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Will Tomtom 5 install on GARMIN IQUE M5?

 
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 12:40 pm    Post subject: Will Tomtom 5 install on GARMIN IQUE M5? Reply with quote

As the title?
Is the Garmin ique M5 primarily a pda with integrated gps and will it run most gps software on its windows os?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 12:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would be wary, I seem to recall the M5's GPS only outputting data in Garmin's proprietary format so 3rd party apps would need to be able to interpret that. TomTom and most other commercial navigation apps cannot. They require the industry standard NMEA format for position data.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Will the Mitac Mio 168 take any version of gps software i.e. tomtom / destinator etc? Any other soution that is better?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gremlinmdc wrote:
Will the Mitac Mio 168 take any version of gps software i.e. tomtom / destinator etc? Any other soution that is better?

Yes. Although I'd keep an eye out for the later version of the Mio168 that has the later SiRFStarIII GPS Receiver.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Would that be a better solution for me than the Acer N35?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why do you want one with a built-in GPS? Personally I would get a decent PDA with the spec you require and a Bluetooth GPS receiver.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just thought cheaper and less cables. primarily it will be only used for tomtom and the only reason i don’t go tomtom go is so i can use destinator or other software if i want to.

Plus cheaper
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The problem with all in ones is if your car has a coated windscreen, then they won't work without an external antenna.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

does the mio not come with an external areal for that purpose?

Sorry to ask all the questions.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It does from some sellers and not from others but its another cable.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As a newbie then that wants a good resonable solution that can run tomtom or destinator with the option to run US software with out going mad cost wise?

Would it be worth waiting for the new MIO A201?
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