Best GPS solution - Treo Forums

jakestroud · 01-27-2007, 02:04 PM

I have a 680 and just bought a GlobalSat BT-359 GPS receiver from Cingular. Now I need software. What is the best value considering I'm not loaded?

jfa · 01-27-2007, 07:55 PM

theres a thread here at ET with this url http://www.everythingtreo.com/forum/...light=software that I believe mentions the receiver which you have and a sofware that comes with with it. Maybe that software is only fpor windows mobile and I know you have palm os. Does not the 680 come with google maps? It also mentions tom tom 5 and 6 and copilot

jfa · 01-27-2007, 08:00 PM

see also this thread about 680 and navigation http://www.everythingtreo.com/forum/...tion-9097.html it deals with tom tom 6 which is apparently able to work with the 680.

jakestroud · 01-27-2007, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jfa112851

theres a thread here at ET with this url http://www.everythingtreo.com/forum/...light=software that I believe mentions the receiver which you have and a sofware that comes with with it. Maybe that software is only fpor windows mobile and I know you have palm os. Does not the 680 come with google maps? It also mentions tom tom 5 and 6 and copilot

Does googlemaps work with a gps? I have it installed, but don't see an option for googlemaps.

jfa · 01-28-2007, 02:08 PM

I was not sure whether google maps worked with gps or not. Did not mean to be misleading!

bigpond · 01-29-2007, 11:00 AM

TomTom 6 is not ready for the 680 yet, but the version 5 is fine.

chris · 02-09-2007, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by bigpond

TomTom 6 is not ready for the 680 yet, but the version 5 is fine.

Palm has released an update the allows TT6 to workk with the Treo 680.

palmferek · 02-10-2007, 08:19 AM

I am trying to access this site to get the udate fo Tomtom 6 .after acepting terms and condition there is an error.In the same time update for 750 works fine.
Is there any other site i can get this patch from,or do I do something wrong.
thanks lukas

chris · 02-10-2007, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by palmferek

I am trying to access this site to get the udate fo Tomtom 6 .after acepting terms and condition there is an error.In the same time update for 750 works fine.
Is there any other site i can get this patch from,or do I do something wrong.
thanks lukas

I just tried and experiencing the same problem. Must be an issue at Palm.

jakestroud · 02-10-2007, 08:33 PM

Well, I tried TeleNav, and while it is convinent, I don't think it has voice prompts, at least I haven't heard them yet.

I renewed my mapopolis for another year and just installed it. Mapopolis is extremely functional, and I like that you can have a little control over the amount of voice prompts, the version I had for my Dell Axim talked WAY too much.

I probably should have tried the Tom Tom, but I couldn't find anywhere to download it and I'm not a patient man. I'll let you know which software package I end up staying with. Does Tom Tom offer a free trial?