Hi,
Not all GPS receivers are created equal; The chipsets have different abilities to acquire and hold signals in less than ideal conditions (like under trees, in a car that has a heat reflective windscreen or trying to lock up on the move).
I would recommend looking for a dongle with the Sirfstar III chip. The Sirfstar II is good but the 3 is rock solid even in adverse conditions. The TomTom Bluetooth GPS module has a Sirfstar III.
Cheers,
Paul.
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Vic" <lug@???>
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 18:50:25
To: <hampshire@???>
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] GPS Dongle recommendations
> If you are feeling adventurous you can have a play with Bluetooth GPS.
I don't know if it's still the case, but this was fairly broken for a
while. Apparently, someone decided that the default "0000" PIN was to be
disallowed. My ultra-cheapie Bluetooth GPS device doesn't have the ability
to change PIN, so my Fedora laptop suddenly couldn't talk to it any more
(akthough my Whitebox laptop did just fine).
> I would avoid the really cheap units (I have had one which
> stopped working).
Likewise. Mine has decided not to charge the battery any more :-(
Vic
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