I've just completed (sorta) a fairly lengthy search in the forum here for "Bluetooth GPS" units (& software).
Could everyone that has a Bluetooth GPS unit for their Nokia Tablets please chime in and ID which make & model GPS & tablet they have, and provide a brief account on how well they like (or dislike) their units (and software)?
Is MaemoMapper still considered the easiest app for newbies to use?
If you dont need routing (and dont want to pay), the N800's map software is still much easier for newbies than Maemo Mapper and it allows you to store maps of much larger areas in a fraction of the space Maemo Mapper would use
Of course, you can always pay to get routing for Map, but i havent seen the need yet - as nifty as it might be to have someone giving you directions as you go, it's not hard to read a map..
I have the Holux M-1200 and an older Holux. Both work fine, but the newer seems faster and better in general. Cost is important to me, and they were way less than $100 each.
I use more and like Maemo Mapper better than the N810 stuff, though it's nice too.
Holux M1000, N800, Maemo Mapper. When I was looking for a BT GPS, I found a review by a college student who had borrowed as many GPS units from dorm mates and walked around the block with tracking on. I was impressed by the Holux's not having very much wavering and it was like 50 bucks. I was surprised to see a couple of the expensive GPS's having a bit of wavering to them. (Wavering is when you are standing still. How much does the GPS move?)
I'm using the same GPS unit as electrolind, the Holux M1000. Its the first time I ever owned a gps device, and I can't imagine anything being better. It pairs with the N800 perfectly, and works perfectly with MaemoMapper. From switch on, the GPS locks in to a satellite in <10 seconds, its accuracy is usually perfect except for severely bad weather. Works indoors as well, including my work which is under a steal roof.
It usually lasts me at least a day or two, in which i keep it on and in my jacket breast poket so it follows me where i go.
If you can find it, but it, its perfect as far as I'm concerned.
I've got a BlueNext BN909GR. It's a SirfStar III, works well, only disadvantage is that the on/off button is a press switch (i.e. not a proper sliding one) which means it can get switched on by accident.
I've got one of the Nokia ones too, but haven't tested it so no comment.
I've also got an older BT GPS, which my parents are borrowing atm, so I'll come back and update this post when I phone them and find out what make/model it was.
Holux M1200, MTK chipset. Excellent in everything: Size, battery, sensitivity, lock time. It's also reasonably well safeguarded against accidental turn-on (I have an older type of unit which is just too easy to accidentally switch on in the pocket.)
