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Bluetooth GPS Receiver

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.

GPS navigation on a T-mobile MDA

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.

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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.
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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

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yep it connects wirelessly through bluetooth.
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so would all bluetooth gps recievers work on my MDA?

yeah pretty much... which navi program are you using?

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yeah pretty much... which navi program are you using?
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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.

GPS Antenna

Hi guys, I need help with a GPS Antenna.
How can I set up a GPS Antenna on a TyTN?

there's no gps in the hermes, or at least there's no way of making the gps chip in the hermes work.....yet. see the wiki
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_GPS_FAQ

Get yourself a gps reciever that connects via Bluetooth. I picked up a "AntennaGPS" 54 channel reciever for $65 australian on ebay and highly recommend it. You will need the gps software, I like Tomtom 6 or Miomap. You also have to have the maps. These programs WILL cost you but its wothwhile. You may also be able to find on the net for download BUT they are illegal copies. I'll leave it up to you to decide....

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Thanks guys

How to use GPS on Htc 8525?

hi guys, i want to use GPS on my htc 8525 but i dont know how. Can u tell me some options to use GPS on htc 8525 without paying any monthly charges? I heard about gps reciever or microsd card gps etc... but i dont know how. help me thank you

Get TomTom or another GPS software that doesn't use data, and pick yourself up a bluetooth GPS receiver. When I had my 8525 I had a GlobalSat BT-359W receiver that I picked up @ Amazon and TomTom 6 and it worked like a charm. I've since upgraded to a Tilt (built in GPS) and TomTom 7.
You will have to pick up at least a 1 GB microSD card because the TomTom maps are 600 - 800 mb...depending on which ones you get. I would recommend something bigger though.

Hi there, i just bought a GlobalSat BT-359w like your and i have tomtom software too? so how can i make it work on my phone now. plz help thanks

Builtin GPS receiver on Tytn

Hello
I have a HTC Tytn and read on a norwegian page that this has a gps receiver built in. Is this true?
It also says that to activate this, it is the same way as on a P3600.
If this is true, can anyone give me a link to this guide?
Thanks
Regards Frank

You can turn it on but there is no antenna. So, there is no point turning it on.

any way of fitting one? or moutning a exteranl one?

Easier to purchase a bluetooth GPS reciever.... Can find them on Ebay pretty cheap. I have a 54 channel reciever thats AWESOME... Course, you ae still gonna have to find the software and maps....
Cheers...

You can't fit any external antenna for GPS on hermes. The only feasible method is to get an external receiver.