I have seen a few threads on here about it, but they usually have to do with people having problems. I would really like some sort of bluetooth gps solution for my VOX. I really don't want to spend $500 or more on a tomtom or garmin or something like that because I will only be using it very rarely. So to make it easy for me, and everyone else.
Whats the best combination of hardware and software to turn my vox into a GPS navigation device? Thanks.
I'm currently looking at a holux M-1000 receiver and I already have google maps installed, any help is appreciated.
ok i had this problem with my vox looking around for a good sat nav program and i found out that route 66 was the best it works fine with no problem with out messing around with settings all i did was install it and then run it just make sure your bluetooth gps is on and paired with the phone and also make sure you have ticked the com port settings if you pm me i can help you out with a link to get the programe hope this helps
I would say smart2go is your solution.
You pay for the time you intend to use it.
7 Euros (roughly) give you access to 1 week of navigation, 50Euros to 1 year... If I remember well.
Maps get updated, you either download the portion your crossing via GPRS or you store them completely via your PC on the memory card.
You go on Holiday 1 month and you need Nav? Pay just for 1 month.
TomTom is surely very good... But cheaper can also be nice.
Ka.
TOMTOM
I use Tomtom mobile 5 and this proves to work very well, Cost me very little(less than you might think) from tomtom direct so its very cheap and currently the best navigation solution available for windows mobile, Version 6 will work but it needs some tweaking. One issue with tomtom mobile 5 is that you MUST remember to name your bluetooth gps "BT GPS" during pairing otherwise you could have some issues with tomtom recognizing your gps module.
@kast,
what version of smart2go do I have to install on the vox ?
The windows mobile 5 phone edition ?
Marcus
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I am not able to use the receiver with Autoroute 2004(pocket streets). The manual suggests that I ensure a virtual COM port is established before connecting the receiver, which I am not able to get around. I am lost and stuck with an expensive receiver. Can some help, please? ASAP
Daz, when you try to run the program does it give the option to choose your gps/com port?
no, nothing came up on the screen. Fortunately I have been able to resolve the problem. Need to disable to incoming beam option in connection setting
I currently have the same problem with rakaline 6031-x7 and tomtom navigator. I use to connect the gps reciever via blutooth manager as slave and then set it up in tomtom on my ipaq. now I can't find any options in bluetooth settings on my xda2. Any chance of a little help?
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gavcha, the xda2 is braindead where bluetooth is concerned, are you running the latest gps 2.09 from tomtom? If you are using that and it still isnt working, download towas patch, remove the gps from the bonding on your bluetooth, install towas patch, run tomtom wizard, gps manager in discoverable mode, add device in bt manager by choosing "new", choose the gps, ok everything, towas patch should then come up and give you the serial option, choose that. When finished go to tomtom gps, choose tomtom bluetooth and in the second drop down your gps should be available, choose that and it should work.
Cheers mate. me being the impatient ba£$%rd that I am found this site
http://bluetooth.i-networx.de/index_e.html
Very usefull, up and running in no time. Seems to be in the same vein as your suggestion. Thanks for all your help I am slowly getting use to this xda milarky! Finaly I can sell the Ipaq!!!!
Cheers again.
Good to know it works, when O2 release the update it should get better, by the way that link you posted has been a pain in the ass for me, I have clicked that link in numerous posts and NEVER been able to connect, I have the patch now but does anybody else have problems linking to the above link.?
yeah i had problems going back to it when i was checking it to put it in my last post. try googling xda2 bluetooth manager. thats what took me to another forum with the link to this. worth a try. :idea:
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has anybody managed to configure the TT3 navigator and bluetooth GPS to work with the new XDaIIi at all? I've been trying most of the day,
I can get the BT manager in the xda to pair with the GPS unit.
I can tell get the xda to communicate with the gps I think???
I cant get a signal from the GPS to xda when TT3 is on, hence useless!!
