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I am thinking of purchasing a TOM-TOM3 GPS system has anyone got any experience using the BT ?. Is it as Temperamental as the headset. Would it be better to use a wired GPS.
Thanks
I have wired and bluetooth GPS and would say that most of the time I use the wired GPS because I use it mainly in the car and it charges my MDAIII at the same time.
tomtom 3 and BT is fine on my MDAIII
No problems here with the bluetooth connection to tomtom's own GPS.
Never lost the connection.
Left the MDA's BT on one night and woke up to an empty battery and no data though!
I am using BT TomTom no problems at all with staying connected.. you can get them for under £100 on ebay now, best gadget i've got, except the IIs of course.
Richard
Anonymous said:
I am thinking of purchasing a TOM-TOM3 GPS system has anyone got any experience using the BT ?. Is it as Temperamental as the headset. Would it be better to use a wired GPS.
Thanks
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I've been using a TOMTOM BT GPS for a few weeks now and had no problems at all infact as with another post its my best purchase so far.
I have just got my XDA IIs, I have Tomtom 2 (Wired version), is there a cable kit that will allow me to use my existing Tomtom with the XDA IIs?
If so can someone tell me what the part number is and who stocks it?
I've got a powered holder in my car, powers the XDAIIs and the GPS antenna (Holux 210 I think!). The holder also feeds Tx & Rx to the XDA on serial port 1.
I've also used the holder to just power the XDA and BT antenna and it also works fine.
Got it from www.nemesisgb.com - they are the importers
The actual product can be found here
www.brodit.com and type in 970612 into the quicksearch box on the right hand side
...Spence
I have used ToTom 3 with their branded BT GPS for ages now and it works a treat, best accessory I had for my XDA II and it works just as well with my XDA IIs
s93ncer said:
I've got a powered holder in my car, powers the XDAIIs and the GPS antenna (Holux 210 I think!). The holder also feeds Tx & Rx to the XDA on serial port 1.
I've also used the holder to just power the XDA and BT antenna and it also works fine.
Got it from www.nemesisgb.com - they are the importers
The actual product can be found here
www.brodit.com and type in 970612 into the quicksearch box on the right hand side
...Spence
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Thanks for the reply, sorry been a long time before I got a chance to read it, busy christmas. That sounds like just what I need, I have a couple of further questions though.
1. The connections it talks about is a PS2-cable with RX, TX, 5V is this the connection that looks like an RJ11 modem cable or is this the same as a PS2 connection for a PC keyboard/mouse? My cable looks like a modem style RJ11 connector.
2. Does is come with a windscreen suction mount, I couldn't see it in the description and there were no specific pictures?
1. The connections it talks about is a PS2-cable with RX, TX, 5V is this the connection that looks like an RJ11 modem cable or is this the same as a PS2 connection for a PC keyboard/mouse? My cable looks like a modem style RJ11 connector.
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The connection I've got is a PS2 like a Mouse/keyboard.
The antenna you have sounds like a Leadtek which is branded as TomTom - looks like a flat silver square?
As it happens I now work for Nemesis and we are working on a connector to connect your antenna to the holder we supply.
2. Does is come with a windscreen suction mount, I couldn't see it in the description and there were no specific pictures?
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You can get a bracket that fits your vehicle and then you screw the holder to the bracket.
There is another option though.
If you have a lead that plugs into the cigar lighter, powers the antenna and the XDA (I found one at www.handnav.co.uk ) then you can do something different.
Get a bracket for your car
Get holder number 849612 from Brodit
Use the lead to power the holder and the antenna
I have attached pictures of the above config for a XDAII as I had to use the IIs to take the pictures!!!
Hope this helps
..Spence
Thanks again, how soon do you think Nemesis will have a compatible cradle or adapter ready to market?
It might be worth waiting depending on time scales involved?
