Advice on GPS TMC

[Omertron]

Hi all,

As a new user to the site, I thought I would illicit some thoughts

I've just ordered a new iPaq 5550 from TotalPDA and would like some GPS hardware/software to go with it, but first I have a few questions...

1) Is the gps hardware from one manufacturer more or less compatible with the software from another? i.e. If I buy some TomTom kit today, will I be able to use some other routing system in a years time when new maps come out?

2) I really like the thought of a GPS system with TMC (The free to air system, not GPRS) and have read the excellent review of the Navigon system. Is this the only system out there that does this?

Any help would be appreciated :D

Stuart

[Darren]

Yes, most hardware is cross software compatible, the thing to look for is NMEA compatability in a GPS receiver, this is the de facto standard these days and the vast majority of software will accept input from one of these.

As fdor TMC, currently Navigon are the only one's offering TMC via an FM receiver built into a customised GPS receiver. TomTom offer TMC service via a subscription and you need a GPRS Cell Phone hooked up to your PDA to receive this.
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Darren Griffin

[mio168]

Hi all, does the Mitac Mio 168 GPS unit support TMC, i.e. if I got Navigon 4 could I recieve these TMC signals.
Thanks in advance.

[Dave]

No, 99.9999999998% of GPS Receivers do not support TMC.

[Omertron]

[mio168]

Thanks for the info, could I add a seperate TMC arial if there is one, into the socket on the mio 168 arial?
Thanks again.

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