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Bluetooth Gps Receiver Review

This is a tiny bluetooth GPS receiver which Iphone, please be aware of this before buying
bought from Mobile Fun Ltd, I bought this tothis device as you are sure to encounter
connect to my O2 XDA 2i PDA and it costproblems.
around £40. I was intially looking on
google for cheap GPS receivers and this cameKey  Features
up as the cheapest. I thought at that price
they'll be a catch, and the catch usuallyCompatible with TomTom, Navicore, and all
being poor performance, but I was pleasantlymajor  GPS  software  packages.
surprised! This thing really does work, and
works  well!12 parallel satellite-tracking channels for
fast  acquisition  and  reacquisition.
After searching for initial reviews on this
device I came up with very little other thanProvides superior navigation performance in
the reviews from Mobile Fun Ltd, which I wascity  environments.
reluctant to trust for fear of them being
somewhat biased. I thought for £40 I'llBuilt-in rechargeable Lithium-polymer battery
take a chance and so bought it, all credit toprovides  more than 10 hours of constant use.
Mobile Fun the receiver arrived the very next
morning. Upon opening the box I was a littleUnit can be charged with the included car
disappointed, all the there was by means ofcharger  while  still  in  use.
instructions was a small sheet of paper that
had been loosely translated from Japanese toMini-USB charger compatiblty, charge not only
English by a dyslexic toddler. You canthe Bluetooth GPS Receiver but also
download the user manual from here and thecompatible PDAs & Smart Phones with the same
Tomtom pairing manual from here. Aftercharger.
following these instructions you will have it
set up in no time. Another thing I noticed3 colours LED to show the status of Bluetooth
was that there is no manufaturer's name orGPS/Power  activities  of  this  device.
marks anywhere on the device or the
packaging, which makes searching for supportSpecifications
quite  difficult.
GPS  receiver:  L1,  C/A  code,  12  channels
A nice touch with this little device is that
it is supplied with a battery that is commonTracking sensitivity: -152dBm (average) or
to a lot of Nokia phones (3.7V 850mAhbetter
Li-polymer battery, BL-5C), a quick search on
ebay means that you can get replacementAcquisition sensitivity: -139dBm (average) or
batteries for these receivers for about £4better
which  is  good  to know should you need one.
TTFF (Time to First Fix): Cold Start: 50s
What's  In  The  Box?(average)  /  60s  (95  possibility)
Bluetooth  GPS  Receiver  x1Hot Start: 2s (minimum) / 6s (95%
possibility)
12v  In  Car  Adapter  (USB)  x1
Positioning accuracy: Standard Positioning
Basic  Instructions  x1Service (SPS), WAAS (optional) 2DRMS: approx.
5m
Battery  x1
Measurement data output: Update time: 1
USB  Charging  Cable  x1second
InstallationNMEA  output  protocol:  V.3.01
Provided you follow the limited instructionsBaud  rate:  38400  bps  (8-N-1)
for pairing with your device, and the Tomtom
setup instructions, you should be up andDatum:  WGS-84
running in less than 5 minutes. I have only
charged the receiver once since I bought itType:  GGA,  GSA,  GSV,  RMC
about 2 months ago, the battery just seems to
last forever! The supplied in car charger andPower  consumption:  75mA  (average)
USB cable means that the receiver can be
charged on the move from a 12v source and canBluetooth:  Bluetooth  version  1.2 compliant
also be charged from any PC or laptop. From
cold start up the receiver aquires a usuableClass  2  operation  (up  to  10 metre range)
GPS signal exremely quickly, quicker than
most of the really expensive GPS receiversSerial  Port  Profile  (SPP)
that I've come in contact with. The device is
extremely small and can easily fit into anyOutput  terminal: Type B Mini-USB (TTL Level)
space in your car, or even your pocket if
you're  using  it  for  walking  or  cycling.Antenna  Type:  Built  in  Patch  Antenna
One small problem I did have is that whenBattery: 3.7V 850mAh Li-polymer battery,
using it with my XDA 2i the Tomtom softwarebuilt-in  charger
would often freeze and cause me to stop the
car, reboot my phone, then carry on myLED: Power (red), GPS (green), Bluetooth
journey. At first I thought this was the(blue)
result of the XDA losing its connection with
the bluetooth receiver and hence confirmingDimension:  64(L)  x  39(W)  x18.5(H)  mm
my fears about the price of this product. It
quickly became apparent that this was not theOperating  temperature:  -20°C  ~ +60°C
case and it was in fact an issue with my PDA
and  the  Tomtom  software.Storage temperature: -20°C ~ +60°C;
Battery:  -20°C  ~  +45°C
I quickly discovered a workaround for this
issue between the Tomtom software and my XDAConclusion
that enables the whole system to work
flawlessly. I shall write a 'how to' on thisA great little device that performs well
workaround shortly as I'm sure many other XDAbeyond its price range. Check if there is any
2i  users  share  the  same  problem.known issues with your device and bluetooth
GPS receivers before purchase as this will
I do know that there is a known issue whensave you a lot of headaches. The only thing
using any bluetooth GPS receivers with the O2that lets this product down is a lack of
XDA 2 (note not XDA 2i) due to the bluetoothdocumentation and online support, other than
stack settings that are shipped with thethis well worth the buy!



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