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OM3 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:21 pm Post subject: Which Sirf III receiver should I buy? |
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I'm confused about what Sirf III receiver I should buy.
I'm looking at www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk.
ALL the receivers are priced the same!
The coices I have are:
- Fortuna: Slim Bluetooth GPS receiver (SiRF Star III chip)
- Holux: GPSlim236 Wireless GPS receiver (SiRF Star III Chipset)
- SysOnChip: Smart Blue mini (SiRF Star III)
- Leadtek: Bluetooth GPS (SiRF Star III)
I'd like to know which people would recommend above others.
At the moment, my choice has to be the Fortuna.
The Fortuna comes with a dual power lead, which means I can use this to power my PDA in the car.
Do any of the other units come with the same?
Thanks.
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OM3 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:24 pm Post subject: Problems with the Fortuna dual power cable. |
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I've got the older Fortuna clip on.
It comes with a dual charger cable that means I can charge my PDA as well.
(You need to have the right adapter for the PDA.)
This is really convenient.
Only one problem though: it doesn't charge both the PDA and GPS receiver at the same time when both are connected.
For me... this defeats the purpose of having the dual charger.
Is it supposed to be like this?
Thanks.
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OM3 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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ooops... sorry... that was supposed to be another post! |
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MarkHewitt Frequent Visitor
Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Posts: 1077 Location: Chester-le-Street & York
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't used the others but I've found the TomTom unit to be excellent.
No problems getting a fix, it's light as a feather and fits in my pocket easily.
I haven't managed to run it out of power yet either, despite some 6+ hour journeys. |
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OM3 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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does the tomtom have a seperate battery?
that was one of the criticisms of the old one. |
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MarkHewitt Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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OM3 wrote: | does the tomtom have a seperate battery?
that was one of the criticisms of the old one. |
Not that I'm aware of. There are no obvious openings to remove the battery.
Do you regard a seperate battery as a good or a bad thing? |
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OM3 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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well... yes.
having read and researched on this website, i believe i'm right in saying that a seperate battery is better.
if ur tomtom units battery dies, then the unti dies.
for others, if the bettery malfunctions, then u can replace the battery very easily.
i would add that tomtom (for the older model anyway) receiver there's been several people grumbling because their unit has died after one year and one day (outside of guarantee). |
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MarkHewitt Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:44 am Post subject: |
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OM3 wrote: | well... yes.
having read and researched on this website, i believe i'm right in saying that a seperate battery is better.
if ur tomtom units battery dies, then the unti dies.
for others, if the bettery malfunctions, then u can replace the battery very easily.
i would add that tomtom (for the older model anyway) receiver there's been several people grumbling because their unit has died after one year and one day (outside of guarantee). |
Yes I see your point. However personally I wouldn't let that influence me on which receiver I buy. I would rank battery life, size, weight, charge time, all above the battery issue, even if we assume the receiption of all units is identical. |
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SimonCatlin Frequent Visitor
Joined: Jan 11, 2004 Posts: 565 Location: London
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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I notice you did not mention the GlobalSat BT-338.
Any reason why? _________________ iPhone5, TomTom, Google maps, Navfree, Viewranger and Apple Maps (ekk) |
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barleymo Occasional Visitor
Joined: Oct 14, 2004 Posts: 23 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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Although I know that some users have had problems with the Globalsat BT-338 and getting it to talk to TTN5. I had no problems with mine, and the 15hr battery life makes it an excellent buy. The Fortuna slim while a bit cheaper only has an 8.5hr battery and is only slightly smaller. |
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bwgames Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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OM3 wrote: |
i would add that tomtom (for the older model anyway) receiver there's been several people grumbling because their unit has died after one year and one day (outside of guarantee). |
Happened to me, fortunately it was on the very last day of warranty.
Still not good |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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MarkHewitt wrote: | OM3 wrote: | does the tomtom have a seperate battery?
that was one of the criticisms of the old one. |
Not that I'm aware of. There are no obvious openings to remove the battery.
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Nothing can withstand our curiosity. I've opened it, and the battery in ther is a standard type that can be replaced if necessary. But certainly not while you are out, it's more in case it runs flat. _________________ Lutz
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MarkHewitt Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:11 am Post subject: |
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Can you tell us what the battery type is, and where we could get replacements, just for future reference! |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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_________________ Lutz
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bwgames Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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I'm interested in the same as the OP, am looking for a new GPS receiver with faster TTFF (or whatever it is, for fix time)...
The BT-338 seems to be quite well used, any opinions? |
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