Fortuna GPSmart report

[cruisin-thru]

I have used the Fortuna GPSmart on xda1 using combo cable charger/data, and it is brilliant, extremely accurate, fast to lock on and very tenacious once it gets a lock, I have also tested it with xda2 on bluetooth, in fact I tested it side by side, I had the data cable connected to xda1 and the bluetooth transmitting to xda2 at the same time. I think it is a superb piece of kit, bearing in mind it can also be used standalone as well and can be had on ebay very cheaply, I paid £75 for mine and its one piece of kit that I will be keeping.

[gazzaman2k]

flippin hell lol how come you get these bargains mate lol. my dad paid £152 for his one works like god knows what.

picks up signal within a minute and bluetooth connection isnt one bit slow between that and his ipaq.

downside is battery life is crap :( but i have modified an ipaq car charger to power both things :)

signal is very powerful and accurate go in a tunnel and signal gone..... as soon as your out "blip" goes tomtom and abck upto 7/8 signal locks :)

great value gps receiver even has nice lil case and backlight :)

can be used on pc too via its built in usb port :)

worth getting imho

[cruisin-thru]

When working as a cabled nmea gps it runs at 38400 speed not the normal 4800 so data transfer is rapid, I bought a lead that powers both xda1 and the gps, if I am using the blutooth the cable can be used to just power the gps.

[jrd31]

Hi

Can someone tell me where i can get a cable to power both my xda ii & the gpsmart at the same time.

Also which setting do you have your gps receiver on, it takes me a while to pick up a signal but when it kicks in it's great.

Thanks

jase

[cruisin-thru]

Got mine from here.
www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk

I havent tried it with xda2 but if an xda1 charger works with xda2 then so will this.
Their product code A770
Manufacture code fort-xda-cab.

Costs £18.46 including vat and delivery.
I am not sure about the implications of having a cable system and the bluetooth connected at the same time on xda2 but as they use different com ports I dont foresee any clash.
If you are using it as a cabled system choose nmea output at 38400, if using blutooth in tomtom just choose bluetooth in the tomtom gps settings using the wizard as supplied with gps 2.09, there is no need for any bluetooth patch when using that gps version.

[jrd31]

Hi

Sorry i don't think i explained myself. I was looking for a car charger cable that enabled me to power both my xda2 & the gpsmart at the same time.

Cheers
jase

[cruisin-thru]

Yes, it does exactly that, with the added bonus that you can also use it as a cable for gps connection for xda1/xda2 and the fortuna. It powers both.

[gazzaman2k]

if you have a look i think youll find it does poer both at the same time :|

[cruisin-thru]

yup

[gazzaman2k]

lol posting at the same time :p

[jrd31]

cheers guys. I didn't see the product code at first. It's exactly what i want.

Thanks

[jrd31]

err no looking closely at it, it won't power the GPS it uses a USB style connector for it.

I have the ClipOn Fortuna GPS Device.

Damn!

[gazzaman2k]

we are on about the GPS smart not the clip on thats different all together (cant be used for camping ect...)

[jrd31]

yeah that was my fault, for some reason i thought it was the gps smart but it isn't.

Do you know of a car charger out there that can charge both my xda ii and the gps device?

[cruisin-thru]

JRD, the charger cable I have does in fact have a mini usb cable connecter at the gps end.