Having just upgraded to Tom Tom 5, I've hit a major limitation which Tom Tom are being less than honest about.

Version 5 has the "Plus" features, which link it to a mobile phone, to download traffic and weather information via GPRS.

Unfortunately, if you run it on a Palm, with a Bluetooth GPS, it can't work, as the Palm T3 can only handle one Bluetooth connection at a time, and the connection to the GPS is using it.

I'm not sure if this limitation exists on the PocketPC platform -has anyone tried it?

It's not documented anywhere, and Tom Tom support just tell me that "every Palm user" knows about the limitation. Yeah, right.

So, if you're using the above combination, and want to use Tom Tom Plus, forget it. Or go and buy a wired GPS receiver.

I'm still fighting with Palm support, but I'm not getting very far.

Phil

I have used the traffic software on my Ipaq 2210 with and it worked fine via bluetooth.

isn't that a limitation of the Palm T3???? what have the people that make TomTom been "less than honest about"? this is like blaming the makers of an atmospheric dv for the octy not liking them...

isn't that a limitation of the Palm T3???? what have the people that make TomTom been "less than honest about"? this is like blaming the makers of an atmospheric dv for the octy not liking them...

What annoys me is that they could have pointed out the limitation, rather than just trumpeting, "works on all platforms!!".

Phil

I have used the traffic software on my Ipaq 2210 with and it worked fine via bluetooth.

How does the traffic thing actually work then, a quick call before you set off on your journey? Do you get updates during your journey, if so, how? How long are the calls, is it just a normal style call or a web type thing? I must admit I'm not at all up on web/services on mobile phones, I use mine to call people. :eek:

It uses bluetooth to make your phone connect via GPRS to their server, which sends you traffic and weather updates, which then display on the Tom Tom screen while you're driving.

Clever, when it works.....

Phil

Ah OK. How much does the GPRS thing cost to run on your phone, forgive my ignorance but is it like a free call and you pay for the amount of data you download? Can you still receive calls?

gprs isn't an actual call, it uses the same radio type waves but kinda goes along side calls, a bit like broadband does on your phone line.

and i agree that tom tom have done nothing wrong, are they supposed to test every single handset out there. as it is it would work perfectly with your T3 if you had a wired gps reciever, this problem is more down to you not knowing your equipement and its limitations imho

GPRS is typically charged by the amount of data you transfer, as opposed to a per minute scheme... Tomtom's traffic service looks like a great idea, but you'd need to know how accurate & timely the information is. Not much good to most people if it only tells you about problems on motorways, or it doesn't check very often...

On the subject of T3 and bluetooth - when you upgrade, the tomtom site uses your product info to identify what product you have... so in theory they could have had some kind of warning... ATEOTD you'll have to live with it, or use traffic alerts on your radio?