M Brian

right... after your excellent advice on which PDA to get etc etc last time...

erm I went and bought a HP 2210!! (lol the spec was better than the DELLs for same price and it takes compact flash)

i fancy getting the SAT Nav stuff for it - but not sure where to start.
I think I want tomtom 3 (sister boyfriend has it and looks smart)

well I want a portable system - not just car... seen some bluetooth ones but not sure if they any good?

whats the deal on prices etc?

(i've seen bluetooth receivers sold separate on ebay £70-80ish)
but is it erm possible to get the software separate or is that a gamble?

any help and pointers greatly appreciated!

Rick

i can send u the soft or u can dl it.... TomTom is very smart...

M Brian

so if I just buy a bluetooth GPS receiver off ebay for example.. and then get the software... im up and running???

sis BF has the version 3 one I think.... it has like a birds eye map so you can see where the bends and junctions are coming up etc... looks smart and it has a live speed reading in MPH! not sure how accurate it is but I thought it was well smart!

M Brian

bttt?

Jon ERST S2

Our company sells one. Comes with bluetooth reciever and software called Destinator. It's an ASUS one. Software looked pretty good when I set it up for someone as a favour.



http://www.destinator.co.uk/

gabe

ive got an hp2210 witth tomtom 3 & a cf GPS card, i didnt go for the bluetooth one in the end, past exp with bluetooth is its more trouble than its worth establishing a reliable bluetooth connection then the gps connection too, plus im fairly certain that you need to charge the bluetooth gps receveiver independently, i got my card of ebay with tomtom software & it was easy to install mate.
theres a guy on ebay his id is undercutter_uk i got all my gear of him for 390 in the end, with the 2210 with 256 card, gps receiver cf card, tomtom3, car holder, charger & in car aeriel which you plug into the top of the gps card for more juice onthe move but i dont ever use it as the flash card is excellent
cheers

Rick

Melv - yea, just need the receiver and soft. Destinator is quite good - got that software too, but its falling behing TT3. The speed reading is VERY acurate too.

M Brian

cheers mate ill have a look for him on ebay.

ive already got the PDA so it kind of restricts the ebay options that are there.
the Cf GPS card does it plug straight in the top and is then portable?

I did like the sound of the bluetooth one - the tom tom receiver is only same size as my nokia 6220 so could easily manage that. but as you say im bit concerned over it being bluetooth rather than hard wired to it?

ill have a look at that other thing in my break jon, was after the tomtom stuff really though.

Rick

Never had any problem at all with the bluetooth receiver - and u can use it with a laptop idf needed.

M Brian

i reckon I may do that then...

just buy a receiver from ebay - should be able get a proper tomtom bluetooth one for £70-£80... not sure if I need leads and stuff aswell for charging etc then I may need to call on you rick see if can do a deal!

M Brian

speed camera detection?

ive seen a few things on ebay about additional software for the tomtom that gives you locations of the fixed position gatsos and stuff? anyone have this?

met

you can download the speed stuff from here mate & overlay it to you POI files on tomtom (points of interest)

http://poiplace.oabsoftware.nl/index.php


the ones on ebay normally are just a link to a site where you download from do som digging & youll get it free

with the 2210 you just pull of plastic cap on the top & slot your cf card in & it is fully portable, i use it a lot when im walking to meetings in central london from the tube & can be bothere to look in an a-z


these are interesting/useful links too,


http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...ht=ipaq+tomtom

http://www.totalpda.co.uk/

http://www.expansys.com/expansys.asp


<http://poiplace.oabsoftware.nl/index.php>



http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/


http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/uksafetycameras.php

cheers
(gabe was/is my other logon)

apples24

hi m8 i done the same i have a ipaq 5450 with a bluetooth tomtom gps unit that i got on ebay for 94 quid brand new (cheapest i could find for a gps unit )

i also have the speed camera database installed

and i have a ahem cracked version of tomtom on disc

works fookin superb m8 highly recomend