Turning my PDA into a satnav?

[N Dentressangle]

I have a Dell Axim X30 PDA from work. Is it worth adding satnav stuff to this for the odd time I would use a satnav?

What would I need exactly to buy for my Axim to make it do satnav things? I'm guessing Ebay is the place? Please bear with me on the tecknollygee - digital watches still make me gasp a little...

[andy_quantum]

You need a GPS receiver and the software, plus a way to charge them both in the car. I used to have a Dell Axim X5 a while ago running TomTom, got the package through Handtec. It was alright, bit quiet though

[Paul_R]

I use my Dell x51v as my sat nav.

My setup has a powered and amplified cradle which holds the PDA and charges it as well as making it loud enough to hear above engine, exhaust and CD! The GPS is a bluetooth jobbie which just sits on the dash and some CoPilot software.

I've just upgraded to CoPilot 7 which seems pretty good. The only disappointment is that it doesn't do text to speech like the previous version but the support people tell me that it is coming in a patch soon. At the moment it just gives 'turn left' type instructions rather than 'turn left onto Fred Scuttle Road' type instructions. It is very good software which also gives speed camera warnings and can offer traffic warnings and rerouting as well as logging your position via web page if you have the right addons.

Check out Expansys (www.expansys.com) and ALK (www.alk.com/eu/)

If you have any questions, just ask!

Hope this helps.

[N Dentressangle]

Thanks guys - I had been thinking Tomtom was the only choice, but that gives me other ideas!

[Sixpackpert]

Running Navman software on my PDA with a bluetooth GPS receiver. Works well for me.