Or maybe the Tomtom cable, the 1 at the bottom of the pics laid out like a W is already ok, I have one like this to fit my HP Jornada 545 (an old relic from Aug 2000). This cable looks a lot like the cable shown in your pic except for the PDA end, which splits into 2, 1 is for data the other for power. The power part looks similar to a Sony Ericsson telephone charger cable, so again I'm not sure if this will suffice.
I wish there was a shop I could just go into with these things, as it all seems harder to explain when I don't know what all the bits are called. I can't really expect ppl to find a peg for a hole if I can't tell them what shape the hole is, and with hole on my PDA and my GPS receiver it gets doubly confusing!!!!
I'm using Navman 4100 BT GPS, the singal is great and never drop BT connection. It comes with a Y cable that can charge both the IIs and Navman.
But check out the all-in-one solution from Brando... Cheapest alternative I've ever seen.... http://shop.brando.com.hk/universalgpscarholder.php
CL55 said:
I'm using Navman 4100 BT GPS, the singal is great and never drop BT connection. It comes with a Y cable that can charge both the IIs and Navman.
But check out the all-in-one solution from Brando... Cheapest alternative I've ever seen.... http://shop.brando.com.hk/universalgpscarholder.php
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Anyone know where I can get one of these in the UK?
Hi all,
I wanted to order the TomTom wireless (BT) 2 days ago and since it was meant to be used with QTek 9090 I was (by a big reseller, web shop in The Netherlands) told better to wait till end of January.
TomTom will release a new package (including Bluetooth version) of their software within 3 weeks. This package is fully QTek 9090 compliant meaning the car holder is adjusted for use with QTek 9090 (a so-called "TomTom QTek Navigation Pack" and "TomTom Navigator 3 Bluetooth"), contains a cable to charge the battery while driving, GPS receiver (Wired/Wirless), Software.....
http://www.tomtom.com/products/category.php?ID=1&language=1
kind regards,
- Avareh ([email protected])
Hi Avareh,
Any news about the above release from your source? I checked with TomTom yesterday to see when/if a Qtek 9090 kit would be released (versus purchasing the, rather ugly looking, universal kit) and got the following reply:
"... The TomTom XDA model 2 car holder will work. We have no current plans at present to make a dedicated car kit for this model.
We hope to have answered your question to your satisfaction.
With best regards,
The TomTom Customer Support Team"
Not the answer I was hoping for. Which carkit would be a good alternative?
www.brodit.com looks good but the many choices are confusing. What would be the 'ideal' brodit for a Qtek 9090 in combination with a TTN3 Bluetooth set-up?
brodit holders
I am using this holder with a 9090 connected to a TomTom GPS through cable. It will work very nicely with most cables for 12V charging as well:
Holder f. Cable Connection
For GPS-cable, or sync-/data-/charging-cable.
Item no: 846612
http://w3.easytrade.net/brodit_shop/product.dip?item=1244367&fid=1244483
If you are thinking of running the 9090 without any cables whatsoever I would recommend the passive holder:
Passive Holder,Tilt Swivel
Item no: 848612
http://w3.easytrade.net/brodit_shop/product.dip?item=1241216&fid=1241351
Regards
Chris
Hi Argeles,
I heard also the same from TomTom support team when I called them a few days ago. When I again called my dealer to verify what they had promised, he told me :
The release of TomTom active holder meant for Qtek 9090 has been delayed.
That the local distributor in The Netherlands had told him TomTom support team was telling nonsense.
The distributor claimed that the TomTom passive car holder is being tested right now and that's the reason why the release of active holder being postponed for a few weeks.
Anyway, here in NL is the Broadit Active holder also the one being offered by many dealers. The only problem with this one is the fact you can't use such active ones with your Qtek 9090 when you use a PDA case (like Piel Frama). This means that you have to take the device out of the case each time you wanna put it into your car holder. The 'ugly' universal holder like HR Richter has no such problem. The only disadvantage of such holder is that you have to order a 2-in-1 cable for charging the Qtek 9090 and your Bluetooth GPS receiver.
