RE: [Netstumbler] RE: What is a good GPS to use.

Mike,

Check out www.GPSPassion.Com they have a wealth of information, and quite a bit of it is UK based. They have reviews, nice forums, and links to some retailers and such that are In the UK.

The Fortuna is easier to get in the UK then it was to get here in the US from what I was reading.

I am not familiar to much with mapping software for the UK, although I have heard a lot of things about Tom Tom Navigator. Check out that GPS web site I mentioned, they have tons for information for you.

Good luck!

josh

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Hartley [mailto:Michael.Hartley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 4:22 AM
To: 'netstumbler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [Netstumbler] RE: What is a good GPS to use.

Thanks Josh, this is encouraging, though the price isn't!

I'll see if it's available in the UK.

On a related note, since I'll have to justify such an expensive toy^H^H^H <i>essential navigational accessory</i> through the 'domestic budget committee can anyone point me towards UK/European mapping software which would work with the Fortuna and an iPAQ H3800? Needs maps/geodata for UK, Portugal, France and Spain. ("We'll never get lost again, darling....")

Thanks

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Joshua G. Bartolomie [mailto:jgb1503@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 30 June 2003 20:07
To: netstumbler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Netstumbler] RE: What is a good GPS to use.

I have a Fortuna GPSmart w/ integrated Bluetooth. Its one of the best GPS’s I have used.. Its reception and signal strength were greater then the Garmin Legend (I tested both of them out). Its pricey though, $250+ plus the cables… It’s a handheld unit, Bluetooth, serial and/or USB. You can use it with the cable and with the Bluetooth at the same time.

I drove an area with just the cable and no Bluetooth and I got 57 AP’s. All logged fine. I drove the same route with the GPS using Bluetooth (have a Bluetooth PCMCIA card for my laptop) and I still found 57 AP’s.. In similar tests I really haven’t seen any problems with it.. I usually stick it in my glove box, and I still get a pretty good reception, and maintain a lock on at least 5 satellites.

I would agree though that if you were trying to maintain a connection with a wifi device, I would think Bluetooth would interfere. But with the minimum amount of traffic of the probes, and the fact the bt hop’s channels so much – it shouldn’t (as far as I can tell) affect stumbling at all.

I would love to test it out with my iPAQ, but while the iPAQ recognized the GPS using BT, and I have used mapopolis and some other mapping software, ministumbler doesn’t recognize it.

josh

-----Original Message-----
From: Marius Milner [mailto:mariusm@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 11:56 AM
To: netstumbler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Netstumbler] RE: What is a good GPS to use.

Unfortunately, bluetooth and 802.11b operate on the same set of frequencies so your results may be degraded.

Marius

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Hartley [mailto:Michael.Hartley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 1:20 AM
To: 'netstumbler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: What is a good GPS to use.

Bluetooth?

http://www.pharosgps.com/products/bluetooth/PT100.htm

Mike

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