Looking to buy a Bluetooth GPS thingy for my SE 610i.
Really looking as cheap as possible. (about 20-25 quid). There seems to be
plenty of choice on eBay, but I don't know much about the technology, and so
buzzwords like 'channels' and 'chipsets' (SiRF III ?) don't mean much to me
in this context...
I guess with channels (satellite connections?) the more, the better??
Anyone got any particular recomendations of devices they think are
especially good, or had any nightmares with devices that I should avoid at
all costs...?
Thanks.
--
Regards,
Chris.
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ChrisM wrote:
> Looking to buy a Bluetooth GPS thingy for my SE 610i.
>
> Really looking as cheap as possible. (about 20-25 quid). There seems to be
> plenty of choice on eBay, but I don't know much about the technology, and so
> buzzwords like 'channels' and 'chipsets' (SiRF III ?) don't mean much to me
> in this context...
> I guess with channels (satellite connections?) the more, the better??
>
> Anyone got any particular recomendations of devices they think are
> especially good, or had any nightmares with devices that I should avoid at
> all costs...?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
I have TT Navigator 6 on my XDA Trium and its just as good as a regular
Tom Tom.
Downside is the speakerphone in the phone is not very good for for
making calls and you cant use a sperate bluetooth earpiece at the same time.
I am now looking at either new phone with built in GPS receiver (Nokia
N95) or XDA Orbit II so I can dispense with the GPS Mouse needed to make
Navigator6 work.
"ChrisM" <chris_mayersblue@suedeyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Looking to buy a Bluetooth GPS thingy for my SE 610i.
>
> Really looking as cheap as possible. (about 20-25 quid). There seems to be
> plenty of choice on eBay, but I don't know much about the technology, and
> so buzzwords like 'channels' and 'chipsets' (SiRF III ?) don't mean much
> to me in this context...
> I guess with channels (satellite connections?) the more, the better??
>
> Anyone got any particular recomendations of devices they think are
> especially good, or had any nightmares with devices that I should avoid at
> all costs...?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Chris.
> (Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)
>
I bought a BlueNext BN-900GR GPS receiver a few months back to go with my O2
XDA Exec after my other sat nav went belly up. Iirc I paid about £30 but
can't remember where I got it from - I had done a Google search and picked a
shop that looked reasonable.
It's a great unit, very easy to set up and very fast at locking on to the
sats. It is also very fast at re-calculating routes and seems to have
excellent battery life. I am more than happy with it and wouldn't hesitate
to recommend it.
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> "ChrisM" <chris_mayersblue@suedeyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:x-ednf1uFJ6fnXTanZ2dnUVZ8sSrnZ2d@bt.com...
>> Looking to buy a Bluetooth GPS thingy for my SE 610i.
>>
>> Really looking as cheap as possible. (about 20-25 quid). There seems
>> to be plenty of choice on eBay, but I don't know much about the
>> technology, and so buzzwords like 'channels' and 'chipsets' (SiRF
>> III ?) don't mean much to me in this context...
>> I guess with channels (satellite connections?) the more, the better??
>>
>> Anyone got any particular recomendations of devices they think are
>> especially good, or had any nightmares with devices that I should
>> avoid at all costs...?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Chris.
>> (Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)
>>
>
> I bought a BlueNext BN-900GR GPS receiver a few months back to go
> with my O2 XDA Exec after my other sat nav went belly up. Iirc I paid
> about £30 but can't remember where I got it from - I had done a
> Google search and picked a shop that looked reasonable.
>
> It's a great unit, very easy to set up and very fast at locking on to
> the sats. It is also very fast at re-calculating routes and seems to
> have excellent battery life. I am more than happy with it and
> wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.
>
> HTH
Sounds good. Will check that one out...
Did you buy online, or from a 'proper' shop? I guess if it was Google'd, it
was a shop of the netty variety?
--
Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)
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K3 <k3k6@hotSPAMNOmail.com> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
> "ChrisM" <chris_mayersblue@suedeyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:x-ednf1uFJ6fnXTanZ2dnUVZ8sSrnZ2d@bt.com...
>> Looking to buy a Bluetooth GPS thingy for my SE 610i.
>>
>> Really looking as cheap as possible. (about 20-25 quid). There seems
>> to be plenty of choice on eBay, but I don't know much about the
>> technology, and so buzzwords like 'channels' and 'chipsets' (SiRF
>> III ?) don't mean much to me in this context...
>> I guess with channels (satellite connections?) the more, the better??
>>
>> Anyone got any particular recomendations of devices they think are
>> especially good, or had any nightmares with devices that I should
>> avoid at all costs...?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Chris.
