I love this phone.
1. Enabled GPS (Garmin).
2. Set destination (McDonald's, yum!).
3. Hooked the phone up to my car stereo (I have been using my phone as my MP3 player for my commute for the last year, previously with my 8525), which allowed me to hear voice commands from the GPS.
4. Figured...hmm...I have a "headset" hooked up I guess...wonder if the FM Radio will work...indeed it does!
So I was able to have my GPS running (vocal commands over stereo, map on screen) with the FM Radio running in the background (I'm assuming this will work as well with my MP3 collection).
Needless to say, I'm stoked about my new phone.
did you have to pay for Garmin?
I lost my TomTom and the maps so i need to reinstall.. can you help?
bigbro168 said:
did you have to pay for Garmin?
I lost my TomTom and the maps so i need to reinstall.. can you help?
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Yes, I believe that Garmin's map set/software starts at $99 now. This is the one you'd be looking at for the Touch Pro:
http://www8.garmin.com/mobile/mobilext/
How did you get Garmin on the Diamond? If you could let me know I would appreciate it. I have GMXT on micro SD now and know it can be done but do not have exact instructions. Also, I thought that FM transmitters only broadcast over certain lower stations, how can you still listen to the radio (presumably a different radio station) and still here GPS instructions?
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Ok ive got an xda2i and mini s.
I have tomtom on the 2i (not changed it over to the mini s cos i like the larger screen) I want to get a stereo head set for use on the motorbike so i can listen to music, also want to be able to listen to tom tom comands. When a call comes in take the call as i pull over. (saves takin off the helmet).
Does the xda2i support A2DA?? its standard UK spec with only the O2 upgrades from them.
Now using the jabra 205 headset i have at the mo, i know i can play music (poor quality) and have tomtom run at the same time. Thing is when a call comes in the music and tomtom mute and the call comes through (which is good) but when the call ends the music and tomtom revert to the xda2i. i have to press the button on the headset to switch back.
Is there also a good voice dial for the xda2i.
So if the xda2i does support a2da will it do what i want?? I know that if it will ill have to strip the system and fit it to the helmet (doesnt bother me if it will work as im an electronics engineer)
You can download the audio bluetooth from Broadcom via google (Broadcom Corporation BT-PPC AV is the download you may want to check out).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=281310
Can A2DP
XDA 21 support A2DP
gone to that link... thanks. ive dloaded the file but have no idea what to do with it. im serious i have no idea at all. i need complete idiot guide for it.. post in the other location or here, i dont mind
many thanks
cool i got the file installed and have nice clear sound, it switches between a call and wmp BUT if i run tomtom5 the music starts to drop out.. big gaps and the same happens with the tomtom comands. this happens to tomtom even if i dont have wmp running.
getting fed up with this stuff now. at least with the wired headphones it all works....
Did you install any battery monitoring software...
the xda is from a hard reset, tomtom 5.2 installed, then the A2DP cab. thats it.. not even put on my contacts or anything. totaly clean. then added the BT-Q800 GPS and its little test program which only when run is used to find which com port the gps is running on. used the setting from that to set tomtom correctly.
TT tested with the gps fine.
then added the headset. tested fine.
BUT when i try to have both the GPS and headset working thats when it gives up. i have a feeling its going to be something to do with the bandwidth on bluetooth.
The audio starts to chop up as the GPS is connected. Ive not tried it with the wired gps though
What your Roms and Ext, version
Has anyone had experience of these?
I was looking at a blaupunkt hamburg car stereo and whilst I can always use USB or 3.5mm aux jack to connect with my kaiser, I would like, if possible, the full bluetooth experience - with the stereo playing music off my kaiser and handling calls as well. I know it will handle the calls part, but what about the music part?
I guess the Kaiser supports BT "headphones", but I wondered if it was possible for a car head unit to pull track listings via BT from a phone, select which track to play etc.
I would really like to be able to have TomTom on the kaiser screen and select what music I want via the car stereo's controls.
