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GPS on P1i |
qwerty12
Joined: Apr 29, 2006
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From: lonDON
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On 2007-12-30 13:40:58, dwainsan wrote:
I have a wayfinder GPS receiver and it works great with Garmin.
Exactly.
Any BT GPS receiver works with garmin. Garmin locks the software based on the maps, not the brand of GPS reciever. |
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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actually thats not entirely correct
The Garmin XT (i.e. without GPS) that I am using on my TytN II will work with any GPS if I use the original micro SD card it came on.
If I copy the software to another card and use it on my TyTN II it will only look for an external garmin GPS
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G00gler
Joined: Oct 28, 2005
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So if I want to use my old GPS unit I will have to swap memory card every time I want to use Garmin?
Can anyone confirm this for P1i? |
qwerty12
Joined: Apr 29, 2006
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From: lonDON
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On 2007-12-30 17:22:30, masseur wrote:
actually thats not entirely correct
The Garmin XT (i.e. without GPS) that I am using on my TytN II will work with any GPS if I use the original micro SD card it came on.
If I copy the software to another card and use it on my TyTN II it will only look for an external garmin GPS
Oh right, thanks 
It seems for many people with an S60 device, it works with external.
Thanks to homerjay1977 for these pics:
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Joined: Aug 25, 2005
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From: UK
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As many people seem to complain about the battery usage of internal gps recievers, I find myself increasingly interested in the use of cell towers to triangulate the phone's position, as this requires no extra hardware.
Does anyone think this system will become more accurate? Is it a matter of software refinement, or is the limitation that we're using the network in a way it was never designed for? |
fatreg
Joined: Jul 26, 2003
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^^^ can done easily...
but triangulation tracking via a phone isn't that quick, the networks don't update quick enough, it can of course be done but it means that alll base stations and tranmitters need to be replaced or updated.. needless to say, that is a very expensive job that I can't feel the networks will jump at......
tomtom V6 works fine on the P1i for me.....
I've had no issues at all
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dwj
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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From: Wales, UK
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Copilot live 7 has had great reviews on windows mobile. Some saying its even better than TT6. Their website says there is an UIQ 3 version coming soon... |
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Joined: Aug 25, 2005
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From: UK
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And how many shares do you have?  |
fatreg
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anybody got any idea where i get speedcam updates from? ideally for free (since they are user posted)
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atns.dimitro
Joined: Nov 12, 2008
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On 2007-08-29 11:04:44, remirez wrote:
You can't go wrong with Tom Tom.
If it exists, you could use a UIQ version of Garmin.
I would stay clear of Wayfinder as it uses your Data connection to download maps (hence it becomes costly).
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whatsucka
Joined: Feb 17, 2007
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is there any navigation program dat use da cellfone towers??
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F-Lexx
Joined: May 09, 2007
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From: Romania
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I think google earth does it (with the "My location" function) if your phone doesn't have GPS. |
riffe
Joined: Aug 30, 2008
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google maps dosent make it a real gps tho |
jmbillings
Joined: Sep 28, 2002
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From: Oundle, UK
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On 2008-11-23 22:00:04, F-Lexx wrote:
I think google earth does it (with the "My location" function) if your phone doesn't have GPS.
It does. But it's pretty rubbish. For "driving" use you'd be stuffed. When I am sat at home and use that feature it puts me at about 3 miles away! But then I am in a low signal area. In London it was more accurate. But it can only really guess, and seems to use a lot of fixed positions rather than your ACTUAL position.
Interested in some of the other apps such as copilot and so on. TomTom works ok for me but I always like to play with something new!
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ares
Joined: Dec 11, 2003
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From: Coimbra, Portugal
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now i use garmin...it has updated maps, unlike tomtom |
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Posted: 2007-12-30 17:10
