For those of you who own a bluetooth GPS receiver, what was your reason for choosing a bluetooth device? I am debating on whether to get the Globalsat BT-338 or HAiCOM HI-303III. I will be using the GPS reciever primarily in my vehicle with a powered mount. Also, will my current 512mb SD (empty) card have enought capacity to load the maps from iGuidance?
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Main reason for me was no additional power cords in my car. The BT-338 has very long battery life -- up to 16 hours. Sensitivity is excellent - After I acquire the sats, I throw the small unit down in my center console, so it is completely our of the way. I have only lost sats one time since May, and then it re-acquired quickly.
I use mine pretty much daily in my business travels. Unit re-charges quickly either in dc outlet in car or ac outlet in hotel. I generally re-charge after 2 or 3 days use.
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I agree with RobMan. No more cables to worry about. It is easy to clip to your belt when using in the pedestrian mode. In fact, for many of my shorter ventures, I don't even use my powered mount in the car. Both GPS and X50v sit in cup holders in the center console. :approve:
Agreed the lack of cables in an automobile is a big plus for me. I also like the ability to grab my axim if I'm leaving the car without having to worry about cables or connections and the flexibility to be able to place the axim anywhere in the vehicle that it may be needed. With audio prompts I don't even ave to look at it all I need to do is listen no need to even take it out of my pocket.
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Main reason for me was no additional power cords in my car. The BT-338 has very long battery life -- up to 16 hours. Sensitivity is excellent - After I acquire the sats, I throw the small unit down in my center console, so it is completely our of the way. I have only lost sats one time since May, and then it re-acquired quickly.
I use mine pretty much daily in my business travels. Unit re-charges quickly either in dc outlet in car or ac outlet in hotel. I generally re-charge after 2 or 3 days use.
What additional power cords are you refering to? Is the process for acquiring sats different in bluetooth and compactflash? I'm looking for something that will be relatively easy to use because frankly I'm not at all proficient with GPS navigation.
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My reasoning for getting bluetooth was not only ditching the cables, but my BT338 can be used with my x50V, my Dell 700m, or my Tungsen T3 (even though I rarely use it anymore) And when I upgrade, as long as it's bluetooth enabled, I can use it. I paid a little more up front, but the convience and savings from not buying any more cables will make up for it.
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What additional power cords are you refering to? Is the process for acquiring sats different in bluetooth and compactflash? I'm looking for something that will be relatively easy to use because frankly I'm not at all proficient with GPS navigation.
If you have a non-bt gps, it will need to draw power, hence the power cord. Unless of course, it is a CF-card gps, which then draws power from the ppc. I assume from your post now that you are looking into CF -- so disregard the cord statement!
Sat acquisition process should be same. The CF route would probably be the absolute easiest I imagine. Plug it in the CF slot and go?? I don't have a CF, so I really don't know.
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If you have a non-bt gps, it will need to draw power, hence the power cord. Unless of course, it is a CF-card gps, which then draws power from the ppc. I assume from your post now that you are looking into CF -- so disregard the cord statement!
Sat acquisition process should be same. The CF route would probably be the absolute easiest I imagine. Plug it in the CF slot and go?? I don't have a CF, so I really don't know.
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I am trying to decide whether to go the CompactFlash or Bluetooth route. I am leaning toward the CompactFlash because it seems easier to use and I have the Arkon DM320 powered mount to keep a full charge. Any comments on whether a 512mb SD card has enough capacity to store maps? Thanks.
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Here is a pretty interesting tid bit from iGuidance FAQ:
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Q: I'll be traveling through several states, but I don't have enough memory on my SD card to load all the detailed maps for all of the states. Is there anything else I can do besides buying another memory card? A: (This applies to iGuidance v1.0/1.1/2.0/2.0.1 ONLY) Yes. You may use the "automatik" feature in iGuidance. For example, if you are traveling from NY to N. Carolina, instead of loading all of the states in between, just load the origin state (NY) and the destination state (N. Carolina). And all the major freeway info will be included automatically along w/ fwys for states which you didn't load but will pass through from pt A to pt B. For iGuidance v2.0.2 and above, this feature has been deleted.
I agree with everyone else. The BT feature is very convenient. Why bother with cables when you can go wireless? For me, I have upgraded my phone, pda, and mouse and keyboard to have BT. Now I just bought a BT gps receiver and it is awesome. As you can see, BT is going to be the way of the future.
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Hey guess what. Add another vote to Bluetooth. As many of you don't know this, I have always hated Bluetooth up until I received my BT-338 from BuyGPSNow.com. The reason why was because I never realized the potential for it.
Basically, my PDA sits on a powered car cradle and my GPS can be put anywhere up front. It's great having a wireless connection on it. I've had my GPS for 1 1/2 weeks and I just charged it yesterday...now that is really cool.
Wireless connection standards are the next big thing. I couldn't even imagine now having a physical wire between my PDA and the device. GO GET ONE NOW!
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