Is this possible via BT? I know this unit does that via USB, but I can't seem to work out if track selection is possible via BT. I spoke to some salesmen, but all they quoted at me was "It has Audio Streaming" - I looked that up, but all it said was you could skip track etc - I want to be able to browse playlists on the head unit as well as play, pause etc.
Does BT degrade the quality too much? Would I be better off using the USB port?
depends on if the car stereo supports Stereo over Bluetooth. Go to the bluetooth on your pda, click and hold on the paired stereo and if it gives you the option - you're good otherwise you may need to find another solution.
It's not just stereo over bluetooth (A2DP) I want, it's the ability to browse playlists via the bluetooth device
I don't know of any BT unit that supports playlist browsing -- as I understand it, the AVRCP profile that supports skip, rewind, etc. doesn't support playlists. AFAIK, there's no BT profile for that.
I have a JVC (BT1)unit that can control the music player and stream the music from the Kaiser ,browsing the songs is mot possible
OK, so hard wired it is then.
I am thinking now that maybe BT isn't so wise anyway, I have an active holder, so wires are not a problem really and wires don't cut out randomly or get interference.
Mind you, I just realised that for it to work over USB, the device has to present itself as a mass storage device, which I don't think pocketpc phones do, do they? You need activesync...
Does anyone know if it is possible to run an app on a pocketpc that makes it present itself as a standard usb mass storage device and not an activesync device?
my motorola a2dp bluetooth stereo headphones worked with my unit just fine - they had play/pause/next/prev/volume buttons that worked too - decent sound quality also
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OK, so hard wired it is then.
Mind you, I just realised that for it to work over USB, the device has to present itself as a mass storage device, which I don't think pocketpc phones do, do they? You need activesync...
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You don't necessarily need activesync for this, but you might try Softick Card Export or WM5torage (when someone gets it working on the Kaiser).
I tried the demo of Softick Card Export II and it works, there also appears to be one called WM5Storage on Modaco, but it won't let me download it, I think I need a subscription or something. What is the license on WM5Storage? Can someone send me a copy?
[Edit - heh, was writing this as you posted. So WM5Storage doesn't work on the Kaiser yet?]
This should provide the best possible audio quality - an error corrected usb link to the stereo and also the best functionality - the stereo can browse the phone so you can scroll through lists of your music on the stereo head unit whilst tomtom displays on the kaiser screen
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the stereo can browse the phone so you can scroll through lists of your music on the stereo head unit whilst tomtom displays on the kaiser screen
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One problem I see with this is that AFAIK, Card Export, when in use, prevents all other access to the card from your pda, therefore your maps on the card would not be accessible to TomTom while you are playing music via USB.
Surur
order of contacts displayed
Does anybody know how I can change the order contacts are displayed on the screen of the car? After I have sync the Kaiser with the BT car device all cantacts were sorted first name / last name. I do want to change that?
Any tip?
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One problem I see with this is that AFAIK, Card Export, when in use, prevents all other access to the card from your pda, therefore your maps on the card would not be accessible to TomTom while you are playing music via USB.
Surur
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You seem to be right on the money mate I got the stereo today, fitted it and got memory access violations when using tomtom and pulling tracks via USB
This is highly annoying, is it not technically possible to overcome this?
You could use smaller regional maps and store them in main memory?
Surur
Yeah, I could I suppose, but annoying - I paid for Western Europe and would like the whole thing on there all the time. You never know - you may go to a stag do, get drunk and wake up in France somewhere!
Persuing other angles at the mo - not got a word back from softick yet as to whether it is technically possible to access SD card via USB and phone at same time, and I have another thread exploring the possibility of an activesync to Mass Storage Device dongle.
We shall see.
I've got a Sony bluetooth unit and (MEX BT2500 or something) and use my Trinity for handsfree, TomTom and streaming music over Bluetooth - Kaiser turns up tomorrow but should be the same.
I use Coreplayer for music, it works great. You choose the music from the phone, but then you can skip tracks from the head unit. Sound quality is similar to using the aux port on the front - never had problems with interference or cutting out.
yeah, at the moment I just use the 3.5mm AUX input on the stereo and use pocket music.
