Hi,
I've read in the Wiki that the P3600 has a Qualcomm GPSone chip inside.
Still, I did not manage to find detailed specs of the GPS receiver (which performs - to my humble opinion - even worse than a SirfII GPS). Who has some links towards more information?
Cordially,
Nico
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Here is the test of the HTC P3600 GPS (Qualcomm gpsONE chipset) compared to SiRFstar III GPS chipset based devices
made by www.gpspassion.com
--> English version
--> French version
Yes, Qualcomm GPS seems less acurate.
But with TomTom as long as I am on the right side of road I don't care...
Also there is one thing I like with this GPS: it almost never loses signal once it is fixed.
I am able to go in my flat (or almost any building with windows) and keep the signal whereas my Sirfstar II loses signal as soon as I pass the door.
meroupow said:
Yes, Qualcomm GPS seems less acurate.
But with TomTom as long as I am on the right side of road I don't care...
Also there is one thing I like with this GPS: it almost never loses signal once it is fixed.
I am able to go in my flat (or almost any building with windows) and keep the signal whereas my Sirfstar II loses signal as soon as I pass the door.
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Yes, I have a sirfstar III Bluetooth gps as well as the Trinity and I've noticed the same thing.
Hi,I have an HTC P3600 pro with windows mobile 6 (rom by ervius 03.16) but I can't use the GPS. Somebody has the same problem?
what is the passcode the sync this gps with the pda
Hi!
My problem is that I have Qtek s200 and TT6 and I tried it with friends BT GPS reciver. It worked like charm. I was so thrilled so I bought one for myself at once. But I noticed that TT6 with my new Skytraq GPS wasn't so "quick" as it was with my friends gps. It was "late" 10-20 meters and updated very slowly when I was turning on the new road. With other gps (from my friend) it worked superb!
I did some research and only difference I could find is that my friends GPS is SirfIII and mine is Skytraq (Holox BT-541). I am satisfied with other aspects Mine BT-541 is much better than the other gps (friend): battery time, sensitivity (indoor receiving), Smart power management with Vibration sensor so I don't freely want to change gps reciver. A lot of people on other forums says that it can depend on bluetooth connection.
Is there any help? Tweak?
I don't want to buy another one!
Thanks in advance!
Greetings from Sweden
Well I've got a cheap Holux too (rebranded as "nothing at all"...). With a WM5 Prophet (Qtek s200)
I bought it as a proof of concept, to see if I could record mountain bike tracks and for car navigation - I too bought a copy of TomTom6.
Mine too has a lag in terms of position, and also in terms of refresh (I can be coming off a roundabout, and the GPS display is still on the roundabout).
My plan is to buy a sirf III GPS, i'd prefer to borrow one for a couple of days, but I don't have that option...
I think a sirf III receiver will resolve your problems (& mine)
Hi Paul!
Tnx for your answer.
As I mentioned with other gps (sirf III) it worked like charm.
I borrowed my friends gps last weekend just to double chek it once more.
And YES, it worked superb!
So yes, I think too sirf III gps will solve my/your problem.
This is mai I recived from Skytraq ([email protected]):
This the first occurrance we heard regarding slow response of BT-GPS using our chipset.
When the receiver seem slow while turning, is the environment much blocked having bad visibility of the sky? Or is it fair sky condition?
When doing a side-by-side comparison of SiRFstarIII and our GPS receiver, we see similar lag between the actual position and the displayed when driving with both receivers. This is due to reason that : GPS receiver takes a snapshop measurement of your actual position, do some calculation to get the lat/lon position (about 400 msec), sends it out through UART and Bluetooth interface using 38400 baud (also couple hundred millisecond), and the map takes a little time to decode and display dependent on CPU speed in Qtek s200. Thus there may be 1sec ~ 1.5sec lag between the position shown and your actual position. When driving fast, such lag will be more significant.
Best Regards,
i was using a bluetooth gps receiver i bought cheap on ebay, 1 of the older chipsets, but that wasn't good, anyway that went kaput & boght a holux 1 with sirf iii chip & all is good
so yeah maybe it is just the chipset of the gps & u noticed it your self
Interesting reply from the manufacturer, though... is he just trying to confuse us with technical talk? It seems the Sirf III has a faster reaction.
I've tried all sorts of tweaks (upping the baud rate for example), and still have that lag.
Later today I'll try with overclocking (just installed BatteryStatus ) and see if that reduces the lag.
However, our experience so far indicates the Sirf III chipset is simply faster.
I allready tried with overclocking!
Unfortunatly - that is not helping.
Still same lag!
I think I'm gonna sell my Prophet and bt gps and buy HTC TC instead buying a new gps device.
Have read some fine critics about gps in TC.
