2210 sourced from USA

hotspur · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 01, 2005 Posts: 7

Hi
I have an option of buying an Ipaq 2210 from a UK seller which carries a one year warranty but it was sourced from the USA. I was wondering whether the BT connection would be compatable with the UK frequencies I am a complete beginner regards PDAs. I intend to eventually add a GPS and the 2210 appears to have very good connection capabilities.
I would be most grateful for a reply
Regards
John

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:56 pm Post subject:

John,

BT works the same all over the world.
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h5djr · Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:40 pm Post subject:

John

I recently purchased a 2210 via eBay direct from the US and everything went extremely smoothly. The dealer I used was 'hotpot_auctions' and the 2210 arrived in 3 days.

There is another dealer who sells 2210s on eBay called 'techimprts' and it seems from the feedback that they can take much longer (14-18 days) to arrive.

I also decided to upgraded to a hx4700 and purchased one from hp_marketplace_uk - basically hp themselves with re-manufactured units and much less than the full price. It also arrived in 3 days.

Nearly all of the iPAQs on eBay are re-manufactered units and come with a one year warranty. They are all good value.

Dave R

Talkingbollox · Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:43 pm Post subject:

Dave R

May I ask what your experience has been in tems of having to pay duty and VAT please?

hotspur · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 01, 2005 Posts: 7

Hi
Many thanks for the reassuring replies.
I will require more memory for the 2210 when it arrives, do you suggest SD or CF and what is the maximum I can install
Again many thanks
John

h5djr · Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:48 am Post subject:

Hi Talkingbollox

A couple of weeks after I received the 2210 I received an invoice from DHL (the courier) for £12.28 (no import duty but £11.03 vat + £1.25 admin fee). That was back in March and I've not paid it yet and no one seems to be chasing !

I also added extra memory to my 2210. I bought a Kingston 1Gb CF card and a Kingston 512 Mb SD card from Dabs.com. Both were the best prices I could find on the internet and both work fine. I have both Destinator PN and Memory Map and have maps loaded on both cards and both seem to work fine with their respective programs.

Dave R

hotspur · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 01, 2005 Posts: 7

Hi Dave
thanks for the info. I have just received the Ipaq and it appears to be a neat unit. I am however disappointed that there is no serial port I was led to believe that the 2210 had one. Does your unit have a serial port?
Regards
John

h5djr · Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:31 pm Post subject:

No just the standard iPAQ connector. Mine was connected to my main PC using a USB cable from the cradle. Works fine.

Dave R

lbendlin · Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 6:20 pm Post subject:

The 2210 HAS a serial port, together with a USB port. You may just not have a serial cable. Here's a site that seems to have them

http://www.compegps.com/new/products.php?var=1&tipoweb=1&todos=1&prod=50
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hotspur · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 01, 2005 Posts: 7

Thanks again!
My mistake; with your help I now realise that my GPS will not just plug in I will need a cable. But for not much more money I can buy a GPS receiver, I think that is my best option. Should I go for a CF, BT or mouse option :P
Regards
John

h5djr · Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:29 am Post subject:

Well I've learn something new. My 2210 does have a serial port. Not that I'm ever likely to use it.

I have a Globalsat 318 Bluetooth GPS receiver and its works very well with the 2210. I have the 2210 mounted in a Brodit cradle and the 318 mounted in the boot of my A3 powered by the 12v socket in the boot. No problems at all with the 318 picking up a signal from inside the boot and the bluetooth works fine.

The advantage with bluetooth is of course flexibility. You can mount the GPS receiver where you like and even use it out of the car if you wish.

Dave R

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