Best GPS Software for TP2

[jmorton10]

Originally Posted by japper88

It does? News to me, I think TTS means reading of street names (not just directions). I have GarminXT and it doesn't say street names out loud, is there a newer update that gets that working that I missed? or an option to turn that on?

I have the latest GarminXT, it does not have TTS (text to speech).

~John

[BooDaddy]

I am not really concerned with the TP2's GPS lag when driving, its when walking it drives me nuts! I really like Geocaching, and I use a few apps to help with paperless caching. One in particular is GCz (Version 2) and google maps. I dont really notice the lag when I am driving to a cache, but once I get on foot, you have to walk 20-50 feet before the gps updates your position, which can make caching "challenging"
What exactly does GPSgate do?

[AB33]

Too bad your are on Verizon, the Free 3D Sprint Nav is nice and been using it on the Mogul and TP1 before the TP2. Verizon should offer the same for free.

[lipidfats]

yeah no tts on garmin xt.. he probably thought tts meant any speaking of directions (like left/right). tts is spoken street names. garmin actually changed the way they describe it on their site. they used to put int he specs of each device tts, but now it just says street names.

[jsjaybone]

You did change your gps program to the com port gpsgate uses right? Example on my tp2 my built in gps is com port 4. But gpsgate is com 3. So I set my tomtom to com 3 under other nmea gps receiver. Make sure that gpsgate is running before you start tomtom or igo too. You can set it to auto run but that drains battery. I only run it when I need my gps.

[BooDaddy]

Originally Posted by AB33

Too bad your are on Verizon, the Free 3D Sprint Nav is nice and been using it on the Mogul and TP1 before the TP2. Verizon should offer the same for free.

Free 3D Sprint Nav? Im not sure I have heard of this one.

[japper88]

Originally Posted by BooDaddy

Free 3D Sprint Nav? Im not sure I have heard of this one.

If you have SERO it's not free...

[davidetkin511]

use mapquest navigator, its only $10 and no monthly fee. i have used it since my tp1 and there is no lag

[jmorton10]

Originally Posted by krusty46

I finally gave up on TomTom yesterday when CoPilot started their $19.99 sale that ends Monday (11/30) night.
Haven't been really able to give CoPilot a good test so far, but I was happy going around the block. The $19.99 price doesn't hurt either as long as it works (lag free).

CoPilot has a really nice interface, but the maps are BADLY outdated (they are five years behind Garmin & Google maps)

~John

[mswlogo]

Originally Posted by jsjaybone

You did change your gps program to the com port gpsgate uses right? Example on my tp2 my built in gps is com port 4. But gpsgate is com 3. So I set my tomtom to com 3 under other nmea gps receiver. Make sure that gpsgate is running before you start tomtom or igo too. You can set it to auto run but that drains battery. I only run it when I need my gps.

Exactly. If you don't set GPSGate up correctly and the Application YOU WILL GET Lag.

TP2 GPS Has worked perfectly on every ROM (well Stock, Mighty and Energy so far).

And the last 3 WM Devices I have had have had the same issue.

You MUST run GPSGate.

Any Application that uses a COM port should work with no lag, using GPSGate.

It's a cheap purchase and not locked to your device, just your name.

Some applications know how to use the Window Mobile GPS API (Like Google Maps) and Some MUST use a com port. The Window Mobile COM Port Emulator (which TRY's to do what GPSGate does) is what causes the lag. It's that application called "Extenal GPS" DON'T use it, don't use the COM port it's set to, it's the root of all evil.

Don't set GoogleMaps to use a COM Port either. Leave it as "Managed By Windows", if you changed it, you screwed yourself.