Bluetooth GPS receiver with UK maps for £22

trl002

no prob it should be here by monday or tue. let you know ppl

MyUserNamesTaken

It does work with the lobster. The reason why it doesn't show as being compatible is because you have to enter NAVMAN to pair the devices. There is a way of doing this on the Lobster (it's posted on the Lobster thread), but initially it doesn't appear possible, as it looks like you can only enter digits to pair anything with the Lobster. Definitely works, though.

debtfreeandlovingit_2

Thanks to everyone for your helpful replies.

I hope I'm not being too thick, but if I buy this Navman receiver with maps for £22 does this mean I don't need anything else (like TomTom that everyone is talking about) to have sat nav on my Lobster? I have searched everywhere but can't find TomTom 5.2 for mobiles for sale (apart from the one with Benelux maps).

Thanks in advance.

osagefo

I would not think so. The package includes a GPS devise that reads the satelites and by way of triangulation identified location. The location is comunicated to the phone via bluetooth. The package comes with uk maps installed and software which is equivalent to Tom tom on an SD card (I believe). Unfortunately, the Lobster uses a micro (much smaller than) sd card so you may need to transfer software and map data from the original sd to a micro sd card. That should be it. Please note that I have not tried this with the Lobster but MyusernameisTaken's post is re assuring.

dc

If you buy the Navman GPS you can add a 1gig micro sd card to the order .(memory card that fits in the LobsterTV phone).

You will get both for a total around£25 + P&P from the same place by using Google checkout.
http://www.totalpda.co.uk/1GB-Kingston-Micros-SD-Card.aspx

You will need to transfer the software from the sd card to the micro sd, or get someone to do it for you. Then you will have satnav on the Lobster.

Saeed

Still a good deal at £45-50-ish, but would have been better to get the proper sat nav that tesco were selling for £60 a while back. I was going to get a separate bluetooth gps reciever and pair it with a nokia 6630, but bought a navman pocket pc, and that is hassle enough setting up if battery goes flat, have to install tomtom 5/6 again etc. So having 2 devices and keeping on top of them is a no-no for me!

tightperson

What about maps for Europe,particulary France?

moominman

I made a similar set-up last year. I already had a Windows Mobile 5 phone (T-mobile MDA Vario) so bought a separate Bluetooth GPS receiver and TomTom software.

I remember when buying the receiver (c.£35) that I was advised to go for SiRF II and the largest number of channels (for greater accuracy/strength of signal) I could afford. A 12-channel receiver does seem quite low (most are now 16- or 32-channel), but for 14 quid is good value. Should be fine when you're driving in the open, but if you go through the New Forest the tree cover might be a problem.

Try having a look in the Discount_Satellite_Navigation shop on eBay. These are the guys I bought my receiver from, and they currently have the NavMan receiver and software for £0.01 plus £9.99 P&P (11 hrs to go), item 260119183736.

Hope this helps.

ms2005

Just to clear up some confusion. I don't have a lobster but i do have a i-mate SP5, on it i have Tom Tom Mobile and a seperate Bluetooth reciever Sirf II with 32 Channels.

These, as far as I am aware, are about as good as you can get, for the person who mentioned they want it for on foot, my advice would be do not buy a seperate GPS and bluetooth device, it does not update fast enough when on foot, i.e. you need to move a fair distance in order for it to know you have moved so often you would get to the end of the road and have to wait for it to tell you where to go next.

Secondly, Bluettoth GPS recievers can struggle to find sats in teh first place when in built up areas. i.e. in central london I will often have to start driving and wait for it to find sats, then communicate with the phone etc.

Tom Tom Mobile is super but unless you have a VERY VERY powerful smartphone/pda it WILL crash if you want to use POI's, by their nature smartphone store info in there onboard memory, for example I have 64mb onboard memory and a 1GB SD card to store temp files. This soon overloads the phone. pgpsw have a great speed camera database for about £20 a year, monthlu updates and simple to use. These will work fine but if you want to know your nearest cash point, petrol station etc will struggle.

My advice would be, get a GPS with as many channels as possible, this allows for communication with more sats simultaneously, and subsequnetly less likely to drop signal. I don't use it enough on foot to really make a recommendation these are just my experiences.

Hope it helps anybody

happy_red

This thing only takes AAA batteries. Most of the decent ones have a Lithium ion rechargeable and come with a car charger for a very good reason.

The Holox mentioned earlier has 32 channels, uses the RFMD chipset rather than SirfIII and is rechargeable with an auto sleep function.