c500 and gps reciever

[Guest carl_donaldson]

hi guys, I do loads of sailing and was looking for a hand held gps but stumbled upon the outdoor navigator software for windows smartphones - since i already have a c500 i think i may try and kill two birds with one stone.

I need a gps reciever to complete the program - anyone have any recommendations - what would be ideal is a small device that plugged into the usb shapped charger port on the bottom. Otherwise a bluetooth one would work -

I could place this in another pocket for example of a water proof case. What are the ranges on the BT recievers?

If anyone happens to have a one for sale email me at

carlrdonaldson at a o l . c o m - without spaces.

Cheers

:lol:

[Guest celica1.8st]

A wired one won't work (atleast at the moment anyway) The usb port on the phone is slave only so cannot be used to plug external devices in.

A bluetooth one will work fine and bluetooth has a 30foot range

Fortuna Clip-on's are known for being one of the best bluetooth GPS units, they cost £109 from globalpostioningsystems.co.uk

[Guest carl_donaldson]

A wired one won't work (atleast at the moment anyway) The usb port on the phone is slave only so cannot be used to plug external devices in.

A bluetooth one will work fine and bluetooth has a 30foot range

Fortuna Clip-on's are known for being one of the best bluetooth GPS units, they cost £109 from globalpostioningsystems.co.uk

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Thanks Celica.

[Guest barrowfordred]

I bought one of these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...5754462663&rd=1

NOT from this guy though. I've used it with Ipaqs and paired it to my C500.

You should be able to get one for about £60+

It's a Globalsat BT308

Edited February 25, 2005 by barrowfordred