Noob GPS questions (PDA)

Mohinder · 07-05-2007, 17:50

I've just bought a Palm TE2 for two reasons..

1) Satsify gadget lust

2) Always wanted a PDA

and mostly

3) Can't afford a bike specific tomtom type jobbie, and the car ones don't have a headphone jack, so this bad boy's going in the see through bit of my tankbag so I don't get lost

I'm going to snide a copy of Tomtom 5 for it, but I'm a nub at this stuff. for a GPS receiver, will any bluetooth one do?

This one:

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/7246.htm

is cheap.. would that do it? I'm a noob!

I'm just waiting for it to charge so I can play with it

Just noticed on the list it doesn't list the Palm TE2

Mohinder · 07-05-2007, 17:53

But then it says here any bluetooth PDA :/

Make sense, you bummers!

Matblack · 07-05-2007, 18:00

Probably worth paying the extra for SIRF III chipset tbh

MB

Mark · 07-05-2007, 18:01

Agreed. Having owned various earlier GPS devices, I wouldn't buy anything that didn't have the SIRF chipset today.

Mohinder · 07-05-2007, 18:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matblack

Probably worth paying the extra for SIRF III chipset tbh

MB

Prices seem to be going from about £80 for those, I can't really afford that...

What will be bad about a cheap GPS receiver? I mean if it's not going to work properly/at all obviously I will have to spend more, but if it's just going to be a bit sluggish, I could deal with that.

Matblack · 07-05-2007, 18:12

Eh?

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/10939.htm

MB

Mohinder · 07-05-2007, 18:26

ooo bonus

So... will that work with my Palm then? It's not listen on the list, but.. bluetooth's bluetooth, right?

8 I3ALL · 07-05-2007, 19:13

Yes bluetooth is bluetooth

I was going to suggest the Holux 236 slim which both me and MB have but looking at the price of them now

..........ive had mine for a good 6 months and im sure i could sell it on ebay now for a good profit

But like MB said anything with the SIRF III chipset will be the way to go

Mohinder · 07-05-2007, 22:55

I've ordered the one MB linked to. Well technically I ordered three but that was an accident! I've emailed them, it should be ok :/

I'm just going to go and thieve myself up some tomtom

Thanks for the advice, no doubt I'll be back!

LeperousDust · 07-05-2007, 23:42

LOL, lub you Mohinder, when am i next going to see you at a meet (ironic because i'm not at the next few...) so really what are your plans for meets in future?

07-05-2007, 17:50	#1
Mohinder Vodka Martini Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 791	Noob GPS questions (PDA) I've just bought a Palm TE2 for two reasons.. 1) Satsify gadget lust 2) Always wanted a PDA and mostly 3) Can't afford a bike specific tomtom type jobbie, and the car ones don't have a headphone jack, so this bad boy's going in the see through bit of my tankbag so I don't get lost I'm going to snide a copy of Tomtom 5 for it, but I'm a nub at this stuff. for a GPS receiver, will any bluetooth one do? This one: http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/7246.htm is cheap.. would that do it? I'm a noob! I'm just waiting for it to charge so I can play with it Just noticed on the list it doesn't list the Palm TE2 __________________

07-05-2007, 17:53	#2
Mohinder Vodka Martini Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 791	But then it says here any bluetooth PDA :/ Make sense, you bummers! __________________

07-05-2007, 18:00	#3
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Probably worth paying the extra for SIRF III chipset tbh MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

07-05-2007, 18:12	#6
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Eh? http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/10939.htm MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

07-05-2007, 18:26	#7
Mohinder Vodka Martini Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 791	ooo bonus So... will that work with my Palm then? It's not listen on the list, but.. bluetooth's bluetooth, right? __________________

07-05-2007, 18:01	#4
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Agreed. Having owned various earlier GPS devices, I wouldn't buy anything that didn't have the SIRF chipset today.

07-05-2007, 19:13	#8
8 I3ALL Vodka Martini Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In Forum Heaven Posts: 732	Yes bluetooth is bluetooth I was going to suggest the Holux 236 slim which both me and MB have but looking at the price of them now ..........ive had mine for a good 6 months and im sure i could sell it on ebay now for a good profit But like MB said anything with the SIRF III chipset will be the way to go __________________ MySpace

07-05-2007, 22:55	#9
Mohinder Vodka Martini Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 791	I've ordered the one MB linked to. Well technically I ordered three but that was an accident! I've emailed them, it should be ok :/ I'm just going to go and thieve myself up some tomtom Thanks for the advice, no doubt I'll be back! __________________

07-05-2007, 23:42	#10
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	LOL, lub you Mohinder, when am i next going to see you at a meet (ironic because i'm not at the next few...) so really what are your plans for meets in future? __________________