Need gps receiver for Sprint Mogul
 

Hello,

It has probably been discussed previously somewhere on ppcgeeks before but I couldn't find it. I have a Sprint Mogul and need a GPS receiver / software. Can anyone suggest a unit that will work with WM6?

Thanks very much!

seidio...google it

I just got my Holux m-1200 receiver yesterday and I love it. I have it on my keychain and it seems to work great. I'm using it with google maps & live search at the moment.

I got mine on eBay for around 60 w/shipping, which is very reasonable.

I believe it's the smallest BT GPS receiver out there (or close to the smallest).

i use a bt 328 on my 6700 with wm 6
it works great

Holux receivers are usually pretty great. I personally have a Holux 240

Thanks for the input! They are all over ebay for about $60. So what is involved with using google maps with it? I was kinda hoping for software that had a voice so that I could keep my eyes on the road a bit more. Any suggestions ref. software?

GPS Receiver and software
 

I have been using TomTom 6 for almost a year on my PPC-6700 and will be installing it on my Mogul today. The GPS receiver works flawlessly and is very accurate. The package cost is a little steep but I think you will be very satisfied. If you are planning on using another software I haven’t been able to find the GPS receivers anywhere else cheaper than this place. My favorite is the Oncourse 3rd edition receiver. The TomTom has voice directions and excellent turn by turn navigation, even if you miss your turn.

http://buygpsnow.com/Product/TomTom-NAVIGATOR-6-USCanada--plus--OnCourse-Bluetooth-GPS-Receiver-Edition-3-(WAAS-enabled)-(Your-Choice-of-Free-Mount)__885.aspx

Another vote for Holux M-1200, fast fixes and great reception. I use it with iGuidance and works great.

I like iGuidance best for a turn-by-turn nav program with voice prompts, though TomTom is fine too. Semsons has some nice bundle deals (software + GPS receiver). Here's a link to their iGuidance bundles. When choosing a receiver, get one with either a SirfIII chipset or MTK chipset. They are much better than the previous technologies. If you want GPS for pedestrian use, SirfIII is generally a little better for that. ... As someone else noted, Holux is a very reliable brand of receiver. So is iTrek.

i have Houlx GPSlim240 with OCN6, they work great on my Mougl. I bought them from Buygpsnow. The followings are the links including the discount: (sorry don't know how to do hyperlink on this form). OCN6 does turn by turn, but they don't say the streets' name; they also reroute for you.

Discount: http://www.buygpsnow.com/aximsite_di...or_members.asp
GPS Bundles :http://www.buygpsnow.com/oncourse-bundles_63.aspx

I actually bought the bundle from them, but through amazon.com since tax wasn't included, it turned out to be cheaper than if you were buying the bundle with the bundle discount.

Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Holux-240-Blue...3406980&sr=8-1

yet another vote for holux 1200. i think that that should be a given. if you get a mogul, you get holux. super small, fast, great battery life, its perfect.

I'm using a Freedom Keychain GPS with Windows Live and am very happy with it.

I put my hand up for the Holux 1200 as well.

I'm very happy with my Holux M-1200 too, but for hiking I miss my i.Trek M-3, which I gave to my brother when I got the M-1200. The M-3's chipset was better for hiking. So now I've bought a cheap M-3 off eBay to replace the one I gave away.

But for driving navigation, the Holux M-1200 is really hard to beat.

I'm also really tempted to try that solar-powered, data-logging receiver that i.Trek has released. Then again, I probably don't need three GPS receivers.

Well, I guess I'll get a Holux M-1200. Next time I'm lost in the middle of the rain forest in south america with a tribe of starved cannibals, it might come in handy.

In that case, I'd recommend not an M-1200 but an M-16.

How nice would it be to have fully functioning GPS in the Mogul. :( I guess I can stop pretending it will ever be enabled (if it even can). I guess this is pretty much ruled out and confirmed by now.

What are the downsides of a cheaper BT GPS unit?

