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For Sale - XDA2 + Full GPS SatNav Kit, (Best Offer)

Hi
I have decided to sell my XDA2 as I am now using built in SatNav in my car, and that was all I ever used it for!
So the package is
XDA II, Fully Unlocked to all networks, Boxed as new, no marks or scratches etc, (Really does look like brand new) (Was actually purchased about 8 weeks ago), all the accesories in the box are still sealed complete with books software etc
256Mb SD Card for GPS Map Storage,
Rikaline 6010 GPS Antenna with Car Power lead for GPS and XDA
Suction Windscreen mount for XDA
TomTom USA Mapping Software
TomTom3 UK Mapping Software
TomTom3 European Upgrade Mapping Set for TomTom3
Not looking to exchange for anything else, just a cash sale, looking for offers, will take a reasonable offer from members here, otherwise I will stick it on Ebay next week
Email me @ [email protected] if you are interested
Regards
Victoria

Now Listed on Ebay
Hi
I have now listed the kit on Ebay, here is a link to it
Will sell to the highest bidder
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6307729045&sspagename=STRK:MESE:IT&rd=1

Bluetooth GPS Receiver

Hi there,
I have an XDA II with TOMTOM 3 but I now need a BLUETOOTH GPS RECEIVER.
Can anyone suggets me a make and model number that works well.
Also if you can point me towards any bargain/cheap unit I will be greatly obligded.
Thank u ALL
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The original tomtom bluetooth receiver works very well, can be had very cheaply on ebay uk.

Plenty of good BT GPS receivers, see here for reviews.
I can recommend the Globalsat, Fortuna ClipOn, Leadtek (aka TomTom BT) and Emtac ranges.

Thanks for the info guys.
Pretty good reviews in the link.
I'm thinking of getting the TOMTOM (Leadtek) one as it looks very sleek and has good reviews.
WHats the opinion on that and how much should I be looking to pay for it!??

A good GPS, the Leadtek 9537 version is better as it has a removeable battery but it is otherwise identical internally to the TomTom badged version. eBay is a good place, around £80 or less would be ok on eBay, more from retailers naturally.

Someones offering me a AVL Bluetooth BT-15 for £70...what do you think?!!?

I'm reviewing one right now, it's known as the Purplegrid K2 BT here in the UK, www.easydevices.co.uk sell it for £82.25 inc of VAT.
It's OK but not very sensitive and It's not nearly as efficient as other BT units despite the headline '16 Channels' so I'd hold out for a better unit.

Excellet
Think I'll get the TomTom or Leadtek then......do you know any places apart from Ebay, where I can get it....
cheers mate, your a great help.....

Try www.totalpda.co.uk, www.easydevices.co.uk, www.pdamods.com, www.superetrader.co.uk and www.handnav.co.uk

i have been selling bt gps for months now!
i have some in tried and tested tom tom route 66 etc no problems, £70 del
works fine on my xda2 and sybmian devices
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UPDATE
Got my Bluetooth GPS Receiver yesterday (decided to go with the TomTom/Leadtek version).
I am trully impressed....
Thank you very much Darren.
Also a bit off topic but I see that you write reviews on GPS units. Do you need anymore people to test and review stuff for you? I'm interested..... :lol:

You're welcome to submit a review for consideration. I reccomend you participate in our forums for a while and if you can think of an article or subject we haven't covered then perhaps you could author one?

gps reveiver

hi ive just bought an spv m1000 i have tomtom navigator 5 and im looking for a gps receiver any recommendations wired is fine aslong as i can charge the phone aswell and ive seen a few cradles with built in gps that would be ok aswell anyone point me in the right direction for good deals.

cant recommend this site enough: www.pdamods.com
i got the Globalsat BT 338 which is hard to find faults with....there are a few options if you want to spend less but the prices on this site are very competetive.

personally id steer clear of pda mods having heard a quite a few horrror stories try totalpda or expansys gobal postioning systems easy devices are all companies id remoned having delt with them before holux themselves are pretty good to id look at the new 231 slim from holux

i can only speak of a companies i've used....horror stories are to be found with many out there....but that's another matter.
i will say PDAmods are not to good when accesing using Firefox...definitely not optimised for other browsers aside from IE.
is that Holux model the one with the same chipset as the BT-338? it also has roughly half the battery standby time but costs about a fiver less.....what does it do better than the 338 why people are choosing it instead?
do they have any good reviews available online about that one? i for one cant see any plus points.
before deciding, check this site for reviews on a few models: http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/item-menu.php?idSubCat=5

thanks for that ill look into it.

just had a look at holux and wondered if i got the gm-210 and a cable adapter is the cable adapter so that i can power the gps and xda at the same time im new at this can you tell

GPS Software Included?

