Pharos Bluetooth Dock for Microsoft and Pharos GPS-500 (PXT22)

List Price: $73.20 Discount Price: $38.64

Features:

• Pharos Science
• Pharos Bluetooth dock

Customer Reviews:

A must have... [Posted on 2008-03-01]
If you have the GPS-500 and a bluetooth PDA or using Microsoft Streets and Trips on your laptop, the Pharos Bluetooth Dock is a must have produce. No more wires, easy to set up and use. I've used it in the car, on a boat, out on hikes. I do geocaching with it. it is a great product!

Does not work as advertised [Posted on 2008-04-14]
Attempted to use this with the Microsoft branded Pharos GPS-500. The bluetooth stack on my Lenovo T61p sees the device and takes the passcode, but the sled never binds with the bluetooth stack. As a troubleshooting step I tried to bind the unit to my Windows Mobile 6.0 phone and the same results. The BT stack sees it but the device won't pair with the phone.

I called Pharos and thier support agents will only tell you its a problem with Vista and Microsoft knows about it, they will then tell you to download a piece of nagware to test. Using this software confirms what I already know, and that is that the sled won't pair and Pharos response is that it can't be thier problem, it has to be a Vista/Microsoft problem. This is hardly possible as I use this machine and its bluetooth stack all the time to connect to mice and headphones, so I had no recourse but to return the unit.

Surprisingly great! [Posted on 2008-04-19]
I must admit that I was skeptical from the very beginning but I decided to try this anyway. I'm using it with MS Live Search (which is free) and my T-Mobile Wing. After pairing with your phone, type in a location using Live Search, then click on route/maps/menu and finally "Center on GPS". It even works inside my house. The only reason why I didn't give this a perfect rating was because it doesn't come with a wall charger and you have to download Pharos' Ostia software ($120) if you want voice "turn by turn" directions. For $80 dollars this is definitely worth it.

Does the job [Posted on 2008-06-07]
Works great for me, I bought it to pair it up with a free GPS application on a Windows Mobile device for Geocaching. I also use it to eliminate the wires when I'm traveling with my fiance using the laptop and Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007. Works well in both cases.

Great option worth having! [Posted on 2008-06-13]
I bought this to use with my PDA and laptob. It works great, easy to setup, long battery life. Has a blue connect light, flashes to show it is on, turns soild when linked. Recharges quickly, small, great design, no wires to fight with. Great product, highly recommend. Would buy it again for any price, well worth investment. Can't think of a way to make it any better, no complaints.

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