TT5 or hp4700 + what gps

ias · Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 8:11 am Post subject: TT5 or hp4700 + what gps

Recently seen a colleagues pda + bluetooth tomtom & software.

Don't know where he got it but I live in Italy and it didn't show any road systems around Bologna airport !

Looking at pdas, but what combinations work well. Spoke to tomtom, they said software will only work on TT3 in landscape mode, and will NOT work on TT5 and will NOT WORK in landscape mode on HP4700.

HP4700 makes sense, but does it make any difference that it cannot be used in landscape ?

The Michelin software has good reviews, but can this be hooked up to PDA + bluetooth tomtom.

would like some basic advice and comments from those who have the combinations

grazie mille!
ian

ias · Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:52 am Post subject:

Nobody out there any experience with TT5 or HP4700 + tomtom GPS

Maybe the lack of response answers my question ?? 8O

MarkHewitt · Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:36 pm Post subject:

What is TT5 ? Confused

SparkyMarky · Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 1:58 pm Post subject:

I run TomTom 3 on an HP Ipaq 4700 with no problems at all. It won't run in landscape mode, but that's no real problem - just use the Ipaq in portait mode when you're running TomTom!
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Darren · Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 2:48 pm Post subject:

ias · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:35 am Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 2:30 pm Post subject:

Actually you may have been correct calling it the TT5, we're used to calling TomTom TT so apologies.

I would recommend you go for the PocketPC platform, there is much wider support for GPS apps on the PPC. I fully expect Landscape to be sorted in the next version release for PPC as well.
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NeedGuidance · Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 1:56 pm Post subject:

Personally, I have found Palms to have longer battery life than PPC's - so depends on your usage patterns, you may want to take that into consideration.

Chris

MarkHewitt · Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 5:19 pm Post subject:

Watch out for prices tho, in the past GPS sofware for Palm has been quite a bit more expensive.

ryhaddi · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 10, 2005 Posts: 2

Hi IAS,

I faced the same problem with the landscape as you currently have.
After talking to TOMTOM Customer Service, they said that TT3 does not support landscape mode.

Still, I managed to work on a landscape mode with TT3 - but only on a 2D maps. First switch the mode, than start TT. a short soft reset and start TT again after the hx4700 starts. thats that.

I also, installed TT4. It has a nice interface but it is lacking some important feature which I always use (like the intirary)... TT4 works perfectly in Landscape mode.

After reading on TT5, I guess for me that will be the version to use.
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