I use "Double Launcher" to remap the internet explorer button - 1 press for tomtom, double press for pocket music - that way I can quickly switch between the two whilst driving by touch alone.
It's pretty good, but I would rather not have to take the map from the screen to select music, especially if you have a passenger who wants to browse available music. Plus the car head unit display is in big glowing letters which are easier to read at a distance. Also, it cuts down on a cable as the USB would cater for charge and audio.
Unfortunately the head unit only does audio for calls not audio streaming anyway, but I wasn't buying it for this as I figured bluetooth audio involved a lossy compression and so degraded quality - not an issue for phone calls but not the best for music, especially when it is already been through MP3 compression.
I got an answer from softick today, and it seems the limitation is imposed by their software. I have argued the case against the limitation, and they seem to be swaying towards giving something a go. Fingers crossed for a solution here.
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Sorry to bring this back from the dead . .
But I am in the middle of purchasing a stereo for my car and want to be able to do a few things . .
1) More than anything i want to be able to stream my Iguidance or TomTom turn by turn directions over my stereo through bluetooth.
2) I want to be able to take calls while still having my directions being played. ( Ie. while driving and being told where to go, if I get a call it will silence the directions and the call will take over. )
3) I want to be able to switch from BT to CD or radio. So if say TomTom tells me, drive for 10 miles, I can switch to radio for a while so i can listen to music and then switch back after some time to get back on track with my directions. What would be even better is if it treated the directions just like a call and allowed me to listen to the radio or cds, and when TomTom decided to talk, it would mute or turn down the radio/cd and play TomTom over it for the moment of " In 2 miles, exit on the right ".
If this is not possible then it isn't really worth it to spend the extra $100 or so on a good headunit with bluetooth. please give me some info or ideas.
(On a side note, if I were to use a BT headset, and had tomtom running, would the commands for turn by turn directions be fed through my BT headset? And would I be able to take calls while still doing this? ) If yes, I may just end up getting a good BT headset and just a nice CD player because of cost.
anyone have any ideas?
please, someone? help me help me
Hi guys
have anyone had any problems using tomtom with a the tytn2 headset.
I cycle alot and i thought it would be good to to use this sometimes.
It won't play instructions through the headset..
Thanks
now its funny you should say that.... you can use free software from www.teksoft.com called A2DPToggle to switch the sound. I also cycle alot and have tomtom but it seems to drop some speech using the headphones, same with bluetooth. it will say something like 'after' long pause here, 'turn left' it misses out the distance I use the tomtom alot in my car and have no probs. let me know how you get on
bammyman said:
Hi guys
have anyone had any problems using tomtom with a the tytn2 headset.
I cycle alot and i thought it would be good to to use this sometimes.
It won't play instructions through the headset..
Thanks
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TT6 once appeared in my BT headset. It was great for a while then I got a phone call and the whole lot locked up.
After a soft reset all was back to normal. I've never been able to get TT to do it again* but it is theoretically possible.
*never tried, tbh.
If you are talking about a BT headset it works fine.
Provided you do the following: You must turn on BT & establish a connection first. Then launch TT6 & roll the toggle up.
As long as your BT connection is established BEFORE launching TomTom, all is good.
Should work fine - what type of headset are you using?
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have anyone had any problems using tomtom with a the tytn2 headset.
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None whatsoever. I use this arrangement when listening to music on Pocket Media Player and walking unfamiliar routes. It tells me where to go without fail
I cycle alot and i thought it would be good to to use this sometimes.
It won't play instructions through the headset..
Thanks
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It certainly should play instructions through the TyTN IIs supplied (wired) headset but if you're motoring or cycling I'd advise against using a headset but just rely on the TyTN IIs built in speaker and turn the volume to full if reqd. That way you'll still be aware of noises, and consequently possible hazards, around you. I often use my TyTN II this way when cycling and I have a handlebar mount for the device. When cycling I sometimes get the problem gazzacbr reports. I've advised Tomtom about it and they 'working on the issue'. Having tested 6.03 and experienced the same problem on one occasion in a week (along with lots of new problems), I've gone back to 6.032.
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Eh ?
