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Quick review of Holux 1000 gps...

Took the dive for a bluetooth gps this week...
Picked up a Holux 1000 from eBay for $24.99 Shipping was $19.99 priority.
Ordered on Aug-7, arrived Aug-10. from ebayseller gpsevyone.
Turned it on. Did a bluetooth discovery on my Wizard w/ WM5. Set it up on com6.
Live Search worked great. Google maps worked great.
BeelineGPS is a really cool tool.
The Holux 1000 seems to be so sensitive it picks up 8-10 sats sitting in my home plugged into a charger. Dont know about battery life yet. Its getting its first overnight charge.
Had it in my pocket walking around inside local market and could see location on my Wizard as I walked.
Anyway, thats my .02$ if anyone is interested.

Holux 1000
Hey,
I got the same unit and I can't believe how sensitive it is. Inside my house 18 feet from the nearest window (which had the metal blinds closed tight) it was locked in a few seconds and was picking up 8 sats. I had expected to need to keep this on the dash of my truck but there is no need I get great signals even with it locked in my console.
I use it with iGO mapping and it is Great! I'll never get lost again.
I'm gonna look into other software to use the GPS for, I'll try the ones you mentioned.
I got mine from buygpsnow.com.
Joe

Holux 1000 sensitivity...
Its very impressive for $25.
My Garmin eTrex Vista could never do that and you are right the warm up time is very quick. Its going to be interesting to see how long the battery lasts.

My P3300 Rocks for Golf GPS. Awesome!

Just for the guys and gals that love golf. I moved from my old Audiovox PPC6601 pocket pc (with a separate BT GPS dongle) to this device.
But, after first plugging it into the USB sync it died on me only for the mainboard to be replaced.
That's not such a bad thing since now it is stable as rocks and my IntelliGolf GPS application worked flawlessly. QuickGPS helps a lot to sync and at one point I remember taking my eyes off the golf ball and seeing 10 satellites synced.
That means, a much more accurate reading and if I haven't already mentioned it the fix on the course is very fast.
But, here's why this device really rocks for Golf. The extended battery I ordered from Hong Kong (2 just as a back up) can easily handle 1 round of 18 hole golf and it only used up less than half the battery!!! That suggests the device could handle 2 rounds of 18 hole golf (for 3 players).
Show me any other device that has integrated SIRF GPS that can do that and I will be impressed.
Happy Golfing.

twiga said:
Just for the guys and gals that love golf. I moved from my old Audiovox PPC6601 pocket pc (with a separate BT GPS dongle) to this device.
But, after first plugging it into the USB sync it died on me only for the mainboard to be replaced.
That's not such a bad thing since now it is stable as rocks and my IntelliGolf GPS application worked flawlessly. QuickGPS helps a lot to sync and at one point I remember taking my eyes off the golf ball and seeing 10 satellites synced.
That means, a much more accurate reading and if I haven't already mentioned it the fix on the course is very fast.
But, here's why this device really rocks for Golf. The extended battery I ordered from Hong Kong (2 just as a back up) can easily handle 1 round of 18 hole golf and it only used up less than half the battery!!! That suggests the device could handle 2 rounds of 18 hole golf (for 3 players).
Show me any other device that has integrated SIRF GPS that can do that and I will be impressed.
Happy Golfing.
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its nice to see someone having so much fun with there device, and it bein very usefull too.

And what about the accuracy? There is famous static navigation thing, and maybe driving a cart with my XDA would be cool, but for walking i have such a mess in readings that it's almost unusable...
Cheers!

Good GPS-BT for Hermes WM6.1?

I was wondering if anyone knew a good GPS-BT thingy for the Hermes, one which has good battery and is somewhat portible to carry around..and connects nicely with say CRCs stable ROMs..
Any experience, tips&tricks out there? found nothing in the hermes forum for WM6.1..

