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sohaibkkhan

16-08-2007, 05:32 PM

Hi, has anyone tried using bluetooth GPS device with ELF? if so, please let me know how it went and which bluetooth device and software were used.

Cheers

Biffert

16-08-2007, 05:44 PM

Device: Oasis bluetooth GPS reciever
Not sure about the baudrates and such, I just pair it and manualy assign a COM port to it.

Software: TomTom 5 and 6, iGo 2006 and GPSDash (all working)

http://img.kelkoo.com/CS/medium/721/090/00153335431328214665462815084011382090721.jpg

Uses Nokia battery's :P Great when you have an old phone lying around :) Has good stanby and in-use time.

- edit:

All went very smooth, no hickups no failures. Works like it was intended :) Once paired, just turn on bluetooth on Touch, and turn reciever on. The rest is automatic :) Software such as TomTom automaticaly turn on bluetooth when a non-default reciever is configured. Just start TomTom and turn reviever on.

Used this reciever for about 2,5 years now. Never let me down.

CreativeBR

17-08-2007, 12:20 AM

Hi, has anyone tried using bluetooth GPS device with ELF? if so, please let me know how it went and which bluetooth device and software were used.

Cheers

I use one Globalsat BT-338 with the HTC Touch nicely. Just pair it once and BINGO...

By the way I use Destinator 6.11 with Brazilian maps and GoogleMaps Mobile connected to the GPS.

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CreativeBR

chaoskind

17-08-2007, 07:30 AM

i use the original tomtom GPS2 receiver with tomtom navigator 6.030..
it works well, but the GPS Receiver needs a little while until he get the positions

pertabolis

23-08-2007, 06:03 AM

I'm using a Globalsat BT-359 with iGO 2006.
Works fine, Position fix in about 1 minute (and sometime less). Bluetooth link easy to setup. :cool:

maxew

24-08-2007, 06:45 AM

Useing Holux GR236 with TomTom 6 works fine and after connecting the GPS once TomTom automatically enables Bluetooth on startup!

jonny72

24-08-2007, 12:55 PM

i use the NOKIA LD-3W ...works smoothly...

i suppose every BT GPS Receiver works with the Touch... when u buy one, maybe pay attention that it has a SIRF III Chip

simon211175

24-08-2007, 03:51 PM

I use a Q-Starz BT-Q810 with TomTom6. works fine and doesn't have a SIRF III chip (uses MTK instead)

joule

24-08-2007, 05:14 PM

What are you guys using to secure the touch to your car? I haven't found anything elf-specific.

jonny72

26-08-2007, 04:01 PM

Brodit Proclip and Holder!!

Ozon

26-08-2007, 06:23 PM

i use the Qtrek blue gps s3 , 20 channels, it works with all navigation software on the touch, it costs about 65 euro`s here in holland.

S0ylentK

06-09-2007, 04:49 PM

TomTom Western Europe on my touch with Holux GPSlim (GR-236) SiRFStarIII Bluetooth Receiver

now to get it ( the GPSlim ) to work with Google maps.

andi.kopanz

22-09-2007, 12:23 AM

hi guys,

i bought my touch 3 weeks ago and i'm VERY interested in using it as a nav. with tomtom6 western europe.
i've got 2 questions coming up:
1: which bluetooth receiver can you recommend me (at a reasonable price)?!
2: i was wondering if you guys manage it with your storage card (because i'm one of those who are trying to download the maps (and everything else) :eek:
my point is, unfortunatly i've got 2 storage cards (each 1gb), one i'm using for daily life, the other card i would use for tomtom6!
is it possible to install tt6 on my storage card where the maps are located?!

thanks for helping me...

Andi

TheMusicMaster

22-09-2007, 01:18 AM

I used TT6 with GPS device AD750 from Adept on my wizard for +/1 one year, and since +/- 2 weeks with the ELF now, it works flawless.

hi guys,

is it possible to install tt6 on my storage card where the maps are located?!

Andi

Yes, but when you install TT6 and choose the storage card as install location, it still installs TT6 on the phone memory.
However, if i manually transfer the "navigator" folder from the "program files" folder (phone memory) to the "program files" folder (storage card) it still runs perfectly (you do have to create a new shortcut in the "\windows\start menu" of course).

larsemil

22-09-2007, 12:22 PM

This video is very good when you need to make the GPS and the Touch "Talk together"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVPwmr9yAko

I use a Holux M-1000 gps and TomTom Navigator 6 with the Touch and it works perfect :)

pkoper

03-10-2007, 10:28 AM

i use the NOKIA LD-3W ...works smoothly...

i suppose every BT GPS Receiver works with the Touch... when u buy one, maybe pay attention that it has a SIRF III Chip

SIRF chip can receive more channels than the Nemerix chip but power consumption is higher, ie you will need the recharge more often

pkoper

03-10-2007, 10:51 AM

der_roedie

03-10-2007, 11:13 AM

My girl uses a Adapt A800 Sirfstar III with TomTom.
Works great, fast fix

jonny72

04-10-2007, 08:52 PM

SIRF chip can receive more channels than the Nemerix chip but power consumption is higher, ie you will need the recharge more often

Fine that u shared your knowledge with us!

elshayeb

11-10-2007, 10:25 PM

I use Route 66 BT GPS with my Touch and it is working fine. It costed me around 100 Euros

Yasser

pyro1979

12-10-2007, 12:23 PM

I used Google Maps on my HTC Touch with my antique Holux GR-230, and it worked perfeclty, although it takes some time before I've got a GPS-fix.

colonel

20-10-2007, 09:25 PM

I used Google Maps on my HTC Touch with my antique Holux GR-230, and it worked perfeclty, although it takes some time before I've got a GPS-fix.

