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 Topic: Qstarz BT-Q818 Bluetooth GPS Receiver |
JohnOvManchester
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 Forum: SatNav User Reviews Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:33 pm Subject: Qstarz BT-Q818 Bluetooth GPS Receiver |
great stuff
this has swung it for me, my 236 has died and I was deciding between the 240 and the navicore and the Q818.
I think I'll go with the Q818, pretty there's no smaller Qstar/MTK chip opt ... |
| Topic: QStarz Q818 Vs Holux GR-236 - Which To Buy? |
JohnOvManchester
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:21 pm Subject: QStarz Q818 Vs Holux GR-236 - Which To Buy? |
I found this post while looking for info on the Q818
Just posting this to help other people doing the same as the OP.
I am now upgrading from my 236 as the bluetooth let me down until eventually i ... |
| Topic: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
JohnOvManchester
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:32 pm Subject: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
Actually forget the small holux or navicore, I've read a few bad reveiws, seems the battery can be a prob and getting a fix can be a prob as well so not gonna risk it.
Back to the QSTARZ.
The revi ... |
| Topic: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
JohnOvManchester
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:18 pm Subject: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
just a polite bump for the above
just want to make sure the Holux 240 /Navicore won't have the same bluetooth prob as the 236? |
| Topic: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
JohnOvManchester
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:37 pm Subject: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
Good read that... I feel good enough to trust in a un-SiRF chip.
Do you know if the BT-Q818 is the smallest gps device with the MTK chip?
If possible I would like to attach it to my keyring, the H ... |
| Topic: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
JohnOvManchester
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:09 pm Subject: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
mucho gracias
reading the reveiw now |
| Topic: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
JohnOvManchester
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:25 pm Subject: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
Which one is a very good unit mate... the MTK chipset one?
Yeah, I wouldn't have chucked the Holux Slim if I'd had know it could have been used wired... could have strapped it to my laptop!!! |
| Topic: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
JohnOvManchester
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:04 pm Subject: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
this looks interesting...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/20-CHANNEL-KEYRING-BLUETOOTH-GPS-RECEIVER-for-N95-6110_W0QQitemZ160162274980QQihZ006QQcategoryZ75327QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Costs abou ... |
| Topic: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
JohnOvManchester
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:48 pm Subject: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
Ah just done a ebay search... I think you were talking about the Qstar device using the MTK chipset?
Hmmm, is this as established as the SiRF3?
Here's a link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/32-CHANNEL-QST ... |
| Topic: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
JohnOvManchester
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Views: 3774
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:33 pm Subject: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
Hi,
Mine was from the internet site: www.pdamods.com
£80 and I bought it on 06 June 2006.
I have had it from then until about 3 days ago when I through it in the bin.
It started just loosing ... |
| Topic: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
JohnOvManchester
Replies: 11
Views: 3774
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:51 pm Subject: Holux236 comman BlueTooth prob, what next? |
Hope you guys might be able to advise me.
I bought the Holux GPS slim 236 only to find out later that this unit suffers from a manufacturing problem and loads of people loose bluetooth due to some so ... |
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