I wonder if there is any active holder by which you can also use the leather case at the same time.
kind regards,
- Avareh ([email protected])
Hi Avareh,
Many thanks for the info. To wait or not to wait that is the question. Are you also still waiting?BTW The HR Richter looks identical to the TomTom universal holder. When I finally do get TTN3 BT + Qtek9090 I'll need a fast 1GB memory card for the TomTom maps of Europe, but that's another problem (here also a choice not as straight forward as one would first think, judging by the memory card discussions on this site).
Best Regards,
Argeles/Robbert
Herbert Richter manufacture the TomTom cradles as well as cradles for many other manufacturers. Brodit mounts are superb, I have three in car although I use Carcomm's XDA cradle with my XDAII, see here.
Hi again,
This is what I meant with hearing nonsense after calling support team of TomTom in The Netherlands.
looking at their site there is no sign of any QTek 9090 compatible car kit at http://www.tomtom.com/products/compatibility.php?ID=9&Language=1
However, looking at this URL it seems that still there is a TomTom car mounting kit for Qtek 9090: http://www.pdamods.com/proddetail.asp?prod=A11XDA2SMNT&cat=23
kind regards,
- Avareh ([email protected])
Whilst the QTek 9090 Carkit on the PDA Mods site does appear to be identical to TomTom's Carkit range it does not mean that is an officially sanctioned TomTom carkit hence why you can't find it on TomTom's site.
Looking at it, it is almost certainly manufactured by HR though so should be a good 'un.
Well, I strongly doubt it Darren. It looks exactly the same as other TomTom car kits, has exactly the same detailed snapshots (which you also can find on official web site of TomTom) regarding extended power & GPS connection and the descriptive text begins with " The TomTom Car Kit allows you ...".
The only thing I hear here in NL is the fact the few products (sometimes) are introduced earlier in one country than others. That's probably the reason why you can't find any official announcement in the European web site of TomTom.
kind regards,
- Avareh ([email protected])
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Whilst the QTek 9090 Carkit on the PDA Mods site does appear to be identical to TomTom's Carkit range it does not mean that is an officially sanctioned TomTom carkit hence why you can't find it on TomTom's site.
Looking at it, it is almost certainly manufactured by HR though so should be a good 'un.
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Well, I ordered the PDAMODS.com XDA 11s car kit on Thursday and it arrived the next day so 10/10 for service.
I already had a car mounting kit from TomTom for my iPaq 4150. Parts from that kit ie some cables and mounts are interchangeable with the XDA 11s kit from PDAMODS.com. The PDAMODS base mount has a very high flexible stalk to move around and position the XDA which i didn't like at all so i used the mount from the iPaq which does not have any stalk and found that the mounting slots on the back of that fit perfectly into the XDA mounting bracket. Looks much much better. There was no power cable supplied for linking the XDA mount to the TomTom Bluetooth SatNav receiver which is annoying and dissapointing. I had to use the cable that was in the iPaq car kit and it fitted perfectly into the XDA holder. The car cigarette power cable with the XDA is OK but is very very short.
Overall, the PDAMODS.com kit is clearly not a genuine TomTom part. The quality of the plastic and other materials are not as good as a genuine TomTom car kit. To get the perfect results I had to mix and match parts from both kits. If you do order the PDAMODS kit it will work perfectly well with your XDA but you might end up wishing you had waited for the official TomTom car kit.
I have tried two different XDA II units, two different Leadtek "My Traveler" units, six different software titles, and 9 com ports..
No combination gives me any signs of life..
So my first question is:
Is the LED on the Leadtek GPS Mouse supposed to blink or anything when not in use by software? Or does it light up as soon as you have power?
Is there a default com port for this?
I guess it's COM1, since the signal goes through the bottom connector..
Will the Leadtek GPS mouse give any data through the serial port if it can't find any satellites? (Most of the testing is indoors)
Does anyone know the pinout on Leadtek mouses with RJ11 connectors?
Just to add some extra confusion...
If I open Com1, the sound from the XDA II is transfered to the speaker..
If Com1 is closed, no sound is heard..
Nobody?
Can't anyone even give me an answer to the LED question?!
