What's the cheapest but reliable bluetooth GPS unit?

Punjabi_Geezer · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 30, 2004 Posts: 18

Need to get a bluetooth GPS unit for use with my Ipaq 1940. I'm after something cheap but obvisouly must still work well.
Can you reccomend me a unit and cheapest supplier please?

cgriff · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 07, 2004 Posts: 14

got a emtac from here
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=112532
had no probs and get very good sat lock even in the city's and has a very good review here
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/emtac.php
hope this helps you

Punjabi_Geezer · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 30, 2004 Posts: 18

Thanks for the info.

Had a look into it and looks like quite an old piece of kit and could get a Tom Tom one from ebay for cheaper.

Steve999 · Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 6:56 pm Post subject:

Is 'old' bad then? If so, i'm finished even though I still work pretty well.

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lbendlin · Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 7:01 pm Post subject:

Indeed, the Emtac is one of the most solid and reliable receivers you can get.

DeLorme are selling their Blue Logger receiver for USD 150...including the street atlas software I think
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Punjabi_Geezer · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 30, 2004 Posts: 18

AndyCr15 · Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 8:15 pm Post subject:

Tbh, what features is there for a BT GPS receiver to have? If it can connect via BT and track your position what more do you want it to do ;)
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Punjabi_Geezer · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 30, 2004 Posts: 18

I got concerns about battery life and performance. I've read about certain batteries failing very early etc or are they just the occasional bad eggs?

lbendlin · Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 9:12 pm Post subject:

In most cases it is not the battery failing. It's the GPS reception circuitry that is still a little immature.

Batteries last at least 500 cycles which roughly translates into two years usage. I think that's fair.
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Punjabi_Geezer · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 30, 2004 Posts: 18

What do you guys think of the GlobalSat BT308, I know it got a good review on the site. But wanted to know opinions from people using this on a regular basis for a while.

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