MDPPC150/Mio 168 Discussion Thread

sco0ter

Speedcam info is not that accurate... I have now noticed 3 local ones showing 40MPH in a 30MPH zone. Would prefer if it showed a lower rate rather than a higher.

owey

Iv'e now got the september pocketgpsworld update on mine which tells you about traffic light, mobile and speed camera's etc which is alot better than the ones on tomtom 6

RAF_Nurse!

What's the cheapest you've seen these going for and where?

withabix

Probably not available anywhere now.

Don't pay more than £100 for a Micromaxx/Mio 168 if you do find one.

Have a look in your local Staples. They're flogging off old stock SatNav gear at good prices. Look for prices ending in £xx.91.

sco0ter

Just updated my Micromaxx PDA to WM2003SE but now the GPS utility is missing... It works fine (better in fact as I can now turn TT6 to landscape mode and its faster). But I was wondering if someone can tell me if there is a good GPS utility I can use to check the status of my connection.

HankMcSpank

sco0ter wrote:

Just updated my Micromaxx PDA to WM2003SE but now the GPS utility is missing... It works fine (better in fact as I can now turn TT6 to landscape mode and its faster). But I was wondering if someone can tell me if there is a good GPS utility I can use to check the status of my connection.

Looks like I've loaded mine (a micromaxx mdppc 150) with the wrong firmware
(Mio 168 168WWER22)...after loading & powering on, I see a splash screen of a windsurfer, but then the screen just goes black. Can anyone help n pointing me to a good location for the latest version of firmware (actually make that *any*version of compatible firmware!)




Edit: Now sorted...I'm now running my Micromaxx on the latest Mio 168 firmware, as located here...

http://home.tiscali.be/lataupe/W2003se_MIO168_168WWER27.rar

& the latest GPS firmware, as located here...

http://www.fiddaman.info/navmanpin/download.htm

ShaunJUK

ahhh a thread I started a year ago still going strong.

But I lost mine

Brockyman

HankMcSpank wrote:

Now sorted...I'm now running my Micromaxx on the latest Mio 168 firmware, as located here...

http://home.tiscali.be/lataupe/W2003se_MIO168_168WWER27.rar

& the latest GPS firmware, as located here...

http://www.fiddaman.info/navmanpin/download.htm

Are there any benefits in updating the firmware, i.e do you get anything you didn't have before, or is it a case of if it isn't broken don't fix it?
Ian.

HankMcSpank

Brockyman wrote:

Are there any benefits in updating the firmware, i.e do you get anything you didn't have before, or is it a case of if it isn't broken don't fix it?
Ian.

dunno...but I wasn't happy with the GPS performance...the latter of the two links I gave relates to the GPS only...upgraded, but I haven't used it yet so can't say if it's any better. Other users speak of a whole new PDA feel by upgrading the main PDA s/w...can't say yet....not sufficient time using it either!!

Brockyman

After reading through a forum on one of your links it seems that GPS reception is much improved after updating the firmware so I may do that. I find that GPS reception on mine is hopeless unless I use an external aerial, bought on ebay for a tenner and well worth the money. I would like to use my Micromaxx on my bike or out walking but with the reception as it is there is no point, I rarely get a signal without the ext aerial. I assume that the GPS upgrade can be done without doing the Mio firmware as they are seperate files.
Thanks,
Ian.