How is the GPS performance of the Trinity when used with an external GPS unit connected via bluetooth? I would like to use the Trinity as a guidance device with software such as TomTom6 while walking. Does GPS reception suffer if the GPS unit is kept in a jacket pocket?
GPS is excellent with HOLUX GPS Slim 236
HI,
I use a Holux GPS Slim 236 BT Module in the compartment inside the passenger side so not fully exposed and it is perfect; in addition if somebody else is driving I kick off my music on the Trinity in the background i.e Windows Media Player or Pocket Player and this shares the BT bandwidth onthe Trinity with GPS unit to stream to BT headphones with no skips, I can run this in background while they still use TOM TOM in front.
Hope this answers your questions.
Thanks, yes it does. If GPS reception does not suffer while in the internal compartment of a car it surely will not when in a jacket pocket, while walking outside.
I also use my Trinity in my car with a external BT GPS (Altina’s GBT708, simular with Holux) and TomTom Navigator 6. Everything works very fine. BUT when i tested it with the GPS-unit kept in my jacket pocket the GPS recieving sometimes was not god enaugh.
sirfIII gps units have high sensitivity so problems faced with older BT GPS units are solved. I have my globalsat GPS in the glovebox of my car with documents, CD's etc on top as well (its a mess) and I still receive a great signal. I even receive a signal in some areas of my house.
cant go wrong with a sirfIII
jasjamming said:
sirfIII gps units have high sensitivity so problems faced with older BT GPS units are solved. I have my globalsat GPS in the glovebox of my car with documents, CD's etc on top as well (its a mess) and I still receive a great signal. I even receive a signal in some areas of my house.
cant go wrong with a sirfIII
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Is the Globalsat the BT-359? That is the one I was interested to pair with the Trinity.
I've Qstarz 810 32 Sat receiver and work very well with at least 30 Hour stand-by.
Very cheap and the signal is perfect.
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I Have the M1000 and am looking at all the option for hands free and Sat nav.
I have been eying up the Bluetooth Parrot CK3300 but i see some people have been having problems with it and the M1000/XDA2.
What about if i were to go for the CK3100 and a cable or BT connected tomtom kit, would this be better?
Any thought are welcome.
I have just installed a parott ck3300 and it works perfectly with CoPilot. Because of the MS bluetooth stack you don't get full functionality of the phone as only headset profile is allowed but it does work well; I prefer this set up as I always have a gps fix and the unit will never need recharging - I'm very pleased with it!!
Thanks, so you have the copilot software and using the GPS receiver on the CK3300, rather that a wired gps receiver?
Yeap; it all works really well; I run CoPilot Live with the built in BT receiver of the CK3300; I also use GPRS of the XDA 2 to update via the live connection and can receive/make phone calls all with the one car kit!!
Fantastic, it looks like i will be getting me the 3300 then
I am soon to buy the Magician in one of it's many forms. However noe thing i have been woundering is how am i am going to achieve the in-car setup i desire. Basically I need both a carkit (conversation through car stereo speakers etc) and i also want to run GPS navigation on the Magician. First of all is this possible? What happens if i am using the GPS and i recieve a call? Also what hardware are people using to achieve this as i assume i can't use both a bluetooth carkit and a bluetooth GPS reciever?! any hlp is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Tom
Hi Tom,
I've got an iMate Jam & recently installed a Parrot BTluetooth CK3300 GPS Car Kit into my 1999 RAV4. The installation was pretty straight forward for cars with ISO connection, simply put in the mic, GPS ant & control display, plug into the car harness & HiFi & off you go. The GPS part of the kit is simply & effective, I use Tom Tom Navigator 5 & it's pretty faultless, obtaining a fix in seconds. Here's the bad part, the call quality through the kit using the Jam is AWFUL. Making and receiving calls is accompanied by a loud, high pitched warbling sound which eventually subsides, but is replaced by so much interference that the call is unworkable. I know it's not the kit because my wife's SE T68i works flawlessly. Everything else about the setup works perfectly (pairing muting, upgrading via BT etc etc). This a MAJOR problem which I have sent on to Parrot & am waiting for a reply. I understand they are pretty good at customer enquiries and expect them to come back to me pretty soon. I'll post again when I hear something. Despite all the bad press the Jam gets I think it's the best one I've owned so far (I'm on my 5th) and with the right software is excellent, but the choice of car kit is essential, until these problems are ironed out I wouldn't recommend using the PDA with a BT carkit.
