[access-uk] Re: GPS Again!
- From: "Steve Dryden" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:29:31 +0100
Hi mark, that's good information. Thanks for that. Will probably go for the
way finder pack but may wait for some more input from anyone else whose tried
them.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Berrisford-Smith
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 11:42 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS Again!
Steve,
A month or so ago I bought the Sysonchip Bluetooth GPS. It cost about £100
from an outfit which trade on the web as globalpositioningsystems.com, although
the credit card statement showed an entirely different name. I was advised that
the Sysonship was a little more sensitive than the Fortuna Clip-on. Connecting
it to my 6670 was pretty easy. I also had no trouble getting the trial version
of Wayfinder to work, once I'd got Vodafone to activate my internet access.
My problem is that I don't really want a guided street navigation tool like
Wayfinder. I'd be happier with something simpler, which could offer the
functionality of a trip computer when I'm out walking or cycling. So far, the
software I've tried isn't accessible. Navigating through menus is no trouble,
but Talks (not even the very latest version) makes nothing of the information
displayed on the screen. I've so far tried Bluesky and GPS XC. There are many
others, but I'm starting to think that none of them will be accessible. The
best I seem able to do is to check my current position by setting waypoints,
and then editing them. In this mode, it is easy enough to read the positional
information.
One possible solution would be some basic software for viewing the data from
the GPS. The Sysonchip GPS ships with a viewer, but the two versions supplied
are intended for PDAs, and I'm pretty sure that they won't work with Symbian
phones.
If I discover anything further, I'll drop a line to the list.
Regards, Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Dryden
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 11:26 PM
Subject: [access-uk] GPS Again!
OK, I'll try this again. I am considering getting the GPS module to use
with my 6680 and talks. If anyone has used GPS with talks before, I'd be
grateful for any comments as to how successful it is, it's accessibility and
functionality. What software are you using on the phone? Way finder? Are
there any alternatives? And how much would it cost? Software and the GPS
receiver? Will the tomtom work?
Steve Hyde-Dryden
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