yam got a scooby

As above really has anyone used Tom Tom 5 on a mobile with a blue tooth gps receiver. Thinking about getting one but dont know of anyone who has used this system. Does the gps connect easily and does it stay connected as I have heard the bluetooth sometimes drops the connection to the device.

met

yep works great no probs at all and my brother has the same set up on a newer nokia 6series not sure which model, we both got the gps receivers off ebay for about £45 and they work fine, can take a while to cold start if youve not used it for a few days, ie when it first trys to connect to satelites otherwise for the money you cant go too far wrong

yam got a scooby

Cheers Mate

Hammoc

Just got myself sorted using Tom Tom Mobile on an Orange SPV C500. It talks to a Bluetooth GPS aerial with a built in solar panel....even turns itself off when I take the phone with me outta the car.

Got a few issues with the software not saving home & favourites etc...but the hardware is working great.


Chris

yam got a scooby

Mines just arrived in the post today. Will have a play tonight.

djliveasy

just seen this thread by accident can someone please explain in a bit more detail how this works and what i need to buy to get this up and runnin on my nokia 6630, ive just been on ebay and seen a BT GPS garmin tom tom PDA sat nav magellan navman go is this what i need cheers people

badlydrawnscoob

download and install the speed camera database from

http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/uksafetycameras.php

set the warning distance and alarm..........fantastic extra..........mines saved me a fair few tickets

djliveasy

can anyone advise me on this i would like to get it up and runnin on mine. how do you up date the software and does it cost to do so. cheers scott

yam got a scooby

You just need to get a mmc card say a 256mb with Tom Tom on. These go for about £30 on ebay. When you put the card in the phone you should get the tom tom icon appear with all your normal ones. Then you just need a bluetooth gps receiver. About £45 on ebay. Just enable the gps receiver and bluetooth on your phone then start tom tom and away you go. Ive tested mine last night and it works great. For about £75 its a dam site cheaper than the normal tom tom unit. I also got all the maps for Europe and America on dvd and also all the speed camera and points of intrest with mine. Finally got a suction windscreen mount off Ebay for £9 to hold the phone. Very happy with it. I would recommend.

djliveasy

is that the right bluetooth reciver that ive got the link for on ebay as above

yam got a scooby

Im at work mate and they have blocked us from using Ebay. I will have a look tonight. Its just a standard Bluetooth GPS receiver you need there a little rectangle box a bit smaller than a mobile. Should come with a charger.

Heres a link to some. I have the X50 one half way down and it works well. Gets a signal in about a minute.

http://www.pdamods.com/products.asp?cat=16

djliveasy

does the tom tom 5 have a voice talkin you through the route or do you have to keep lookin at the screen.

apples24

iTrader: (1)

ive got a 6600 that has tomtom installed, a 256 mb card i use a bluetooth gps unit


its never let me down once, taskes me right to the door with voice directions

even if you get a call in middle of directions the sec you hang up it returns straight to the sat nav

mind you im prob gonna sell it and get a more dedicated sat nav set up as im uning it more and more

djliveasy

which bluetooth receiver have you got

apples24

iTrader: (1)

um not sure irts not written on it and the box is in rthe spare room somewere lol

its rectangulare black with a blue circle in middle thats kind of a map picture and two flashing lightys underneith

djliveasy

is this the one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-BLUETOOTH-...QQcmdZViewItem

apples24

iTrader: (1)

yes thats it, thats cheap with only 2 hours to go isnt it

djliveasy

so is that worth buyin then, is it quick when you first start up

apples24

iTrader: (1)

hmmn yes occasionally it has taken a few mins to get the gps signal but its never really been a problem

djliveasy

is there a voice on the phone tellin you your route.

ADP

have tom tom something 4.3? running on my orange spvc500 bought a sat receiver from www.expansys.co.uk and also a 2566mb memory card

works like a charm, I uploaded all the speed cameras, maccers, petrol stations etc etc

dont use it shed loads as I dont do that many miles, but its been a god sent a few times and nice to just plug in a postcode and get on the road rather than farting around with a map etc do it

djliveasy

just ordered a mmc off ebay for £30 with tom tom 5 and loads of extras when that comes i will order a gps receiver, hope it all works ok

djliveasy

ive got everythin sorted now all got delivered today had a bit of a play with it seems very good. somone said on a earlier thread that you can download speed camera software can anyone tell me how to do this, and do i need to install the drives for the gps receiver. cheers scott

scott8629

Goto http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/uksafetycameras.php all the info to run and download the file on to your MMC card is there.

To make your GPS reciever work with your phone (N6600) Open TT5 on your phone, when that has opend press 1 to get the menu up. When the menu has opened press CANCEL which will take you to another set of menu's. Scroll down to option 5 PREFERENCES, then scroll right with the joystick3 times until you see SHOW GPS STATUS, click on that. Now click on CONFIGURE (bottom left) scroll to OTHER BLUETOOTH GPS and click select. Now your phone will PAIR with the GPS reciever make sure that it is switched on.

Easy peasy

Let me know if you need any more info, and yes the phone does tell you instuctions. Good bit of kit.

Scott

djliveasy

been on that site just carnt work out how to get it on to the phone, everythin else is workin ive been usein it today seems very good, cheers scott

scott8629

You need a card reader.
Take the mem card out of you Nokia and into your card reader. Download the files(there will be a few of them) look for the OV2 and BMP files then copy the OV2 and BMP files to your Storage Card into the Country Directory (e.g. \Great Britain) and enable them in the POI screen.

Scott

djliveasy

is there any way of sendin them bluetooth to the phone