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Q abt off-road SatNav / GPS
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| jan98m 2006-09-28, 12:33 pm |
| Hi,
I am looking at budget options for PDA based off-road SatNav / GPS
solution for countryside light hiking & city walking.
I have a Xda pocketpc. And can nick 'memory map' maps from a friend. If
I buy a cheapish (~=A340) bluetooth GPS receiver from eBay, will the
whole solution work - or will I be missing any component ?
(I hope that GPS receiver will come with a s/w to talk to the
PocketPC).
Thanks in advance.
Jan
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| Darren Griffin - PocketGPSWorld.Com 2006-09-28, 3:33 pm |
| On 2006-09-28 17:29:49 +0100, "jan98m" <jan98m@yahoo.co.uk> said:
> I am looking at budget options for PDA based off-road SatNav / GPS
> solution for countryside light hiking & city walking.
>
> I have a Xda pocketpc. And can nick 'memory map' maps from a friend. If
> I buy a cheapish (~£40) bluetooth GPS receiver from eBay, will the
> whole solution work - or will I be missing any component ?
>
> (I hope that GPS receiver will come with a s/w to talk to the
> PocketPC).
Nicking' maps is not the way to go. If you want to use Memory-Map then
buy it. You'll find very little help until you accept that simnple
fact.
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Darren Griffin
PocketGPSWorld - www.PocketGPSWorld.com
The Premier GPS Resource for News, Reviews and Forums
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| jan98m 2006-09-29, 4:33 am |
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Darren Griffin - PocketGPSWorld.Com wrote:
> On 2006-09-28 17:29:49 +0100, "jan98m" <jan98m@yahoo.co.uk> said:
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> Nicking' maps is not the way to go. If you want to use Memory-Map then
> buy it. You'll find very little help until you accept that simnple
> fact.
> --
> Darren Griffin
> PocketGPSWorld - www.PocketGPSWorld.com
> The Premier GPS Resource for News, Reviews and Forums
I take your point.
Using the friend's memory map is really for testing the proof of
concept and whether the solution appeals to me. For any serious use, I
will have to get my own copy - more so because I will need the maps of
the specific area I want to use the unit in.
thanks.
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| Darren Griffin - PocketGPSWorld.Com 2006-09-29, 7:33 am |
| On 2006-09-29 10:04:52 +0100, "jan98m" <jan98m@yahoo.co.uk> said:
> I take your point.
> Using the friend's memory map is really for testing the proof of
> concept and whether the solution appeals to me. For any serious use, I
> will have to get my own copy - more so because I will need the maps of
> the specific area I want to use the unit in.
The one important thing when sourcing a Bluetooth GPs is to ensure it
has a SiRFStarIII chipset.
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Darren Griffin
PocketGPSWorld - www.PocketGPSWorld.com
The Premier GPS Resource for News, Reviews and Forums
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