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    Cheapest TomTom5 Compatible Bluetooth GPS reciever?

    So where can I find the cheapest TT5 compatible bluetoof gps reciever?

    Needs to be in car chargable etc.

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    I just one from www.inter-activeinformation.com, but you can also get the same one from ebay (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/16-channel-Blu...QQcmdZViewItem)

    The Inter-Active one was cheaper at the time.

    Works like a dream.

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    I recommended to MadMonkeyBoy (www.dweiniger.com) that the best GPS is the GlobalSat BT-338 that uses the newest SiRF III chipset. I can lock within 1-10 seconds after powering on the device, and it even works inside buildings and places the older generation devices wouldn't even get a satellite signal!

    It's worth the $150 USD I spent and it's become a hot seller on his site.

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    I bought a Nemerix-based bluetooth GPS (the one posted here), and wasn't very impressed. It frequently lost the signal lock outdoors in London, and would take a relatively long time to reacquire a signal. I compared this to the signal on a SysOnChip CF Plus II card, and there was no competition - the SysOnChip compact flash card was miles ahead of the Nemerix unit. I wouldn't go for just the cheapest unit, since some of them are hardly useable in some environments you may need them in. If you have a CF slot, then the SysOnChip is strongly recommended, although it's not exactly the cheapest option around.

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    Would recommend looking at www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk they have a good range and are normally very competitive. Have bout a Garmin GPSmap 60cs and and Ipaq 4700 from them in the last year. Excellent next day service and they were the cheapest for both items at the time.

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    I've had mine a few months now (based on Nemerix), and it now does take a while to warm up, can be a few minutes, so I've now learnt to switch it on while loading the car, or just to use a map/local knowledge until it finds a signal.

    However it has got me to Northern Italy and back to the Stelvio pass - only had to charge a few times. I used TomTom5 with GB plus (the plus seems to have major roads of europe - I would say down to important B roads as well, such as the pass road).

    Photo of pass

    Matt

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    The Holux GPS ones on eBay are supposed to be good value for money.

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