I am running google maps fine on my Touch, but there are no options for GPS receiver. Do ones automatically come up if you have one connected ?

Goyoes

04-12-2007, 12:23 AM

Sorry. Duplicated post.

Goyoes

04-12-2007, 12:24 AM

What are you guys using to secure the touch to your car? I haven't found anything elf-specific.
I bought this yesterday. It still has'nt arrived, so I havent tested it.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230189090019

spam001

07-12-2007, 01:13 PM

I have a problem when trying to connect to my Nokia ld-3w gps.

-The GPS works fine with an old HP2110
-Other GPS works fine with my Touch

This is what I did:
-Bluetooth manager
-Add new device (It finds Nokia ld-3w successfully)
-Enter pass (0000)
-Select "Serial port" (the one and only option at services(
-Add outgoing Com port to Nokia (Com7)
-Start iGo

Nothing happens. iGo does not find any GPS... (Doing the same with my Colleague's GPS succeeds).

If I open Bluetooth and click on paired Nokia ld-3w and press "refresh" the serial port not always appears in services... Why? Maybe it is the root cause...

If I try to open Outgoing port com7 with APLsirf application (I use it on HP to swith off static navigation) it says that port cannot be opened. (Using my colleague's GPS, it works)

Please advice.

Sorry for the long post,
Andrew

nelsongruebr

07-12-2007, 08:12 PM

I'm using a Garmin Mobile XT Software with the Garmin Mobile 10 GPS Bluetoth...

so far I've tested it on the US and in Venezuela (I'm from Caracas, Venezuela but I travel a lot to the States) and it works like a charm... I really recomend it...

neo519

14-12-2007, 07:54 PM

robmtl1

27-12-2007, 04:17 AM

Goyoes, any news on that mount you bought? Any good?

pwye

27-12-2007, 09:05 AM

Hi Goyoes,

I would also be very interested to know how you went with the touch car mount your purchased through eBay?

I bought a very similar unit but unfortunately, I get a lot of interference noise coming through the speaker when using the phone. It picks up these ticking and pulsing noises from the phone antenna. Don't know if the actual unit is faulty or if inherent design problem since the speaker and circuitry is so close to the antenna.

dries_geus

27-12-2007, 10:36 AM

For others intrest:

I own an old hama cruiser I that I used with my sony k750i phone over BT.
This one works great with the elf.

I think these ones should be cheap on ebay.

dickloran

03-01-2008, 06:16 PM

i try for days to connect it with the nokia LD 3W and nothin.it requires any setting to do...please help...i use destnator 6.1

dickloran

03-01-2008, 06:23 PM

i use the NOKIA LD-3W ...works smoothly...

i suppose every BT GPS Receiver works with the Touch... when u buy one, maybe pay attention that it has a SIRF III Chip

i try for days and nothing...can you help me with the problem?:)

imarkstr78

05-01-2008, 12:23 AM

I'm using this bluetooth with my HTC ELF Enhanced http://www.visiontac.com/

I got it with the Odyssey Mobile 4.0 software but have also used it with Google Maps and Windows Live Maps. Overall I'm quite impressed. The ELF seemed to connect with the receiver really quickly without any problems. I keep the receiver in the ashtray of my car and as I step out/in the receiver connects without any hesitation.

The accuracy I found to be very good as well. I compared it to my friends in-dash GPS system for his Honda and discovered that this receiver always showed my actual position within a metre, whereas the in-dash Honda system was always a few metres off.

I don't know what I can say about the battery life as I use the car adapter that comes with it (very convenient).

I got to say this receiver is great. Here a couple pro's/con's for a quicker overview:

Pro's:
-highly accurate
-very small (fits in small ashtray, no ashes of course ;)
-strong satellite connection, still works even though hiding in closed ashtray
-very stylish, nice sleek casing

Con's:
-size can be a problem if you plan to carry the thing around, it really is small
-included case is ugly, don't bother using it
-too many cables (but they all serve different purposes)

bartwaw

09-01-2008, 09:55 AM

Hi, i'm also have same problem (TT6 & D7). My touch see in bluetooth conections my LDW-3. I've tried a lot settings in "external GPS" and nothing.

Every one say's that working good. So could someone post settings or how he did that it works.

thx

nmesisca

09-01-2008, 10:05 AM

Have you set the bluetooth connection NOT to be secure? :confused:
Encrypted connections are not recommended when using GPS over BT..

tajw

11-01-2008, 01:16 PM

Check out Navizon as software and earn free money
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1807142#post1807142

mahender

11-01-2008, 01:43 PM

i got co pilot and bluetooth gps with my old vario phone and transferred it to my touch when i got it. it worked fine.
if anything it was better in appearance.
i upgraded to bluetouch4 2 days ago and got my co pilot working again on this rom version. so i am a happy chappy.

a.k.a

18-01-2008, 02:42 PM

I'm thinking of buying TomTom Navigator 6 with the Bluetooth Receiver included. When I rang TomTom to buy it, they told me they wouldn't sell me it as it will not work with the HTC Touch (T-Mobile Touch 256). :confused:

Having said that, i have spoken to people who have it working on the Touch.

Seems a bit odd to me.

Anyone on here using the TomTom GPS Receiver?

Pete