iPAQ - This looks like the type of thing !
Any idea if it will run the Ordnace Survey memory map software ?
I am presuming they are unlocked for any mobile network ?
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Apparantly it will run the OS stuff, but I never did it.
Mine was indeed unlocked for any network.
The new ones now have WiFi as well which is a significant improvement.
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FYI
www.brightcity.co.uk/hp_ipaq_6915_pda.htm
and apparantly the OS Map is from an application called Memorymap. I know nothing about it, but apparantly its referred to on the TomTom site.
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The link is for the new 6515, the 6915 - I currently use the 6515 (had a Qtek 9100 but preferred the inbuilt GPS so have gone back.)
Saw the hw6915 at the motorshow and they've improved the keyboard a lot, it runs Mobile 5, has more memory and WiFi . Seemed pretty good although can't comment on the battery life I was only playing with it for five minutes.
Might be the right device for you
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Just been doing some research of my own...
There is also some device out called a Mio A701
www.mio-tech.be/products/GPS_PDA_Phone/a701/a701.h...l
Seems to do the same thing, like the HP iPAQs but no keyboard......
flashier styling also :-)
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Try a Palmone Treo 650. It's available on Orange. It's a PDA with Bluetooth so you should be able to add Tom Tom 5 to it. It also has a full QWERTY keypad like a Blackberry plus a touch screen like a PDA. They also do a Treo 700 which is 3G compliant.
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i have the new ipaq, the 6910 (same as 6915, but no camera).
has everything you want, has wifi, bluetooth and gps receiver built in. and its a phone.
Havent used it for gps yet, havent loaded full version of tomtom on it - came with a cutdown version, only 1 city.
will need a mini SD card for it to do that i think.
Battery life is far less than a normal phone, but using gps you would need an in car charger/ mount anyway, so should be an issue.
Its great for texting as it has a proper keyboard. It is a bit bulky, but not as bad as i thought. Nice bit of kit.
its about the same size as my dell pda i use for sat nav at present.
get it on a new phone contract and its not too expensive. Cost me £175 on our business contract from vodafone.
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