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pgerr
13-03-2007, 08:42 AM
What GPS settings do I have to use to get TomTom 6 or Route66 working?

Thanks in advance,

Peter
(T-Mobile Ameo)
wu5262
13-03-2007, 02:00 PM
What GPS settings do I have to use to get TomTom 6 or Route66 working?

Thanks in advance,

Peter
(T-Mobile Ameo)

set it to COM 5, and set to other bluetooth device.
hx4700spain
13-03-2007, 03:15 PM
gps is fast?
whichever minutes in having the first signal?
thank you.
wu5262
13-03-2007, 03:32 PM
gps is fast?
whichever minutes in having the first signal?
thank you.

i am going out to test the GPS now, will post later
hx4700spain
14-03-2007, 10:50 AM
please
gps is fast?
whichever minutes in having the first signal?
thank you.
wu5262
14-03-2007, 11:36 AM
please
gps is fast?
whichever minutes in having the first signal?
thank you.

3 mins on the first signal setup
hx4700spain
14-03-2007, 03:17 PM
ok thank you.
this is with tomtom or igo ?
wu5262
14-03-2007, 04:00 PM
ok thank you.
this is with tomtom or igo ?

this is with TomTom
hx4700spain
14-03-2007, 05:52 PM
in cold it takes three minutes?
but in hot?
wu5262
14-03-2007, 06:29 PM
in cold it takes three minutes?
but in hot?

That was in hot by the way, didn't try cold, should be quicker than 3 mins
hx4700spain
14-03-2007, 06:58 PM
in hot it is less time not than in cold that gps needs but time to find satellite for the first time not?
wu5262
14-03-2007, 07:12 PM
in hot it is less time not than in cold that gps needs but time to find satellite for the first time not?

sorry, when you say cold and hot, what do you mean?
hx4700spain
14-03-2007, 08:32 PM
in cold it means that it is the first time that takes satellite after a soft reset and in hot second or third time that takes satellite. how long in cold and hot?
thank you.
wu5262
14-03-2007, 10:49 PM
in cold it means that it is the first time that takes satellite after a soft reset and in hot second or third time that takes satellite. how long in cold and hot?
thank you.

oh, ok, so first time is about 3 mins, after is about 2 mins, but i must say i only tested once. And i can't test anymore now because my mini-sd is broken!!!! Can not format it in anyway, so until my new-mini sd comes, i won't be able to use TomTom, will let you guys know when i have more info.

Anyway, i also need to say, from the test i did, the signal doesn't seems very stable, it keep dropping out and reconnect it again....
antivirus
15-03-2007, 09:36 AM
i use totom 6.030 and I-go 2006 with update from jan 2007
in max 1-2 min location is fixed...
i install ALL cards on microdrive NOT in sd card
i have internal with this microsoft gps programm port 4 routed to port5 ..

regards
Buch070
15-03-2007, 04:52 PM
I have iGo 2006 without 2007 updates. In cold start it takes a lot of time, abt 2 min on Ameo. In my opinion, more then with HTC Tytn or Asus P525. I didn't measure it with a watch. And also because the GPS antenna is internal in Ameo it looks like the signal is less stable then when you have a GPS device connected to a phone via bluetooth.
zoharbl
10-07-2007, 01:12 PM
I have iGo 2006 without 2007 updates. In cold start it takes a lot of time, abt 2 min on Ameo. In my opinion, more then with HTC Tytn or Asus P525. I didn't measure it with a watch. And also because the GPS antenna is internal in Ameo it looks like the signal is less stable then when you have a GPS device connected to a phone via bluetooth.
I tend to agree with you...I'm using Advantage with iGo2007 and have the same feeling...the internal GPS is not quite stable and it's dramatically worse than used with Trinity. When I'm in desperate need for current location I prefer to use an external BT GPS than Athena's internal one.

It seems that it does not react properly, since the connetion seems to be OK.
silviu.h
10-07-2007, 01:38 PM
Just a side note: the GPS receiver seems to be placed on the side bearing the HTC logo, not on the side with the Opera hardware button... I tried to use Tomtom in my car with the PDA upright (joystick at the bottom) and it didn't manage to get a fix... When I turn the PDA in landscape mode, with the HTC logo on the top, it works a lot better (cold fix in the car after 1 or two minutes).
apd
10-07-2007, 01:46 PM
I tend to agree with you...I'm using Advantage with iGo2007 and have the same feeling...the internal GPS is not quite stable and it's dramatically worse than used with Trinity. When I'm in desperate need for current location I prefer to use an external BT GPS than Athena's internal one.

It seems that it does not react properly, since the connetion seems to be OK.

I don't find this. I have a TomTom mkII bluetooth as well as the Ameo. I find that the Ameo is often quicker to get a fix. TomTOm navigator 6 I find the slowest. friends tell me that Igo (with the 2007 maps) is much quicker at getting a fix.
silviu.h
10-07-2007, 02:23 PM
I don't find this. I have a TomTom mkII bluetooth as well as the Ameo. I find that the Ameo is often quicker to get a fix. TomTOm navigator 6 I find the slowest. friends tell me that Igo (with the 2007 maps) is much quicker at getting a fix.

I find this hard to believe: I think the fix is made (or not) by the GPS chip itself, which gives the current position to the nav software every second. The time to fix should not depend on the software.
zoharbl
10-07-2007, 05:40 PM
I find this hard to believe: I think the fix is made (or not) by the GPS chip itself, which gives the current position to the nav software every second. The time to fix should not depend on the software.
Silviu, I fully agree with you. Moreover, the comparison I made was based on same navigation software on two different HTC models with internal GPS (Trinity vs Athena), and even though the location (currently) of the device in my car is not optimal, the results were dramatically different.