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3.5" GPS Navigator TM358C (Black) USD$57 Delivered

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freddy on 18/11/2009 - 17:05 focalprice.com (1190 clicks)
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Its a basic Windows CE 5.0 3.5" car GPS.
resolution 320*240, ARM9 400M CPU, works as media player.
Usual stuff included: stand, cable, power.

You'll probably need to install you own maps & software on an SD card.
But only us$60 shipped, less 5% with code. Thats awfully cheap, I think?
One of this week's specials, limited quantity.

Coupon is FCTKSGIVING, applies to whole site, as posted earlier.
Why does OzB not let me put that in the coupon field?

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    • Mikinoz on 18/11/2009 - 17:31

      especially for ce , actually i bought maps and app of ebay last year was igo for 35.00 great for pc/laptop

    • bm on 18/11/2009 - 18:04
      +2

      Neg not fair, description is accurate and the product is priced well.

      Maps: http://tinyurl.com/ybzxtsl

  • tonyjzx on 18/11/2009 - 18:20
    +2

    if you don't have the ability to find your own maps, this is clearly not the product for you. So why neg someone's post for?

    This is cheaper than dealxtreme so it certainly is a good deal. This is cheap than the stuff from most other aussie sites which is around $125.

  • [Deactivated] on 18/11/2009 - 19:14

    cheap is cheap

  • dumdidum on 18/11/2009 - 20:15

    Anyone know the procedure for getting these to work in Australia? Do we definitely need an SD card? Are there free maps/software? Thanks for the bargain freddy.

  • samfisher5986 on 18/11/2009 - 20:51

    I would personally buy this and put a pirate copy of maps and software on there.

    I don't know why you would buy this gps and pay $$$ for software as you might as well buy a tom tom from the shop.

    Maybe someone can link to cheap GPS software for this device.

  • ViperAMD on 18/11/2009 - 20:53

    This would be awesome if you could get TomTom/Garmin onto it. Anybody have a link to more info?

    • Zawoooo on 18/11/2009 - 21:10
      +1

      yea you could do that, just use torrents to find the right software.

  • rawm on 18/11/2009 - 21:11

    Psst watch out guys, Big Brother (aka Stephen Conroy) might be watching :)

  • RickyNelson on 18/11/2009 - 21:26

    The link says:
    7 inches TFT high resolution 320*240.

    • Zawoooo on 18/11/2009 - 21:45

      yea saw that, but it may just be implying it has the resolution of a 7" screen, that's all i could think of

  • lsdbeta on 18/11/2009 - 21:57
    +8

    Hahaha, anyone catch this ad?

    Alt text

    • mr_asstight on 18/11/2009 - 22:37

      ROFL! Nice. You sir deserve an upvote.

    • bigosmallo on 18/11/2009 - 22:38

      LOL! That's priceless.

  • b00gie on 18/11/2009 - 22:49

    nice bargain, considering getting

    anyone purchased from them before?

    • samfisher5986 on 19/11/2009 - 00:08

      I buy from them all the time, they are great.

  • opelcalibra on 18/11/2009 - 23:13
    +2

    ive purchased heaps from them. they are same as dealextreme in terms of processing time, shipping and engrish!

    if this is a wince 5 unit it will run tomtom 7.985
    ive got a similiar unit i bought from dx

    www.gpsmodding.com

  • g12345567 on 19/11/2009 - 08:48

    Good deal even in US$ with the Australian dollor being so high. Now would be the time to buy. Shipping from overseas. How long does it usually take?

  • netsurfer on 19/11/2009 - 09:39

    Based on domain name registration information…

    focalprice.com

    Registrant:
    Name : Lipeiliang
    Address : FuTian
    City : ShenZhen
    Province/State : Guangdong
    Country : CN
    Postal Code : 518028

    The company is likely based in China. I guess treat it like buying an eBay item from a Chinese seller… Need to wait for 2 weeks or more for the item to arrive I reckon.

    • zhenjie on 19/11/2009 - 12:19

      Shipping is from HK. I've had items sent within a week, others that took 3-4 weeks.

  • freddy on 19/11/2009 - 10:59
    +1

    ShenZhen is the border village-turned-megacity across from HK. You can bet they will be shipped from HK.
    But HK parcel post has been slow recently. 2 weeks registered, still waiting on standard.
    Add on a random delay for focal to obtain and post it.

