GPS receiver and mobile phones question
22 March 2006, 08:48 AM
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GPS receiver and mobile phones question
If you have one of these phones that you can put tom tom software on then all you need is a GPS receiver for your car then you have sat nav on your phone-the question is this-the GPS receivers go for around £35 on ebay BUT if you say buy the Talex radar detector for around £50 on ebay this includes a GPS receiver in it for that to know your position-so is there anyway you can use that one to also be the GPS for the sat nav on your phone-to basically save having 2 GPS receivers in your car-both needing plugging in to your *** lighter?
anyone know?
anyone know?
22 March 2006, 08:53 AM
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yep the standalone GPS receivers u buy for the phone do connect to the phone via bluetooth
Originally Posted by DJ140
I assume the GPS device would need Bluetooth to communicate with the phone, so I would guess not.
22 March 2006, 09:08 AM
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You need BT as said. also you need an in car charger for your phone as it will eat the battery otherwise. The BT receivers these days are good for 10 hours + between charges.
22 March 2006, 09:12 AM
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so i would need in that case 2 GPS receivers then as no way the in built one in speed camera detector could connect to phone-next question-do they work thro heated windscreens ok cos of the elements in them?
Originally Posted by STi wanna Subaru
You need BT as said. also you need an in car charger for your phone as it will eat the battery otherwise. The BT receivers these days are good for 10 hours + between charges.
22 March 2006, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by ^OPM^
so i would need in that case 2 GPS receivers then as no way the in built one in speed camera detector could connect to phone-next question-do they work thro heated windscreens ok cos of the elements in them?
This is like mine. I believe it is the chipset to have..... http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=122496
22 March 2006, 10:32 AM
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Yep , SirfIII Holux 236 is the daddy imo . If you have a nokia phone , then they also share the same battery ( bl-5c ) so you have more charging options...
I picked up a desktop charger and 2 spare batteries off ebay for under a tenner ......
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I picked up a desktop charger and 2 spare batteries off ebay for under a tenner ......
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