20 Best Bluetooth Gps Receiver For Ipad (2022 Updated)

Contrary to the previous review by odean, this is a complete unit and it operates exactly as described. It connects to laptop or handheld data collectors via Bluetooth. Ive connected to my laptop this way and mounted the GPS unit on roof of my truck for better signal reception.

No problems that way. If he didnt t know how to use a unit like this, he shouldnt have bought it and shouldnt leave bad review for a transaction that happened three years ago.

Being a Bluetooth device it was fairly easy to connect to my android tablet. But then I had to download third party Bluetooth GPS software in order to use this device in conjunction with Google Maps, etc.

With a $99. 00 price tag, this unit should have had it’s own software. The reasonably long battery life is a plus. And it’s acquisition of satellites and refresh rate of upto 10Hz(10x a second) is also excellent.

I bought this GPS-reciever to be able to record my racing with Harrys Lap Timer (android) for motorcycle, I didnt look up much before I bought it other than it was 10hz and very affordable. Today, after using it for 5 times/trackdays, I would buy the qt-1000xt instead and are actually planning to replace it next season.

The main reason is that this is a reciever and not a logger, with a qt1000xt logger you can use the data in the qstarz program and analyze it easy. Its not possible with this q818xt.

First use shows the GPS itself to be reliable and easy to use. The supplied neck strap and 12vdc car charger are very convenient accessories. The iOS app is very well designed, feature complete, and extremely easy to use.

The backlight isn’t visible in daylight, however its “momentary on” setting should prevent accidentally draining the battery with it. The display is quite small and not always easy to see in some lighting conditions, however when the GPS is paired with its app over bluetooth these minor limitations seem irrelevant as any details can be easily seen in the more complete displays provided by the app.

I wish I had found out about it sooner!.

This small GPS receiver that has amazing battery life, impressive accuracy, and resolution that rivals more expensive options. My primary use is navigation, but this device is perfect for providing GPS telemetry to your bluetooth enabled devices while hiking or any time you travel by car.

There is also a GPS data logging feature that provides a way to store your trip data allowing you review your course, speed, and altitudes.

This GPS is fantastic! Easy to use, easy to pair to my iPad mini. Works seamlessly with my Co Pilot software allowing me to navigate anywhere in the world by vehicle. Unit is well designed, rugged and perfect when used in my backpack.

Could not recommend highly enough.

In recently purchased an iPad mini wifi only to use as a GPS in my side by side and thought it would run off my phones hotspot. Not so much, the the GLO 2 was the answer! It is fast in locating satellites and is extremely accurate.

Its small enough to take along anywhere. If you are an off road enthusiast and want to make sure your GPS is accurate, get yourself one of these cool devices. You wont regret it.

Order delivered on time. The product was well packaged. The GLO 2 gives me complete satisfaction. It was recognized by the bluetooth of my smartphone without problem. The acquisition speed is impressive and the precision very good.

The most complicated thing was to configure my smartphone to take into account the signals coming from the GLO 2 instead of those coming from the internal antenna, but the installation of the excellent app “Bluetooth GNSS”, moreover free.

, made things much easier for me.

This device is terrible. It will not pair if it’s plugged into a power source. Once unplugged, it will pair. But plug it back in an it unpairs. Useless. Don’t rely on this device because it will leave you stranded.

This review is from someone that last used a dedicated GPS in about 2012, also I drive an electric car that is older and doesn’t have a built-in navigation to chargers, so I was excited about the prospect of this GPS that says that it has electric charging information integrated as I haven’t found an app that I works how I want to use it at this point.

First off, I love how big and bright the display is and by bright, I mean viewable when it is bright out. I also love that the touch screen is responsive and there isn’t a ton of thinking that it has to do with every command like the GPSs of old.

I love the bar on the side of the screen that is a percentage meter that shows the approximate distance of where chargers are (or gas stations) at what point in the route, this is especially useful for chargers as there are far fewer currently in existence than gas stations.

I also love that when you search for chargers instead of giving the price it gives the charging speed in little lightning bolts (I would prefer kwhr numbers but this got the job done too). I had to check the speed with other apps just because I’m me and it did pickup correctly that a DC faster charger with a 12kwhr output was slow, I love that it did this and doesn’t see all DC fast chargers as equal.

Setting up your car as electric in the settings is critical for all this to work. The first thing I noticed is that there was no j1772 option, I guessed that Yazaki was that and I was correct, but there is a good list of connector options, I think an improvement could be to call it j1772 as that is the more commonly known name.

I also had to choose in this menu if I wanted Yazaki and CHAdeMO or just one or the other. Now most of the time I charge at home and only use a j1772 connector at work or if I see on that is convenient.

Other than that, I rely on DC fast chargers (CHAdeMO for me) I really wish there was a fast button to turn off and on j1772 connects so that when I am near a destination I can see if one is nearby but otherwise keep on just the CHAdeMO filter only otherwise they get lost in the sea of j1772 available that would be crazy to stop and charge at.

