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cloudchaser Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 14, 2004 Posts: 26 Location: London
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:00 pm Post subject: Holux GPSlim236 Bluetooth - any drawbacks? |
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Hi All
After killing my Fortuna Clip-on by dropping it one time too many on the ground I am now in the market for a new Bluetooth receiver.
My currently knowledge of BT receivers is a little rust but from what I read the Holux GPSlim236 Bluetooth GPS Receiver is a decent one.
I will be using it with TT5 on my Ipaq 4150.
This post is to make sure that I have not missed anything that might be an issue with me using it and would appreciate any feedback - postive/negative about this receiver.
thanks in advance.
PS - Is buying this receiver off ebay a good idea as there are a few decent deals around? |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: 02/11/2002 22:41:59 Posts: 11878 Location: Massachusetts, USA
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cloudchaser Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for that lbendlin
I noticed the Holux sub-forums right after my post and now trawling through it.
Time to get myself a nice cuppa and go through the stuff before I stump up the money
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alix776 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: 03/05/2003 14:45:49 Posts: 3999 Location: leyland lancs ENGLAND
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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going by what ive seen on the forum recently id go for a 236 from a uk authorised dealers at least youll have decent backup as there does seem to be a problem with some bought from ebay dealers that are based out side the uk _________________ currently using aponia truck navigation on windows phone. Good bye IOS don't let the door hit you on the way out .
Oh the joys of being a courier.
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cloudchaser Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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Right - I have had a decent browse of the Holux hardware forum & basically it all boils down to buying from a UK dealer.
All issues with people complaining of a slow fix and similar issues are down to a older buggier version of the firmware.
Is this receiver still worth it seeing the potential issues that might crop up? I mean is there any other alternative which is just as good?
Also which is a decent receiver with some sort of logging capability? |
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alix776 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: 03/05/2003 14:45:49 Posts: 3999 Location: leyland lancs ENGLAND
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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have lok the the reveiw articles of some of the bluetooth receivers that are out the though datalogging will put a premium on a receiver
the 236 is good device and yes there are many altenatives outthere i think the main thing for buying a bt receiver is the battery life.
have alook at the global sat 338 or some of the newer bt gps recivers below is a link to some of teh receiver that pocketgpsworld has reveiwed
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/item-menu.php?idSubCat=5
also on the front page is gps data logger that lutz has just reveiwed
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/wintec-data-logger.php _________________ currently using aponia truck navigation on windows phone. Good bye IOS don't let the door hit you on the way out .
Oh the joys of being a courier.
device Lumia 950 xl |
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portman Frequent Visitor
Joined: Nov 10, 2005 Posts: 435 Location: Dorset
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alix776 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: 03/05/2003 14:45:49 Posts: 3999 Location: leyland lancs ENGLAND
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:01 am Post subject: |
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well i can confirm that the i-blue gps will do at least 28 hrs continuos off one battery charge _________________ currently using aponia truck navigation on windows phone. Good bye IOS don't let the door hit you on the way out .
Oh the joys of being a courier.
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cloudchaser Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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The Wintec WBT-100 data logger sounds like a decent unit - except I have not been able to find anyone selling it in the UK.
Battery life is not a big deal with me since I will be using the receiver mainly with the car charger and most of my journeys are under 5-6 hours.
I have been reading about the Holux and a little hesitant after reading the posts in the forums. Other than the standard old firmware/no support for non-UK source units.
I am now reading up on the Globalsat 338 in its forums. |
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