>> (Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)
>>
>
> I bought a BlueNext BN-900GR GPS receiver a few months back to go
> with my O2 XDA Exec after my other sat nav went belly up. Iirc I paid
> about £30 but can't remember where I got it from - I had done a
> Google search and picked a shop that looked reasonable.
>
> It's a great unit, very easy to set up and very fast at locking on to
> the sats. It is also very fast at re-calculating routes and seems to
> have excellent battery life. I am more than happy with it and
> wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.
>
> HTH
Oh, also, does it have a user-changable battery? I know some units do, other
require a little 'effort' to get them open, but have a standard battery
inside. With others still (I guess the cheapest ones) you cannot change the
battery...
--
Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)
"ChrisM" <chris_mayersblue@suedeyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> In message HscGj.17173$jH5.13640@newsfe3-win.ntli.net,
> K3 <k3k6@hotSPAMNOmail.com> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
>
>> "ChrisM" <chris_mayersblue@suedeyahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:x-ednf1uFJ6fnXTanZ2dnUVZ8sSrnZ2d@bt.com...
>>> Looking to buy a Bluetooth GPS thingy for my SE 610i.
>>>
>>> Really looking as cheap as possible. (about 20-25 quid). There seems
>>> to be plenty of choice on eBay, but I don't know much about the
>>> technology, and so buzzwords like 'channels' and 'chipsets' (SiRF
>>> III ?) don't mean much to me in this context...
>>> I guess with channels (satellite connections?) the more, the better??
>>>
>>> Anyone got any particular recomendations of devices they think are
>>> especially good, or had any nightmares with devices that I should
>>> avoid at all costs...?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> Chris.
>>> (Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)
>>>
>>
>> I bought a BlueNext BN-900GR GPS receiver a few months back to go
>> with my O2 XDA Exec after my other sat nav went belly up. Iirc I paid
>> about £30 but can't remember where I got it from - I had done a
>> Google search and picked a shop that looked reasonable.
>>
>> It's a great unit, very easy to set up and very fast at locking on to
>> the sats. It is also very fast at re-calculating routes and seems to
>> have excellent battery life. I am more than happy with it and
>> wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.
>>
>> HTH
>
> Oh, also, does it have a user-changable battery? I know some units do,
> other require a little 'effort' to get them open, but have a standard
> battery inside. With others still (I guess the cheapest ones) you cannot
> change the battery...
>
> --
> Regards,
> Chris.
> (Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)
>
I bought it on line, sorry but can't remember who.... It has a rechargeable
battery that's built in - I haven't looked to see if the unit can be opened.
If the battery did die then the unit can be mains powered from the cig/cigar
lighter.
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>
> "ChrisM" <chris_mayersblue@suedeyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:BPmdnbjV4MFG3HfanZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@bt.com...
>> In message HscGj.17173$jH5.13640@newsfe3-win.ntli.net,
>> K3 <k3k6@hotSPAMNOmail.com> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
>>
>>> "ChrisM" <chris_mayersblue@suedeyahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:x-ednf1uFJ6fnXTanZ2dnUVZ8sSrnZ2d@bt.com...
>>>> Looking to buy a Bluetooth GPS thingy for my SE 610i.
>>>>
>>>> Really looking as cheap as possible. (about 20-25 quid). There seems
>>>> to be plenty of choice on eBay, but I don't know much about the
>>>> technology, and so buzzwords like 'channels' and 'chipsets' (SiRF
>>>> III ?) don't mean much to me in this context...
>>>> I guess with channels (satellite connections?) the more, the better??
>>>>
>>>> Anyone got any particular recomendations of devices they think are
>>>> especially good, or had any nightmares with devices that I should
>>>> avoid at all costs...?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Chris.
>>>> (Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)
>>>>
>>>
>>> I bought a BlueNext BN-900GR GPS receiver a few months back to go
>>> with my O2 XDA Exec after my other sat nav went belly up. Iirc I paid
>>> about £30 but can't remember where I got it from - I had done a
>>> Google search and picked a shop that looked reasonable.
>>>
>>> It's a great unit, very easy to set up and very fast at locking on to
>>> the sats. It is also very fast at re-calculating routes and seems to
>>> have excellent battery life. I am more than happy with it and
>>> wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.
>>>
>>> HTH
>>
>> Oh, also, does it have a user-changable battery? I know some units do,
>> other require a little 'effort' to get them open, but have a standard
>> battery inside. With others still (I guess the cheapest ones) you cannot
>> change the battery...
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Chris.
>> (Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)
>>
>
> I bought it on line, sorry but can't remember who.... It has a
> rechargeable battery that's built in - I haven't looked to see if the unit
> can be opened. If the battery did die then the unit can be mains powered
> from the cig/cigar lighter.
>
Just found it, got it from www.l8shop.net
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