    • jakentta on 19/11/2009 - 14:00

      Oh well, I ordered one anyway, don't mind the delivery time. Gives me time to read up on how to actually get some navigation software in the thing!

  • opelcalibra on 19/11/2009 - 14:38

    hey janketta
    most of the time these units just execute an exe in a folder on the sd card for example sdcard\navigation\navigator.exe

    you can usually put whatever software you have in this folder and rename it to navigation.exe and the gps will launch it.

    • jakentta on 19/11/2009 - 16:09

      Yup, that's about as much as I have managed to figure out. The main question that remains is that which navigation software is the best at the moment. I know TomTom used to be good, but there seems to be a lot of competition these days. Any recommendations? I would also like to run Oziexplorer on the device, but haven't really come across any good topographic maps of Victoria. I guess launching two different softwares can be achived by having some sort of menu automatically launcing first and then selecting the desired nav software from there?

  • [Deactivated] on 19/11/2009 - 17:50

    does anyone know on how to go about in terms of getting all the maps? Is it possible to get them for free?

  • opelcalibra on 19/11/2009 - 22:10

    goblin go to www.gpsmodding.com all there

  • freddy on 03/12/2009 - 13:54

    Mine arrived already. (considering HK post very slow lately)
    The manual says it is WINCE4.2NET , 266MHz Samsung, 64MB.
    Now I just need some software. Tried Route66, stuck at "at least one file is missing. please install the application again".
    Its hard to find instructions. Will try again on the weekend.

    Price now is not much more - $64. http://www.focalprice.com/detail_EG014B.html

    • jakentta on 03/12/2009 - 14:00

      I've been expecting mine to arrive any for about a week already, but it's still not here. Anyway, keep us posted on how you go with the software.

    • [Deactivated] on 03/12/2009 - 14:54

      Mine just arrived. I'm honestly buggered if I know how to load software onto the thing, so once you figure it out, I'd appreciate a heads up.

    • [Deactivated] on 03/12/2009 - 18:20

      Why on earth did you buy one with WinCE 4.2?????

      You need WinCE 5.0 or later to run most of the modern GPS software programs i.e (TomTom 7/8, iGO8, MioMap 3.0+)

      It was a cheap GPS, but dont expect to be able to run ANYTHING decenet on a 4.2 model, it just doenst have the infrastructure.

        • freddy on 03/12/2009 - 19:38

          it was cheap, and I was expecting wince 5, as stated above.
          How can you tell for sure which is installed? There is no decent system info.
          Anyway, its working fine. Its just a GPS, not 1337 gaming platform.

          • [Deactivated] on 03/12/2009 - 20:18

            @freddy: You said earlier it's WinCE 4.2 or rather WINCE4.2NET which is a fairly easy code to descramble. It's in the manual I have, which I assume is where you got it.

            But since the manual describes an on button you have to hold, and there's actually an on switch, no button… I wouldn't be 100% about anything in that manual.

            Reading your links now. Thanks.

            • freddy on 03/12/2009 - 20:26

              @[Deactivated]: Exactly, can't trust the manual.
              But mine does have a power button. The switch is to lock the touch-screen, just mis-labelled as on/off :-)

              • [Deactivated] on 03/12/2009 - 20:27

                @freddy: Hah! Well spotted. Haven't actually charged the thing yet, so didn't know.

                Seriously, we got ourselves a top notch product :P

                • freddy on 03/12/2009 - 20:37

                  @[Deactivated]: For sixty bucks, I'm not complaining that bluetooth is missing.
                  Build looks good. GPS is accurate.
                  Comes with USB cable, AC charger and car charger - all look decent.
                  Old-type nokia DC plug. Music and video players are OK, speaker loud.

                  Now what I really want for this is some track logging software.
                  Its just a toy to use until my Nokia N900 arrives.

                  • [Deactivated] on 04/12/2009 - 00:33

                    @freddy: I used that Route 66 + Australia map you linked, and I'm getting a "The connection with the GPS reciever cannot be established".

                    The map pack seems to be loading fine… but without the GPS function it's all but pointless.

                    Ideas?