Can you elaborate on what you mean by that phrase please ?
By default the volume ff in newer TT6 software. I mean use the roller toggle to activate the volume while in TT.
Yes, the Athena has built-in GPS. But compared to other phones and stand-alone units, the GPS receiver is weak (and not sirf star). My old Palm with a wired external sirf star GPS receiver is way better - locks on in seconds from the middle of the first floor of my house.
So, has anyone here tried a bluetooth or USB GPS receiver?
Yes, I tried Holox Bluetooth GPS receiver, it works just fine and as this is 44 channels it is more powerful (It connects faster and better quality reception), I don't think you will have any problems with that, you just have to make sure that you change settings in you navigation software so that it connects the bluetooth one rather than the built in GPS receiver.
Thanks, I'm thinking of getting the Holux. That's what my wired GPS is. Then again, I might just get the 4-in-1 cable and try to use my wired Holux that I already have.
The built-in GPS failed me twice this past weekend when I really needed it, which is why I'm thinking of using an external receiver for road trips from now on.
I have the Dell BT332 (Globalsat) paired with the 7501 and it works
as well as it did with my Axim51v.
techntrek said:
Yes, the Athena has built-in GPS. But compared to other phones and stand-alone units, the GPS receiver is weak (and not sirf star). My old Palm with a wired external sirf star GPS receiver is way better - locks on in seconds from the middle of the first floor of my house.
So, has anyone here tried a bluetooth or USB GPS receiver?
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Another device to bring with you? Let's pray that when thief steals the phone, they take both devices with them so that your WIMP could still tell you where your phone is
A BT GPS receiver would stay in the car - plug it in, pair the BT, and forget it. When I'm in the car it would automatically connect. I would still use the built-in GPS (when it works) when walking.
I could still set WIMP to use the internal GPS...
techntrek said:
A BT GPS receiver would stay in the car - plug it in, pair the BT, and forget it. When I'm in the car it would automatically connect. I would still use the built-in GPS (when it works) when walking.
I could still set WIMP to use the internal GPS...
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You're right. I did'nt think of that.
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so that your WIMP could still tell you where your phone is
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What is WIMP?
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cktlcmd said:
What is WIMP?
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Where Is My Phone. http://www.wimp-software.co.uk/
techntrek said:
Where Is My Phone. http://www.wimp-software.co.uk/
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thanks. WOW. that's one piece of software.
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cktlcmd said:
thanks. WOW. that's one piece of software.
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There are also other similar products, such as the Phone Theft Alarm by Carty Studio.
An even better alternative, doing a bit more than WIMP, is spb sprite terminator. Easy to google this. I like this the most.
eaglesteve said:
There are also other similar products, such as the Phone Theft Alarm by Carty Studio.
An even better alternative, doing a bit more than WIMP, is spb sprite terminator. Easy to google this. I like this the most.
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thanks. I'll look them up.
Err,
Sorry, it's Ultimate Theft Alert, not Phone theft alarm.
Hi I have a in car stereo, with dvd, tv, radio etc, and satnav capability. It has sd cards, and a built in satnav capability. It is one of the units that are exported from china. It runs Route66 v7 with no problems, quite fast and accurately. I tried TomTom v6 on the device.
It runs, all voice prompts work, its connects to the gps ok, but it has problems keeping hold of the gps location, and randomly jumps around, but comes back to the current location when driving.
Does anyone know what the problem is/might be and how to fix?
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Hi I have a in car stereo, with dvd, tv, radio etc, and satnav capability. It has sd cards, and a built in satnav capability. It is one of the units that are exported from china. It runs Route66 v7 with no problems, quite fast and accurately. I tried TomTom v6 on the device.
It runs, all voice prompts work, its connects to the gps ok, but it has problems keeping hold of the gps location, and randomly jumps around, but comes back to the current location when driving.
Does anyone know what the problem is/might be and how to fix?
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Hi,
That's a problem of TT. It seems TT is very strict on which satellite it uses and which it ignores. I tried upgrading to a different version of TT but it's all the same. Guess it also depends on what chipset is used.
Dirk