Which bluetooth GPS and mount?

deeps · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 12, 2004 Posts: 5

I am lucky enough to have:

iPaq 5550
Cf Jacket
TomTom Nav soft.

all bought second hand. What I don't have is a reciever.

I am considering Fortuna Clip-On
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=108471

or Emtac
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=112532

Can anyone give me thier thoughts as to which I should choose, or an alternative in about this price range.

I also plan to get an Arkon mount, again is this a good idea or not?

Privateer · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:52 pm Post subject:

Hi Deeps,

I’d prefer to go for a BT GPS receiver that has a user replaceable battery. This allows the removal of the battery to perform a reset.

As far as BT GPS receivers go, people seem to be happy with both the Fortuna Clip-On and the Navman 4100.

If you want a mount then Brodit do some good holders for the PDA and custom mounts for your vehicle.

Regards,
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deeps · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 12, 2004 Posts: 5

Thx for the quick response :D

I hadn't come across Brodit, they seem to produce a holder with an amplified speaker, just what I was looking for as my 5550 falls down a bit in that dept. Wink

A friend has offerd me a second hand Navman 4410 for £175, is this a good deal do you think? epansys have them for £203.95

Darren · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:06 pm Post subject:

I'm not yet convinced that replaceable batteries are an important buying factor, given the speed with which the market develops I would expect most users to be tempted towards better receivers with additional functions or better sensitivity long before the battery starts giving up the ghost. I use my TomTom BT GPS every day and it's been going over a year now with daily charges and no visible effect on battrey life as yet.

Having said the above the Fortuna is a good unit, the Emtac is agetting long in the tooth now.

I would however get a decent mount, take a look at Brodit's range and read the reviews in our GPS Accessories section.
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deeps · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 12, 2004 Posts: 5

Any thoughts on the Navman 4410, the review here is of an older model, and the price, good or bad? 8O

Darren · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 8:44 pm Post subject:

It's a fine GPS and the ability to utilise standard batteries is useful but I'd rate the Fortuna higher and that is only £140.00 at www.handnav.co.uk so the Navman isn't much of a bargain.
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deeps · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 12, 2004 Posts: 5

gr8 thx for the advice :D

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