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HP ipaq hw6500 series

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Post by EricB »

Hi Guys

Has anyone tried the GPS in this PDA?

HP ipaq hw6500 series

http://h50025.www5.hp.com/hpcom/au_en/1 ... mmary.html

I have heard that they are not as accurate.

Not sure if you can put the OzExplore maps on this or not.

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Post by Emo »

I don't think that they are a SIRF III chip so they will be OK but not as good as say a Globalsat bluetooth GPS receiver. No reason why you can't run Oziexplorer maps on it if you have Oziexplorer CE software.
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Post by festy »

the upside is that they work indoors, but I'm pretty sure the 'GPS' function is a subscription service with a monthly cost. It will work with oziexplorer etc, but pretty sure it won't work in any slightly remote place (like where you don't get mobile reception)

I certainly wouldn't be buying one based on it's GPS functionallity.
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Post by -Richo- »

I just bought a hx4700 2nd hand and one of the new globalsat bluetooth gps' very very happy all for about $200 cheaper than this one, running oziexplorer on it.
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Post by EricB »

Oh if its a payed service thats no good. No reception = no GPS?

I'll scrub that idea if thats the case.
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Post by festy »

Yeah if it's the one I'm thinking of (pretty sure it is) it doesn't actually have a GPS receiver in it, but uses a system of signal triangulation from cellular towers. I'm not posative it's a subscription service, but saw something yesterday about 'free 3 months GPS access' in an ad from them somewhere, so assume it must be...
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Post by EricB »

Cool thanks guys
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