I have a VAIO TZ laptop that allows use of the VGP-BGU1 Bluetooth GPS receiver. I am hoping to find a way to use the GPS receiver of the phone for the laptop. That would be too cool!
Search for Franson's GPSGate. It will allow you to shared your GPS with other devices via Bluetooth.
or gps2blue
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Hi,
I was wondering, is it possible to use bluetooth car kit on a Wizard at the same time it is using its bluetooth connection to talk to a bluetooth GPS dongle (Holux 236)?
TIA
i use a parrot car bt car kit and the same holux gps receiver sometimes at the same time and have no problems.
I also use a Holux 236 and talk with my earpiece at the same time. I haven't had any problems yet.
Nice one, thanks for that.
This should be perfectly possible.
The Bluetooth standard v1.2 allows a device to connect to multiple devices via bluetooth at the same time.
Not sure on the exact specs, but can imagine the device time splitting data from multiple devices with certain connection types having different priorities?!?!
So, having a BT Headset and GPS at same time - headset device should be ok, but GPS data may be slower to update....
Thanks again.
How can I increase the amount of Bluetooth connections? To enable me to use my bluetooth handsfree and TOMTOM at the same time?
Not quite sure. But as far as we know, the bluetooth hardware built-in can support only one connection at a time.
Several devices can be paired and work at the same time as long as they are not of the same function, meaning 2 bt headsets cannot be used simultaneously but a bt gps receiver and a bt headset is ok.
You need a Virtual Com port/GPS splitter.
Commercial one:
http://franson.com/gpsgate/
Free:
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=22697
Check out more at the PocketPC Mag awards.
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Hi Everybody!
Looking around for a soulution to BT PAN with Toshiba BT Stack on my Dell I played a while with the USB connection.
I'm using TomTom with BT GPS quite often the same time I'm online, so I tried to disable BT on PPC, Internet Sharing with USB, IP assigned, online - then reactivated BT and it works great both together - even phone calls meanwhile connected via UMTS to the internet.
So, using the build in function in WinXP and set up alternative options for your IP/DNS/etc works even (takes 3 - 5 seconds more to obtain IP) fine.
So no need any more to deactivate BT on the PCC before using internet.
Regards,
Alex
I never used bluetooth GPS device so what I found so far with IOgear GPS receiver is strange.
Whenever I switch on my Wizard and GPS device within a range, I'm prompted to establish pair with it (even though I already done it before), then I have to manually setup outgoing COM port in Bluetooth manager and only after that mapping software can see GPS device.
I have to do each time I switch off and on GPS bluetooth receiver, is it expected or something is broken with my Wizard OS or GPS receiver?
I use WM6.
hello,
i have a handsfree carkit (parrot 3200) and a gps mouse (holux). if i want to start my navigation (tomtom6 or route66) no gps signal was found, cause my handsfree is connected with my wizard. disconnecting the handsfree allows me to connect my gps mouse. after this connection, it is also possible to connect my handsfree.
is their any program, that allows my wizard to connect more than one receiver?
thx