wired GPS receiver

[Guest jumbo4u2]

Hello

I'm looking for a wired GPS receiver for my C500.

The bluetooth versions are still to pricy.

Can anyone give me advise on wired GPS receivers

working with SPV C500?

Thanx

Jumbo

[Guest mcwarre]

I don't believe that there any which work with the C500 (drivers needed).............

[Guest trim]

I've got my trusty Garmin Etrex sitting on my shelf here. I don't claim to have any idea what I'm talking about, but to get this working with my c500 is the driver issue something that *could* be resolved?

I spotted some funky cabling over at GpsPasSion that seems to work for the e200, but no mention of c500.

http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8255

Is the problem something to do with the c500 being a serial slave thingy?

[Guest extravagant]

I don't believe that there any which work with the C500 (drivers needed).............

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[Guest Dr_StrangeTrick]

Hi jumbo4u2 unfortunately you cant use a wired GPS with the C500. It does not have a serial port and while it comes with a USB port it is only a slave port I.E. you can plug your phone into a computer etc but you cant plug anything else into your phone.

I did post an article a while back about a serial to Bluetooth converter but if you do not already own a GPS then it is not worth buying this then getting and then GPS Mouse as well.

A quick search from the GPS Warehouse (I got my old GPS mouse from there, good service) shows the cheapest GPS Mouse to be around £80 whereas there have been recent posts about other users using a cheap Bluetooth device for around £60 - £70

If you want to get into Sat Nav you are really going to need a Bluetooth GPS or go for a bundle like TomTom or Co-Pilot which come with a GPS.