Pda Gps ?

swdizzy · 12-02-2006, 12:10 PM

Any Thoughts Or Ides About Using Pda As A Gps. I Have A Dell X30i That I Want To Use As A Gps Unit But Im Not Sure What Programs I Need To Make It Work. Any Ideas Or Concerns That I Need To Watch Out For ?

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Roadrunner · 12-05-2006, 11:42 AM

Check out this write up in MUD . . . Click Here.

I think it's just what you're looking for.

Cebby · 12-05-2006, 12:50 PM

I have HP's iPAQ Bluetooth Navigation. Works great - although mine needs a new battery... Uses Navteq Maps - nice package - turn by turn directions and all that jazz.

EuphoricKaty80 · 12-05-2006, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cebby

I have HP's iPAQ Bluetooth Navigation.

Will someone please tell me what "Bluetooth" technology is....I have never been able to get a straight answer from anyone.....Im beginning to wonder if anyone really knows!

mastacox · 12-05-2006, 12:58 PM

Bluetooth is just a wireless connection protocol made to be plug and play for low and med-bandwidth devices. Sort of competes with wireless USB (yet to come out). Lots of phones (like the RAZR I have) have built-in bluetooth so you can connect to a wireless handsfree set. When a car has Bluetooth, it usually means that the car's stereo can act as a bluetooth headset for your phone, so you don't have to hold it while you're driving. On computers, it can be used for lots of things, similar to plugging devices into your USB ports (of course, the device has to support Bluetooth to do it).

Eventually USB plugs will be completely replaced by Bluetooth and/or wireless USB devices. Just walk up to your computer and your Wireless USB disk will connect, etc, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_USB

Cebby · 12-05-2006, 01:16 PM

Also - it has a range of about 30 feet or so...

EuphoricKaty80 · 12-05-2006, 01:42 PM

Well thank you VERY much for clearing that up!! I was beginning to get annoyed by the half a$$ed answers i was getting all the time!

calrockx · 12-05-2006, 01:44 PM

the dell pda/gps in the ih8mud link is nice. if only it had phone capability

lee · 12-05-2006, 03:52 PM

i have a garmin ique 3200

it works really well

seanz0rz · 12-05-2006, 04:00 PM

same pda, i have a bluelogger from delorme. works great. especially good if you just want to record your trip, you dont need a computer, the bluelogger will record it internally and you can upload to a computer.

for road stuff i use igudance v3, its great!

two sites that will help:

www.aximsite.com
www.mp3car.com (their gps forum section should help)

bflooks · 12-06-2006, 09:01 AM

i have a Garmin Ique M3. i like it.

kpooch75 · 12-06-2006, 09:07 AM

i've got the Axim x51v as well, and it is a really nice thing to have. i agree with you calrockx it would rock hard if it had phone capabilities. this thread comes at a great time since I'm looking into the different GPS options for it now.

is there much difference between the different BT GPS receivers? what features are useful/not worth it? are they all hard wired or battery powered? other pros/cons?

YotaFun · 12-08-2006, 01:12 PM

I have the Compaq iPaq 3635 (really old but still works fine for the basic stuff)
The Frist year I started to drive mom got Stepdad (who also has the same PDA as me) NAVMAN GPS
It is an expansion pack that the iPAQ slides into...
Great Service...
We're please with ours....
Got maps for all ove rthe us and i believe some of britan on CD's...
Kinda pic and choose which ones you need...
I am going to be investing in a 4GB flash card (rare to find but worth it)
So when I go on my corss coutry trip some time next year (New Mexico to see my Aunt) I will be able to get there without haveing to stop and load the new maps along the way...
Ours seems easy enough to use and has never steered us wrong before...

firemaniac · 12-20-2006, 02:10 PM

I use the Pharos GPS that comes with Microsoft Streets and Trips, it has a usb cord that I use with my laptop while on the road and a compact flash adapter so the Pharos unit will work with my pda (Dell x51v), both work great but on the pda it is kind of a battery hog.

for longer walks from the truck as well as for kayaking I have a Garmin Etrex Legend C for its replaceable AA batteries as well as its water resistance.

rdharper · 12-20-2006, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swdizzy

Any Thoughts Or Ides About Using Pda As A Gps. I Have A Dell X30i That I Want To Use As A Gps Unit But Im Not Sure What Programs I Need To Make It Work. Any Ideas Or Concerns That I Need To Watch Out For ?

Love the IQ 3200 Garmin.