All said I really like the electric charger implementation of this but the few improvements that mentioned I believe would make it much better experience for EV folks. A real bonus would be getting the number of open stalls as well since I’ll usually check whichever app that charger belongs to, to see if the charger or chargers are currently being used.

The ability to have this automatically Bluetooth tether to your phone when you get in the car is key to an easy user-friendly experience, especially since you need ‘Wi-Fi’ to get live traffic updates which is critical in my area.

It is also worth putting in your favorite spots that you drive to a bit as voice search can’t seem to identify anything except an address, but type search does work with the name of the place. All in all, I was surprised with how much I enjoyed a dedicated GPS unit with a nice large screen and with how close they got to how I want my electric charger information delivered to me.

“I Just use MAPS on my phone” is the answer I receive when I ask people in my age range (35-45) what their preferred navigation aid was. I must admit, that was my answer too until I discovered the TomTom – GO Discover 7″ GPS.

First, the TomTom – GO Discover 7″ GPS relies on decades of proven technology to get you to your destination. Sure, mount your smart phone. But use your phone to do phone things. Leave the navigating to the TomTom – GO Discover 7″ GPS.

Opening the box, you are greeted by the massive 7″ screen. Power cord, and car mount. Setting up the TomTom – GO Discover 7″ GPS was a breeze, as the unit came fully charged and connected to both my phone and Wi-Fi with ease.

If I can do it, you can do it! Answer a few questions on the GPS itself, and you are good to go. I input the usual (work, home, friends’ houses, Dr’s office’s etc. ) into my favorite destinations. TomTom has you covered for everything else.

I was delighted by the instant recall that the GPS would either recognize the destination by either typing in the first few letters of the name, or the first few numbers of the address. It is, at times, a bit creepy as if it can read your mind! That is how instantly fast the results now come up! Mounting this bad boy was simple as well.

The mount connects to the back of the GPS via what seems to be an extraordinarily strong magnet. I am incredibly pleased TomTom has gone this route instead of the usual “snap in” type. And then we have the suction cup! It is awesome! Depending on your vehicle – this will safely and securely adhere to your dashboard.

But it will ALWAYS adhere to your windshield like you wouldn’t believe. And it will not come off if you hit bumps in the road!! Returning from a 400mi round trip excursion today, the TomTom – GO Discover 7″ GPS performed extraordinarily well.

It even knows where the gas stations are (and the gas prices!). Another thing that I am overly impressed by is the speedometer. It is a mirror of what my vehicle reports at any moment in time. I find this to be a safety feature as my eyes do not need to scan additional areas, when it is all concise in the TomTom – GO Discover 7″ GPS.

Traffic and re-routing are accurate and instant. I had a much older model and was impressed by the TomTom – GO Discover 7″ GPS performance in this regard. It seems as if the TomTom – GO Discover 7″ GPS “has your back”.

When planning a trip, it gives you multiple options. Even during the trip, if it notices there is a delay ahead, it will route you around it. There are also voice commands, which I have unfortunately yet been able to play with.

But the general feeling one gets from a TomTom and, especially this model, is that it has your back, that it will get you to your destination, and it will guide the way if you are lost. You can ask much more from a GPS device.

I would recommend the TomTom – GO Discover 7″ GPS to anyone that DRIVES A CAR!.

If this were advertised as just a “dumb” GPS it would easily get 5 starts. But TomTom decided that this device needed extra features for marketing. It’s not made clear that you have to the capability to supply those extra features on your own.

The 7″ screen is beautiful, bright, and easy to view from normal driving distance. The touch response can be a little laggy at times, but overall it’s responsive enough to make navigation in the menu a frustration free job.

First boot required an update for the maps at a bit over 12GB. If you have a slow connection you’ll need to do this overnight. After updating, the Go Discover still didn’t update my location. I put it in the car for an hour, still no update.

Did a soft boot (hold the power for 20s) and it finally updated. I put it to sleep for 3 hours and laid it down. I then began my drive and it wouldn’t update agian. Another soft boot and it started updating.

again. So now I just shut it down instead of sleeping to avoid the no signal from wake. First drive took me through a construction area. For the last two years the speed limit on the interstate was set to 60.

I’ve alerted multiple GPS services for all the two years with no change and they still tell users it’s 70MPH through a construction zone. Only one has actually fixed their speed and they only took a month of alerting.

Sad thing is their parent company who offers another GPS service hasn’t made any changes and still reports 70. Sad to say that TomTom must use their same database because it’s incorrectly reporting the speeds at the exact same spots.

So pay attention to the posted limits because some of these companies refuse to take real user input on traffic data. This is where the two stars get knocked off. The advertise unlimited traffic data, camera data, etc.

