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darkknight1999 · 05-01-06, 06:28 AM

I'll be a TomTom dealer later on this month but I can also get AngelTrax, Delphi, and I'm also a Panavise dealer... If you guys need anything just let me know I'll see what I can do for you.

Serg · 05-01-06, 06:47 AM

Tom Tom units are nice.. The Lowrance iWay 500C I got is really cool... I love the 3d mapping feature...

LRArt · 05-01-06, 02:34 PM

Cool .

Only thing is that As soon I'll find my PDA . I can have my own Tom Tom GPS unit

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They sell softwere for PDA's . And I Like the Tom Tom . It looks eazy to use and the review of my rusian friend . He said that Tom Tom is the best , cause it warns you before the turn that you need to turn , not like the other softwere packages that tell you to turn when you are at the intersections already .

nfrey2 · 05-01-06, 02:40 PM

i just got the tom tom software for my life drive pda and am waiting on a bluetooth enable gps antenna. I fashioned up a mount in my range rover and i plan on using it along with my phones vpn to have internet and gps when out exploring.

imag · 05-01-06, 03:11 PM

I have been using Teletype GPS systems for a couple of years on my various PocketPC's. The current setup is a iPaq hx2750 model using a Bluetooth enabled GPS with about 18 hrs of power from the rechargable battery.
Use it many times a year on business trips.

rmuller · 10-01-06, 07:58 AM

I used TomTom on a PocketPC for a while.. by far the best mapping software I've used.. the whole bluetooth + PocketPC proved to be too unreliable for me.. perhaps it was the GPS unit I had (Holux GR231)... but yeah, TomTom is the sharpest looking, easy to follow, and pretty accurate as far as I could tell.

LRArt · 10-01-06, 02:13 PM

Isn't bluetooth for short wireless distance ?

If that's the case then that's what probly is the problem .

I have a old GSP Smartmedia card type antenna , and I lend it to my friend , and he has no problem at all , cause you stick the antenna out side on your roof and you can hold that PocketPC in your lap . He did try that media card gps with build in antenna , and he hates that cause he losses the gps satelites , Unless he keeps the PDA rigth up agianst the window .

rmuller · 10-01-06, 07:36 PM

Yeah, short as in 10meters I believe.. when I had the bluetooth reciever on my dash, when it DID connect it wasn't a problem at all, the satellite connection was fine.. the problem was the communications between the pocketpc and the gps reciever.. which was only about a foot away from each other.

Like I said above, i'm just writting it off as a problem with the reciever I had.. but it definitely turned me off from bt/ppc solutions.

LRArt · 10-01-06, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmuller

Yeah, short as in 10meters I believe.. when I had the bluetooth reciever on my dash, when it DID connect it wasn't a problem at all, the satellite connection was fine.. the problem was the communications between the pocketpc and the gps reciever.. which was only about a foot away from each other.

Like I said above, i'm just writting it off as a problem with the reciever I had.. but it definitely turned me off from bt/ppc solutions.

Yup I'm not that old , but I like things the old fation way or the simple and good way . Like this I would do wired antenna . ofcourse i own cellphone , but i'm not into geting bluetooth stuff

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So Yeah , Thanks for letting us know that sometimes it might be more PITA then it's worth

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rmuller · 10-01-06, 09:44 PM

I'm only 25 and a professional in the technology industry.. have been building computers/etc.. my whole life.. and it was enough to make me give up

05-01-06, 06:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
darkknight1999 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Tom Tom.... I'll be a TomTom dealer later on this month but I can also get AngelTrax, Delphi, and I'm also a Panavise dealer... If you guys need anything just let me know I'll see what I can do for you.

05-01-06, 03:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
imag Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Teletype GPS System I have been using Teletype GPS systems for a couple of years on my various PocketPC's. The current setup is a iPaq hx2750 model using a Bluetooth enabled GPS with about 18 hrs of power from the rechargable battery. Use it many times a year on business trips.

05-01-06, 06:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Serg Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 161 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Tom Tom units are nice.. The Lowrance iWay 500C I got is really cool... I love the 3d mapping feature...

05-01-06, 02:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
LRArt Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Cool . Only thing is that As soon I'll find my PDA . I can have my own Tom Tom GPS unit . They sell softwere for PDA's . And I Like the Tom Tom . It looks eazy to use and the review of my rusian friend . He said that Tom Tom is the best , cause it warns you before the turn that you need to turn , not like the other softwere packages that tell you to turn when you are at the intersections already .

05-01-06, 02:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
nfrey2 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i just got the tom tom software for my life drive pda and am waiting on a bluetooth enable gps antenna. I fashioned up a mount in my range rover and i plan on using it along with my phones vpn to have internet and gps when out exploring.

10-01-06, 07:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
rmuller Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I used TomTom on a PocketPC for a while.. by far the best mapping software I've used.. the whole bluetooth + PocketPC proved to be too unreliable for me.. perhaps it was the GPS unit I had (Holux GR231)... but yeah, TomTom is the sharpest looking, easy to follow, and pretty accurate as far as I could tell.

10-01-06, 02:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
LRArt Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Isn't bluetooth for short wireless distance ? If that's the case then that's what probly is the problem . I have a old GSP Smartmedia card type antenna , and I lend it to my friend , and he has no problem at all , cause you stick the antenna out side on your roof and you can hold that PocketPC in your lap . He did try that media card gps with build in antenna , and he hates that cause he losses the gps satelites , Unless he keeps the PDA rigth up agianst the window .

10-01-06, 07:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
rmuller Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yeah, short as in 10meters I believe.. when I had the bluetooth reciever on my dash, when it DID connect it wasn't a problem at all, the satellite connection was fine.. the problem was the communications between the pocketpc and the gps reciever.. which was only about a foot away from each other. Like I said above, i'm just writting it off as a problem with the reciever I had.. but it definitely turned me off from bt/ppc solutions.

10-01-06, 09:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
rmuller Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm only 25 and a professional in the technology industry.. have been building computers/etc.. my whole life.. and it was enough to make me give up