                    EDIT Nevermind. It could find the receiver just fine, but it wasn't getting any location data because I was indoors. They should really make that error message a little more accurate. Ah well, at the price I can't complain :)

                    • freddy on 04/12/2009 - 01:07

                      @[Deactivated]: I get that when its first turned on. Do you see a retry button?

                      Come on - check the menus … Settings->GPS-status. Can you see the lat/lon?
                      If its a dud, you'll need to send it back for an exchange. Just the main unit.
                      If its like DX, they'll pay the postage. (And they would very much like to be DX :-)

                      • [Deactivated] on 04/12/2009 - 01:42

                        @freddy: As my EDIT says, the problem was simply that I was indoors. The message indicated it couldn't find the receiver, not that it couldn't find satellites, which is why I didn't immediately think of going outside. But eventually it occured to me.

                        When outside with a good clear signal, it works fine.

                        • freddy on 04/12/2009 - 10:38

                          @[Deactivated]: Good to hear! Did anybody else get one? So many positive votes!

      • jakentta on 08/12/2009 - 14:50

        I am running iGO8 (from http://www.gpsunderground.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9737) happily on my device. So I guess it must be WinCE 5.0 then?

        • freddy on 08/12/2009 - 16:11

          Thanks! What maps are you using please?

          • jakentta on 08/12/2009 - 19:32

            @freddy: I grabbed the maps from the same forum (http://www.gpsunderground.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9755). Using the Australia R16.1 map. I think some version of iGO should support TTS (Text to Speech), if I have understood correctly. But at least mine does not do it. Or perhaps it needs to be installed separately, I haven't had the time to figure out yet.

  • thewonderer on 07/12/2009 - 15:15

    Got my unit working but dissapointed its not version 5 of WinCE as it really restricts what can be loaded onto the unit.

    Have got version 7 of route66 going with 2006 maps… Is there are 2009 revision of the maps i can get for version 7 or can someone recommend another product i which works with CE4.2 and has mo0re upto date maps.

    Thanks

    • freddy on 07/12/2009 - 15:23

      Can you confirm the WinCE version from the device? Or are you just going by the manual?

  • thewonderer on 07/12/2009 - 15:43

    I don't know how to tell which version the system has. Can you point me in the right direction to query the device? Thanks.

    I found this program

    http://ceregeditor.mdsoft.pl/

    and when it connects it shows its version 5.0.0

    Will need to test further…

    OK, got it working with version 8 of route66…great :)

  • noz on 08/12/2009 - 14:46

    I have received my unit today, and CERegeditor is reporting for me version 5.0.0 also.

  • noz on 08/12/2009 - 20:09

    I've managed to load Tomtom 7 running on it, with Aussie maps.
    It is behaving a bit strangely though .. it seems if you dont touch the screen for a minute or two the display stops. Soon as you touch the screen it keeps going again. Not sure if it's an issue with the GPS, or with TomTom.

  • noz on 09/12/2009 - 00:25

    Now trying iGO8, working very well.

  • rinco on 13/12/2009 - 05:07
    +2

    I figured out the TomTom freezing problem. Workaround written up on my blog, http://matthewhand.blogspot.com/2009/12/cheap-chinese-gps-fr…

    • freddy on 13/12/2009 - 11:55

      Thanks. I think I'll just avoid tomtom then :-)
      iGo8 is great. It keeps telling me I'm over the speed limit though.

    • noz on 22/12/2009 - 14:49

      Thankyou Rinco!
      I haven't tried this yet, but I'm sure it will work since you've obviously tested it.
      I am happy with iGO so will stick with that, but it's good to have another option if needed.
      Unfortunately I blew up my GPS by accidently passing 12v through it! So I simply purchased a new one :) EVen though it's not quite as cheap as before, it's still a great price … around $US63 .

  • dumdidum on 29/12/2009 - 00:21
    -1

    So does anyone have a recommendation on what the best software is to run on this? I'm looking for a package that will actually have a voice telling you the directions…

  • imp on 30/01/2010 - 12:59

    Watch out!
    Bought a GPS from Focalprice which had a fault line of static running down the middle of the screen. Focalprice have told me this is 'normal' and is no problem!! No problem for them maybe, but the screen is unwatchable.
    Dealextreme is more expensive, but their service is better.

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