Eurail or Fly?

[NM]

Oh yes, and if you join the BuyGPSNow forum (free) you get a discount on anything you buy through them. Their bundles are often very good value, but have to pay for shipping from USA.

 

[PaulL]

I have Destinator 6 for my Dell Axim Pocket PC and a Bluetooth GPS receiver. I have maps for Australia, Europe, USA and Canada. It works well, but needs a little more tender loving care than a dedicated GPS device (like any Windows Mobile device does).

If you buy a bluetooth GPS and/or software from BuyGPSNow.com, they will usually include a free universal vent mount suitable for most PocketPC devices.

I bought my Bluetoth GPS receiver from a company that also sells them on eBay, though I bought mine directly from their web site for the same price as they sell on eBay.

Thanks for your advice NM.
I too have a Dell Axim X50v but had intended to use that with Skype S/W and a Bluetooth earpiece to make cheap phone calls.
I read (on an Axim forum I think) that running navigation S/W on one of these was very slow and it took a long time to recalculate directions.

At the moment I am favouring a dedicated GPS navigator and the TomTom One received a very good write up in Choice. At the moment my local D*ck Smith has these on special for $449, but I would still have to buy the Western European maps of course.

BTW Should this thread be cross posted to Communications & Internet?

 

[NM]

I too have a Dell Axim X50v but had intended to use that with Skype S/W and a Bluetooth earpiece to make cheap phone calls.

I have used mine for VoIP calls using a SIP client, but found it added significant latency. Sounded like another 500ms or so over what I am getting from my USA-based IP PBX connection, and I can't get a reliable IPSec client for it so its no use outside my home since the IP PBX is inside our corp network.

I read (on an Axim forum I think) that running navigation S/W on one of these was very slow and it took a long time to recalculate directions.

I have not found any performance problems with it. What OS are you running (WM 2003SE or WM5?). There are some things that can be done to tune performance somewhat.

At the moment I am favouring a dedicated GPS navigator and the TomTom One received a very good write up in Choice. At the moment my local D*ck Smith has these on special for $449, but I would still have to buy the Western European maps of course.

A good option, especially if you will be using it in a car back home as well. I rarely use mine at home because I use my PPC as my diary and its a pain to take all the cables etc needed to power it in the car etc. But for travelling I make good use of it.