Navman 4420 ppc with SmartSt v3 (GB maps) Problems / help

icsys · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:17 am Post subject:

Perhaps it would be a good idea to mail HP regarding the problems with the rx3715.
The more users that tell them of the problem with the Bluetooth Manager the more likely a ROM update will be made available to correct the BT Manager problem.

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BBB · Regular Visitor Joined: Feb 24, 2004 Posts: 206

Nope - I disagree icsys.

It's up to the supplier in the first instance - it also hinges on whether prior knowledge existed or not.

If it did (=lose) if it didn't (=lose) alrightie it looks like a lose-lose situation

The brandholder has a responsibility to ensure that claims are true, valid and realistic and not overstating the case

IMHO none of these is satisfied

icsys · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:23 am Post subject:

If 'nst' bought his rx3715 and 4420 as a specific bundle and feels the package is 'Not fit for its intended purpose' then he should send it back to the retailer for a full refund.

Drawing your attention to this

nst · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 28, 2005 Posts: 4

BBB and icsys

To keep you informed I called (usual 30minutes waiting on hold) the Internet company which supplied my GPS/PDA they say that the rx3715 and navman 4420 wont work together sorry 9 out of 10 units wont work to quote the support line.
They are happy to give a refund once I send it back to them. They said they have been in contact with navman about this and were told that the units definatley wont work together. I asked if they were going to put anything out to customers but they said they were waiting for navmans offical response but would refund anyone who contacted them with problems if it was a short time after purchase. All sounds very fishy but I am now changing over to tomtom. My only niggle with the Tomtom setup is the Navman BT GPS unit without its own internal battery was much better with Memory Map for hiking, as you dont need to keep charging it. Anyway thanks for your ideas on trying to fix the RX3715/4420.

Nick
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BBB · Regular Visitor Joined: Feb 24, 2004 Posts: 206

This IMHO (and I hope HP and Navman read and participate in this forum) is an absolute success.

Things do go wrong from time-to-time and again IMHO it is wonderful to see the right thing being done or about to be done.

There are tremendous complexities in IT plus the commercial factors to consider too. These can conspire to make it easy to dodge the issue rather than face it head on.

Kudos to all.

I for one will not grapple with the 2210 V3 4420 setup as it seems uncannily stable and I have no intention of introducing anything new which may ... well you know what I mean.

On the other hand: PPC security leaves me a bit baffled. I can set up all manners of locks and passwords and dah-de-dah but, like most people I guess, I save details to removable media. No there does seem to be a compromised area.

Secure personal data with e-locks to the PPC by opening files directly through a card reader?

I hope that Pocket Word will allow password protection and ...

Oh Gosh! Gone off topic!

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Snerkel · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:22 pm Post subject:

Can any of you good people tell me if this Bluetooth GPS (4420) will work with other PPC software and with PC software such as AutoRoute ?

Tim Buxton · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:27 pm Post subject:

Yes it will.
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BBB · Regular Visitor Joined: Feb 24, 2004 Posts: 206

yes it does

Snerkel · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:32 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys, got the 4420 and V3 software running sweetly on my h2210, even the wife is impressed with it (believe me that is not the norm where technology is concerned Laughing

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Took a bit to get the 4420 to work with Windows XP SP2, basically needed to ditch the Microsoft excuse for a BT driver and install the original BT software supplied with my BT dongle.

I wonder if Microsoft have messed with the BT driver in newer versions of pocketpc and that this is contributing to the problems with the rx3715 (maybe totally wrong of course as I don't know if it is a Microsoft or HP driver ?!?)

BBB · Regular Visitor Joined: Feb 24, 2004 Posts: 206

What do you think of the record route option?

Graph · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 06, 2005 Posts: 1

FWIW - Just downloaded and installed SP2 for SmartST V3 s/w.

Instead of the app exiting after a few seconds on the road. It lasted for an entire journey. OK - so it was only a 5 mins trip, but it's a vast improvement on the 'exit app at next junction' that was happening before.

Incidentally I don't think it was the BT connection that was the problem. I did a 2 hour journey with the GPS info display running - worked fine. Just exited as soon as I tried to follow the journey on the map.

rx3715 ROM 1.01.11 ENG

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