Which GPS for Google Maps??

[n99hockey]

the gps in the Q is only for the 911 service and cant be used as navigation....you dont need the gps service from sprint if you get the gps receiver...this will work with your data plan and grab information from the satellites and relay the info to google maps

[UncleBob]

I have not been impressed with any of the services that use cellular info to provide location, although the use of this type of service on a GSM network (I also have a cingular phone) is clearly more accurate than the CDMA network of Verizon.
After significant time investment, I finally have an external GPS receiver working with Google Maps on the Q. I tried all of the hacks and registry changes that I found on multiple forums (including this one), and nothing worked until I installed GPSCOM.EXE, which use is outline in the Bluetooth forum on this site. It is downloadable from the XDA developers forum. I set the com port as com1 on my Q after pairing my external bluetooth receiver with the Q, and it works very well. Interestingly, the indicator light on the GlobalSat BT-338 that indicates a bluetooth connection does not blick faster (the usual indicator of a connection), but the info is received and used by Google Maps.

[Stealth]

Originally Posted by UncleBob

I have not been impressed with any of the services that use cellular info to provide location, although the use of this type of service on a GSM network (I also have a cingular phone) is clearly more accurate than the CDMA network of Verizon.
After significant time investment, I finally have an external GPS receiver working with Google Maps on the Q. I tried all of the hacks and registry changes that I found on multiple forums (including this one), and nothing worked until I installed GPSCOM.EXE, which use is outline in the Bluetooth forum on this site. It is downloadable from the XDA developers forum. I set the com port as com1 on my Q after pairing my external bluetooth receiver with the Q, and it works very well. Interestingly, the indicator light on the GlobalSat BT-338 that indicates a bluetooth connection does not blick faster (the usual indicator of a connection), but the info is received and used by Google Maps.

Glad you got it to work. I love GoogleMaps with my Holux receiver.

[UncleBob]

Originally Posted by Stealth816

Glad you got it to work. I love GoogleMaps with my Holux receiver.

Thanks; it was your posts on this forum that led me in right direction.

[Stealth]

Originally Posted by UncleBob

Thanks; it was your posts on this forum that led me in right direction.

No Problem!!!

[rangemaster]

Check out the Holux GPSlim 240:

http://www.holux.com/product/search....level=grandson

I got mine from a gps dealer on eBay for around $65... it runs all day on a charge, is super-sensitive and charges over USB.

I use map4pda and Google Maps w/my Q on Verizon and this setup works great... easy install and is very reliable.

The only problem is that the GPS is sooooo small it would be easy to misplace (remember losing your first Bluetooth headset?).
64mm x 22mm x 15 mm, wt. 35 grams (2.6"L x .87"W x .59"D, 1.23 ounces)

[Stealth]

Originally Posted by rangemaster

Check out the Holux GPSlim 240:

http://www.holux.com/product/search....level=grandson

I got mine from a gps dealer on eBay for around $65... it runs all day on a charge, is super-sensitive and charges over USB.

I use map4pda and Google Maps w/my Q on Verizon and this setup works great... easy install and is very reliable.

The only problem is that the GPS is sooooo small it would be easy to misplace (remember losing your first Bluetooth headset?).
64mm x 22mm x 15 mm, wt. 35 grams (2.6"L x .87"W x .59"D, 1.23 ounces)

I know,I've got one,,,, its great

[CMantis]

Originally Posted by rangemaster

Check out the Holux GPSlim 240:

http://www.holux.com/product/search....level=grandson

I got mine from a gps dealer on eBay for around $65... it runs all day on a charge, is super-sensitive and charges over USB.

I use map4pda and Google Maps w/my Q on Verizon and this setup works great... easy install and is very reliable.

The only problem is that the GPS is sooooo small it would be easy to misplace (remember losing your first Bluetooth headset?).
64mm x 22mm x 15 mm, wt. 35 grams (2.6"L x .87"W x .59"D, 1.23 ounces)

Just get a lanyward that way you can carry it around your neck and also makes it stand out so you don't accidently leave it somewhere. I went to my local cell store and they gave me a nice motorola one for free.

[georges_ac]

I have the igps receiver from pharos that I got with microsoft streets and trips. it is actually a very good gadget. It worked perfectly with my motorolla Q using the BT, and I got it for 49.95$.

Originally Posted by muzicman82

I'm looking for a Bluetooth GPS that will work with both my MOTO Q BLACK using Google Maps (or other free Internet based maps) and my laptop (which has Bluetooth) using Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007.

There's the Bluetooth Pharos one, which I assume is the same as the one shipping with MS Streets & Trips, but Bluetooth... for around $100.

Then there's something like TomTom's Bluetooth GPS for more $$.

Any suggestions? I like small. I like good battery life.

[scorrpio]

Originally Posted by kreep

Is GPS all what it's cut out to be?
I'm thinking about getting a bluetooth receiver but am having second thoughts.
I think it will just be a gadget I don't use.
For those who have one is it just for the cool factor or do you find that you use it everyday?
I work as outside sales so I'm on the road a lot but I know where all my clients are located.
I tried to find a demo online to see how a GPS system would work but came up with bupkiss.

It is one of those things that you might not need on a regular basis, but having it when you need is just awesome. Given price and size of this thing (got my GlobalSat 359 off ebay for $50), I figured why not. But frankly, once Verizon has get-as-you-need-it $3 VZ Nav sub for 1 day for WM devices, I doubt my receiver will see much use.

359 charges off same charger as my Q9c, that's convenient. Pairing was no problem, and GPS is real accurate. A few problems I noticed:
1. Getting initial lock in a dense urban area(Manhattan) is real tough. But once locked, it holds it.
2. If your position changed by a number of miles since you last turned it on, the 359 might take a whole lot longer to get a lock. Seems like it hangs onto latest coords it had for quite a while.