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View Poll Results: What is the best GPS Receiver?
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BU-303
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22 |
8.66% |
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BU-353/355
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128 |
50.39% |
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Holux GR-213
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37 |
14.57% |
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Holux GR-212
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7 |
2.76% |
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Royaltek Sapphire
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1 |
0.39% |
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Garmin unit (post your model!)
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13 |
5.12% |
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Ublox unit (post your setup!)
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2 |
0.79% |
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Bluetooth unit (post your model!)
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8 |
3.15% |
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OEM unit (post your setup!)
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11 |
4.33% |
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Other (post your setup!)
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33 |
12.99% |
07-01-2006, 11:32 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: San Jose, CA
Vehicle: 1996 Nissan Maxima
Posts: 289
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i dunno about "best" ... because to make that judgment, you would have tried the other products listed as well.
Probably the one you've had good experience with is a better choice ... but anyways, I voted. BU-303, though cheap, has worked well for me!
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07-02-2006, 12:01 AM
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#17
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I see dead kittens
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: New York
Vehicle: 1998 Audi A4
Posts: 3,782
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how did you forget to put the Rikaline 6010 in your poll????
btw, that's what I use.
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07-02-2006, 03:36 AM
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#18
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My Village Called
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
Vehicle: 1995 Lexus SC300 1997 Mazda Miata
Posts: 10,763
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Ummmm... were the hell is Earthmate 
I voted other.
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07-02-2006, 04:14 AM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Plano/College Station, TX
Vehicle: 2003 Ford Ranger FX4 Level II
Posts: 183
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The one I saw/heard most about was the BU-353, so that's the one I've got.
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07-02-2006, 07:30 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Netherlands
Vehicle: BMW 735i 1998 / Ford Escort Clipper 1996
Posts: 22
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I have the BU-353 and it's great!! I've been using it now for about 10 months and never had any problems with it. during driving up to 12 satalites!!!
Normally up to 7-8 satalites.
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07-02-2006, 08:36 AM
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#21
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Little Elm, Texas
Vehicle: VW GTi VR6 / Ducati 900 SS & S4R / Dakota R/T Supercharged
Posts: 13,221
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Quote: Originally Posted by Quattro
how did you forget to put the Rikaline 6010 in your poll????
btw, that's what I use.
Quote: Originally Posted by 0l33l
Ummmm... were the hell is Earthmate 
I voted other.
because there's a 10 item limit.
Quote: Originally Posted by DarquePervert
If there are other GPS units you feel should be added to the list, I can't. The poll is limited to ten entries. However, please choose OTHER and post your setup so newbies can see what options are available!
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07-02-2006, 10:00 AM
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#22
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 3,453
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Quote: Originally Posted by Quattro
how did you forget to put the Rikaline 6010 in your poll????
From my experience, it is not waterproof.. water-resistant perhaps, but after opening it up to repair a cut cable and seeing the components rusting away, definitely not waterPROOF.
Quote: Originally Posted by 0l33l
Ummmm... were the hell is Earthmate 
My experience with this Earthmate has been good.. If you put it in a location where it has a decent view of the sky and can get a decent lock. Mine was mounted on the inside of my fiberglass trunk lid. Lack of magnet mount and the detachable USB cable limit your mounting options the vehicle's interior.
Quote: Originally Posted by uriel
I have the BU-353 and it's great!!
BU35x/SirfSTAR III.. definitely the best way to go at this point.. great chipset. Mine works inside the passenger compartment where the Earthmate failed.
Last edited by tj!2k4 : 07-03-2006 at 07:22 AM.
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07-02-2006, 10:37 PM
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#23
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My Village Called
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
Vehicle: 1995 Lexus SC300 1997 Mazda Miata
Posts: 10,763
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Well... then maybe the BUs and the Holux should been combined.
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07-03-2006, 06:41 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Little Elm, Texas
Vehicle: VW GTi VR6 / Ducati 900 SS & S4R / Dakota R/T Supercharged
Posts: 13,221
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if they were, someone would come in and complain about that... 
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07-03-2006, 01:47 PM
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My Village Called
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
Vehicle: 1995 Lexus SC300 1997 Mazda Miata
Posts: 10,763
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Quote: Originally Posted by Red GTi VR6
if they were, someone would come in and complain about that... 
So true 
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07-27-2006, 08:38 PM
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#26
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FLAC
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Boston, MA
Vehicle: 2002 Chrysler Sebring Coupe LXI
Posts: 1,747
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Just got my Holux 213, works great. Plugged it in and got 11-12 satellites indoors almost immediately.
Even more impressive is I live tucked between two big banks, I can barely get FM/AM or TV reception in here. Lot's of shielding, lot's of noise.
The only issue I have is that at first, I had problems accessing it or if I did, I'd get read errors. It turns out that there must be something buggy with the PL2303 drivers for linux. I have another PL2303 serial converter on the machine too. It recognized both correctly, but it won't work with both plugged in.
Strange.
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07-28-2006, 07:48 AM
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MySQL Error
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Woodbridge, VA
Vehicle: 2003/Acura/RSX
Posts: 4,685
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bu353. mounted on my roof and never ever have any problems with it connecting or sat counts.
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08-13-2006, 09:50 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1
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Vote other!!
Well, I looked at all the available USB GPS units like the ones on the list of choices, but I didn't want the cable coming out the side of it. Impossible to mount it externally and have it look good (with no wires going around). Well, I have a 1967 mustang that I am installing all this in and I want it to look stock from the outside and from the inside (mostly). I was wondering how I could minimize the impact and the eep the good looks. I finally, after months of searching (actually a couple hours on the internet), I have found what I need. I have been planning on removing my antenna from the outside of the car and hiding it on the inside of the windshield, so I was going to have to fill in the hole it is currently mounted in, and repaint the whole panel as this would be a big hole to fill. Then when I found this GPS unit, I knew that I could just use the old antenna hole. I have not tested it yet, but I do have one here. It's waterproof, It will be sealed against the body in the old antenna hole with silicone and locked in place with a locking ring with the nut and the silicone will adhere pretty well. And it comes with a 15' cable to go through the firewall, under the carpet and under the passenger's seat. This is the best option I have found and know that a lot of you will be taking my idea, thus the long post before I tell you which one. The US Global Sat MR-350 WAAS Enabled Water Proof GPS Receiver. I am including two pictures, one of the unit, pretty cool and one of the design specs.
picture of it
<img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/cheshireccat/MR-350_.jpg" border="0" alt="goto http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/cheshireccat/MR-350_.jpg">
and the specs:
<img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/cheshireccat/MR350_specs.jpg" border="0" alt="Goto http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/cheshireccat/MR350_specs.jpg">
Now that you have seen it, what do you think? pretty good option, just drill a hole and you run the cable and done...
Last edited by cheshireccat : 08-13-2006 at 09:53 AM.
Reason: poor spelling, stickler for grammer.. lol
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08-16-2006, 10:03 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 28
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Garmin 15L
Garmin 15L: Small, cheap, works
Hirschmann GPS, WiFi, GSM rooftop antenna: High geek factor
See below, it's in the lower right of the top plate. This brick fits inside an ampie case.

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08-16-2006, 10:58 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Queens, New York
Vehicle: 2002 Mitsubishi Galant
Posts: 1,380
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I use a Holux GPSlim 236, great reciever!
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