They do, but you’re the one who has to foot the bill by tethering off you phone’s data. Some of us have some low data tethering caps so forget sharing my precious data when I could just use my phone itself as a GPS and save the tethering data for real use.

One of the reasons to have the standalone GPS was to free up battery on my phone, and tethering chews up battery life along with using up my data. The suction cup holds firm, but as some of us have gotten accustomed to, it won’t stick to a dash.

It has to be on the window or a completely smooth surface. Back to details of my first drive. Since I know the route, I know where to get off to go around the construction or accidents when they happen.

I did allow tethering for this drive to keep things equal. I take a route that goes around the traffic that GPSs tell people to use to go around the main slow down, so I take a further out backroad. My main GPS hounds me over and over to take U-turns until it reroutes and gets the idea that I’m not turning around.

The GO Discover seems to avoid u-turns but opted for me to take a three mile circle to get back to the highway. At first I though it was smarter than my other GPS service since it was taking me to the intersection I was heading to, but it turns out it was worse by adding more time and distance.

The time estimation was pretty close and was the same 47min drive that my other service reported taking the backroads without accidents. If there weren’t any promises of anything other than an offline GPS service, this would easily hit 5 stars.

But giving promises of more that require the user to use a device that can already do what this GPS does really doesn’t make any sense.

Let’s itemize this. o No cutting required. I installed this in an apartment parking lot away from home and my shop. I am not an experienced mechanic or electrician. o The cables are a *tight* fit in the dash.

There are a lot of options on the various wiring harness cables, most of which I don’t need. I had to cram them in the back wherever they could fit. o I used to have Sirius XM radio. Unless I buy another adapter, I no longer have it.

This radio is not compatible with the existing XM tuner. o You need to hook the new control module up to a laptop to program it through a website. That was my longest delay in installation. It took a while to get the website to install the firmware.

o The cooling fan runs for a couple of minutes after you turn off the vehicle. Not a problem, but it’s different from the stock head unit. o This radio comes with an external GPS antenna and external microphone.

I don’t know how much the GPS antenna helps; I didn’t have a problem with GPS reception on my cell phone before now. Regarding the microphone, people on the other end of my phone calls say that the audio is a little clearer, but fainter.

The included instructions say to mount the microphone behind the mirror, but the included clip doesn’t really work well. The microphone is directional, and the clip does a poor job at aiming it toward then driver.

o I’ve had problems with Android Auto. Occasionally and without any obvious trigger, the Android Auto screen is blank and unresponsive. Once this event triggers, you can’t use the phone through that screen, and you can’t go back to Bluetooth.

The Bluetooth screen says you can’t use it when Android Auto is in play. I have to turn the vehicle off and walk away for a while to reset the problem. This might only be a problem with my unit, but I’m not replacing it with a new unit.

This one was tight enough to install. o I got to keep my steering wheel controls. This was a large part of my decision to purchase this unit. o I installed the OBD connector. It’s neat to see the vehicle information on the dash.

o A lot of the setup menus are hidden behind parking brake protection. You have to set the brake, release it, then set it again in order to access the menus. Overall? This is better than the factory unit.

It’s worth it to get rid of the audio lag the original unit had.

PROS: Large Screen Flexible mounting position Abundance of EQ options CONS: Poor screen resolution Large bezels No volume knob Limited options for customizing the look (few colors & no wallpaper) No wireless Android Auto or Carplay No Bluray/DVD/CD slot I understand that I’ve listed many gripes above, but first and foremost, for me, I needed a receiver that allowed me to customize the sound the way I wanted.

When it comes to that, this radio does it better than any other receiver that’s widely available. It allows you to set volume levels by source, EQ settings by source and speakers, and crossover settings by speaker.

Furthermore, there’s an app that you can also use to make adjustments using your phone. As for the look, I prefer it over a traditional double DIN for my vehicle, because a regular double DIN receiver would have left blank plastic spacers on either side of the radio.

With this unit, most people who’ve rode in the vehicle think it’s stock. It helps that all of the factory functionality has remained, including steering wheel controls and backup camera. However, retaining all factory functions required an additional purchase of a Maestro unit and other components at about $150 extra.

My biggest gripe with the unit is that there’s no volume knob. Prior to my purchase, I didn’t think I’d miss the knob as much, but I was terribly wrong. The bezels around the screen are huge by even 2016 standards.

I feel that Alpine could have certainly put a volume knob in the lower left corner and perhaps a tune/seek knob on the lower right. The touch buttons and steering wheel controls work well enough for what they are, but when you need to make immediate adjustments, they just can’t compare to the knobs that most of us have become accustomed to.

My other major complaint is the shameful screen resolution. In this day and age where 5 and 6 inch mobile phones have 1080p screens or better, the 480p resolution on this 9 inch screen is dreadful by comparison.

On many screens and menus, the resolution won’t be much of an issue, however anytime there’s smaller print or fine details displayed, the pitifully low resolution becomes obvious. It should also be noted that this radio is very restrictive about the adjustments you’re allowed to make unless you have applied the parking brake.