I'm not running WM6.1, but I am running WM6 (K's rom). And I am using a G-sat BT-359. I'm assuming to would pair just the same, and work with google maps or MS live search just like it does on WM6.
It is small and stylish, fits nicely in a pocket. It makes it through a day of work for me, no problems (they claim it will get 11 hours on a charge, and it seems it will, but I haven't tried it on a long trip yet). It also paired nicely with my laptop and Street Atlas '05 played quite nice with it.
And the sensitivity is nice, much better than my old usb gps from my laptop, the BT-359 will receive satellites while inside my house, and have my location correct. It also works while in a pocket.
Hope this helps!
http://www.globalsat.com.tw/eng/product_detail_00000076.htm

I just picked up the Garmin 10x. It was 120 bucks, but came with the map software for both my phone and my laptop. Works great, pairs easy. I'm using Pays v3(6.1) and no problems. The reciever gets about 22 hours on a charge.

emugpp said:
I was wondering if anyone knew a good GPS-BT thingy for the Hermes, one which has good battery and is somewhat portible to carry around..and connects nicely with say CRCs stable ROMs..
Any experience, tips&tricks out there? found nothing in the hermes forum for WM6.1..
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I use the Garmin GPS 10x. It's small, rechargeable using the same cable / plug as the Hermes, has excellent battery life, and great satellite reception. I've had it for a little over a year and used it with Google Maps, MS Live, Garmin map software for Windows Mobile, and iNav software. Works well with any of them.

ebay
I got a gtop gps off of ebay 6 months ago for less than 40.00 and i am very happy with it. I have never run out of the battery on the gps. Navizon has paid it off and then some.

I have used a Deluo GPS unit that I picked up for $80 (USD).
It's nice that it uses a Nokia BLS-5 battery, so I don't have to rip the unit apart when the battery craps out.

GlobalSat BT-359
gets a fix in 20 seconds, SirfSTAR III chipset, replacable battery, $60
cant go wrong with this one, it got 5/5 in most reviews

I'm using the GlobalSAT BT-338
About 17 hours runtime on a full battery. Great signal recieving.
You can't go wrong with this one.

I've bought my second GPS receiver for it's size:
www.keychaingps.com
Link is for info only not price- I forget where I bought mine from but was £37 (GBP) inc delivery. Cold sat fix is excellent; always get a good signal. And best of all, put it on your keyring so it's always with you!
I'm using it with TomTom 6 on Hermes Schaps ROM and works great.

thanks for the many options, the hermes seems to work good with an external GPS-module, it's safe to buy one
I might get the keychain one, I only hope that it has a long standby time, I'm sure to forget to charge it and then suddenly need it..

emugpp said:
thanks for the many options, the hermes seems to work good with an external GPS-module, it's safe to buy one
I might get the keychain one, I only hope that it has a long standby time, I'm sure to forget to charge it and then suddenly need it..
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My one seems to last weeks on standby- i tend to just 'top-up' the charge every now again just to make sure.

I also just bought the keychain, very good reception in Japan which is known to be a difficult area for gps, very fast, very small, and use time is 9 hour, very good time if you compare with the size.
Bought on ebay for 35£ + 10£ shipping. Best price possible.
And it's not sirf chipset but mtk 51 channels, compatible with 5 Hz information refreshing rate (still to be implemented in softwares...).
Nothing more to say... Enjoy!
(and perfect compatibility with Hermes+Schaps)

keychain seems the way to go for me too
so does it work when walking around with the chain in your pocket or rucksack? when you go tracking for example, or strawling through city streets..I've heard from a friend that his Orbit 2 (touch-cruise) GPS-function is useless for walking around..

I keep it in my pocket or in the backpack, so the bluetooth has a very good range I think. The only thing I noticed was that it needs to be in a very well-spaced area (sorry I don't know how to say it better, I mean you need to see the sky...) to get the primary signal, so I keep it in my hand during the 20 first seconds of switch on. But I think it's the same for every gps receiver.
Besides this, it this perfect. By the way I use it with Garmin Mobile XT.
Toni

Yep, agree with tonidekohlanta, you need to have it out for the initial signal then it can indeed be in your pocket or where ever (within reason of course!) and the signal is still strong.

