Pharos PK035 Pocket GPS Navigator Kit for Siemens/T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone
Feb.16, 2010 in
GPS Phones
- Voice Prompted, Turn by Turn Navigation with Detailed Street Level Maps for all 50 States
- Find a location by address, cross street, contacts or Point of Interest
- Use Microsoft Pocket Outlook Contacts as your destination
- Display shows next turn direction, street name, distance to turn, and distance to destination
- Display highlighted route map or written text directions, and shows active satellites and signal strengths
Product DescriptionPharos, the leader in advanced navigation solutions for handheld computing, has created the ultimate driving tool for Pocket PC’s. With the Portable GPS Navigator you can navigate door-to-door, or point-to-point, anyw. . . More >>
Pharos PK035 Pocket GPS Navigator Kit for Siemens/T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone
February 16th, 2010 at 9:17 am
I bought this item from Amazon two months ago and have used it everyday. The GPS is easy to install and configure, and operates flawlessly. It even looks cool sitting on the dashboard with it’s purple light. The Ostia mapping software is pretty good, even though I found that a couple of 2 year old US addresses were not mapped.
The only gripe I have with this item is the PDA holder (the reason why I deducted 1 star from the ratings). The holder is made of cheap plastic and very flimsy. I broke one of the install pins on the first try and now have to live with putting my PDA in the coffee cup holder. You may have better luck.
I also purchased the SmartTraffic and SmartFinder service (. . . ) For people like me in Southern California, I think it is a blessing in disguise. It allows you to download real-time traffic information and incorporates this onto the map. This way you can make re-routing decisions in real-time. I have saved myself many a harrowing traffic days because of this.
Overall I rate this product as very good and useful. I am happy at not spending $1500 for a vehicle integrated GPS system, when I bought a car recently. This device (and the traffic service) provide me more functionality than an integrated GPS device.
I am hoping that I will be able to re-use this device when I change my PDA to one with bluetooth.
Rating: 4 / 5