Whats the major differences between the GPSlim 240 and the M-1200 besides size obviously. Whats the difference between the chipsets (Sirf III v. MKT)?

my Holux M1000 works great with iGuidance 4.0

I paid $50 for the GPS module shipped from California to Canada.

I just got my Freedom mini today. Only got to test i out with my dell x30 with windows live. Had some problems setting it up but it seems like it was a issue with the dell not the antenna.

here is a BT GPS for only $30
http://www.buygpsnow.com/GlobalSat-B...328)__916.aspx

it gets pretty decent reviews
http://www.pocketnow.com/index.php?a...reviews&id=829

if you are only going to use Google Map then this is a cheap way to do it.

i hooked up by my tomtom one iand i can get ofer 40mi. from the nav.:)

So... the Holux M-1200 or 1000 would be the best bet?

I just want it for driving... I get lost in Denver easily sometimes... lol.

I got the Visiontac VGPS-700 and I'm liking it so far. It is tiny and comes with a bunch of cool accessories (a usb cord that will turn the unit on when power, car adapter to usb, usb charge cord, small unit that takes 4 AAA batts for backup power). Locks to satellites fast and accuracy seems to be pretty good so far. I got the unit for $60 and I'm pretty pleased with it so far!

Get the m-1200

That's a very nice looking receiver. Wonder how it compares to the Holux M-1200 in performance (I already know they're very similar in size).

so i can buy just the m-1200, pair it with my mogul and i can just google maps for navigation?

Yes. But that will only work when you are within Sprint' s service area, because Google Maps downloads its maps over the Net as they are needed. ... As opposed to programs that let you pre-load all the map you need files onto the PPC.

Well I guess I'm getting the M-1200.

Is TomTom the best navigation software?


I know absolutely jack about this topic lol.

TomTom is generally regarded as one of the best (if not the best).

There are a couple other competitors that do certain things better than TomTom but other things worse.

It's the small differences that you have to decide which suites you best, but you can't really go wrong with TomTom.

I've gotten excellent results from iGuidance, also, and I think it's a tad cheaper than TomTom. It and TomTom also talk to you, I don't believe Google Maps does. From what I always understood, TomTom is what you get for Europe, iGuidance is what you get for North America.

Does anyone know if there are trial/demo versions of TomTom/iGuidance..???

I'd love to try it out.

Google Maps and Live Search aren't cutting it for turnbyturn.


Edit: I'm using the M-1200 and love it.

There's no trials available for those products. But let me repeat what others have said. IGuidance is considered the better, by many, of the two for US travel. And TomTom is good for European travel (IGuidance has no European maps). It's not that TomTom is bad, it's just IGuidance has nice bells and whistles, that TomTom doesn't, on Windows Mobile platform. IGuidnace text to speech for road names, and tells you what side of the road your destination is at, TomTom doesn't. IGuidnace tends to also have better routing, but that really depends where you live. If you want to see what the TomTom interface is like, go to your local electronics super store and they will usually have a TomTom ToGo display unit you can play with, the PocketPC interface is pretty much the same. Of course you could also do a YouTube search for both IGuidance and TomTom to see videos of their interfaces.

Thanks a bunch for the help...I wonder if iGuidance will include euro maps later on..I'd be sold. I'm assuming free upgrades are available as well for most programs?

Okay, this is my first post so give me a little slack. I finally got the DeLorme Earthmate BT-20 to work with the Mogul. This process was more painful than Marine Boot camp [yes, I was a Marine]. It seems to work well with Live Search but what a headache. The biggest issue is setting up the com ports. I know for most of the people that will be reading this it was most likely very easy for them to set up if need be. For those of you that are GPS-PPC challenged like myself, I recommend using the tutorial found at:

http://www.delorme.com/support/supporttemplate.aspx?id=313

I would also recommend to my fellow newbie’s that they follow the advise of the experts on this forum. This forum is a plethora of priceless knowledge that has made my life so much simpler. Go with the GPS they advise and use the software that they recommend. Then thank them as I am doing now. Even though I got the Delorme to work, I am going to purchase the device and software they have recommended. It was more of a challenge but not ideal after I got it to work.

Thanks to all that have posted.