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05-05-05, 03:30 AM

I read and read and read, and felt like I finally made an informed decision and bought the GlobalSat BT-308. Now I'm thinking I've made a mistake. I've got two big problems with the unit. First, the bluetooth range is horrible. At best, I get a good signal when I'm less than 2 feet away from the unit. Anything over 5 feet and the signal is almost too weak to work. Second is the WAAS. For whatever reason, I can't get it to work. It just won't get a DGPS signal. Also it seems I never get more then 5 sats with a good signal. A couple of times I got 7, but for very short time periods....

So I'm at the point where I can try another BT-308, or go with the Holux GR-231. There's not a whole lot on the board about the Holux. Anyone using it? Comments? Should I try another GlobalSat. They seemed to have a really good rep.

Thanks

05-05-05, 03:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
X30Guy Guest Posts: n/a	Disappointed in GlobalSat BT-308 I read and read and read, and felt like I finally made an informed decision and bought the GlobalSat BT-308. Now I'm thinking I've made a mistake. I've got two big problems with the unit. First, the bluetooth range is horrible. At best, I get a good signal when I'm less than 2 feet away from the unit. Anything over 5 feet and the signal is almost too weak to work. Second is the WAAS. For whatever reason, I can't get it to work. It just won't get a DGPS signal. Also it seems I never get more then 5 sats with a good signal. A couple of times I got 7, but for very short time periods.... So I'm at the point where I can try another BT-308, or go with the Holux GR-231. There's not a whole lot on the board about the Holux. Anyone using it? Comments? Should I try another GlobalSat. They seemed to have a really good rep. Thanks