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Review on πŸ“± Dual Electronics XGPS150A: Multipurpose Universal Bluetooth GPS Receiver - Portable Attachment, Black by Tim Hodzic

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Dual XGPS150A: Portable GPS Units

Dual XGPS150A - Using Dual XGPS150A for almost two months Using this GPS receiver with my iPad 2 since 2011. Since this iPad 2 did not have a built in GPS receiver, After a long search I chose the dual XGPS150A, although it wasn't the cheapest, but because it can be used in conjunction with the SkyPro application, as described in the technical documentation, for receiving 12 GPS satellites and up to 12 GLONASS satellites, this dual XGPS150A seemed to me to be just that. Use the Dual XGPS15A in conjunction with the Sygic APP, which has a very simple and minimalist design but is perfectly adequate for navigation, especially since it's free. - Pad for car, boat, plane. + XGPS150A dual receiver relatively small 56 x 56 x 22 mm + Haptic is very comfortable + 3 LEDs for ON (red) / Bluethoot (blue) / GPS (green) status + After turning on indicator B, the Luethooth connection becomes relative made quickly - GLONASS satellites are not supported, but are shown in the app but are crossed out - Depending on the geographical location, the Dual XGPS150A easily loses contact with several satellites, which often disrupts navigation with the Sygic app. This often happens in larger dense forests, which is annoying on winding roads with many branches, as well as in big cities with tall and closely packed houses. In London, in the financial district, the location is almost non-existent when walking, right in parts of New York, Boston and Chicago - non-tactile trigger point - the pressure point needs to be pressed relatively hard and held for a few seconds - the software update procedure is something cumbersome, because by pressing and holding the pressure point in it you reach and you are not always sure whether you are really in programming mode (it takes 3 attempts to enter programming mode e, although the procedure is very simple) - Is that Dual XGPS150A in a non-slip pad on the dashboard, it can't be easily connected with the included charging cable, because you need to remove it from the non-slip pad first, and then open the small solid plastic cover, after connecting the charging cable, the dual XGPS150A receivers no longer fit in the non-slip pad. Although you can remove the small non-removable plastic cover and cut a hole exactly where the non-slip pad is and thus connect the charging cable, this way the dual XGPS150A is no longer protected from splash water and dirt

Pros
  • Portable GPS Units
Cons
  • Some difficulties