Hi folks:
There is no information on software included on the HTC Touch Pro. I assume that GPS software (and maps) is probably not included, but am wondering if the GPS can be used with google maps (as is done in the iPhone 3G).
Any info on this will be greatly appreciated. I am on the fence between the iPhone and Raphael...
Thanks.

You can use every navigation software like Google Maps, Navigon, TomTom etc. with the integrated GPS.

Thank you, although that makes the choice so much harder

Google Maps is delivered as part of the base ROM, same as for iPhone.
But of course for a Windows Mobile device you have more choices with several 3rd party GPS software packages (both free ones and chargeable ones).

Handtec sell a version shipped with Tom Tom Navigator 6. As you can see from the link it's a bit pricey! The thing is, about a month ago the "Premium" version - as they call it - was actually cheaper than the standard one , that was when I placed my pre-order for a "premium" one they will have to honour it now!
I'm hoping that since they are shipping it with the Tom Tom software, there will also be some sort of cradle in the box to mount it to the windscreen or dashboard. Anyone know if this is true or am I hoping for too much?

ukdj78 said:
Handtec sell a version shipped with Tom Tom Navigator 6. As you can see from the link it's a bit pricey! The thing is, about a month ago the "Premium" version - as they call it - was actually cheaper than the standard one , that was when I placed my pre-order for a "premium" one they will have to honour it now!
I'm hoping that since they are shipping it with the Tom Tom software, there will also be some sort of cradle in the box to mount it to the windscreen or dashboard. Anyone know if this is true or am I hoping for too much?
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I doubt they will ship a cradle, they only come with the tomtom software and not the maps, you have to purchase the maps to work with it.
Its the same deal as with the diamond, so its unlikely you will get a cradle in the box.

mrvanx said:
they only come with the tomtom software and not the maps, you have to purchase the maps to work with it.
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No, they definitely come with maps on that site. If you click on my link you'll notice a drop-down menu under the picture where you can choose to have UK/Ireland maps or the full Western European maps for an extra £19.99.
I chose the Western Europe one, £20 didn't seem like much to pay to me. I don't know what tomtom's map prices are like, but at the moment I'm using a Navman sat-nav system in my car and I've never upgraded the maps for that because their prices are horrendous! Having said that, I've never actually done any sat-nav assisted driving outside the UK so I don't know if I'll ever take advantage of the extra maps - I have used my Navman on holiday in Majorca to help me find a McDonalds on foot though lol so I expect I will use them at some point even if I'm not driving at the time!

I thought the diamond came with TT7 application to which you had to buy maps. As TT6 is an old version and the maps are out of date, i would suggest we wait to find out if HTC are shipping the TT7 application on the software disk. There has been a lot of discussion on the Kaiser forum regarding TT7 from the Diamond.
I have used both TT6 and TT7 on my Kaiser. The latest TT6 maps are version 675, whereas TT7 can use the same maps as the Go910 - with map versions in the 700's. These are much more upto date and support the map share feature.

To be honest I don't really mind if the maps are out of date, I'm not going to be using it as a sat-nav much anyway - once or twice a month if that!
I'll be sure to post back in this thread though and let you know what version of maps I get and whether I get my beloved cradle or not

I just noticed that Handtec also sell the tomtom software on its own. It says on the info page that the maps included are version 6.75, so I'm pretty sure that that is what I'm going to get.
On the plus side, when I deduct the price they're asking for the European map version of Navigator 6 from the price I paid for my Touch Pro premium pre-order, it works out that I'm only paying £460 for the hardware! I'm pretty happy with that, considering the cheapest price I can find for a Touch Pro on it's own is currently £499.95. As I said earlier though, when I placed my order the premium version was cheaper than the standard one - I'm sure they've made a mistake there but I ain't complaining!
I also just looked on Kelkoo, Froogle, and uk.shopping.com and I couldn't find a single website selling version 7 of the tomtom software, so I don't think that it's actually been released as separate software yet - maybe it just comes with certain devices at the moment

ukdj78 said:
To be honest I don't really mind if the maps are out of date, I'm not going to be using it as a sat-nav much anyway - once or twice a month if that!
I'll be sure to post back in this thread though and let you know what version of maps I get and whether I get my beloved cradle or not
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As promised, I'm just posting to update everyone. I didn't get a cradle, just got the standard Touch Pro kit that everyone else got.
The software was in a separate anti-static (metallic) bag pre-loaded onto a Kingston 2GB micro SD card (would only be a 1GB card if you only buy UK maps), which comes with adaptors for mini and full size SD and there was also an A4 sheet of paper containing my TomTom product code and installation instructions.
I don't actually know what version my maps are... it doesn't say anywhere on the A4 sheet and I can't find any way of getting the software to tell me. Anyone know how I can find out? (not that I'm really bothered by it as I said before, but someone might want to know! lol)
I already have an in-car charger from my Vario II days, so all I need now is the cradle. Best deal on that I could find was a universal one from mobilefun which looks like it will do the job. It was only £7.45 including shipping. I've ordered it and got an e-mail within the hour saying it has been shipped.

