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shrubies Occasional Visitor

Joined: Apr 24, 2005 Posts: 34
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:07 pm Post subject: Bluetooth GPS |
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Just a quick question I currently have a SYSONCHIP CF GPS receiver, I would like to upgrade to a BT one. Which is the best BT receiver to get the TomTom one or should I get some other make.
thanks
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exfive Occasional Visitor

Joined: Aug 16, 2005 Posts: 57 Location: UK
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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I've got a Sysonchip Blue mini BT receiver which works great with TT5.
It's also tiny and gets a fix very quickly.
Not sure if this is the best one although from what I've read it's regarded to be quite good. |
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Privateer Pocket GPS Moderator


Joined: 30/12/2002 17:36:20 Posts: 4921 Location: Oxfordshire, England, UK
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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I'm very happy with the GlobalSat BT-338. It works well with TomTom Navigator 5 on both 2210 and 4700 iPAQs.
Regards, _________________ Robert.
iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 14.0.1: iOS CamerAlert v2.0.7
TomTom GO Mobile iOS 2.3.1; TomTom (UK & ROI and Europe) iOS apps v1.29
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Rambler358 Occasional Visitor

Joined: Mar 05, 2005 Posts: 47 Location: California, USA
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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Garmin's GPS 10 is also an excellent Bluetooth GPS receiver. Very fast sat acquisition time. |
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Trevor1234 Frequent Visitor

Joined: Apr 30, 2005 Posts: 810 Location: Milton Keynes
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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I am in a position to try many different GPS receivers and nothing comes close to rivalling the BT338. Its streets ahead of the pack. It gets your position from a cold start very quickly and doesn’t loose it, even in so called urban canyons. I brought it a few weeks ago (soon after it came on the market) and it was selling for about £160 in the UK (I suppose its cheaper now). However, I went online to ebay and purchased a new one from Taiwan for £85 including p&p and have never looked back. Brilliant. |
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shrubies Occasional Visitor

Joined: Apr 24, 2005 Posts: 34
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:44 am Post subject: |
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I look around yesterday and decide that the BT338 was the best one, so I bought one for about £100.00.
Thanks you all for your advice.
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drrbr1 Lifetime Member

Joined: May 13, 2004 Posts: 23
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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:D Don't know about the BT338 but have you considered the Royaltek RBT2001? Tests at www.gpsandco.com (unfortunately in French) does a direct comparison with BT338 and the Royaltek scores particularly well in comparison and especially in the entrance to an underground carpark.
I've had the Royaltek a couple of weeks now and I am astonished at how good it is. I have not yet found anywhere yet it will not get a fix - including in a narrowboat with a steel roof! Battey life has been 71/2 hours plus between charges.
See also Royaltek forum. No! I don't work for them! |
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Royston Regular Visitor

Joined: 20/05/2003 21:40:29 Posts: 90 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:23 pm Post subject: Re: Bluetooth GPS |
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shrubies wrote: | Just a quick question I currently have a SYSONCHIP CF GPS receiver, I would like to upgrade to a BT one. Which is the best BT receiver to get the TomTom one or should I get some other make.
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Too many people are getting sucked into buying BT receivers only to find the internal batteries are not replaceable and so the life span of the unit is therefore very limited. I have a Polstar PBT-111 which has three AAA rechargeable batteries which of course you can take out or recharge with the included charger. I find this receiver is excellent and can be purchased on Ebay in different disguises.
Ipaq 3870
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