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

• Can't use with MS Streets and Trips 2007

  
  By A6AIZFCP2RE2K on 2007-10-10
  Would be great if it could link with the MS-Streets and Trips 2007. I bought the USB version as part of the Streets and Trips and thought it would be excellent to BT to the GPS receiver. So I bought it, but I cannot select the "right" com port in Vista.
  
  

• Great product

  
  By A1DSNTUNO91JB8 on 2007-02-26
  The bluetooth dock is very good and the battery life per charge is excellent.
  
  

• Works great!

  
  By A30HAGF87CXF2H on 2007-07-18
  Up in running in a few minutes. Works with my laptop and Verizon Blackberry 8830 World phone. Looks cool too. Fits right in your pocket. Comes with a car charger.
  
  

• Works Great With Windows Mobile 6, Live Search and Google Maps "Locate Me"

  
  By A3N4I2KRSMACW8 on 2008-01-05
  I own the Samsung i760 PDA with 320*240 screen and use this GPS to send GPS data to Google Maps and MS Live Search mobile (both are free). I the can view the real-time aerial/satellite "up ahead" just like the government has been doing in the movies. I use a combined power and data/sync cable from Pocket Connections, an air vent PDA car mount. PDANet software lets me tether the Samsung to my laptops USB connection using MS Active sync.
  It took a while to come up to speed but this is the killer configuration which everyone who I show it to wants. It's all great fun especially talking to Live Search through Windows Mobile 6 asking for "Starbucks" nearby and then having their locations and address appear on the PDA. Samsung i760 Black Phone (Verizon Wireless)
  
  
  

• Works great, especially with BB 8700

  
  By A1L9EVLKRETFPQ on 2008-01-08
  I used this with my BB 8700 and dell D800. Worked great with both. The BB pairing went off without a hick and with BB maps would take you where you need to go. With the D800 it was a little harder (thus due mainly to user error most likely and a cheap dongle)
  
  
• Does not work as advertised
  By A1P7L0EO5YV0LU 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.
  
  
• The best dealer out there!
  By A775JRYTYTXRE on 2007-10-17
  This is the best device out there for all of you who are tired of carrying around crazy wires and attachments to make your Pharos GPS reciever work with your laptops or pokcet PCs. The quality is mind blowing. It snaps on the reciever and after that ita ia juat a metter of seconds you are on the go. The bluetooth connection is blazing fast and once configuers picks up the signal in no time. the accuracy is unbelievable and the fuunctionality is extraordinary. I use it with my HTC 8525 and use the TOM TOM navigation software which by the way is the best thing out here for pocket pcs and I have never been this happy. I completely recomend it to all out there who like me werent born without a compass or the ones who are constantly on the road.
  
  
• Didn't work with my Blackberry
  By A1TJS7632T3SX3 on 2007-12-04
  I was pretty sure this should connect to my blackberry pearl using bluetooth, which it did, but nothing good happened after that. Just gave me this error - Signal too weak to pinpoint location. I tried my best to get it to work from a variety of places during different times of the day- but it's a useless piece of plastic now.
  
  My GPS device is from MS Streets and Trips 2007.
  
  
• A Handy Little Gadget
  By AKVUI3HZPX0AN on 2008-01-12
  We used Microsoft Streets and Trips on our road trip last year but didn't like the wire running down the front winshield to connect the Pharos GPS to the laptop. The Pharos Bluetooth Dock is the perfect solution. We simply stick the GPS with the dock in the sunroof or place it on the dash and we have connection. This setup also works well on our boat where the dock is on the cabin top communicating to the laptop charting and navigation programs. A good buy.
  
  
• Very convenient dock
  By A3TJSXQ8LY6TMC on 2008-02-29
  This dock works phenomenally well. It rides well on the dash of my car, in my pocket when I'm walking, or from my desk at home. I no longer have this ugly extension sticking out of my PDA, and I'm no longer afraid I'll break it off. My son has one as well that he uses with Microsoft S&T on his laptop as he drives up and down the 10 western states as a truck driver, and he loves his, too.
  
  
• A must have...
  By A2HL9T1J9RJ1E1 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!
  
  
• Surprisingly great!
  By A2QVC1IPTWI10F 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
  By A3TCKYDG87AYCL 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!
  By A3C39QOMKGPAFY 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.
  
  
• Works Great
  By A156KK9U5E8PE9 on 2008-09-07
  Works great with Blackberry 8700. Also works great with Google Maps With GPS Tracker 13.0 (Shareware software). Doesn't work at all with Microsoft Streets and Trips 2008 running on Windows Vista - Apparently Streets & Trips 2008 has problems with half-duplex bluetooth serial port communications... Shame on you Microsoft.
  
  I recommend the Pharos BT dock IF you don't plan to use it with Streets and Trips on Vista.
  
  Cheers,
  
  Mike
  
  

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