GPS compatible mobile phone

nishaagar

Can somebody please let me know what phone are compatible for Global positioning systems like the mobile version ofTom Tom.
Many thanks

4$£&*(£$&*(!

Any 'smartphone' with bluetooth should work. The latest version of TomTom, Navigator 6, only works with the more powerful versions, but version 5 will work with the majority of smartphones. See http://www.tomtom.com/phones/ for more advice on your specific phone.

(From the website, the following phones work with TomTom on a memory card and a bluetooth GPS device).
BenQ-Siemens EL71 Yes
BenQ-Siemens S68 Yes
Imate K-Jam Yes
Imate SP5 Yes
Imate SP5m Yes
Motorola A1000 Yes
Motorola E1 ROKR Yes
Motorola KRZR K1 Yes
Motorola L2 Yes
Motorola L6 Yes
Motorola L7 SLVR Yes
Motorola U6 PEBL Yes
Motorola V3 Yes
Motorola V3i Yes
Motorola V3x Yes
Motorola V620 Yes
Nokia 3230 Yes
Nokia 3250 Yes
Nokia 3650 Yes
Nokia 6021 Yes
Nokia 6103 Yes
Nokia 6111 Yes
Nokia 6131 Yes
Nokia 6230 Yes
Nokia 6230i Yes
Nokia 6233 Yes
Nokia 6260 Yes
Nokia 6270 Yes
Nokia 6280 Yes
Nokia 6600 Yes
Nokia 6630 Yes
Nokia 6670 Yes
Nokia 6680 Yes
Nokia 6681 Yes
Nokia 6820 Yes
Nokia 6822 Yes
Nokia 7280 Yes
Nokia 7380 Yes
Nokia 7610 Yes
Nokia 7710 Yes
Nokia 8800 Yes
Nokia 9300 Yes
Nokia 9300i Yes
Nokia 9500 Yes
Nokia E61 Yes
Nokia N70 Yes
Nokia N73 Yes
Nokia N80 Yes
Nokia N90 Yes
Nokia N91 Yes
Nokia N93 Yes
O2 XDA IQ Yes
O2 XDA Mini S Yes
O2 XDA Phone Yes
Orange SPV C600 Yes
Palm Treo 650 Yes
Qtek 8300 Yes
Qtek 9100 Yes
Qtek S200 Yes
Samsung SGH-D600 Yes
Samsung SGH-D900 Yes
Samsung SGH-E340 Yes
Samsung SGH-E500 Yes
Samsung SGH-E730 Yes
Samsung SGH-E760 Yes
Samsung SGH-X700 Yes
Samsung SGH-Z510 Yes
Samsung SGH-ZV10 Yes
Siemens CX75 Yes
Siemens M75 Yes
Siemens S65 Yes
Siemens S75 Yes
Siemens SL75 Yes
Siemens SX1 Yes
Sony Ericsson K510i Yes
Sony Ericsson K600i Yes
Sony Ericsson K610i Yes
Sony Ericsson K700i Yes
Sony Ericsson K750i Yes
Sony Ericsson K800i Yes
Sony Ericsson P800 Yes
Sony Ericsson P900 Yes
Sony Ericsson P910i Yes
Sony Ericsson P990i Yes
Sony Ericsson S700i Yes
Sony Ericsson T630 Yes
Sony Ericsson V600i Yes
Sony Ericsson W300i Yes
Sony Ericsson W550i Yes
Sony Ericsson W800i Yes
Sony Ericsson W810i Yes
Sony Ericsson W850i Yes
Sony Ericsson W900i Yes
Sony Ericsson Z520i Yes
Sony Ericsson Z530i Yes
Sony Ericsson Z550i Yes
Sony Ericsson Z800i Yes
T-Mobile MDA Compact II Yes

nishaagar

Many thanks
That's quite a detailed list

4$£&*(£$&*(!

I cheated though and pasted it in, don't worry didn't type it!

What phone was you thinking of using this with?

nishaagar

Well, I was planning to buy a phone so not sure as yet. But now i can go through the list and buy a good phone. Do you know what else do we need to be able to connect to the satellite for navigation and where can it be bought for a reasonable price. Thanks

nishaagar

great, another thread on sat nav
thanks city slicker for all your help

4$£&*(£$&*(!

I'd go for a Nokia phone because they're so reliable, when you go to the shops/search online the only two questions you need to ask is 'does it have bluetooth' and 'is it a Symbian (smartphone)'. That's the phone taken care of, although if you buy E61, E70, N73, N80 models, they're powerful enough to run the latest Navigator 6 software.

Other than the phone, and the software, you just need a bluetooth GPS receiver. Ebay this, I've noticed Holox is a popular brand but they're all pretty much the same - some have fancy features like being solar charged or have a car charger included too. That will sort you out - sat nav on the cheap.

banger9365

there's the t-mobile MDA compact lll with built in gps

4$£&*(£$&*(!

Just found a review of that phone banger -

http://www.coolsmartphone.com/article705.html

It looks like a well featured phone, but an average smartphone will do all this phone can do only without the GPS. Check the contract prices out though - to get this phone free you're looking at a £35 monthly line rental for 18 months, or £20 per month and pay around £170 for the phone, still 18 months contract. I'd rather have a phone without GPS - if I upgraded the phone in the future I'd still have a seperate GPS receiver that I could use with the upgraded phone.

Waka_2

I'm waiting for the Nokia N95 built-in GPS and a 5MP camera:
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/4328_Nokia_N95-HSDPA_WiFi_5MP_Camer.php

Probably won't be cheap, but I usually keep phones for 2 to 3 years.

W.