Auto Powering on GPS
I do like the idea of a keychain for general usage but I would love that I could wire one into my car and as soon as it gets power it would switch on. I have BT3341 which is awesome but I cant mount it on my parcel shelf or anything as I have to switch it on whenever I want to use it. Anyone know of one that will power up as soon as it gets power?

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I do like the idea of a keychain for general usage but I would love that I could wire one into my car and as soon as it gets power it would switch on. I have BT3341 which is awesome but I cant mount it on my parcel shelf or anything as I have to switch it on whenever I want to use it. Anyone know of one that will power up as soon as it gets power?
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aren't there devices which stay on standby bluetooth-on until the battery drains out? if so, just connect it to your cig-lighter in your car and let it run, forever!

The keychain as a energy save system : it goes on stand by when there is no bluetooth signal (generally when you close the gps software on your device). I didn't really tested the battery life in this case but one time I forgot to switch it off, anf when I realized it three days after, it was still working (but not for long maybe...). Also I heard that when the battery is low, the reception gets weaker.
By the way, keychain is delivered with cig lighter adapter (and the seller on ebay added a normal adapter which works also to charge the phone - very convenient!).
And also I heard somewhere that the holux gps receptor was nice, but I choose the keychain so I cannot say more.

I bought Holux M1200 for me and my wife. Works perfectly with TyTN and Touch. I keep it attached to the sun visor and it has great reception.

emugpp said:
thanks for the many options, the hermes seems to work good with an external GPS-module, it's safe to buy one
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you can run into ports detection problems (in software like iGo) in some roms with htc home plugin. But it works fine if U reset software and turn off htc home from todays screen.

Newbie needs GPS advice, please help

Hi All,
I have a dell axim x51v and was looking for a suitable GPS system for it and have a few queries, would much appreciate some "education" if someone would be so kind.
The primary use for the GPS would be for memory map Ordinance survey so obviously a concern is battery life. I have three (yes three!) spare batteries for the axim so I was leaning towards CF rather than Bluetooth however im not fixed on this. Obviously another point with Bluetooth is that it would need to work if it was at the bottom of a bag, most say they work under car seats so doubt that would be an issue. Memory map has settings for navman, nmea, garmin, magellan and sirf so it would also need to be compatible with one of these.
My questions are,
1) Are any brands better than others and will they all be compatible with my axm?
2) Should I go for any particular chipset, most seem to use the sirf III chipset, is this superior?
3) The bluetooth adaptors usually state long battery life but not how long. What are we talking here roughly?
Ive had a look round on ebay and theres loads of different models to choose from, also ive seen this,
http://safecom.cn/code/sub/category.asp?prdid=265&subcatid=36
which has great reviews and I can get one for about £35, also a reviewer has said it works with memorymap fine. Having said that it is the sirf II/LP chipset so maybe its a bit aged. Im looking to spend around £40 tops.
Thanks very much in advance for any replies/tips etc.

I use memory map on my hermes, and I have tried a few different bluetooth gps recievers. The one I have stuck with using though is a holux 240, as it is nice and small, is kept on my keys, and charges with the same mini usb charger as my phone.
Saying that, I have not had any problems with any receiver I have tried, But sirfstar 3 do seem to be the best at keeping lock under trees.
All of them have connected fine and memory map reads the nmea data just fine.
As for batterylife, my hermes will happily receive the data via bluetooth for a good 15 hours, and it is looking at the screen which wears the battery - but my gps has an 8 hour battery life which is good for a days walking, and I can make the hermes last that long easily enough. You just find that as the battery gets lower, you try to refer to the screen less and less.

