GPS Sensorto PocketPC cabling issues

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Lots of people are going to get involved here,
with complicated cabling and driver solutions,
but the best thing to do is:

don't use the GPS that came with Streets, get another
one that works *directly* with your Toshiba, WITHOUT
cable/USB/drivers/etc. Streets will work with it fine, it
doesn't care, but trying to use a USB cabled GPS
with a Pocket PC is NOT for the faint of heart. Besides,
then you'll have this kludgey setup with one device
cabled to another...yuck.

Since we don't know which Toshiba you have, this can be
either a CF, SD or Bluetooth device.

You can learn more here:

http://www.semsons.com


"JohnM_Detroit" <jkmuldoon@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:FsZ5e.3192$go4.1450@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> How to do this? The GPS comes with a cable that has a USB on the end. How
to
> get the signal into the Toshiba in real time, so it works with my Pocket
> Streets?
>
>

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"Sven" <sejohannsen(at)hotmail.com> wrote in message
newstav7QZPFHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> The OP did not indicate that the GPS in question came with Streets and
> Trips, or Pocket Streets, only that it was USB and he wanted to use it
with
> Pocket Streets. If in fact it is the Streets and Trips USB GPS, you can
get
> the appropriate interface cable at Pharos.
>
http://services.pharosgps.com/shop [...] &curPage=2

Sorry you can't make that leap, Sven.

It is perfectly obvious to me, taken within the context
of his post, and the "push to market" advertising of
PS with the included GPS.

In any case, my comments still apply.

A Pocket PC with a cabled GPS is no longer "pocketable"
or even easily portable.

A Pocket PC with a CF/SD/BT GPS is.

>
> --
> Sven
> MS-MVP Mobile Devices
> "V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:%23D0eu6WPFHA.1528@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Lots of people are going to get involved here,
> > with complicated cabling and driver solutions,
> > but the best thing to do is:
> >
> > don't use the GPS that came with Streets, get another
> > one that works *directly* with your Toshiba, WITHOUT
> > cable/USB/drivers/etc. Streets will work with it fine, it
> > doesn't care, but trying to use a USB cabled GPS
> > with a Pocket PC is NOT for the faint of heart. Besides,
> > then you'll have this kludgey setup with one device
> > cabled to another...yuck.
> >
> > Since we don't know which Toshiba you have, this can be
> > either a CF, SD or Bluetooth device.
> >
> > You can learn more here:
> >
> > http://www.semsons.com
> >
> >
> > "JohnM_Detroit" <jkmuldoon@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > news:FsZ5e.3192$go4.1450@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> >> How to do this? The GPS comes with a cable that has a USB on the end.
How
> > to
> >> get the signal into the Toshiba in real time, so it works with my
Pocket
> >> Streets?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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"Sven" <sejohannsen(at)hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ebfBLGhPFHA.2252@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> MS does not advertise PS with an included GPS. They advertise Streets and
> Trips, a PC application, with an included GPS.

omigod!!! You caught me in a small error! I stated PS
when I really meant S&T!

How could I be so stupid????

I'm done with this...have a good day.

That package incidentally
> comes with Pocket Streets, which isn't the only way to get that
application
> either. I chose not to make the leap that was the only possibility. I did
> acknowledge that it potentially was that GPS, and offered a solution that
> worked with what he already had, not a solution that required him to scrap
> the GPS.
>
> --
> Sven
> MS-MVP Mobile Devices
> "V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:u3x1QpdPFHA.3560@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "Sven" <sejohannsen(at)hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > newstav7QZPFHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> The OP did not indicate that the GPS in question came with Streets and
> >> Trips, or Pocket Streets, only that it was USB and he wanted to use it
> > with
> >> Pocket Streets. If in fact it is the Streets and Trips USB GPS, you can
> > get
> >> the appropriate interface cable at Pharos.
> >>
> >
http://services.pharosgps.com/shop [...] &curPage=2
> >
> > Sorry you can't make that leap, Sven.
> >
> > It is perfectly obvious to me, taken within the context
> > of his post, and the "push to market" advertising of
> > PS with the included GPS.
> >
> > In any case, my comments still apply.
> >
> > A Pocket PC with a cabled GPS is no longer "pocketable"
> > or even easily portable.
> >
> > A Pocket PC with a CF/SD/BT GPS is.
> >
> >>
> >> --
> >> Sven
> >> MS-MVP Mobile Devices
> >> "V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> >> news:%23D0eu6WPFHA.1528@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> > Lots of people are going to get involved here,
> >> > with complicated cabling and driver solutions,
> >> > but the best thing to do is:
> >> >
> >> > don't use the GPS that came with Streets, get another
> >> > one that works *directly* with your Toshiba, WITHOUT
> >> > cable/USB/drivers/etc. Streets will work with it fine, it
> >> > doesn't care, but trying to use a USB cabled GPS
> >> > with a Pocket PC is NOT for the faint of heart. Besides,
> >> > then you'll have this kludgey setup with one device
> >> > cabled to another...yuck.
> >> >
> >> > Since we don't know which Toshiba you have, this can be
> >> > either a CF, SD or Bluetooth device.
> >> >
> >> > You can learn more here:
> >> >
> >> > http://www.semsons.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "JohnM_Detroit" <jkmuldoon@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> >> > news:FsZ5e.3192$go4.1450@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> >> >> How to do this? The GPS comes with a cable that has a USB on the
end.
> > How
> >> > to
> >> >> get the signal into the Toshiba in real time, so it works with my
> > Pocket
> >> >> Streets?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.pocketpc (More info?)

"V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net> wrote in news:u3x1QpdPFHA.3560
@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl:

>
> A Pocket PC with a cabled GPS is no longer "pocketable"
> or even easily portable.
>
>

You're making the leap that the OP cares whether the unit is pocketable or
portable.

Scott