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unclesam · 11-04-05, 05:16 PM

I just bought an X51V and a bluetooth GPS receiver. Here is my experience:

first of all, the bluetooth GPS receiver is working fine. I tested with Microsoft street & trips 2005 on my desktop computer while I put the receiver close to window, it shows my position correctly.

X51V comes with WM5. I use the bluetooth manager to set the receiver. it shows the receiver is at com 8 and incoming port is com 7.

It seems X51V program port setting and hardware setting for GPS (under start->setting->system) doesn't matter how you set, but I set the hardware to com 8 which according to WM5's prompt and program port to com 1.

I installed 4 GPS softwares:

1) destinator 3: won't work with WM5 at all. system have to be reset. don't buy it now until they have a fix!! :realmad:

2) pocket street

3) mapopolis

4) Dell navigation software from Dell

Ok. Here is the result:

I played with the PPC about 4 hours with pocket street and mapopolis, at the begginning, they didn't work. shows "com port is available but no GPS signal". BUT, all a sudden, mapopolis worked, it showed it could track 8 satellites which proved again the receiver was working. then I tried pocket streets, it worked after mapopolis worked. I was so happy at that time but I have no clue how it became worked. no mater what I do, turn it off and on, it worked. then I went to sleep. I was dreamming I was on a trip with this cool system.

The second morning, I turned on my PDA. it doesn't recognize my CF card so I reset it. I tried GPS again, guess what? IT IS NOT WORKING ANY MORE!!!!!!!!! I did nothing to the PDA! I phoned DELL support, a guy said because you don't have the navigation software, actually I have! He said he will mail me dell navigation software, why not? OK!

The third morning, I got the software and install it. It is a software just like other navigation software like destinator, tomtom, mapopolis stc. So I don't think it will change anything. I installed it and it says no GPS found. I KNOW THAT WILL HAPPEN.

Then I phoned DELL support again, the guy answering my phone was patient guy. He did check the information he had and told me:

"THERE ARE NO GPS SOFTWARE REALLY WORKING AT THIS TIME. It is the problem of the new Windows Mobile 5. they are expecting fix for it."

I asked him why it workd on my handheld two days ago. He said I was lucky at that time and it work occasionally but didn't mean it works all the time. I agree him on this point.

I asked him if I could downgrade my X51V to PPC2003SE which work with all the GPS navigation system? He said NO. X50V can upgrade to WM5 but X51v can't downgrade.

Personally I think it is because of the copyright isue rather than can or can't downgrade because the difference between X51V and X50V is only the ROM size and the operating system.

So, I am thinking is there anyone know how can i get a PPC2003 SE and how can I downgrade my system. You can send me email to unclesam__xu@yahoo.ca

I only want my GPS working on my X51V.

11-04-05, 05:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
unclesam Aximsite Rookie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 27 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	X51V with WM5 won't work with GPS at this moment. I just bought an X51V and a bluetooth GPS receiver. Here is my experience: first of all, the bluetooth GPS receiver is working fine. I tested with Microsoft street & trips 2005 on my desktop computer while I put the receiver close to window, it shows my position correctly. X51V comes with WM5. I use the bluetooth manager to set the receiver. it shows the receiver is at com 8 and incoming port is com 7. It seems X51V program port setting and hardware setting for GPS (under start->setting->system) doesn't matter how you set, but I set the hardware to com 8 which according to WM5's prompt and program port to com 1. I installed 4 GPS softwares: 1) destinator 3: won't work with WM5 at all. system have to be reset. don't buy it now until they have a fix!! :realmad: 2) pocket street 3) mapopolis 4) Dell navigation software from Dell Ok. Here is the result: I played with the PPC about 4 hours with pocket street and mapopolis, at the begginning, they didn't work. shows "com port is available but no GPS signal". BUT, all a sudden, mapopolis worked, it showed it could track 8 satellites which proved again the receiver was working. then I tried pocket streets, it worked after mapopolis worked. I was so happy at that time but I have no clue how it became worked. no mater what I do, turn it off and on, it worked. then I went to sleep. I was dreamming I was on a trip with this cool system. The second morning, I turned on my PDA. it doesn't recognize my CF card so I reset it. I tried GPS again, guess what? IT IS NOT WORKING ANY MORE!!!!!!!!! I did nothing to the PDA! I phoned DELL support, a guy said because you don't have the navigation software, actually I have! He said he will mail me dell navigation software, why not? OK! The third morning, I got the software and install it. It is a software just like other navigation software like destinator, tomtom, mapopolis stc. So I don't think it will change anything. I installed it and it says no GPS found. I KNOW THAT WILL HAPPEN. Then I phoned DELL support again, the guy answering my phone was patient guy. He did check the information he had and told me: "THERE ARE NO GPS SOFTWARE REALLY WORKING AT THIS TIME. It is the problem of the new Windows Mobile 5. they are expecting fix for it." I asked him why it workd on my handheld two days ago. He said I was lucky at that time and it work occasionally but didn't mean it works all the time. I agree him on this point. I asked him if I could downgrade my X51V to PPC2003SE which work with all the GPS navigation system? He said NO. X50V can upgrade to WM5 but X51v can't downgrade. Personally I think it is because of the copyright isue rather than can or can't downgrade because the difference between X51V and X50V is only the ROM size and the operating system. So, I am thinking is there anyone know how can i get a PPC2003 SE and how can I downgrade my system. You can send me email to unclesam__xu@yahoo.ca I only want my GPS working on my X51V.