Does anyone have a link where I can download TT7? or can someone mirror it

Touch PRO TT^
The touch pro does not comes with TOMTOM, and the TT6 that came with the TYTN II will not install on the T-PRO does not like the rom.

picasa99 said:
Does anyone have a link where I can download TT7? or can someone mirror it
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Take a look at this thread here. I installed the VGA version on my Raphael and it's working fine
Offcourse, it excludes the maps, you'll have to get those yourself.

I got my cradle in the post this morning (VERY fast service from mobilefun - 16 hours from order to delivery!).
Just tried it out and it fits the touch pro perfectly - doesn't cover the volume buttons, microphone or speaker. The mounting arm is flexible yet firm, so it's not likely to suddenly bend itself out of position when you go over a bump. Seems to be ideal for the job, there's even a photo frame built into it so you can put your favourite photo behind your device (a bit pointless I know, but still... )

ukdj78 said:
I got my cradle in the post this morning (VERY fast service from mobilefun - 16 hours from order to delivery!).
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Which cradle did you get?

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Wireless Charging - Current and future options

So, Phonearena has a few articles on how you can get wireless charging on the S4 now, but they involve a third-party wireless receiver (read: back cover) that looks like it adds a considerable amount of thickness to the phone -- far too much to fit into a case not designed for it. The receiver also won't be shipping for another 3-4 weeks. They've also released a charging pad (which doubles as a dock), but it looks goofy and just uses the Qi standard anyway, so there are plenty of options out there for that portion of the charging.
My question is: Are there other available receivers that actually work? eBay (and the like) displays a list of Galaxy S4 receivers (basically a little flat mat that sits on top of the battery and connects to the Qi hubs inside the back cover), but I'm extremely iffy on ordering any electronics from China unless they're proven...and all of the receivers listed are from mainland China. Has anyone given one of them a shot? And if so, are there any that work efficiently and don't cause problems?
I know, for the future, that Samsung has said they will have a wireless hub (mat) and receiver out sometime soon...but they said the same thing about the Galaxy S3, and it was never released. I trust the word of Samsung about as much as I trust the word of the IRS right now.
Anyone with experiences??

I feel the same way about china electronics, but I do have a Metrans brand one on the way I'm thinking sometime this week, I also go in on the indiegogo Monsterwatts receiver which probably wont show up till June.
so far all the info that I've read up in these forums about the receivers is that with just the Receiver the NFC does not work after installation, one guy used a note 2 NFC antenna to get it working. This sounds like too much fumbling to me and I prefer a sounder solution.
the official receiver covers are starting to show up in both white and black colors (black just recently) they cost 50 bucks and as you mentioned add considerable thickness. the cost doesn't bother me as much as the added thickness, which is what's holding me back from buying it.
The route I'm going to take for the time being is to try the receivers, if it works and does not add any bulge to the rear of the phone while disabling NFC, I could live with that.
maybe if they come out with a decent case for the official receiver cover I might get it.

I don't really use NFC anyway (who does), so that's an acceptable option for me. I have two people at work that I actually *would* use NFC stuff with, and we can just send files to each other without it anyway. Since Verizon has been so gracious as to make sure none of the devices on its network (outside of Nexus devices) can use Google Wallet, I really have no other reason to use NFC.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2296301
Need to read thru his post. Yes, while the receiver is from china, the NFC is functional.
I ordered one from the UK and got it shipped to the US. Am I worried its from china? Not really its 20-30 bucks. It would be the last time I lose that amount.
I will agree that eBay has a lot of knock offs but its the chance you take.
I would like to see a Samsung product out as well, but this will have to do until they put something out.
The main reason Im trying it is because Im tired of looking for a desktop charger that I can use the S4 with while its in a case.
Good luck to ya!

that dude's thread confuses me, he shows some youtube video about a Sview case and how it doesn't close flush with the receiver and says you need to press it hard be careful not to crack your screen... after that he lost me.
I just want a thin receiver that I can slip in the rear without the bulge and closing issues, even if NFC is a NO-GO that's fine with me haha.

