Hi All,
Is a GPS dongle the same as
broadband wireless dongle or is
it something else?
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From: Dee Earley <dee@???>
To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List <hampshire@???>
Sent: Wed, 19 May, 2010 23:05:15
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] GPS Dongle recommendations
On 19/05/2010 12:45, Mark Johnson wrote:
> Hi All,
> I'm looking at getting a GPS dongle (or just a compact USB-attached GPS)
> to have a play with I was wondering if anyone would mind sharing
> experiences and recommendations with the devices?
> The main system it'll be used on is an EeePC 901 running Ubuntu Netbook
> Edition, so any experiences with those would be an extra bonus :-)
I use a SirfStar III based Globalsat BU 353 and it works perfectly.
As with all GPS devices, they appear as a serial port and as this one is
USB, it uses the common PL2303 USB-RS232 chipset.
They retail for ~£30 too.
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