Microsoft streets and trips with GPS

**carchrism5** · 03-29-2005, 09:59 PM

hi, i've been looking at microsoft streets and trips with a GPS usb antenna and i just need to verify some stuff, when the usb GPS antenna is hooked up and streets and trips is running it will show where you are on a map on the screen and provide directions to a destination. Also are the directions voice prompted, meaning the directions are spoken to you. thank you

**nismo3z** · 03-29-2005, 11:15 PM

Nope....no voice commands

**Sonicxtacy02** · 03-30-2005, 06:36 AM

I wouldnt recommend the package... The software is not good for in car use and the GPS mouse is not efficient with its long warm up period and poor connection.

**kiltjim** · 03-30-2005, 08:31 AM

It isn't going to give you directions to the destination from where you are either. It is only going to give you directions from beginning to end.

**neon_eddy** · 03-30-2005, 08:33 AM

POI are great .. but other than it's a POS.. I Know I blew the $130 on it..

**Sonicxtacy02** · 03-30-2005, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by neon_eddy

POI are great .. but other than it's a POS.. I Know I blew the $130 on it..

I got it for $80 and i still feel duped. But for anyone who does have the GPS mouse. I found a way to change stuff on it thru Sirfdemo to improve signaling and response DRASTICALLY.

**neon_eddy** · 03-30-2005, 08:57 AM

really.. please expound! ..

I can usually get my 6 or 7 sats with routis .. but I had some issues this weekend.. I'm just gonna say it was sun spots though..

and I'll be honest I didn't buy it.. I "bartered" for it.. but the retail on it was 130 w/GPS mouse

I ended up using the phyros drives too.. I couldn't get it to work with the MS ones

**Kato** · 03-30-2005, 09:18 AM

Yeah please enlighten us, Sonicxtacy02. I have one of these as well.

**Sonicxtacy02** · 03-30-2005, 10:05 AM

Ok, you need a copy of the latest SirfDemo.exe. Open the program and its gonna ask you to select your com port and baud rate. Your defaults should be already listed so just hit ok. Then you'll have to hit the connect button ( little button that looks like two wires unplugged). From there go to Action/Synchronize protocol and baud rate . After you hit that look on the title bar and it should do some testing with various baud rates. It should stop on 4800 (the only one that works with our GPS). Click save. Click ok.. exit program. On the way home from work (before i did this) the most sats i had was 3. On the way to work today (after) i averaged 9. Also seemed to speed up the time it took to display to iguidance. Hope it works for you!