Isn't there anyone here with the "My Traveler" GPS mouse?
I thought this was a very common GPS reciever..
I have a Haicom 204S receiver, XDA 1 and a genuine car kit and I have exactly the same problem as you. I follwed the pinout wiring diagram available elsewhere and still nothing.
I'm beginning to wonder if the problem might be in the car kit.
Here's the web page for Leadtek's GPS products; select the unit that matches what you have & grab the manual. It should tell you what you want to know.
I got the pinout..
But no info on the LED..
Now, I'm looking for the pinout of the O2 XDA II car kits RJ11 connector..
Anyone?
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I have a Haicom 204S receiver, XDA 1 and a genuine car kit and I have exactly the same problem as you. I follwed the pinout wiring diagram available elsewhere and still nothing.
I'm beginning to wonder if the problem might be in the car kit.
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You got the pinout for the XDA car kit?
Here:
http://www.vanhemert.biz/Car_Kit_GPS_Connection.htm
Hmm...
There seems to be two versions of the XDA II car kit..
My version only have 4 connectors in the RJ45 female plug..
Thus, I can't use those schematics..
Darn it!
Woops, sorry. I didn't notice you were talking about an XDAII.
Well, better than nothing...
XDA1 Official o2 carKit & Leadtec wired mouse.
Hi, Looking for the connector pinout for the Leadtec RJ45, The manual doesn't show it! also need the diagram showing the carkit pinout.
The link http://www.vanhemert.biz/Car_Kit_GPS_Connection.htm doesn't work anymore - I know the diag. has the info I need but I can't find it.....
:?
Pinout for the Leadtek GPS Mouse
It's all in the manual...
9532manual_v10.6.zip from the Leadtek webpage.
Page 6/48..
It shows the pinout for the Leadtek 9532 aka Traveller..
As for the pinout for the car kit..
I still haven't found it..
OOp's RTFM
Sorry, you are right, don't know how I missed it !
I've connected it all up to the car kit but there is power to the GPS at all times, even when ignition is off! does anyone know where the +vcc should be connected so it at least only has power when the ignition is on?
At present it's connected to the Brown wire on the (8 pin Molex?) connector.
http://www.pdamods.com/products.asp?cat=23 have a custom mount for the XDA IIs this works with the wired GPS receiver from tomtom with rj11 cable
However I think the Vodaphone VPA connector is different and I have found it is a different connector, can someone confirm this ?
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http://www.pdamods.com/products.asp?cat=23 have a custom mount for the XDA IIs this works with the wired GPS receiver from tomtom with rj11 cable
However I think the Vodaphone VPA connector is different and I have found it is a different connector, can someone confirm this ?
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Can't say, but I do have that cradle from pdamods with my XDAIIs and it works a treat. It needs a little bit of self-adhesive velcro (the soft side) stuck on the inside to stop the PDA from rattling, but otherwise it's great.
I'd be amazed if the VPA is any different as they are all basically the same unit, but it would be worth trying. Sadly, I had a VPA on my desk until last week when I sent it back to Vodafone, but I never tried it in this cradle
Side-by-side pics:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/10/vodafone_vpa_iii/
I do not think it works, does anyone have a Vodaphone VPA that can confirm, please ??? They seem to have changed the socket
There is such interesting device:
HTC 3-in-1 USB Adapter
Features:
11pins to 11pins HTC adapter, with USB port and 3.5mm Stereo Head Jack, you can connect to your own headphone or amplifier for audio and the USB port, you are able to charge the device via USB cable at the same time.
