How do i make a non Tom Tom gps receiver work ?

iang27 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 07, 2005 Posts: 18

I have been given a Nokia 7710 from a relative in Italy where TOM TOM 5 was supplied with the phone as a package, but my relative kept the original tom tom gps receiver for his new phone and i presumed that my non tom tom gps receiver would work but after two weeks of trying i still cannot get the phone to find my receiver.

A friend has Tom Tom 5 on his nokia 6600 and in his gps menu he has the option of 'Tom Tom Wireless GPS' reciever or 'other gps reciver' but on my phone the only choice is the Tom Tom receiver.

I have tried renaming my receiver as the tom tom one but still no luck.

Does anyone know how i can get the receiver to work without having to buy a genuine tom tom reciver or is there a file i could add or alter ?

Thank you

Roberto · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 26, 2005 Posts: 36

TomTom 5 should automatically have the option to select either it's own or another GPS receiver. Strange that your version doesn't.

aliendad · Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 8:56 pm Post subject:

perhaps, because the phone was supplied with ttm5 as a package, it was a special preset version?

laich71 · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 6:42 pm Post subject:

i bought 7710 and tomtom 5 seperately i.e. not as a package and i also don't have the option for other gps device, only tomtom gps device.

Suppose due to tomtom for series 90 only available with gps device so no need to give option for other gps unit.

And if original lost you can only buy the more expensive tomtom one. Although i have heared it is alot better than the cheaper ones. Mine i don't even have to have in the windscreen baking in the sun, will work from my pocket or next to gear stick.

vikingjonas · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 17, 2005 Posts: 9

I do have the 2 options on mine, but the software automatically assumes that it is the tomtom device, so when you try selecting "other bluetooth device" it asks you to pair it up even though it's already paired with the phone....also key of 0000 shows on the tomtom device screen (which is why I'm assuming that it's assuming my BT GPS device is the tomtom one)...

/Jonas

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