GPS Receiver for Vibrant [UPDATED]

Hey all,
I was looking for an external GPS receiver for my Vibrant. Requirements are: Bluetooth connection, USB-charging, turns on and off automatically, cheap, accurate. I intend to use it in my car by putting it in my glovebox and leaving it plugged in constantly.
Upon research, I have decided to get this:
Globalsat BT-359CS Laptop & PDA Bluetooth GPS Receiver (Ebay it or amazon it)
I found one for $23 shipped from Ebay. Found reviews of it working flawlessly and accurately on Android 2.2 and above. I have a Mazda 3 with a little compartment in the center so I put the receiver in that compartment so it is never seen. I run a USB charging cable to it which is always plugged in. I have a Griffin car cigarette adapter which gives me 2 USB ports (1 for GPS receiver, 1 for charging Vibrant). Now, here are the benefits of the setup and its drawbacks.
Benefits:
-I can use CM7 or any 2.3 ROM now with excellent GPS
-EXCELLENT GPS (much better than Vibrant GPS, even when working, 48 sec cold start, locks on within 10 sec usually if it has been powered on in the past 2 weeks, 1.5ft accuracy)
-Less battery drain on phone (phone is no longer using its GPS)
-Hassle free (turns on and syncs with one button on the phone)
Cons:
-Not integrated into the phone
-Preferably used in a car as it only lasts 10 hours on battery (in a car you can use it plugged in 24/7 like me)
-Requires a working Bluetooth
-Price ($20-35) shipped
-CM7 bug: While using Bluetooth, I notice my Wi-Fi connection was SEVERELY throttled...I was testing it at my house, shouldn't be an issue on the road.
Now...I use this GPS with Sygic navigation. I had it download the maps for my state and the total installation is ~300MB and maps are stored on the phone. I am using the latest CM7 with a 1.4Ghz overclock. It runs PERFECT, better than I had wished for.
To use the GPS, here are the steps I need to take:
1. Open glove compartment and turn on the GPS unit (it powers off automatically)
2. Press a widget button on my home screen from the app Bluetooth GPS Provider. The widget turns on Bluetooth, then connects to my GPS receiver automatically.
3. Launch my favorite GPS navigation app-Sygic or Copilot.
4. When done, simply press the widget again...it disables Bluetooth and kills the app automatically.
As you can see, using the GPS receiver is very easy and hassle-free. It is EXTREMELY accurate and stays hidden in my car unless needed.
In short, I love it.

I have been using an old 2003 dell gps receiver with the vibrant for a long time. it is accurate usually within 2 foot. and just works.

}{Alienz}{ said:
Hey all,
I was looking for an external GPS receiver for my Vibrant. Requirements are: Bluetooth connection, USB-charging, turns on and off automatically, cheap, accurate. I intend to use it in my car by putting it in my glovebox and leaving it plugged in constantly.
Upon research, I have decided to get this:
Globalsat BT-359CS Laptop & PDA Bluetooth GPS Receiver (Ebay it or amazon it)
I'mma try getting it for $25 or under shipped. Found reviews of it working flawlessly and accurately on Android 2.2 and above. It will be put in my glovebox of my car and I will never see it again but will have the best Vibrant GPS ever (cold start lock in 48 seconds). According to the reviews, I only need to enable the bluetooth and run an app (Bluetooth GPS Mouse) when I want GPS and launch my favorite GPS app (such as CoPilot or Google Maps). The unit then automatically syncs with the phone and provides GPS info. Since I can automate things with Tasker, I can make it so that GPS Mouse launches when Bluetooth is enabled and bluetooth gets enabled when I launch CoPilot or Google Maps. Hence...everything would be fully automatic...in theory. I will test when I get the unit.
Benefits:
-I can use CM7 or any 2.3 ROM now with excellent GPS
-EXCELLENT GPS (much better than Vibrant GPS, even when working, 48 sec cold start!)
-Less battery drain on phone (phone is no longer using its GPS)
-Hassle free (turns on and syncs with one button on the phone)
Cons:
-Not integrated into the phone
-Preferably used in a car as it only lasts 10 hours on battery (in a car you can use it plugged in 24/7)
-Requires a working Bluetooth
-Requires Tasker to be fully automated
-Price ($20-35) shipped
I will update this topic when I get my actual unit and am able to confirm all of the claims from my research I posted.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/GLOBALSAT-BLUET...S_Accessories_Software_ET&hash=item4aa98f8e7c
10char!

jrafael said:
http://cgi.ebay.com/GLOBALSAT-BLUET...S_Accessories_Software_ET&hash=item4aa98f8e7c
10char!
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my question is, how does the phone know it is a gps? I mean you turn on google maps and hit location, will it know to use the bluetooth signal rather than its own gps? I am very interested in this.

