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Bluetooth GPS and Mapopolis on MPx220
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Posted by: John in DC

Anyone done this yet? Appreciate hearing about your experiences and which GPS you ended up using. Rgds... - John

Posted by: mtf97tj

i second this - i am interested in doing this as well - especially with the free maps you can get

Posted by: rautyasu

Yes, I have tried this. I am using a Belkin bluetooth GPS. I have gotten it to work using the below registry hack that Lamar from Mapopolis forwarded to me. You can find variations of it in the various forums.

I have had problems when using my Bluetooth headset, or leaving the range of the Bluetooth GPS without first stopping the GPS in Mapopolis. Feedback that I have received points to the bluetooth implementation for the US market by Cingular and/or Moto.

If you aren't using other bluetooth devices, you may not have those problems. Good luck!!

> > Here's what an MS Mobile MVP posted on the Pocket PC Mag forums:
> >
> > The following is a Motorola Smartphone MPx220 registry fix to enable
> > full-fledged GPS, such as Smartphone Mapopolis, to function on your
> > MPx220 (United States version). WARNING: all registry edits may
> > involve risk to your operating system, so proceed at your own risk.
> >
> > First download the PHM registry edit tool from:
> >
> > http://www.phm.lu/Products/Smartphone/RegEdit/
> >
> > Use the PHM software on your Smartphone to go to the key
> > KEY_CURRENT_USER/ControlPanel/Bluetooth and change the two values to
> > '1'. Then delete any B luetooth paired items on your Smartphone and
> > re-pair your BT GPS receiver. Lastly set COM6 port (4800 baud) in
> > Mapopolis and it should connect to satellites!

Posted by: craigg

I also use Mapopolis with the Belkin GPS. It works perfectly. I had to do the registry hack initially to get it to work too but since then Mapopolis has released a newer beta and I am not sure if it has solved this problem. In any event, once I changed the registry it has worked perfectly. What is nice about Mapopolis is that it is free to try and has true spoken driving directions. Even after the free trial it is priced reasonably at only $9.95 for any one county or $99.95 for full USA access.

Posted by: rautyasu

craigg,

Do you use any other bluetooth devices with your mpx220, or is the belkin gps the only one?

Thanks,

Chris

Posted by: craigg

I do use my HP Laptop which has bluetooth to connect to the internet with the MPX220. I have also used a Jabra BT250 bluetooth headset.

Quote:

Originally posted by rautyasu
craigg,

Do you use any other bluetooth devices with your mpx220, or is the belkin gps the only one?

Thanks,

Chris