You can’t even enter the settings menu without applying the parking brake! I understand locking out video while driving, but Alpine has gone overboard here. Fortunately, there are ways around this restriction, but I’ll leave you to your Googles to find them.

I will say that the solution was very easy, cheap and effective. Both Apple Carplay and Android Auto work, but unfortunately they’re not wireless. It should be noted that if using either of these, the radio disables Bluetooth.

So if I have one phone connected via Bluetooth and I subsequently connect my other phone via Carplay/Android Auto, the Bluetooth connection is immediately dropped. Research seems to indicate that this is a restriction implemented by Apple and Google.

So I can’t fault Alpine here. All in all, the radio is just OK for the money. Alpine has a cheaper model, the ILX-207, that has almost the exact same functionality as this ILX-F309. It’s only a 7 inch screen, but you may prefer it as the resolution doesn’t look as bad on the smaller display.

My advice is to get the cheaper one. I do like the innovative thinking with this 9 inch floating display; hopefully Alpine will improve on this idea. If they can correct the major issues, I’ll certainly be looking to upgrade.

Great install videos on line. really helped. Installed this with backup camera at the same time. Took longer than advertised but did this with my daughter too. she did great routing wires, etc! Tight fit behind the head unit with the Maestro harness etc.

keep that Maestron on top of the headunit and oriented correctly. will help. I made two errors initially. put a 4 pin connector in wrong area of the Maestro which resulted in steering wheel volume controls etc not to work.

I also put a small harness connection back in the wrong area on the rear of the hazzards/button panel resulted in hazards not working. After thinking through the problem, freeze framing some videos. we diagnosed the problem(s) and now we are up and running very well.

good reception. LOTS and LOTS of options for audio. love the display/color options too. Sounds better than standard. especially with the various equalizer settings. Apple CarPlay works perfectly!. No problem with iphone calls from the steering wheel.

Easy to hear driver on the phone too (i. e. hearing/receiving calls from the jeep). placed the microphone per video on the rearview mirror. PERFECT fit in the dash. should have been there all along. My only concern.

hope it doesn’t get wet. I know the larger upgraded version has better water protection. Very glad we put this in. but certainly $$$.

The Bad Elf is a great sturdy GPS unit with a long battery life. I am very pleased with the classic LCD display which is functional and saves battery. There are only three cons that I can think of, two of which are minor annoyances and should not be a major issue for anyone.

1. No GLONASS: This is one of the few modern “GPS” units on the market that only use GPS and not a combination of GPS and GLONASS. This means that the acquisition time and tracking, while good, is not as good as it could have been.

Bad Elf does produce another unit with GLONASS, but it is not easily available and it costs about 50% more, which is completely over-priced for such an ordinary feature. 2. Scratch-Sensitive Screen: The plastic clear display is not in anyway scratch resistant.

It would be better if the protective sticker that came with it were completely transparent without inscriptions, such that users could leave it intact to protect the display. Or better yet, throw in a screen protector, or make the screen more scratch resistant.

3. Mini-USB not Micro-USB: The unit still uses the obsolete mini-USB adapter, which is almost unused nowadays. That means users have to always remember to carry an extra mini-USB cable on long trips, just for the GPS, rather than to share the micro-USB cable that we normally carry for all our other gadgets.

This is a good little product and although there are cheaper GPS items available that work with IOS devices, the fact that the Bad elf pro has a LCD Display that makes it actually the easiest device to use without any device connected really won me over as this made it more versatile.

Another Great bonus was that even though most sellers only mention that can be used with IOS devices, I have managed with a little bit of work by downloading a Bluetooth GPS app & playing with settings that it works very well with Android devices too.

if fact some android apps seem to give more info than the Bad elfs own GPS software. Although a good product I do believe that the Value for money is not as good as it could be, if it wasn’t for the LCD display displaying the info I personally required I would have definitely opted for a cheaper competittor.

The one thing that is missing is a POI (Points of interest) button that could be used indervidually without the need for using constant Datalogging. This for me would be valuble. Although this product good and acurate, I personilly found that My HTC Windows phone which has its own GPS chip built in was just as good.

This I believe is a testament to the quality of HTC phones but this does greatly improve the accuracy of any IOS device which is this products target market. This is also aimed at pilots & Boating community so the weather proof & durability of the bad elf is obviously abonus.

Overall is a great product which I believe is a very well designed & quality made product, that is aimed at a specialist market is great but the price is definately in the top end of the GPS reciever market.

I have no regrets though. A+++.

I have always been a big ALPINE fan. I knew I wanted to replace my Alpine cde175bt unit for a Alpine touchscreen. The iLX – 407 is the newest model. So it was a top canidate. I played with the idea of getting another name brand unit but knew I wouldn’t be happy unless it was an /////ALPINE, So I pulled the trigger and got it.

