Tether Mogul to a laptop for GPS functions?

[dkincaid]

Does anyone know of a piece of software that would allow me to tether my laptop to my mogul and use it's GPS function? Sort of like a bluetooth GPS..actually, in a perfect world it WOULD work through bluetooth!

Thanks,

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[JKingGrim]

That would be a very interesting concept for a software program. One that turned you PPC into a bluetooth GPS. I don't know if that exists but it would be cool. Microsoft should build this into the OS. That would be very cool for WM to include a bluetooth GPS profile.

[stroths]

You should be able to do it with GPSGate. Haven't tried it, but I remember reading on their forums that someone was using an ipaq with gpsgate to make the ipaq appear as a bluetooth GPS.

I know for a fact the desktop version can do it, so give it a try and see how it works.

EDIT: Here are those ipaq instructions which should work perfectly fine on the Mogul

http://franson.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3968

Also

Originally Posted by TalynOne

A free solution is described in my FAQ:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=17032

[crownme24]

if u get on youtube , u can find a video that shows you what to do in order to make this happen

[infamousjoe77]

i would like to figure out how to do this with USB on x64 vista. i have found some VSP (virtual serial port) programs that would probably work, but none of them work on x64. anybody had any luck yet?

[slvrap1]

interested as well, i carry my notebook with me everywhere thanks to internet sharing and gps on a bigger screen would always be better.

[infamousjoe77]

ok, i figured out how to do it. i have only done it with the USB cable, as i do not have a bluetooth receiver on my laptop, but the bluetooth is supposed to work too if you select it. first get GPS2Blue http://users.skynet.be/hofinger/GPS2Blue.html install that on your PDA and then follow the directions at http://users.skynet.be/hofinger/GPS2BlueFAQ.html#USB

where it says "How to use with TCP/IP over USB" step 3 is supposed to work, but i have x64 and HW VSP does not work for me. so i use eltima serial to ethernet connector http://www.eltima.com/products/serial-over-ethernet/ i had to change my GPS com from com3 to com2 on my mogul to get it to work.

you just use the first option "Share serial port for incoming connections (server)".

where it says "Select Serial Port" choose what virtual port you want to create (i used com5).

click the "advanced mode" button in the top right corner then click on the "Connection prefs" then unclick the "Start listening for incoming connections only when local virtual port is open"

click "Create connection" from there go back to http://users.skynet.be/hofinger/GPS2BlueFAQ.html#USB and start back at step 4.

now you should be able to open your GPS software on your PC and use it. i have tested it with streets and trips, and it worked fine.

the license for eltima is $100, so if anybody finds a freeware like HW VSP that works with x64, let me know. thanks.

[akijikan]

I think the more difficult part is finding software for your computer that works with it

[infamousjoe77]

Originally Posted by akijikan

I think the more difficult part is finding software for your computer that works with it

what do you mean?

[CaptainX2001]

I have heard of several people who had good success with using the Mogul as a GPS receiver for Microsoft Streets and Trips (assuming you have the latest ROM released last month).

From what I understand, just plugging the phone into the computer via USB and setting it up in S & T gives GPS info. Haven't confirmed it myself though.