Support :
HTC P4350/HTC Herald/Dopod C800/Dopod C858
HTC Trinity/HTC P3600/Qtek P3600/Orange SPV M700/Dopod D810/Dopod CHT9100
O2 XDA Orbit/HTC P3300/HTC Artemis/Qtek G200/Dopod P800W/Dopod M700/T-Mobile MDA Compact III/Orange SPV M650
O2 Xda Cosmo/HTC Excalibur/HTC S620/T-Mobile Dash/Dopod C720W
HTC S310/HTC Oxygen/Orange SPV C100/Qtek 7200
O2 XDA Trion/MDA Vario II/Cingular 8525/i-mate JASJAM/Qtek 9600/HTC TyTN/Dopod CHT9000/Orange SPV M3100/Vodafone 1605/Dopod 838Pro
HTC MTeoR/HTC Breeze/Dopod 595/Qtek 8600
Of course I can not say if it's working flawlesly with all listed devices, but with my HTC P3300 (Artemis) it works great.
I received one extra adapter as a present, so if you are in the Netherlands and interested to have it, I can sell my second adapter for 10 EUR. Please PM me with the suggestions
What do they charge for this?
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There is such interesting device:
HTC 3-in-1 USB Adapter
Features:
11pins to 11pins HTC adapter, with USB port and 3.5mm Stereo Head Jack, you can connect to your own headphone or amplifier for audio and the USB port, you are able to charge the device via USB cable at the same time.
Support :
HTC P4350/HTC Herald/Dopod C800/Dopod C858
HTC Trinity/HTC P3600/Qtek P3600/Orange SPV M700/Dopod D810/Dopod CHT9100
O2 XDA Orbit/HTC P3300/HTC Artemis/Qtek G200/Dopod P800W/Dopod M700/T-Mobile MDA Compact III/Orange SPV M650
O2 Xda Cosmo/HTC Excalibur/HTC S620/T-Mobile Dash/Dopod C720W
HTC S310/HTC Oxygen/Orange SPV C100/Qtek 7200
O2 XDA Trion/MDA Vario II/Cingular 8525/i-mate JASJAM/Qtek 9600/HTC TyTN/Dopod CHT9000/Orange SPV M3100/Vodafone 1605/Dopod 838Pro
HTC MTeoR/HTC Breeze/Dopod 595/Qtek 8600
Of course I can not say if it's working flawlesly with all listed devices, but with my HTC P3300 (Artemis) it works great.
I received one extra adapter as a present, so if you are in the Netherlands and interested to have it, I can sell my second adapter for 10 EUR. Please PM me with the suggestions
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Can you point me where to get one?
No answer .... That would be a very usefull accesory to my mobile
So... Anyone else can tell us where to find such things?
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I've found them on goolge @ 17$
http://www.google.ro/search?q=HTC+3-in-1+USB+Adapter&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a
nice one, i did wonder if you could use headphones and charge at the same time
does anyone know if it will work with mains charger or is it just the USB charge from a PC ?
Thanks
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nice one, i did wonder
1) if you could use headphones and charge at the same time
2)does anyone know if it will work with mains charger or is it just the USB charge from a PC ?
Thanks
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1) YES
2) YES
Nice find
I found it on an auction site for 16.99 US. This will do nicely!
kenshin_himura said:
No answer .... That would be a very usefull accesory to my mobile
So... Anyone else can tell us where to find such things?
Later edit:
I've found them on goolge @ 17$
http://www.google.ro/search?q=HTC+3-in-1+USB+Adapter&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a
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you can find it here too http://www.expansys.com/
FM radio?
3 in 1 USB Adapter HTC TyTn P3300 etc...
Nice tool, will be useful for my mobil
If connect it with HTC and 3,5 jack headset will FM radio work?
Well if you have a Hermes, no amount of adapters will make the FM radio work... Doesn't have an FM radio chip onboard.
Artemis has radio but if you plug in the headphones via an addapter like the one shown above it doesn't work, neither does it work if you use the mini USB to 3,5MM socket version, great for normal headphones but forget using the radio with these - Mike
Yes, I have Artemis with FM on board.
Thanks for an answer,
I thought that adater includes piece of wire that can be uses as FM antenna.
The addapter does not contain the correct conections to enable the Artemis to use it as an aerial so you get no reception when doing this. The only other way I know of is to cut your plug off the supplied headset and solder up a 3,5MM socket to it (there are some wiring diagrams of how to do this in the Artemis section of this forum) - Mike