The only problem is that TC is not aviliable yet in Sweden
But so0n
Ok, Im ordering my bluetooth reciever this week, and I was just looking for some help. Other than a auto off and max channels, is there anything else I should be looking for with the reciever? Also, anyone that uses GPS software, can you post some pros and cons of the diffrent ones out. TomTom a system hog? Does Telenav and the other have voice prompts? Are any of them worth getting instead of just going with googlemaps?
Thanks all
Gimpy
I use TomTom and i´m very happy with it. Voice promt and maps are fast enough when overclocked to 273Mhz...
papamopps said:
I use TomTom and i´m very happy with it. Voice promt and maps are fast enough when overclocked to 273Mhz...
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My wing boggs down with anything over 247. And isnt tomtom a memory hog? Have you used anything else Papa?
Gimpy
Airman Gimpy said:
My wing boggs down with anything over 247. And isnt tomtom a memory hog? Have you used anything else Papa?
Gimpy
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tomtom takes 5mb ram - i guess is not such a lot for a device. making a phonecall while navigating is no problem. the program switches sound off - and switches back to tomtom again after call....
i tested
- destiantor (not better)
- mobilenavigator (slooooowwwww)
- etc
But tomtom is the best - even with 247mhz
papamopps said:
tomtom takes 5mb ram - i guess is not such a lot for a device. making a phonecall while navigating is no problem. the program switches sound off - and switches back to tomtom again after call....
i tested
- destiantor (not better)
- mobilenavigator (slooooowwwww)
- etc
But tomtom is the best - even with 247mhz
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Sweet, Thanks. Any advice as far as recievers go?
I've used Iguidance it and it works well, doesn't use much memory either I don't think...but I would still prefer TomTom over it
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Anyone got any info on what to look for when buying a bluetooth GPS reciever?
Look for a receiver with either a Sirfstar III chip receiver or the MTK chip. A bonus feature would be if they have a mini-usb port for charging purposes.
I've had good luck with Holux receivers. I have the M-1000 bluetooth receiver(MTK chip) which I use with my Wing. The battery life is pretty good and I've been able to lock onto satelites in my living room.
The SIRFIII chip was/is the gold standard until the MTK came along. The MTK offers comparable performance and better battery life for slightly less money.
I also have a Holux Sirfstar III USB receiver as well for my non-bluetooth laptop, but that is another story for another time.
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Look for a receiver with either a Sirfstar III chip receiver or the MTK chip. A bonus feature would be if they have a mini-usb port for charging purposes.
I've had good luck with Holux receivers. I have the M-1000 bluetooth receiver(MTK chip) which I use with my Wing. The battery life is pretty good and I've been able to lock onto satelites in my living room.
The SIRFIII chip was/is the gold standard until the MTK came along. The MTK offers comparable performance and better battery life for slightly less money.
I also have a Holux Sirfstar III USB receiver as well for my non-bluetooth laptop, but that is another story for another time.
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Thanks db. This is what Im lookin at.GlobalTop G33 51 Channel MTK Bluetooth GPS Receiver. There were a few ofthers with a few more channels but this looked like a standard, and it got alot of good reviews.
Hi all,
I am thinking about buying a used Pharos. I would like to know which GPS chip is built in - is it a SIRF III or something else like MTK or Venus?
Which experiences do you have regarding the sensitivity and the precision of the GPS? Is it comparable to a SIRFIII Bluetooth receiver?
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htc pharos am equipped with a head of gps inserted
configure gps external com4
maretiel com2 4800
and in software gps : gps inserted ou other MNA com4
see you ,
That does not answer my question: Which GPS chipset is built in?
Anyhow, next week I have my Pharos and can find out myself...
i thought it had a sirfstar III chip... but not sure
Clondyke said:
Hi all,
I am thinking about buying a used Pharos. I would like to know which GPS chip is built in - is it a SIRF III or something else like MTK or Venus?
Which experiences do you have regarding the sensitivity and the precision of the GPS? Is it comparable to a SIRFIII Bluetooth receiver?
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It is the SIRF III.
Hi,
I'd like to know if the HTC HD2 supports the following when used as a GPS navigation device (using the right software of course):
1. EGNOS (WAAS in the US) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egnos
2. Instant Fix II - sirf.com/products/location2_services.html
3. TMC - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_Message_Channel
Thanks for any input!
Regards,
mrcool
as starters, the hd2 doesn't have a sirf chipset (I wish it had....), so it would be no to point 2)
there is no tmc device built-in
to the chip: my hd2 is faster and more accurate than my navigon 7210 with a sirf chip
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there is no tmc device built-in
to the chip: my hd2 is faster and more accurate than my navigon 7210 with a sirf chip
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Thanks for the answers! I had no idea that Instant Fix II is exclusive to Sirf. Just used their website as a link because it was one of the first Google results!
Pity that TMC is not included...
Does anybody know about EGNOS/WAAS capabilities?