tom tom phones?

disco Stu · 16 Oct 2006 at 21:33

I need a phone that can have tom tom or some other gps software installed on.

Can anyone recommend a phone for me?

thanks

Six6siX · 16 Oct 2006 at 21:51

XDA Mini S / Vario / Vario II - to name a few - pretty much any bluetooth enabled Windows Mobile based phone will do the job.

Oblivious · 16 Oct 2006 at 22:16

SE M600i

Lush

Doesnt have to be Windows Smartphone, I don't think.

Six6siX · 16 Oct 2006 at 22:33

Oblivious said:
SE M600i Lush

Doesnt have to be Windows Smartphone, I don't think.

Oh yeah, you can get symbian versions too - forgot about that

iMacMart · 16 Oct 2006 at 22:47

I have the Vario with tomtom 5+ installed have to have a seperate GPS unit but it's saved me no end of time travelling to different sites for my job..!!!

Wouldn't be without it now!

And if I was I'd be lost ......lol

Airax · 17 Oct 2006 at 08:48

T-Mobile MDA Compact III, HTC P3300,
Phone with built in GPS receiver (SiRF III no less) and TomTom installed out of the box.

wanger · 19 Oct 2006 at 17:35

I have an N80 with Tomtom6 - superb. also have a 6680 with Tomtom 5, nearly as good apart from the screen res. Always used to prefer Windows Mobile / Pocket PC, but the phones are so much bigger and now that I'm used to Symbian I'm happy to stay.

steviec · 19 Oct 2006 at 17:57

I have a MDA Vario II running TT 6 and it works a treat, using it with a GPS Bluetooth Car Kit and a external Bluetooth GPS Unit. Just need to find a decent powered in car holder with speaker for the Car now.

busterboy · 19 Oct 2006 at 20:03

steviec said:
Just need to find a decent powered in car holder with speaker for the Car now.

They should be in the UK next week according to a UK supplier I am dealing with..

Stay tuned..

steviec · 19 Oct 2006 at 22:18

busterboy said:
They should be in the UK next week according to a UK supplier I am dealing with..

Stay tuned..

That's great news thanks. Can you let me know when they arrive.

LeperousDust · 19 Oct 2006 at 22:36

UK government is changing the law around radio transmitting devices. Easiest solution is to bang some MP3's on your phone and your tomtom and have it broadcast the tomtom and your tunes through the radio in your car. Its what i did, works great

One step extra is to use A2DP and a compatible stereo headunit, perfect sound quality.

The_Dark_Side · 20 Oct 2006 at 23:13

busterboy said:
They should be in the UK next week according to a UK supplier I am dealing with..

Stay tuned..

please don't tell me they will be hard wired as i need to be able to switch from vehicle to vehicle.

steviec · 16 Nov 2006 at 11:00

busterboy said:
They should be in the UK next week according to a UK supplier I am dealing with..

Stay tuned..

Any news on these yet? Only one seen to date is without the inbuilt speaker and nearly £50 :eek:

where as the original one was IIRC £30ish with inbuilt speaker & GPS Charging Cable

Tunney · 16 Nov 2006 at 12:37

The Nokia N73 is probably the most mainstream phone that supports TomTom 6.

GuruJockStrap · 16 Nov 2006 at 13:37

Vario II, TT6 and a cheap Bluetooth GPS reciever (12 Channels. Not as good as the SiRF III chipset but I've had zero problems with it) running all dandy here.

Got the PocketGPSWorld speed camera database with spoken warnings informing you of type of camera and speed limit.

subaru_swift · 16 Nov 2006 at 13:39

nokia 6600 works mint

i have tomtom5 on it & tomtom 6 on my hp ipaq hx4700

LeoWyatt · 21 Nov 2006 at 10:13

subaru_swift said:
nokia 6600 works mint

i have tomtom5 on it & tomtom 6 on my hp ipaq hx4700

Second vote for the 6600