I like that the screen is glass not plastic like seen on other units from other manafactuers. I like Apple Car Play, works great and was one of the must have features when I was shopping. I like the fact that I can move around the icons and customize the screen to suit me.

I like that this unit has no buttons and is true to size at 7” ofcourse I needed 3 pairs of RCA inputs for my 4ch. Amp and mono block sub amp. So this was nice. I also wanted to mirror my iphone’s display onto the screen so having HDMI is a nice feature.

I plug in my HDMI cable {sold separately) into an APPLE HDMI adapter to lightning dongle and press HDMI on my Alpine screen and bam I’m watching youtube on my screen. I like the 5 band EQ and I’m not even gonna lie I wish it had a 13 band EQ.

But the built in x – over is a great feature. I installed a E brake bypass not having done so would be so phony. This is a great stereo I wish I could give it 6 stars. Wish it could play Cd’s and dvd’s but it is what it is.

I was gonna get a ilx -650 but seen this came out and wanted the latest model.

The Alpine ilx-407 is an awesome sounding receiver, it sounds better than the stock GM receiver that came in my Silverado, even with the OEM speakers. The settings are easy to use and I like that you can customize the screens.

I was worried about it having enough power without an additional amp, but it’s got plenty. I was even able to keep the steering wheel controls with an additional module. The Bluetooth connection works great and the phone sounds great I’m told.

I was pleased with the Garmin DriveSmart 65. I haven’t experienced the problems described in some other reviews. True, it did take a long time to initially update the software and data, over night even through a wired network connection, but this is not an ongoing issue.

In use, the unit performs well. It boots up and acquires signal quickly, the directions are accurate and quickly recalculate upon diverging from the planned route, the screen is easy to read, the audio is clear, and it was easy to attach to the windshield with the included mounting pieces.

So far, the suction cup has not come loose (and can be a little difficult to remove), but the weather has not been hot, so potential problems with the unit falling off cannot be entirely ruled out; fortunately, aftermarket alternatives are easily available.

It is easy to enter new addresses, but the procedure took a little while to figure out at first. A downside of the address list is that it cannot be sorted alphabetically, except perhaps by deleting and re-entering everything in alpha order, because it remains in the order the addresses were entered.

When entering addresses with the unit not plugged into power, the charge lasted about an hour. The USB cable is a little disappointing, with an outdated USB 2 type B mini connection at the unit end, and the socket placement on the rear of the unit pretty much requires that the cable be plugged in before being mounted on the windshield attachment.

The operating cable is about 68″ long, including the cigarette lighter plug end. A shorter cable, with a USB type A plug at the other end for attaching to a PC or phone charger, is about 14″ long. The outdated technology here may contribute to the long update times.

One thing that surprised me was how light the unit is for its size, lighter than my rather small phone. Others have complained about the plastic construction, but this contributes to the light weight, and the light weight puts less strain on the windshield attachments.

It’s not at all flimsy. Finally, the unit is a little awkward to store or transport because the mounting components do not fold flat. Given updated USB technology, a clearer user interface for entering addresses, a sortable address list, and more compact attachment pieces, the unit would support a 5-star rating.

For the same price, of course.

Awesome voice activation, no issues with bluetooth pairing, simple and the app works wonderfully with it! Updated super easy and still has plenty of space if you ever wanted to buy foreign maps to add to it.

Pure simple maps, GPS is standalone, Traffic updates (with app), speed/speeding warning (can disable), Time of arrival, delays, quick rerouting to alternate routes, hands free bluetooth speaker/mic to answer calls.

Voice activated map selection, previous routes, go home option, can save locations, and recent locations, as well as add them ahead of time. Did i metion the easy clear to use voice activation, so that you never have to take your hands off the wheel or eyes off the road.

Can my phone do the same, probably, but do i have to worry about my phone overheating in the sun on the dashboard, definitely. Not with this baby, stays cool and in place, auto shutdown feature when power cable is no longer providing power and this becomes the best thing on my dash.

I do have to mention that there is a very similar model for slightly more that contains some Alexa features, this is not not the same one. Also, add a backup cam for only 150 more, wireless, no messy cables that uses replaceable AA batteries.

I defintely see it in my future.

Very good product with a few wrinkles: Voice recognition is not great. Several street names were incorrect on each of several trips, making it difficult to navigate in urban/suburban environments. The streets were NOT new.

Getting trip guidance to stop with voice commands was unsuccessful. Check your settings in detail, as time permits. For example, if you miss a turn, unless you have u-turns allowed, you won’t be informed by the GPS.

It will just silently assume you are driving without a destination mode. OK Garmin will not respond, when you give it an OK for an alert popup window message. I still haven’t found a voice command to stop guidance.

The display and sound are both dimmer at max than my previous garmin nuvi 1450. Otherwise, the larger screen and not having to stop and park to change a destination, etc are very useful. Cant see evidence yet for traffic alerts without tapping alexa.

