Bluetooth GPS Receiver.. Recommendations?

quintron

I have a Nokia E61. Considering getting Tom Tom package and was wondering if anyone can recommend a good BT GPS receiver? Compatible with E61 primarily but also Palm & windows CE devices.. basically looking for a solid all rounder.
Cheers.
Q.

mkennedy

quintron wrote:

I have a Nokia E61. Considering getting Tom Tom package and was wondering if anyone can recommend a good BT GPS receiver? Compatible with E61 primarily but also Palm & windows CE devices.. basically looking for a solid all rounder.
Cheers.
Q.

i have the holux 236 gpslim bluetooth receiver.
this is a sirfstar III receiver ie it has the latest gps technology in it.

what i like about it:

very light and portable.

relatively inexpensive: about €90 on ebay.

hardly ever loses its fix because of the sirfstar III technology (i mostly use it in moderately built up areas however so i can't comment on urban canyons ie in high-rise environments but i'm sure it would still perform well there).

comes with a car charger so you'll never be without it in the car.

has good battery life.

overall i would recommend it especially when i compare it to my last non-sirfstar III receiver.

btw if your living in ireland i wouldn't recommend tomtom atm because their irish coverage isn't complete yet (teleatlas data). i heard some talk about them completing their coverage next year but in the meantime i'd recommend satnav software based on navtech data which has complete coverage now. satnav packages with navtech data include mapopolis, aa navigator, destinator, and probably the next version of copilot afaik so you might want to check those out.

edit: if you post your query to the gadgets forum you might get some more good suggestions.
they seem to discuss gps/satnav a lot over there as well.
hth.

quintron

Cheers for your helpful suggestions m!
I'll head over to gadget forum and have a root around.
Q.