Which bluetooth GPS receiver to get?

plasma

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I need a GPS receiver for with a pda phone and occasionally a laptop. I was wondering what everyone recommends?

Here's a few I'm looking at:

This is the one I'm really considering because of the AGPS (nice in the city and mountains) and the long 44hr battery time

http://www.buygpsnow.com/WondeX-BT7...o-OnOff)-(Your-Choice-of-Free-Mount)_900.aspx

This one has a data logger which might be nice to have

http://www.buygpsnow.com/qstarz-bt-...2ch-waas-auto-on-off-free-vent-mount-865.aspx

I also was checking outthe Globaltop G33 which has the MTK chipset, and another qstarz similair to the one above minus the data logger thats about $30 less.

Anyone have any other good sites to check (those guys seem to have good prices and selection) or better ideas on which model to get?
 
wow...found this thread on google :p

anyway, fwiw, I have the Globaltop G33. It does work really well with both my carpc as well as the Dell Axim and my Blackberry. Battery life is great as well as the tracking. Bluetooth range is great as well. Time to fix isn't that long. Basically by the time the carpc is booted, it's had a fix for a while.

Some bad points... If you plug it into USB port, you can only charge it, you can't use it as a USB receiver. No auto-on if plugged into USB port. If no Bluetooth signal is received for a certain period of time, it turns itself off even when plugged in.

I'd love to mod it so that it doesn't turn off when plugged in. Globaltop is no help really when I asked them if it was possible.
 
i only use BT Gps's and right now im using the Globalsat BT359, best GPs ive ever had, its so fast and accurate!, most of the time i get connected to 15 sats, once i got 20!
 
piror to searching here on the [H]. Seems as though everyone thinks its good. I'll be pairing it with my Axim x51v. I'll post back and let you know the results.
 
I am looking at getting one of the Globalsat BT-359's. What would be the best software for a laptop for ~$50?
 
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