Apart from the poor audio, how does it work when you are being navigated by TomTom and you receive a call? Does TomTom stop talking to you? Does the display show who's calling and then go back to tomtom display etc?
Hi there,
I have a MDA compact with now the QTEK 1.12 ROM, I have a bluetooth GPS Fortuna Clip-on and a Mr Handsfree Genius Bluetooth Carkit and I love it.
As soon as I start my car, there is a bluetooth connection to the carkit and the sound quality is excellent. You can make a call without getting the MDA out of your pocket, just push the button. The only issue is voice dialing, but that is a common problem for the MDA.
Also it makes a bluetooth connection to the GPS and Tomtom works fine. The only minus is that Tomtom doesn't use the carkit speaker, but, since the speaker of the MDA is loud enough, that is no issue. There is no supply with this bluetooth carkit, so I bought a 12 --> 5 Volt converter for the MDA.
I really love this combination. The best thing, that happened to me.
Andre
Hi there,
I have a MDA compact with now the QTEK 1.12 ROM, I have a bluetooth GPS Fortuna Clip-on and a Mr Handsfree Genius Bluetooth Carkit and I love it.
As soon as I start my car, there is a bluetooth connection to the carkit and the sound quality is excellent. You can make a call without getting the MDA out of your pocket, just push the button. The only issue is voice dialing, but that is a common problem for the MDA.
Also it makes a bluetooth connection to the GPS and Tomtom works fine. The only minus is that Tomtom doesn't use the carkit speaker, but, since the speaker of the MDA is loud enough, that is no issue. There is no supply with this bluetooth carkit, so I bought a 12 --> 5 Volt converter for the MDA.
I really love this combination. The best thing, that happened to me.
Andre
so it is possible then to have two bluetooth connections running at the same time? ie. i can use a bluetooth GPS reciever such as the one that is supplied with tom tom and also use any bluetooth carkit at the same time? and this will not cause any problems even if i am making a call and have the GPS running?! If so then i will probably just buy the Tom Tom 5 bluetooth kit and get something like a parrot CK3000? would this setup work?
thanks for everyones help,
Tom
It should work. Mine does. See above. Bluetooth GPS uses a serial profile, bluetooth headset uses a headset profile. No problem to use them both at the same time.
Andre
I used my Jam as phone, mp3 player and GPS all at the same time.
1. MP3 thru my car's aux input
2. GPS thru aux input:
hardware: Tomtom BT receiver
Software: Routis 2, TomTom USA 2004 (can open both if U use GPSGate)
3. Phone thru BT headset or aux input
To answer yr question:
Since I can use both BT GPS and BT headset together. I don't think it's a problem for both BT carkit and BT GPS to works.
Phone call always get highest prioity, all other apps (GPS software, mp3 player) will be mute until U finished yr call.
Phone call is not a problem (see above) but dialing is a big trouble since no voice calling built-in. Third partner software like intellidialer and voice commander (from MS or Cyberon) helps a bit
Ive also got my jam working fine incar. I use a socket bluetooth gps unit http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=119717 with tomtom 5 then I have a SE HBH-600 Akono Bluetooth Headset for calls both work together! When I have a incoming call it mutes tomtom and displays the normal caller id app on top, answering the call (via the green hardware button) results in my jam going to the phone app totally and leaving tomtom minimized in the background. As soon as the call ends tomtom jumps back to the foreground, it all works very well in my opinion. Ive also assigned the camera button to switch me back to the today screen so I can launch any app (with tomtom still running in the background) via a icon.
OK, I've never used BT but am thinking about getting a BT hands-free kit, possibly the Parrot CK3100
http://www.scancom.co.uk/product.php/45/620//c66c440609f0edcbea5715dd8b464692
http://www.carcommunications.co.uk/...uct_reviews_info&products_id=160&reviews_id=4
Will this product work with an MDA Pro as a speakerphone through the car speakers? What about for playing MP3 files? Mono or stereo?
