i was just wondering could i use the gps from the xda orbit on a laptop, and use gps software on a laptop...
Was also wondering if anyone has tried wififofum on the orbit yet? can u place wifi access points on it?
thanks in advance
Have a look at using Fransons GPS Gate, there is an option to output the GPS data via Bluetooth to another device (assuming your laptop is BT equipped) - not tried this on the Artemis as yet, but it works with other devices - Miike
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Hi,
I have an O2 Blue Angel, and I'm keen to use it with:
- a BT headset for phone calls
- a BT GPS mouse for satnav
- a BT link to another mobile for GPRS intenet access (not available on the sim I need to use in the XDA)
Is it possible and realistic to have all three BT links working at the same time?
Cheers
Peter
prusling said:
Hi,
I have an O2 Blue Angel, and I'm keen to use it with:
- a BT headset for phone calls
- a BT GPS mouse for satnav
- a BT link to another mobile for GPRS intenet access (not available on the sim I need to use in the XDA)
Is it possible and realistic to have all three BT links working at the same time?
Cheers
Peter
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Hi Peter,
I have used multiple bluetooth connections with no problems (after initial problems on 1st release of XDA II). You could however have a problem with trying to connect to gprs and using your headset to make a call, BT GPS & Jabra BT200 work fine simultaneously (when XDA II & TomTom are in the mood to play together!) but mine always disconnects gprs when I receive or make a call.
Thanks, Chop. That's good news.
I may not have a problem with the GPRS disconnecting as I'll mainly be using it for small and infrequent GPS tracking and traffic updates. It might be a pain to have to reconnect though, if my GPS solution (currently CoPilot) doesn't automatically do so...
Cheers
I can not dial up using a bluetooth phone. Does any one esle have that same problem?
Greetings,
I have tomtom navigator installed on my XDA IIs and i have polstar bluetooth GPS, BT 111, they both work fine and excellent, but the problem is, the next time when i switch on the bluetooth gps and tomtom on my XDA, tomtom doesnt detect the gps itself, I mean i have to delete the bluetooth entry in the bt manager of XDA and i have to add this new bt connection and all the bt setup again, why is it, can someone please tell me the solution to it, i mean like is it possible tht everytime i switch on tomtom on XDA it automatically detects my bt gps receivers.
Plz, thanks in advance
cheers
First of all make sure you have TomTom Navigator version 5,21 loaded on the device. Then create th ebond between the devices, and set TomTom up to use "Other Bluetooth GPS". If you have done all this how long are you waiting for the XDA to switch on the BT and find the GPS? it can take upto 45 seconds on some devices, if you need TTN5,21 download it from www.tomtom.com as it is free - Mike
I'm running TTN 5.21 on my XDA IIs with no problems, I don't even need to do anything with the bluetooth, it automatically turns on the bluetooth when I start TTN and turns it off when I close, and it automatically picks up my TT BT GPS dongle. Although there is a max 5 min wait to get a valid GPS signal.
I installed the 5.0 version then used the update from the web site afterwards.
Gav
Hello, I have installed TomTom Navigator 5 in my Qtek s200, but I can't connect it with the bluetooth GPS if the telephone is switched off.
Tomtom runs ok, but doesn't find GPS device.
If I switch on the telephone there isn't any problem, tomtom runs ok and find the GPS device.
I have used tomtom, and dell GPS bluetooth GPS reveivers.
Someone knows if is there a solution to use the GPS with the telephone utility switched off?
Thanks!
ive got this problem too with my xda 1 which i only use as a satnav unit
I use the xda with a wired gps but tomtom complains there is no gps device because the unit is in flight mode, even tho im not trying to use any wireless signals.
anyone help ?
thanks.
I don't know if I understand you right, but I might have an explanation for this. On my Qtek 9100, I can't use a bluetooth GPS-receiver when the device is in flight-mode. Flightmode disables all radiosignals...and since bluetooth is sort of a radio signal, it's disabled as well
A solution might be to turn off and on your device and "cancel" when you're asked to enter your SIMs PIN-code. This way, the device is not in flight mode (so bluetooth works) but the telephone-reception is disabled.
I hope this helps, if not: let me know!
--Marc
yes that works but the phone device is still switched on so uses battery
the gps in question in my situation is a wired unit going directly to my old xda 1's com port so shouldnt matter if the phone or bluetooth are on or not. Even if the pda was in flight mode it shouldnt affect use of my wired gps as there are no radio signals.
seems like a 'bug' in the tomtom software that if the pda is in any kind of flight mode including the phone being off, it decides it cant communicate with any gps, no matter how its connected, as if they expect everyone to be using bluetooth gps' and just include the wired configuration as a legacy function.
malty
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yes that works but the phone device is still switched on so uses battery
the gps in question in my situation is a wired unit going directly to my old xda 1's com port so shouldnt matter if the phone or bluetooth are on or not. Even if the pda was in flight mode it shouldnt affect use of my wired gps as there are no radio signals.
seems like a 'bug' in the tomtom software that if the pda is in any kind of flight mode including the phone being off, it decides it cant communicate with any gps, no matter how its connected, as if they expect everyone to be using bluetooth gps' and just include the wired configuration as a legacy function.
malty
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Darn...sorry, I misunderstood. I'm using a bluetooth GPS-receiver myself, so I just took for granted that you also used a bluetooth device And indeed, looks like a bug...not very convenient.
--Marc
Concerning bluetooth devices:
This seems not to work with Windows Mobile 5.0.
With Pocket PC 2003 devices it is possible to use with TomTom bluetooth while in flight mode.
Here's a work around for Win 5.0:
1) Enable the phone and bluetooth in the Comm. manager.
2) Make the link to thte bluetooth gps in TomTom.
3) Disable the phone in the Comm. manager.
4) Return to TomTom.
The bluetooth link will be maintained until you exit Tomtom or try to link again.
This might also be the case with a wired gps.
AJ.
Hey guys,
I'm sorry if this question has already been posted, but I searched and couldn't find anything.
My question is this, I have a NOkia E65 with a Navigator application, and I wanted to use my HTC P3300 as an External GPS via Bluetooth. Is that possible to do ? I've been fiddling around with the GPSGate app, but so far no such luck.
Thanks for your help
How far do you get through the set-up guide on this page http://franson.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3968
It works fine on my Artemis - Mike
Hi,
I was able to get it working through Activesync. At first connect your computer through activesync via Bluetooth. Then configure your GPSgate to connect through Activesync, then you can see your Artemis is now able to work as a external GPS receiver.
I ahve read about this before, can I use the GPS signal form the phone to add GPS to my laptop via BT?
something popped up called GPS2Blue, that might help me, anyone have experience with this or know of some other program or utility?