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    Using a Bluetooth GPS reciever with my laptop?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Beltonius, Jul 12, 2006.

  1. Beltonius

    Beltonius Notebook Consultant

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    I have a Inspiron XPS (Gen1) with Dell's Truemobile 300 BT receiver. I also have an Axim x30 with Wifi/BT and just got a Dell (Navteq) BT GPS receiver. It works nice with my PDA, but my laptop doesnt seem to quite know what to do with it. The receiver is detected as a BT device, and I can pair with it, but all I can do is create a serial connection to it. I need some software to read co-ords from it, I imagine.

    What do you all suggest? I'd prefer free, or at least free trial. I don't want to plunk down money and have it just not work with the receiver. The WinXP software Dell includes is only for loading the maps onto the PDA.
     
    Beltonius, Jul 12, 2006
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