In my xda BT manager I can see that the GPS is active on an outgoing connection, is this right?
I thought it would have been an inbound connection, but that may be just me!
HELP!!!
Cheers
Pete
working perfect here, tomtom navi 3, bluetooth gps, xda2i
I posted pics of it running in the other thread.. I just selected the correct comport (com6 iirc) in the gps config and clicked the slider to allow it to talk to tomtom
Yup was using mine last night on the way home.
Cheers
Ant
Mine is working perfect,
Make sure that on the GPS status, then GPS tab you have selected TomTom Wireless GPS. On the second drop down mine says Bluetooth Serial Port COM6
any chance any of you can spare a few mins to talk me through this pls as I seem to be completely lost with this thing? I thought I'd done everything I was supposed to do....and it still wont work!!
I've got a little time this morning, so if anyone has a few mins to assist I'd be grateful
i'll watch this thread for a reply...
Cheers
Pete
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on irc i'm maltloaf on efnet
Thankyou to all of you who assisted in the resolution. Ultimately it turned out to be as simple as resetting the port on the device to com port 6 and checking the blue tick box at the side!
Dead easy when you know how!!
Grateful thanks to all for the advice and willing assistance.
Pete
im just checking if you guys know of any program that puts out gps information on the todayscreen.. like lat,long,time,speed etc.
im trying the program Navio right now. and it works but i would like to test more programs that have the same function.
one thing to benefit from this is that instant fix would lock faster as the pda already knows the position when eg tomtom is launched.
(i am using Mio A701)
Gps Sentry program works aswell
dwd said:
one thing to benefit from this is that instant fix would lock faster as the pda already knows the position when eg tomtom is launched.
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I doubt it would work like that. The time delay is either for the GPS receiver to aquire the lock or for the application to start and begin communicating with the receiver.
Having another application utilising the GPS receiver and then starting Tomtom is likely to cause problems, as Tomtom does not like sharing. You would need to use the WM5 GPS application or GPSGate to allow the sharing of the data from the receiver.
Hi everyone ... i have a big problem.
i use my HTC S710 ex dopod c500 as navigation equipemnt too
software i use is ROUTE 66 MOBILE 7 and gps bluetooth device Garmin GPS10
i not used it for a while about one month. Now i try to use but software tell me that cant estabilesh connection with GPS device. i try to reinstall software ... hard reset phone ... change rom ... but still not work ...
GPS device work cz i trye to conned it with navigation software on notebook and work well ....
I test mobile bluethoot tranfering files and work well ... he see GPS device and pair well ....
so ... why smartphone cant connect with GPS?
thanks everyones
Try with other software like Efficasoft GPS Utilities
I try with Efficasoft GPS Utilities as you told me ... but still not work. Software see my device, estabilish connection ... something happen : i can see altitude incerase and decrease ...
i dunno how to post here pic of my mobile screen ... any way this happen ...
only Alt. change ... N and E always 000000 Sat 6/0 some times 5/0 ... when i tun off gps ... GPS utilities give me error ... so mean mobile and gps in some way comunicate.
I try with TOM TOM ... not work too ....
i feel problem is in mobile's bluetooth configuration.
i try creating "new outgoing port" in mobile .... set com6 and com7 ...
same ... no work
really dunno why some weeks ago work perfect .. and now not
try again gps and notebook ... work perfect
plsss help meeee
i try again today ... driving car GPS on and Efficasoft GPS utilities on .... the only data i can get from satellite is Altitude ....
sat always .... 5/0 .... dindt get N and E
pls help meee ....
why before work .. and now not?
hi
you must name the gps "OTHER BLUETOOTH GPS"
when you sync it with the phone
it will work well with tomtom and other soft
I don,t know with tomtom but with Efficasoft GPS Utilities you must check in Menu->GPS Setup->AutoSearch Bluetooth GPS reciver, and see if there is your device, or choose manual your device.
