GPS on Hermes without receiver. Possible?

[abubakar]

Hi guys n girls,

I'm kinda new here and I have a question I've been dying to ask since I got hold of my HTC hermes. I'm currently using Vodafone's version of HTC Hermes, which is the V1605.

Is it possible for HTC Hermes to use GPS navigation without an external GPS receiver such as a bluetooth device? I learnt that HTC Hermes has no GPS chipset so it will definitely need a receiver, but I'm just curious and I wanna confirm. Thanks

[FFKangoroo]

Afaik, it got a GPS Chipset but no antenna

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=292466

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=291181

[abubakar]

thanks for the clarification.

so, it will need a receiver to act like an antenna?

[Unknown33]

I'm not sure if you search for GPS or looked at the Wiki on the Hermes but its been covered a few times. The only thing you can really do is get a bluetooth GPS receiver or something along those lines.

[ktwildchild]

Read and Search

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_GPS_FAQ

[mrvanx]

I use a Holox bt-321 GPS receiver, works fine!

I was going to link to an ebay auction for one but its possibly the ONLY day when there isnt an auction for one!

[eightball]

I bought here from a user a Holux M-1000. Works fine and without any problems.

[PayableOnDeath]

Give Navizon a go - > http://www.navizon.com/
its a virtual GPS for phones without GPS, Goes on Phone Cell info and Wifi AP Signals, you have to use wifi but it does pinpoint where you are better with wifi on
also out puts the data via a com port so you can use Satnav an other GPS enabled apps with it

[pischk]

I'm using an older Garmin GPS 10 that I purchased a few years ago, but it stills works great. It is rechargeable and the battery seems to last forever. I also using the Beta version of Garmin's Mobile XT, which gives my 8525 the same look and feel as "modern" GPS-only devices.

Some of the cool "toys" the software uses is:
2-D or 3-D map view
PeerPoints (sending GPS coords via SMS or MMS)
Local gas prices near you
Real time traffice
Weather
POIs ( you can have up to 4,000 waypoints/favorites/locations)
Voice prompts
Hotels.com info
etc.Of course, some of the features depends on whether or not you have a data plan or WiFi access. I also like it because it is very small, works via bluetooth and is very accurate. I also use BeelineGPS because I also like to Geocache.
http://www.geocaching.com/

P.S. The current version of my GPS is the Garmin Mobile 10 for PDAs/Laptops

[kingsizeriz]

im using a "54 channel Holox" (Fake Holux) but i havent seen a quicker connecting device :)