TMobile MDAIII + TomTom bluetooth GPS

[pkh42]

Apologies if there's an answer to this on the forum somewhere, but I have tried searching to no avail.

I've a UK T-Mobile MDA3, running Win Mobile 2003 SE (vers 4.21.1088), and TomTom Navigator 3.07T, with the TomTom Bluetooth GPS receiver. UK maps are on a 512MB SD card.

I'm having great difficulty getting a reliable Bluetooth connection. When it's connected, the link is 100% stable. However, getting the thing to connect is driving me nuts! I haven't yet found a reliable sequence of "turning things on" events.

Most reliable method I've found is: turn on TomTom GPS (blue flashing light), then turn on MDA bluetooth, then go to Bluetooth Manager, select TomTom GPS, "Connect". This works about 20% of the time, but *only* if when done driving, you carry out the sequence: Close TomTom Navigator; turn off MDA's Bluetooth; turn off TomTom GPS unit.

This is clunky to say the least, and just not reliable - sometimes it takes 7 or 8 goes, and a soft reset before it will connect. When it won't, the error message is always "Unable to establish a connection. Please make sure the device is enabled and in range. Also verify that the requested service is available".

I've tried 3 MDA III's (we use 'em at work) and I'm on my second TomTom GPS. All the same.

Any clues would be really gratefully welcomed.

Thanks

Paul H

[alix776]

you need to check for an update on tmobiles website as o2 recently release a newrom version for their version of the mda3 or if you dont want to reflash the rom image then you need pocket blue tooth tools the a couple of link to the site on here either in the totom navigtor forum or the beginers forum
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[pkh42]

Thanks for the advice, have found the Pocket Bluetooth tools and all is working well for the first time since I got the thing!

Much appreciated
-- Paul H

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