The enclosed power cable doesn’t have the big “bubble” on it, though the plug is very large and may contain the traffic antenna that was on my garmin nuvi 1450 GPS. The added screen details for restaurants, gas, etc.

are helpful. The ability to voice command the next rest area, parks, etc. is very helpful. The battery life for walk-around use is way too short even with a fully charged battery. Haven’t found a way to replace the batteries.

this radio sucks, after the money spent for it and the money spent to have it installed ( $300 ) I wish I could snatch this thing out my car and trash it. After the installation I noticed the thing wouldn’t recognize any cd I put in it, it just spit it back out every time, including DVDs.

The universal serial bus port is not recognized either except to charge my phone. The touch has a delay that makes me cringe every time I try to do something and the GPS is even worse. I absolutely hate this radio and now I have to spend more more money just to replace it and another installation cost for the new one.

Pls don’t buy this piece of mess. This radio makes me wonder about all the Boss products now. I wouldn’t rate this mess with any stars but I had to give it 1 just to leave this review.

I’m not one to typically leave reviews, especially if they’re negative, but with that being said I hope to save someone the time, money, and aggravation this stereo has caused. It’s garbage. For one, as others have mentioned, the contrast of the screen is terrible during the day.

You simply can’t see it. Also the hands-free-mic barely works. The few calls I’ve received, I’ve had to switch from bluetooth to hand held because the person on the other end of the call couldn’t hear me or understand what I was saying.

Totally defeats the purpose. The built in nav is also very outdated. It did not recognize newer roads or even streets that had their name changed in the last year. And finally, after spending over $400 to have this professionally installed (with new speakers and the back up cam) it stopped working after 48 hours.

After TWO DAYS all I have is a dead, black screen. After the money I spent on install and what it’s going to take to have it replaced/fixed, I’m ready to just tear it out of my truck and light it on fire.

Buyer beware.

Never been out of the box until today and professionally installed. Did not work from the get go. Loose screws, wiring harness looked like a 2 yr old put it together. Get absolutely NO POWER, but stock radio works just fine.

This radio is complete garbage. Would give negative stars of it was possible. Trying to return without success. What a nightmare. BUYER BEWARE!!!.

Display is visible a lot better in daylight then I expected and looks great at night. Having a push button instead of a dial for volume control is hard to get used to and easy to make an error when using it.

Learning how to operate all the features takes time and I would not consider it to be user friendly. Learning how to use all the equalizer settings takes a while to get on to. A hard copy easy to read manual would definitely be a plus.

Trying to read a manual on the Internet is not easy. Touch screen controls are very sensitive and makes it easy to make a mistake. Learning how to view all of the tracks in a playlist was not easy and I still have trouble figuring that out.

All in all it’s a really neat unit but could be designed to be more user friendly; especially when one is a new user.

A nice upgrade for my wife’s 2011 Focus. It has many great features. Touch screen, Apple car play so that connects to my wife’s phone and lets her use voice command to make driving safer. I also added a back up camera that just plugs into this stereo.

Hands-down one of the best pieces of equipment I have invested in for my 2006 Toyota Corolla. My Corolla originally came with a six CD changer and no AUX or Bluetooth. With this machine I have Bluetooth, CD player, DVD player and CarPlay! We travel to New Jersey all the time being able to have a up-to-date monitor with CarPlay GPS and satellite radio through my phone makes the trip a wiz!!!Thanks for providing great entertainment for my road travels.

The unit would not power up or charge. I spent over 6 hours attempting to get it to work. I watched YouTube videos, googled the fault, downloaded the Dual XGPS150 app and had a friend with a masters degree from UoA waste an hour on it.

We came to the conclusion that the battery was dead and the unit required a battery replacement to get it operational. To open it up and replace the battery would void the warranty. So I returned it.

I purchased a Garmin GLO directly from Garmin for $99, it arrived in 5 days. The battery pack snaps in and after a quick charge it paired with both my iPad and iPhone and ForeFlight found it without me having to tell it anything.

Garmin has the best antenna technology in the GPS industry and I am glad the Dual XGPS 150 was DOA.

I bought used on ebay for use with Foreflight Aviation Software. It does what is expected. Easy setup with IPAD according to the instructions. Adequate Station aquisition is less than a minute. It usually gets 9 to 10 satalites ( which is all that is probably in view).

It Does NOT have to be directly in the front window to operate. I have had it on my lap on a comercial airline flight for testing. Ground speeds of 450 knots displayed fine. My Piper barely does 120 Knots, but it is nice to know it works in a fast commercial airliner too.

Also I used it on the center concil of my Car without loss of satalites. This is good to know because some other brands get complaints when they overheat in the hot summer sun on dashboards, and quite working until they are cooled off.

The battery life seems better than expected. I used it on two 2 hour commercial flights, then for two hours today in my car without recharging over 2 weeks, and during the third use, it only lost 15% battery life from 50% to 35% after a total of 6 hours use.

