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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:17 pm    Post subject: GNS GPS5843 RDS/TMC Reply with quote

I have just acquired one of these GPS units and would like to know which version of TomTom I need to use with it on my iPAQ 2210.

I am currently using TomTom Navigator 5.xx with a normal bluetooth GPS receiver.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is that unit a wired or BT GPS?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It can be wired or BT. I'll be using it on BT though.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The doumentation with this GPS unit is a single sheet with data about the unit and some very basic set-up instructions. There's not even any information on the GNS website re what software to use etc. I find this unusual for a German company.

I have e-mailed them for info but they are very slow at replying.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a GNS TMC GPS Mouse but to use it with any non-TMC aware application you ned to install and run a driver which switches off the TMC functionality.

See GNS Support Pages
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would like to use it with TMC, does that mean that I'll have to buy/subscribe to TomTom Traffic?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

rogbear wrote:
I would like to use it with TMC, does that mean that I'll have to buy/subscribe to TomTom Traffic?


Yes. TomTom don't support RDS/TMC so the software (TomTom) cannot use the data that a TMC enabled receiver can supply nor could they decode it without the necessary licence.

Your only option currently is their Traffic service over GPRS.

TomTom have announced a TMC receiver for the new GO range but whether this will also be compatible with a newer version of their PocketPC software remains to be seen.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

OK thanks Darren the thing that is bugging me is that I can't use Traffic on my PDA because I can't connect to my BT GPS receiver and BT phone simultaneously to get the GPRS data, as only one BT device can connect to my PDA at a time.

Or is there a way to do it?

You're probably going to say use a wired GPS aren't you?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

rogbear wrote:
OK thanks Darren the thing that is bugging me is that I can't use Traffic on my PDA because I can't connect to my BT GPS receiver and BT phone simultaneously to get the GPRS data, as only one BT device can connect to my PDA at a time.

Or is there a way to do it?

You're probably going to say use a wired GPS aren't you?


You should be able to do that, I've used BT GPS and BT Phone with a PDA at the same time, most support multiple BT connections. What PDA do you have?
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