Ipaq 2210, bluetooth GPS & tomtom 3

DavidW · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 9:18 pm Post subject:

You can tell whether or not the iPAQ is an import by looking at the box. There'll be the HP part number on there - typically under the first bar code. It will end with # and three letters.

#ABU means UK. #AC3 is used on products that aren't country specific.

I'm glad you confirmed my suspicion that it was the SD card - and appreciate that you're fed up with the system now. That said, you have bought something that's tremendously powerful, and now you've solved the problems, maybe it's worth persevering with it for a bit. For example, no Garmin based setup allows live traffic updates, which your iPAQ based system does with a moderately priced subscription.

There's also many more things you can do with a Pocket PC that are unrelated to GPS and navigation. They make great MP3 players, for example.

Mine is:

my navigation system (TomTom Navigator 3)
my diary, address book, notepad and alarm clock (Pocket Informant)
a pocketable word processor (TextMaker, used with Fitaly and sometimes an iPAQ folding keyboard)
an ebook reader and dictionary (Microsoft Reader and the free Encarta dictionary file)
MP3 player (Conduits Pocket Player)
a way of listening to web radio around the house over the wireless LAN (Conduits Pocket Player and Windows Media Player)
mobile communications setup - web, email, MSN Messenger, IRC (built in software apart from Pocket IRC)
an easier way of sending and receiving text messages than using my phone's keypad (smartGSM)
a way with keeping up with friend's LiveJournals, Microsoft security bulletins and other RSS feeds (NewsBreak)
a way of storing various passwords and other useful bits of information (eWallet)
a way of looking at and manipulating digital camera pictures away from home (Resco Photo Viewer and a card reader that goes in my CompactFlash port)
a stopwatch and timer (Conduits Timekeeper)
a way to play some games (including Monopoly and Bust'em 2)

I'm totally lost without my Pocket PC!

David

kblackburn · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 20, 2004 Posts: 39

David or Ollie,

I too am now experiencing problems with my 2210 tt3 bluetooth kit, very similar to Ollie. I have been in touch with hp on there online instant help system, taken through the step by step guide for a hard reset. Well this morning message on pda " not enough memory to turn on bluetooth" so had to do soft reset to get it going, but i constantly loose sat fixes, and at the weekend had to stop the car to reset the damn thing to continue with the trip( nearly as good as previous navigator-- her who sit,s in passenger seat) had to convince wife that we would'nt get lost using this, and i'm having big problems now and as i have only had it for 3 weeks i 'm wondering what i ould have done with the money instead, anyway it looks like i should have bought a cf card instead of the sd card that was recommened( kingstone 256mb ) where can i get a cf card from as the place i got the kit from only list a 2gb card and i don't need one that big, the other problem is were of to spain on tuesday and i could do with one pronto. any advise please.

kevin

Steve999 · Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 10:21 am Post subject:

Hi,

Try www.ebuyer.com

After much experimentation with SD cards, including an expensive Panasonic model, I now use standard Kingston CF cards on my 2210 with BT. I have used them for about six months and they have been rock solid without a single error.

A Kingston 256mb from ebuyer is now less than £15 including postage and they also have others at similar prices.

My Panasonic SD is generally okay but the biggest test came this autumn when I was driving in and out of a long series of tunnels in Southern France & Italy and it failed to cope with the constant repetetive loss and regain of signal and locked up on me. I popped a CF in and had no problems when the tunnels experience was repeated. I have used only CF since and am a totally happy BT user - especially at the price of CF.

The advice has been repeated often in these forums but if you want a stress free life with a 2210 and BT, you will be far more likely to achieve it with a CF card.

Steve
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kblackburn · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 20, 2004 Posts: 39

cf card installed with map data, what a difference, so far no loss in satalite connectivity, and it appears to be more accurate with positioning.

thanks for all your help

kevin

Ollie · Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 4:03 pm Post subject:

Kevin, glad your problem was solved by changing to a CF card. My system works fine with the CF card, though it does need a soft reset once or twice a day.
David, I appreciate what you're saying about a PDA being useful for other things such as for MP3, contacts etc, but I bought the system purely for navigational purposes and if it can do that without too many problems then I'm happy - having said that it directed me down a dead end street, not funny with a 44 tonne artic! I will be trading up to a Garmin system in the future (had the loan of one from a friend. very easy to use, switch on and go) - thanks for your help.

DavidW · Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 5:10 pm Post subject:

Everyone wants different things from their setup. All the best with whatever you decide to go for - though do be aware that the Garmins aren't capable of traffic aware routing unlike your TomTom setup.

I think your retailer was poor for supplying such a poor SD card with your system, leading to all the problems.

You aren't the only artic driver on the site - Conor (who I haven't seen recently) drives artics, as does my fellow moderator Alix. It may be worth investigating if there's any navigation systems available that know about height, weight and other restrictions pertinent to LGV usage.

David

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