After that don't forget to go to Menu->Start GPS
matrix77 said:
I don,t know with tomtom but with Efficasoft GPS Utilities you must check in Menu->GPS Setup->AutoSearch Bluetooth GPS reciver, and see if there is your device, or choose manual your device.
After that don't forget to go to Menu->Start GPS
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i try in this way exactly .... he find my GPS ... but after start GPS in main menu ... can get only altitude.
i just reinstalled HTC official ROM ... but still the same.
i changed navigation software with Garmin Mobile XT and maps from Mapsource.
work perfect ...
sunno why with garmim software work but other software nop.
My Gps module is garmin gps 10d ... maybe now work only with garmin software .. but i know before i used with tomtom and route 66.
anyway ... garmin mobile xt is good too
tnks
Good morning I have a probleme with Garmin XT and my HTC VOX it connect has my GPS but rest blocked on research satellite
install this cab and then try
View attachment enablegps.CAB
it has few registry tweaks enabling gps connection
this will help you connect
his step always not
I think your GPS programs might have been "fighting" for the GPS data or that it had bad epheremis data. It is recommended that with WM 6.1 and above to have the GPS "managed" by the system.
You do this by going from the Start Menu to Settings to System and select External GPS. Then you want to select the Port your programs will use to obtain GPS data. Normally the four lower ones were commonly used by most computer systems which is why I recommend selecting COM9 as the port.
On the Hardware tab, you need to identify which Port your GPS is on. I used GPSToggle, which is a Today plug-in, to start and warm up my GPS. You can read about GPSToggle here: http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-gps-toggle.html.
Download the CAB file which I recommend installing to your device internal memory. Then go to your Today screen and then to Settings menu followed by Today. On the Items check the box next to BAF GPS Toggle. Click okay and this will place GPSToggle on your Today screen.
Unfortunately most smartphones do not have dedicated GPS chips because they eat battery power. On a dedicated receiver like a Personal Navigation Assistant (handheld GPS aka PNA), the GPS is turned on automatically when the PNA is powered up. Depending upon when your GPS was last activated, a dedicated SIRF chip can go from cold-start to 3D fix in as little as 42 seconds and as long as three minutes if epheremis data is present and the GPS has not been moved more than 10 miles from its last power up.
For most smartphone users, the last time your GPS was fired up was when it was built in China or wherever. The GPS can retain that information as its old epheremis data which is used to communicate with satellites. If the data is bad and old, it can take much longer for your GPS to lock-on and get a 3D fix.
For this reason, it is recommended that on smartphones that a GPS utility like the ones mentioned above be used. In essence, the smartphone's GPS must be "warmed up" from a cold start state to warm state where it is communicating with satellites in resolving a 2D fix ultimately to hot state where 3D fixing is available.
GPSToggle on your Today screen will "warm up the GPS" for you when you turn it. You will then see bars indicating the number of satellites the GPS has found. Once it syncs with them, the bar will go solid. When four bars go solid, 3D fixing is available. At that point you could turn on your satnav program and should be good to go.
If you see the altitude and nothing else comes in then the BT connection is obviously ok, so pairing, establishing the connection via COM port and the program using the connection seems ok.
Your problem then is the GPS receiver not sending the data required.
Find a program that resets the GPS receiver, if you can remove the battery put it out for half a minute and reinsert it. Once the GPS has a satelite fix again it should deliver all data.
A good free powerful utility is SirfTech - obviously only useful if your BT Mouse has a SIRF chipset.
prajith said:
install this cab and then try
View attachment 82758
it has few registry tweaks enabling gps connection
this will help you connect
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Hello, was enablegps.cab developed here on xda? If so, is there a thread on it?
Have just got my TP on Vodafone UK, it does not have GPS enabled, is there any way I can enable it
What do you mean? There is no GPS in Start -> Settings?
Anyway try this "must have" tool from schaps so you can manage a lot of settings, GPS included.
