Would you recommend TT3 to me ?

Fjorko · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 12, 2004 Posts: 41

Hi All

New to this forum as you can see. Great Info !

I currently have a Compaq Ipaq 3850 PDA , and two years ago i bought it with the Ipaq Navigation System (iNS) which had the Pocket Copilot Software installed on the Supplied CF Card.

Now what i would like to know is this :

1. Is TT3 better than Copilot (Generally speaking) ?

2. Will TT3 work on the NAVMAN 3000 GPS Sleeve that came with the Copilot software ?

3. Will the software install on the supplied CF card or do i need to buy another card for it ?

Many thanks in advance for your help and advice.

Regards

Fjorko · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 12, 2004 Posts: 41

Is it THAT Bad ???

Surely someone can tell me whether it is good or not !

Griff · Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 7:05 pm Post subject:

Hi
I too have the ins jacket and upgraded to tom tom 3 from co pilot 1.2 got to say that TT3 is streets ahead Laughing

the thing you will need is the jacket driver from copilot I have also bought a re rad and that seems to improve the signal no end TT3 is not perfect but as I said it is much better than co pilot
Hope this helps Thumbs Up

Fjorko · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 12, 2004 Posts: 41

Hey Griff

Thanks for your quick reply.....

Now that i have someone in a similar situation......

1. Did the software install OK on the supplied CF Card that came with the Copilot bundle - what about the activation part of it ??

2. If it does work on the GPS Jacket ( Navman 3000 i think )
- Where do i get the CORRECT Driver ?
- How is the speed compared to a SD card
- Reading the TTFF Tests - i see that the Navman GPS hardware
is really below par compared to the wired GPS sollution that you
buy as a bundle with the TT3 Software

So i was thinking of getting the TT3 software and Wired GPS bundle, and then buy a seperate mount for it ....

I have more questions....but i'll first wait for your reply

Thanks again !

Cheers

Darren · Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 7:54 pm Post subject:

Yes the software will install on the CF card OK, you will of course have to remove the CoPilot files to make room.

The Jacket driver is in a folder on the CoPilot installation CD.

The Navman/CoPilot Jacket is getting very long in the tooth, compared with the current crop of Mouse and Bluetooth receivers it lags way behind. You would be well advised to get a new receiver.
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Fjorko · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 12, 2004 Posts: 41

OK...

So something like This would suit my needs ???

Also would you advise me getting another mount for my car since it looks like the mount that comes with this bundle seems a bit dodgy ( never liked the windscreen suction mounts) which is the best mount for the Ipaq 38xx series PDA's

I drive a Vauxhall Meriva

Thanks

Darren · Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 9:18 pm Post subject:

That would be fine, the TomTom wired GPS is manufactured by Leadtek and is one of if not the best of it's kind.

Whilst I don't like windscreen mounts TomTom's is very good and you'd be well advised to give it a go before spending on another as it may well suit you fine.

The only other thing you may have overlooked is if you don't use the jacket you'll need an SD Storage Card on which to store the maps as you'll lose the CF slot.
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Fjorko · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 12, 2004 Posts: 41

Great !! :D ....... Many thanks for your help

I will order and report nack my findings ...

OH, One last question........who will give me the best price on this ?

Thanks once again ! Thumbs Up

Cheers

Fjorko · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 12, 2004 Posts: 41

Guys

I'm a bit concerned at the moment...

Just purchased TT3 wired kit from Handtec and i got NO confirmation email or any reference number..... I now don't know wether my order went through or not ?

Guess i should phone them in the morning ?

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