I am also very interested in this, I am getting into bicycle touring and having a longer lasting, faster locking gps would be excellent.
I am subscribing to this thread

DaSmittyman said:
my question is, how does the phone know it is a gps? I mean you turn on google maps and hit location, will it know to use the bluetooth signal rather than its own gps? I am very interested in this.
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www.amazon.com/review/R22ZJF3VXMXFRR
Found better price
cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-GLOBALSAT-BT-359CS-BLUETOOTH-GPS-RECEIVER_W0QQitemZ390317888228QQcategoryZ156955QQvarZQQcmdZViewItem#vi-content
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA Premium App

hmm its only 15 dollars on the link from Ebay lol of course its from someone out of country(out of USA i mean)

DaSmittyman said:
hmm its only 15 dollars on the link from Ebay lol of course its from someone out of country(out of USA i mean)
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Look at my post above $26 shipped from us seller.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA Premium App

http://www.bestandroiddownloads.com/download/apps/navigation-gps/bluetooth-gps-provider
this program does it all for you. there are others, but this is the one i use. i go geocahing and have an expensive gps receiver and 2003 dell gps mouse (which they dont sell anymore) is usually more spot on location. i let my kids use the expensive one now, which i never did before finding this program. vibrant NEVER jumps around when on the road and is always spot on. glad i found the receiver in the box in storage after i found this program. now i dont get lost again
i haventy found any programs that do not work with it. i use
google maps
geobeagle
lattitude
my tracks
ulysse speedometer
and torque a must if you have a sports car

Just wondering how the jerririgged gps is working. Any updates?

Hey all, I have updated the OP. In short, this is PERFECT for our Vibrants.

}{Alienz}{ said:
Hey all, I have updated the OP. In short, this is PERFECT for our Vibrants.
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thank you very much for this im ordering one now finally i can go on roadtrips again with out having to actually read a map
any word on whether or not this works with google maps? or google navi?

This works with Google Maps. Have not tested navigation but I'd assume it does as well.
Google Maps gave me an accuracy of 1 foot. Yes... 1.0 feet lol.

}{Alienz}{ said:
This works with Google Maps. Have not tested navigation but I'd assume it does as well.
Google Maps gave me an accuracy of 1 foot. Yes... 1.0 feet lol.
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Again thank you for taking the plunge on this first and testing it out, i just ordered the receiver for 26 shipped. cant wait to have gps again

navigation works with the external gps.

I've been using an external solar Bluetooth GPS since I've owned Nokia N80. Now, I use it with Vibrant when I'm hiking or riding motorcycle. It's placed on my backpack so it's always power by the sun, and the Vibrant on handlebar or in hand.
Locks on instantly, accuracy within 1ft, no battery. Model Solar GPS BT2.5MR
On Vibrant, I use Bluetooth GPS Provider to connect. It's available on Market

using the gps unit in the OP i am consistently getting <0.8 m accuracy indoors.

sorry it has taken me forever to get back, it came while I was on a trip. Anyway, just as the OP has updated and several other users, this thing rocks. Even with the "fixes" for gps coming to gingerbread, this is awesome. 1.5 foot or less accuracy. Unfortunately, I can't gps test to work. It does not pick up SATs, but the bluetooth to gps shows the SATs just fine.
EDIT: Does anyone know where I can find a PDF of the instructions, im just curious about the lock button on the back? It doesn't actually "lock" the power button for me.
Never mind, reading the ebay post http://www.satnavcentral.co.uk/BT359_UG.pdf

}{Alienz}{ said:
Hey all,
Now...I use this GPS with Sygic navigation. I had it download the maps for my state and the total installation is ~300MB and maps are stored on the phone. I am using the latest CM7 with a 1.4Ghz overclock. It runs PERFECT, better than I had wished for.
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Is Sygic worth the 10 bucks? Since you mentioned it, I downloaded it but I will have to test it out later.

I have had this setup for a few weeks now and i have to agree that it works extremely well with the Vibrant and Sygic.