NO GPS
freco said:
What do you mean? There is no GPS in Start -> Settings?
Anyway try this "must have" tool from schaps so you can manage a lot of settings, GPS included.
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IF I load TomTom 6, it can not fin the internal GPS, I can connect to an external GPS via Bluetooth
Sounds to me like you've got the version of tomtom that doesn't have the option of choosing the internal GPS.
Download GPSTest to see whether the GPS is automatically detected.
can i suggest u try gps test n see what that does
also try it with google maps
i think this might be a handset fault tho cant see why it would be disabled as its a selling point
Im 99% sure that TT6 doesnt support internal GPS modules, had the same problem with my N95....or come to think of it was that TT5? Hmmmm im not so sure now lol...
TT6 worked fine on my MDAC3 with internal GPS.
Funnily enough, the Voda specs page makes no mention of GPS at all
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IF I load TomTom 6, it can not fin the internal GPS, I can connect to an external GPS via Bluetooth
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have you tried Other NMEA GPS-reciever, baudrate 4800, COM4 already?
NO GPS
Your right vodafone does not show GPS
Have tried it with Google Maps and will try it with GPStest this evening.
Spoke to Vodafone are going to send another handset
have also tried Other NMEA GPS-reciever, baudrate 4800, COM4
I have a Vodafone handset and thought the same as you.
It does have a GPS and it does work with TOMTOM 6.
1. Go to programs and slect quickgps and download.
Then go into tomtom and under showgps satus select configure and choose other NMEA GPS, slect baud rate 57600 and then load a destination.
Make sure you are outside tho and it might take 25 mins to get your first ever fix.
Mine connects within seconds now.
Good luck and let me know if I can help you further.
Could someone post the link to the Tom Tom 6 or 7 cab file for the Touch Pro?
Thanks
Regards,
Neil
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=427744
2 threads above this one
ALL Working Fine
Ran GPS test, shows GPS working.
Set GPS to com4 9600, took about 2 mins and found signals.
Works fine fine with TOMTom 6.030
Thanks for all the help.
What's working fine?..TOMTOM 7 maps with the 6.032 cab?..
I have a original copy of 6.032 and iuse traffic updates via tomtom..my concern is that i wont be able to use the traffic updates... can someone confirm plz? and where i can get the maps?
pm?
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What's working fine?..TOMTOM 7 maps with the 6.032 cab?..
I have a original copy of 6.032 and iuse traffic updates via tomtom..my concern is that i wont be able to use the traffic updates... can someone confirm plz? and where i can get the maps?
pm?
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The traffic subscription is registered to your account, therefore it will work on version 6 or version 7. However, your maps (6.75?) will not work with tomtom 7, but you can purchase new maps from tomtom home as the touch pro is now recognised by the tomtom home application (version 2.4 or above)
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The traffic subscription is registered to your account, therefore it will work on version 6 or version 7. However, your maps (6.75?) will not work with tomtom 7, but you can purchase new maps from tomtom home as the touch pro is now recognised by the tomtom home application (version 2.4 or above)
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Thanks for that.... Do you know if there are any advantages with tt7 over tt6 other than newer maps?
and
when tt do official release tt7 will it inc a cab/install file?
many thanks again
ALL Working Fine
Test handset with GPStest, works fine.
Change GPS setting to com4 speed 9600, wait 2mins and got a signal.
TomTom 6.030 loaded and working
Thanks to all for your help and avice.
ryraum said:
Ran GPS test, shows GPS working.
Set GPS to com4 9600, took about 2 mins and found signals.
Works fine fine with TOMTom 6.030
Thanks for all the help.
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I'm also facing a similar problem. Google Maps is unable to detect the internal gps receiver.
When I run, GPS Test, it just shows the GPS starting up message (with 2 yellow bars, sometimes only one). I have run quick gps and downloaded the satellite data twice already.
Can somebody please help me?