I purchased this http://www.ebay.com/itm/121111622748?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
The item does work fine, does NFC work I don't know as I never use it but I will try and find out in the near future.
Item was received quickly and "worked" out of the box but the phone would slide off of the touchstone fairly quick, I had modded multiple phones to work with touchstones including my galaxy nexus so I gad these laying around http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=D401-N52&cat=168
some N52 magnets, and after checking polarities and moving everything around it now works great and holds the phone very securely.
Charge rate looks to be about 800mA peaking at 615mA incoming charge while the phone is on, Average draw while off the charger is about 200mA with same apps running so about 800mA I do not know what it should be giving out but this is more than enough to charge.
Thought people would like to hear about this and am willing to help if necessary.

nice but I am already invested in QI charging pads.
I think that's the trend anyway, I'm surprised there are still an ample supply of touchstone chargers and palm pre back plates still in the market.

galaxy808 said:
nice but I am already invested in QI charging pads.
I think that's the trend anyway, I'm surprised there are still an ample supply of touchstone chargers and palm pre back plates still in the market.
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They are being supplied by third parties lately. I try and get the originals only though..
I also had a Qi Nexus 4 but I missed the magnetic pull of the pre I had and the galaxy nexus I modded so I did this.
And I can get a proclip for my car and these make amazing car chargers, which is the main reason I purchased the touchstone version.

SoM3_Idi0t said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2296301
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That link + this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256339
= no need to create a new thread asking the same question!

KryptosXLayer2 said:
That link + this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256339
= no need to create a new thread asking the same question!
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I wouldn't have created a thread if either of those had helped :good:
The first thread is fairly useful...but is very hard to understand. Also, that solution is pretty much only available overseas for some time. My thread is about using this functionality in North America...which is a totally different story. It's possible to order his solution, but it would cost in the neighborhood of like $75 for the receiver alone...much more than any other available solution.
This thread about looking at options and figuring out what they are.

hotleadsingerguy said:
I wouldn't have created a thread if either of those had helped :good:
The first thread is fairly useful...but is very hard to understand. Also, that solution is pretty much only available overseas for some time. My thread is about using this functionality in North America...which is a totally different story. It's possible to order his solution, but it would cost in the neighborhood of like $75 for the receiver alone...much more than any other available solution.
This thread about looking at options and figuring out what they are.
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I got the cheapest possible solution I could find on eBay and/or other Chinese sites like AliExpress.
The charger, including a 5V 1.5A wall charger cost me just under $30 ad I got the the Qi receiver for $23. Both prices including S&H from China. It took less than two weeks before I received those items. The reason why I choose this solution was because I wanted to keep the S4 as slim as possible, and also be able to use the flip cover. To get it cheap is also a bonus.
The charge rate is at 640ma, and the bulge the Qi receiver is making is not visible. I removed the thin plastic film from the backside of the receiver and shaved off as much plastic from the inside of the plastic cover as I dared. There was a small visible bulge before those small modification. After the modification one can still "sense" the Qi receiver, but it is not visible or make the phone wobbly when lying on its back.
The only downside beside the rather low charging rate from this kit is the poor quality of the wall charger. It gets very hot and the solution should have been replaced with a micro USB port on the charging pad to make it more versatile when it comes to replacing wall chargers. The pad is also made too glossy and has an annoying sound when the charging initiate and a continuos overly bright status light. I removed the internal speaker and also dimmed the light with some standard paper. The kit can be modified with other housing solutions, and I was thinking of maybe install it inside a small paper-book or something that is a more "standard" item on a nightstand I will just have to check how hot the charging plate and/or the S4 gets before I try out any mods like that.
My recommendation is; Get an iQ charging receiver on eBay. The one I got is OK, but I might have chosen the oddly shaped Qi receiver after the reviews I have read. There is also rumours about a v2 of this slimmest receiver available. Probably wise to sit on the fence a bit longer. I would also advise to stay clear of those cheapest T-100 kind of charging pads that you can find everywhere for $25-$40. I would rather get the Nokia DT-910 or the genuine Samsung charging pad (are there two different kinds of those; one with a micro USB input and another with a standard charging plug?) In Norway both those chargers costs around 40-45 British pounds
Here is a few pics of my kit:

The other threads do not claim that they are UK/EU based.
Lots of usefull information in both. Bubbles post was to verify that the NFC works with the receiver he got.
You should probably do some research on your own.
and BTW, the cost to have just the reciever is £16.99. which is 25$ US.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=£16.99+to+US+Dollar
Your post is a dupe. Sorry. It just is.