The drop off seems liniar, and I at 35% after 6 hours of use, so that is better than expected. Definately get the free monitoring software loaded on your IPad then you will know battery life remaining and can monitor performance and accuracy.

I live in Illinois where there is good gps coverage. I would buy it again. My used one from ebay seems to be performing as new.

All I wanted to do was to add GPS ability to my new iPod. This unit did that effortlessly right from the start. The only thing I can think of to improve it would to come up with a better way to connect the power cable the entire time it is in use.

I intend to use it for marine navigation and anticipate trips lasting much longer than the GPSs built in battery can last. I may need to get creative with this during long trips.

I’m using this GLO on a Nexus 6. After installing an app called ‘Bluetooth GPS’ and enabling ‘mock location providers’ in a hidden menu ‘developer settings’, it works very nicely. I first had to do something about the fact that this GLO comes without a battery or battery cover.

After confirming that the battery pinout is the same as most phone batteries, I soldered some leads right to the connector pins and used 3 Ni-Mh sub-c cells to make a power pack. Pack cost me about $3 to build out, has 4.

2 volts on my RC charger and 3800mAh capacity. But, leaving the battery pack connected with the GLO turned off drains the pack completely! It could be from not using the sense feedback, though I doubt that.

Could be why this GLO is missing parts, if it was a warranty return item. Other than needing to disconnect when not using, it works just great.

I bought this to use in conjunction with my ipad air via the bluetooth connectivity. It works great. I use the ipad and this Garmin antenna on my small sailboat as a low cost GPS system. It syncs easily with my ipad and was very useful with my navigation software (i use isailor).

Since I already had the ipad, this was a great way to get a fully functional large screen gps system for a fraction of the cost. I keep this unit down below in the cabin of my sailboat in a ziplock bag for waterproof protection (just in case).

It works very well. I am not sure if the battery life is quite as long as they claim, but it can easily be charged and used at the same time if you have a charging method on your vehicle. I have only had this product for a month, so I am hoping it will last well and I can not comment on the longevity.

Connecting to an Android device is not really supported and the Bluetooth light keeps blinking. I guess the Garmin GLO does not really understand an Android Bluetooth Samsung tablet. However, it works anyway.

I get GPS positions from the Garmin on the Samsung tablet. The only downside is that the Garmin GLO switches off after a while because it thinks it is not connected. I got around this connecting my iPhone to it as well and it recognises this.

So, it stays on when the iPhone is connected.

MUST read the small print. Hand held means small. NOT a complete unit, must have bluetooth or other device to operate. Surprise, bluetooth don’t need this device as most now have GPS. Oh well, live and learn, spend and get stuck with obsolete items.

Gave it to my bro in law, engineer will make anti zombie device with it.

Works very well combined with an Android phone with RaceChrono. Very compact and easy to place even on a sportsbike. Both accuracy and datarates are very good. Easy to see both track placement, braking and acceleration points, cornerspeeds and of course lap times.

This is a great gadget for pairing with an iPad. Especially helpful when you can’t keep a GPS signal for foreflight or Jeppview. Easy setup. Good battery life 8+ hours out of the box. Do download the app just to have a status that is specific to the DualGPS unit.

It’s helpful if you need to troubleshoot iPad nav issues.

I’ve used this GPS for roughly a year now and I have to say I’m still impressed with it. The battery life is LONG so you can forget about other GPS units that will leave you high and dry at the worst possible moment.

The GPS locks on QUICK as advertised and stays solid. The unit is a small size and can fit almost anywhere. Oh yeah. it’s also CHEAP compared to some other models. If my unit failed tomorrow (It wont.

but IF) I’d buy the same one without hesitation. They really nailed it the first time with this unit.

Samsung Galaxy S i9000 gt owner (galaxy s 1). Works great. Exceptional signal strength and precision. To access this GPS receiver form your device one needs to download “Bluetooth gps” app from the market.

The refresh rate is just 1 Hz. I was actually hoping for the advertised 10 Hz – this than could easily replace some of my track driving logging equipment, but with 1 hz it falls short of my expectations and the primary purpose of my purchase.

Will test the receiver with other devices and software – maybe i can in some way enable the 10 hz refresh rate of the gps position information. the user manual is not very helpful with regards to: 1) “Bluetooth gps” app from the market (this with a fast Google search is straight forward issue to resolve in no time; and if you read this review you will already know how to resolve) 2) about 10 hz refresh rate – i haven’t solved it out myself jet.

This is only con as of now.

I’m an Airbus 330 Pilot and I was looking for a GPS solution for the poor GPS performance on my ipad. I find this really helpful with the Jeppesen moving map. Battery last for about 12hrs and Gives continues GPS position at any speed and altitude without any problem.