12-05-2006, 11:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
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12-05-2006, 12:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cebby Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,246	I have HP's iPAQ Bluetooth Navigation. Works great - although mine needs a new battery... Uses Navteq Maps - nice package - turn by turn directions and all that jazz. __________________ UZswap.com A site dedicated to sharing info for swapping the Toyota/ Lexus UZ (V8) engines into Toyota Trucks and 4Runners. My 4Runner 1993 4Runner, 1UZ (V8) auto dual ultimate crawler, double locked, 35's on beadlocked SR5 alloys, low lift, hacked fenders, tubbed firewall, custom armor TOOLandFAB.com A discussion forum dedicated to tools, fabrication & workshops. See my JD2 Bender Hydro Conversion BUY THIS 2008 CALENDAR

12-05-2006, 12:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
mastacox Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Los Alamos, NM Posts: 2,650	Bluetooth is just a wireless connection protocol made to be plug and play for low and med-bandwidth devices. Sort of competes with wireless USB (yet to come out). Lots of phones (like the RAZR I have) have built-in bluetooth so you can connect to a wireless handsfree set. When a car has Bluetooth, it usually means that the car's stereo can act as a bluetooth headset for your phone, so you don't have to hold it while you're driving. On computers, it can be used for lots of things, similar to plugging devices into your USB ports (of course, the device has to support Bluetooth to do it). Eventually USB plugs will be completely replaced by Bluetooth and/or wireless USB devices. Just walk up to your computer and your Wireless USB disk will connect, etc, etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_USB __________________ Brian 1998 4Runner SR5 Last edited by mastacox; 12-05-2006 at 01:02 PM.

12-05-2006, 01:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cebby Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,246	Also - it has a range of about 30 feet or so... __________________ UZswap.com A site dedicated to sharing info for swapping the Toyota/ Lexus UZ (V8) engines into Toyota Trucks and 4Runners. My 4Runner 1993 4Runner, 1UZ (V8) auto dual ultimate crawler, double locked, 35's on beadlocked SR5 alloys, low lift, hacked fenders, tubbed firewall, custom armor TOOLandFAB.com A discussion forum dedicated to tools, fabrication & workshops. See my JD2 Bender Hydro Conversion BUY THIS 2008 CALENDAR

12-05-2006, 01:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
calrockx Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Santa Clarita, California Posts: 4,742	the dell pda/gps in the ih8mud link is nice. if only it had phone capability __________________ [2002 4Runner 4WD]

12-05-2006, 01:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
EuphoricKaty80 Contributing Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,407	Well thank you VERY much for clearing that up!! I was beginning to get annoyed by the half a$$ed answers i was getting all the time!

12-05-2006, 03:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
lee Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: boston, ma Posts: 6,756	i have a garmin ique 3200 it works really well

12-05-2006, 04:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
seanz0rz Contributing Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cal Poly Pomona or Redlands, CA Posts: 1,282	same pda, i have a bluelogger from delorme. works great. especially good if you just want to record your trip, you dont need a computer, the bluelogger will record it internally and you can upload to a computer. for road stuff i use igudance v3, its great! two sites that will help: www.aximsite.com www.mp3car.com (their gps forum section should help) __________________ 1998 Toyota 4Runner SR5 V6 4x4 in Evergreen Pearl Metallic, Sonoran Steel #1, 285/75R16 BFG A/T, Elocker retrofit, Tundra calipers, brembo blanks, hawk lts pads, CarPC in custom center console with molded Indash touchscreen, KC daylighters mounted on Surco Safari rack, Custom sound system, 4xinnovation sliders, sleeping platform, Shrockworks front bumper, 1" 4crawler body lift, etc. Pictures Photobucket is being updated, if a picture i posted no longer works, please PM me.

12-06-2006, 09:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
bflooks Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: boston, ma Posts: 614	i have a Garmin Ique M3. i like it. __________________ 98 4runner/4cyl/5spd with some goodies- fj62 axle w/30 spline longfields and 5.29's fj62 steering box inchworm dual cases w/4.7's all pro hysteer ballistic fab frame plating trail gear 5" springs and dual case skid bbcs shocks cooper stt 35x12.5x15's Work performed by Uncle Scooter's Fab Hut

12-20-2006, 02:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
firemaniac Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Granite Falls, WA. U.S.A. Posts: 194	I use the Pharos GPS that comes with Microsoft Streets and Trips, it has a usb cord that I use with my laptop while on the road and a compact flash adapter so the Pharos unit will work with my pda (Dell x51v), both work great but on the pda it is kind of a battery hog. for longer walks from the truck as well as for kayaking I have a Garmin Etrex Legend C for its replaceable AA batteries as well as its water resistance.

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