Holux GPSlim236 Bluetooth - any drawbacks?

cloudchaser

Hi All

After killing my Fortuna Clip-on by dropping it one time too many on the ground I am now in the market for a new Bluetooth receiver.

My currently knowledge of BT receivers is a little rust but from what I read the Holux GPSlim236 Bluetooth GPS Receiver is a decent one.

I will be using it with TT5 on my Ipaq 4150.

This post is to make sure that I have not missed anything that might be an issue with me using it and would appreciate any feedback - postive/negative about this receiver.

thanks in advance.

PS - Is buying this receiver off ebay a good idea as there are a few decent deals around?

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:27 pm Post subject:

not sure if this has any merit http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=42250&highlight=
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cloudchaser · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:40 pm Post subject:

Thanks for that lbendlin

I noticed the Holux sub-forums right after my post Smile

and now trawling through it.

Time to get myself a nice cuppa and go through the stuff before I stump up the money Laughing Out Loud

cheers

alix776 · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:08 pm Post subject:

going by what ive seen on the forum recently id go for a 236 from a uk authorised dealers at least youll have decent backup as there does seem to be a problem with some bought from ebay dealers that are based out side the uk
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cloudchaser · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:36 pm Post subject:

Right - I have had a decent browse of the Holux hardware forum & basically it all boils down to buying from a UK dealer.

All issues with people complaining of a slow fix and similar issues are down to a older buggier version of the firmware.

Is this receiver still worth it seeing the potential issues that might crop up? I mean is there any other alternative which is just as good?

Also which is a decent receiver with some sort of logging capability?

alix776 · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:53 pm Post subject:

have lok the the reveiw articles of some of the bluetooth receivers that are out the though datalogging will put a premium on a receiver

the 236 is good device and yes there are many altenatives outthere i think the main thing for buying a bt receiver is the battery life.

have alook at the global sat 338 or some of the newer bt gps recivers below is a link to some of teh receiver that pocketgpsworld has reveiwed
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/item-menu.php?idSubCat=5

also on the front page is gps data logger that lutz has just reveiwed
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/wintec-data-logger.php
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portman · Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:16 am Post subject:

This one should appear soon, same people who make the iblue.

http://www.transystem.com.tw/p-gps-iblue747.htm
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alix776 · Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:01 am Post subject:

well i can confirm that the i-blue gps will do at least 28 hrs continuos off one battery charge
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cloudchaser · Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:34 pm Post subject:

The Wintec WBT-100 data logger sounds like a decent unit - except I have not been able to find anyone selling it in the UK.

Battery life is not a big deal with me since I will be using the receiver mainly with the car charger and most of my journeys are under 5-6 hours.

I have been reading about the Holux and a little hesitant after reading the posts in the forums. Other than the standard old firmware/no support for non-UK source units.

I am now reading up on the Globalsat 338 in its forums.

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