| This is a tiny bluetooth GPS receiver
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| | the Tomtom software.
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| which I bought from Mobile Fun Ltd, I
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| | I quickly discovered a workaround for
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| bought this to connect to my O2 XDA 2i
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| | this issue between the Tomtom software
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| PDA and it cost around £40. I was
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| | and my XDA that enables the whole system
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| intially looking on google for cheap GPS
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| | to work flawlessly. I shall write a 'how
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| receivers and this came up as the
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| | to' on this workaround shortly as I'm
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| cheapest. I thought at that price they'll
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| | sure many other XDA 2i users share the
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| be a catch, and the catch usually being
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| | same problem.
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| poor performance, but I was pleasantly
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| | I do know that there is a known issue
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| surprised! This thing really does work,
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| | when using any bluetooth GPS receivers
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| and works well!
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| | with the O2 XDA 2 (note not XDA 2i) due
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| After searching for initial reviews on
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| | to the bluetooth stack settings that are
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| this device I came up with very little
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| | shipped with the phone, please be aware
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| other than the reviews from Mobile Fun
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| | of this before buying this device as you
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| Ltd, which I was reluctant to trust for
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| | are sure to encounter problems.
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| fear of them being somewhat biased. I
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| | Key Features
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| thought for £40 I'll take a chance and
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| | Compatible with TomTom, Navicore, and all
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| so bought it, all credit to Mobile Fun
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| | major GPS software packages.
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| the receiver arrived the very next
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| | 12 parallel satellite-tracking channels
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| morning. Upon opening the box I was a
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| | for fast acquisition and reacquisition.
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| little disappointed, all the there was by
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| | Provides superior navigation performance
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| means of instructions was a small sheet
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| | in city environments.
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| of paper that had been loosely translated
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| | Built-in rechargeable Lithium-polymer
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| from Japanese to English by a dyslexic
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| | battery provides more than 10 hours of
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| toddler. You can download the user manual
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| | constant use.
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| from here and the Tomtom pairing manual
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| | Unit can be charged with the included car
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| from here. After following these
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| | charger while still in use.
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| instructions you will have it set up in
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| | Mini-USB charger compatiblty, charge not
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| no time. Another thing I noticed was that
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| | only the Bluetooth GPS Receiver but also
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| there is no manufaturer's name or marks
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| | compatible PDAs & Smart Phones with the
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| anywhere on the device or the packaging,
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| | same charger.
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| which makes searching for support quite
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| | 3 colours LED to show the status of
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| difficult.
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| | Bluetooth/GPS/Power activities of this
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| A nice touch with this little device is
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| | device.
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| that it is supplied with a battery that
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| | Specifications
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| is common to a lot of Nokia phones (3.7V
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| | GPS receiver: L1, C/A code, 12 channels
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| 850mAh Li-polymer battery, BL-5C), a
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| | Tracking sensitivity: -152dBm (average)
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| quick search on ebay means that you can
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| | or better
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| get replacement batteries for these
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| | Acquisition sensitivity: -139dBm
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| receivers for about £4 which is good to
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| | (average) or better
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| know should you need one.
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| | TTFF (Time to First Fix): Cold Start: 50s
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| What's In The Box?
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| | (average) / 60s (95 possibility)
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| Bluetooth GPS Receiver x1
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| | Hot Start: 2s (minimum) / 6s (95%
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| 12v In Car Adapter (USB) x1
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| | possibility)
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| Basic Instructions x1
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| | Positioning accuracy: Standard
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| Battery x1
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| | Positioning Service (SPS), WAAS
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| USB Charging Cable x1
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| | (optional) 2DRMS: approx. 5m
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| Installation
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| | Measurement data output: Update time: 1
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| Provided you follow the limited
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| | second
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| instructions for pairing with your
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| | NMEA output protocol: V.3.01
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| device, and the Tomtom setup
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| | Baud rate: 38400 bps (8-N-1)
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| instructions, you should be up and
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| | Datum: WGS-84
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| running in less than 5 minutes. I have
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| | Type: GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC
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| only charged the receiver once since I
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| | Power consumption: 75mA (average)
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| bought it about 2 months ago, the battery
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| | Bluetooth: Bluetooth version 1.2
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| just seems to last forever! The supplied
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| | compliant
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| in car charger and USB cable means that
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| | Class 2 operation (up to 10 metre range)
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| the receiver can be charged on the move
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| | Serial Port Profile (SPP)
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| from a 12v source and can also be charged
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| | Output terminal: Type B Mini-USB (TTL
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| from any PC or laptop. From cold start up
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| | Level)
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| the receiver aquires a usuable GPS signal
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| | Antenna Type: Built in Patch Antenna
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| exremely quickly, quicker than most of
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| | Battery: 3.7V 850mAh Li-polymer battery,
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| the really expensive GPS receivers that
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| | built-in charger
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| I've come in contact with. The device is
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| | LED: Power (red), GPS (green), Bluetooth
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| extremely small and can easily fit into
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| | (blue)
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| any space in your car, or even your
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| | Dimension: 64(L) x 39(W) x18.5(H) mm
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| pocket if you're using it for walking or
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| | Operating temperature: -20°C ~ +60°C
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| cycling.
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| | Storage temperature: -20°C ~ +60°C;
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| One small problem I did have is that when
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| | Battery: -20°C ~ +45°C
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| using it with my XDA 2i the Tomtom
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| | Conclusion
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| software would often freeze and cause me
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| | A great little device that performs well
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| to stop the car, reboot my phone, then
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| | beyond its price range. Check if there is
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| carry on my journey. At first I thought
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| | any known issues with your device and
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| this was the result of the XDA losing its
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| | bluetooth GPS receivers before purchase
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| connection with the bluetooth receiver
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| | as this will save you a lot of headaches.
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| and hence confirming my fears about the
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| | The only thing that lets this product
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| price of this product. It quickly became
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| | down is a lack of documentation and
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| apparent that this was not the case and
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| | online support, other than this well
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| it was in fact an issue with my PDA and
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| | worth the buy!
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