GPS mouse (NEMERIX V3.0 Ultra Low Power Chipset). Simple installation, simple use, long battery life, cute size - my favourite!
U can get it e.g. here:
http://cgi.ebay.de/XAiOX-Bluetooth-...itemZ5848082313QQcategoryZ77359QQcmdZViewItem
Im using a BT77 Bluetooth GPS. It provides a really great signal even inside, however I have had problems with the wizard, in that I have to drop and then re-partner the device in bluetooth, everytime I want to use it, but Im currently thinking its the MS Bluetooth stack at fault and not the Device, anyone have a similar experience ?
Hi,
I already have the tomtom wired gps receiver which i use with my ipaq 2210. I know the receiver connector wont fit onto my wizard but is there any kind of adapter that will change it from ipaq to wizard (min usb i think).
cheers
Hi,
I already have the tomtom wired gps receiver which i use with my ipaq 2210. I know the receiver connector wont fit onto my wizard but is there any kind of adapter that will change it from ipaq to wizard (min usb i think).
cheers
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Sunnychad said:
What a topic...
I have spent some time investigating the options for me...
I am a newbie on the PPC front and I am after my first GPS set up too...
OK everyone points at TomTom as the best option...is this so?
Any feedback will be greatly received and if I do go for it, I will probably go for their bundle...
For those running TTN5 on thier Wizards, please advise the speed and any issues...many thanks...
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hi, i am using TTN 5 on my wizard and MKIII bluetooth GPS, i have used it without any problems, but saying that i had some problems installing it.
but after i updated my to 2.1. its works a treat.
Good Luck!
ferritt said:
Hi,
I already have the tomtom wired gps receiver which i use with my ipaq 2210. I know the receiver connector wont fit onto my wizard but is there any kind of adapter that will change it from ipaq to wizard (min usb i think).
cheers
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Afraid not. Wired receivers will not work on Wizard/K-Jam etc.. full stop. you need to get a BT GPS receiver.
I picked a cheap one up from www.mobilefun.co.uk for £40 and works a treat. 5 fixes even in car glove box
The Tomtom Bt Gps is the easiest one to connect to the wizard, other brands u may need to set comm ports in Tomtom navigator.
So far I tested Holux SIRF3, Tomtom MK2, Leadtek sirf3, all were working fine.
my Tomtom MKIII works perfectly with Wiz.
I'm using a BT880 picked up on ebay (new) for £30.
Works fine with my qtek (imate rom) and tomtom5.
Silly question this, or is it...
Does the above PDA come with GPRS built in, or does it just come with a seperate GPRS receiver.
Either way - does anyone know the specifications for the GPRS receiver as there is no point in going for this if its not up to the job?
It comes with GPRS built in and a separate receiver for the co-Pilot.
Yeah, GPRS is built in - but that has nothing to do with GPS which is what i guess you meant to say. The GPS reciever is a small (slightly larger than a match box) that sits on your parcel shelf and connect via Bluetooth.
But don't buy your Vario with Co-Pilot. I almost made this mistake. The Vario should be free without Co-Pilot (i take it you are in the UK) and then get a GPS reciever of eBay for about £30-£40 (get one with the SiRIF Star III chip) and find a copy of TomTom. You will save money and TomTom is much better than Co-pilot.
Dom,
Cheers - I made the common mistake of typing GPRS instead of GPS...
OK, this is not actually for me, its for someone who saw my XDA mini-s over the week-end and he was dead impressed. Personally, I have a Holux GPSlimhttp://www.pocketgpsworld.com/gr236.php which really fits the bill for what I need...