Bluetooth GPS Receiver from MobileFun.co.uk [Digg.com This!]

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/8590.htm?utm_campaign=MF-homepage&utm_source=prod2&utm_medium=8590

Firstly, superb service from MobileFun - ordered 3.30pm, arrived next morning by 10am.

Item is small and light, but feels pretty well built. Battery came pre-charged (at least partially), so I could try it out straight away.

I struggled initially with my O2 XDA Mini S to get it working. Paired fine, but the software apps I tried (Navio and GPS Tuner) would not communicate. I found this was because I was trying to use secure mode for the serial connection. I turned this off and it worked fine.

Initial satellite locking took a little while - be patient with this and make sure you're in an area with good signal. After the initialisation I can just turn it on and it works after a several seconds.

Using an app that records the GPS data to a .nmea file you use a little utility I found to convert it into a KML file so you can view your trip on Google Earth. I use NMEA2KML from netronics-pe.com (no affiliation).

For the money I'm very pleased with this device and it works excellently with my phone.


To configure for Windows Mobile 5:

1) Turn on Bluetooth
2) Access Bluetooth settings
3) Click on Devices tab
4) Click New Partnership
5) Select device when it is detected
6) Follow wizard
7) Click COM Ports tab
8) Select "New Outgoing Port"
9) Select "BT-GPS" device
10) Select COM port
11) *Make sure secure connection is not ticked!*
12) Load your app
13) Set COM port with your previous choice.
14) Use settings:
-- Data bits: 8
-- Parity: N
-- Stop bits: 1
-- Speed: 4800

(I chose speed of 4800, but the device apparently can support up to 38400.)