Also, if I later retire my old XDA 1 from TomTom duties and get a BT GPS unit for the MDA Pro, will it work at the same time as the BT parrot CK3100?
Also, I assume the CK100 is powered by the car: how do you cope with powering GPS and Universal devices? Run off the battery or multiple cigar lighter attachments?
This can help you take the right decision
http://www.lordpercy.com/tomtom_go_500.htm
Sounds like an expensive way of getting tinny sounds through a small speaker to me. I already have bought TomTom 5 and use it on my old XDA 1 with a wired GPS unit. What I want is to use my MDA Pro as an mp3 player and telephone through the car speakers and expect one day to get a BT GPS unit and use the Pro for Tomtom instead of the XDA 1, but I'm just wondering about the feasibility of such an idea.
What I have is a similar set up but I guess it should work for you.
I am currently running my Universal with a BT headset and a BT GPS receiver. I use the headset to hear all the commands for turning by the navigation software and so far it works great.
That's great, Vapor, thanks. I'll see if a vendor can help with compatibility then.
I have o2 MiniS paired with a Parrot CK3100. It works fine. The quality of the sound is very good as it uses the car system.
The Parrot can be set up to sync with up to 5 separate bluetooth devices. If you want GPS there is the Parrot LS3400 GPS which does everything.
I have not tried it playing MP3.
The fixing costs are exorbitant and the unit can be bought for around £100 (less for 3100) and fit it yourself it is very simple. Just two link cables for speakers and power plus install dashboard unit and microphone.
vapor said:
What I have is a similar set up but I guess it should work for you.
I am currently running my Universal with a BT headset and a BT GPS receiver. I use the headset to hear all the commands for turning by the navigation software and so far it works great.
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Vapor, I use a Qtek 2020 (Himalaya) with a wired GPS and a Midland BT Intercom. I get the sound from the phone, no problem, but I cannot receive any sound from the Tom Tom Navigator 5. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Javiersen
well I am not too sure about the other set ups but what i did to my universal was to disable the voice command from launching when i pressed the button on my headset. there's a reg hack for it somewhere on this forum about it.
once the buttonn is pressed, it opens the audio gateway (though in mono) between my phone and the headset and every sound from the phone (including the clicks) gets played to the headset.
Is it possible to use both a BT GPS receiver and a BT Heatset or other BT handsfree at the same time? I'd like to use TomTom while driving and be able to receive calls.
Yeah, they can both be used at the same time
StarMonkee said:
Yeah, they can both be used at the same time
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Sweet thanks . . .
They do work, but I remember that when Hermes was in sleep with TT run in background, after starting TT it couldn't find the receiver. I had to switch the BT off and on.
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They do work, but I remember that when Hermes was in sleep with TT run in background, after starting TT it couldn't find the receiver. I had to switch the BT off and on.
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Good to know but I intend to hardwire everything . . . they will both be permanently on. I spend way too many hours in the car to run off of batteries.
i use my 8525 with a Globalsat BT-359 and my Jabra BT620s or my Jabra X10 with out any problems...
i use the oncourse2 powered windshield mount.... and the only 2 ways i can use my phone as a phone are either speaker phone or BT headset and i definately prefer BT headset.
I can say that the oncourse2 is a nice sturdy holder that does well at charging both the device and the GPS.....
it does have some noise interference with data from the phone (slightly annoying) and can take a sec or 2 to get the USB power to slide in correctly.... but it is defeinatly sturdy and does not bounce around at all..
I love using it in landscape mode with Destinator 7 or WMP
I even use it sometimes to play sportscenter (streaming from my PC at home via ORB) but shhh!!!
BT is amazing and half of what i do with my phone would not be possible w/o it...
I run TomTom 6 on my Wizard with a bluetooth GPS. If the Wizard is also paired as hands-free to my car, the actual position on TomTom lags a few hundred meters behind where I am. If I 'disconnect' from the car, it's OK. Its great to be able to have Bluetooth both to the car and to the GPS antenna, but is there any way to fix this issue ?