This product comes with an old software version so I couldn’t connect multiple devices in the beginning. But after a quick software update using PC it became compatible with multiple devices at the same time.

which is really helpful in a two crew member cockpit.

I bought my unit in 2013, so I’ve been using it for almost 10 years. It worked very well until it didn’t. One day recently (at Machu Picchu no less!) it just stopped inputting the data into my R5. It looked like it was working (GPS signal indicators including the viewfinder “GPS” light all were working) but there was no data input into the EXIF file! Upon returning home and checking it out with a 5DMKIII, I found the same issue, so it was the unit.

Sent it in to Canon. A few days later I got it back, and was disappointed by the short note from Canon, “. it is a non-repairable item. we are returning it. ” That was it. Nothing. No explanation. Upon further investigation, it seems this product is warranted for a year, and after that, if it breaks, you just have to buy a new one! That’s it.

I’ve used it for almost 10 years, so I can attest to the reliability and to some extent, durability, under moderate use conditions. I understand that circuit boards – which make up probably 95% of this thing – just “up and die.

” That’s the nature of it. So, I will buy another one. This review is based on my decade of moderate use. I was going to ding it a star based on Canon’s lousy support, but that’s a different issue, not product-related.

Battery life on this thing is terrific. I turn it on before I arrive at my location and leave it on all day until I return “home”. The battery under those conditions will last probably 2, maybe 3 days.

It’s much easier just to leave this on than to continually turn it on, off, then on and wait for it to connect, then shoot. Leaving it on all the time means it’s ready to go when you pull out your gear and press the shutter.

Of course, using a rechargeable battery is the way to go with this unit. That way you are not adding batteries to the landfill. While this unit can be used off the hot shoe, 95% of the time it’s best to just mount it on the hot-shoe.

No extra dongles/wires are required. There may be some occasions where you are using an on-camera flash, or a wireless trigger AND you want to use a GPS, but that would really be for special outdoor situations most photographers won’t encounter very often.

There is a backup option, btw, which you can use to connect your smartphone to some of the newer Canon cameras (like the R-series) via a poorly-rated Canon App (CanonConnect) from the App Store. It works, but you would be relying on a cell phone company and your cell phone’s GPS triangular system rather than the satellite GPS of this GP-E2 unit.

I have found that the iPhone is not as accurate (putting me in my neighbor’s house 2 houses down instead of my back yard!) but, if this unit fails in the field, such as mine did, keep this in mind as it’s helpful in a pinch (So download the app now, as a back up, and learn how to use it.

) When you are traveling internationally, you don’t need anything except this unit to record very accurate GPS info. Having the GPS data for every image, if you haven’t been doing this, is one of those “I can’t believe I haven’t done this before” scenarios.

It gives your images, especially those taken outdoors, an important added dimension to know EXACTLY where you took it, not just “Yosemite National Park…”.

I had problems getting the receiver to work, even after calling Canon. Before returning it, I took it into Central Park to test it, at which point it began to work for the first time. Perhaps the reception in my apartment and on my block was bad.

Generally speaking, it’s a good product and performs as expected. I used it on my last trip and it was reliable. To avoid forgetting to turn it on when I shoot, or having to wait a minute or two for reception, I got into the habit of turning it on at the beginning of the day and leaving it on for the day.

When I did this, I got about 2. 5 days out of a battery, which is in the ballpark of Canon’s projections. I wish there was a better warning of the battery going dead (such as a warning that came up on the camera itself if the camera is not receiving the GPS info for a photo), as I tend not to notice what is going on with the battery indicator.

I guess I should say it’s way better than the phone app **on my phone**. My beloved 5d4 had the GPS built in and it was a feature that I found invaluable. It was great and functioned exactly like one would expect.

To not have that same technology built into the R5 was a major letdown. However, the GP-E2 has fixed the problem that the phone/app created–that of very imprecise location data. Whether it was the phone or the app, I have no idea, and it doesn’t matter.

I figure that I don’t need a GPS inside a building (where I might need the hot shoe for a flash), so having the E2 in the hot shoe is really not a problem. Battery usage is quoted as about 40 hours, and I’ve used the unit for 2 straight days, with no indication that the battery was weak.

The product itself has been working very well. The parking brake sequence to get into the settings mode is a bit tedious, but I don’t go into that mode very often. I have occasional issues where my phone won’t connect to the Bluetooth, but I have a feeling that is the phone and not this unit.

I pretty much exclusively use Bluetooth and Android Auto. I wish the clock on the radio would sync with the time on my phone when it is hooked up. Android Auto is quite handy and I don’t want another vehicle without it.

The one downside is that it changed the chime in my truck, that apparently goes through the radio. It’s slightly more obnoxious that the OEM tone, but nothing that I haven’t gotten used to. Sound quality is as good as the OEM unit, maybe a touch better.

But it’s all still OEM speakers so there’s probably room for improvement. I paid $300 for this unit. Apparently the cost has gone up to $550. At that price, I wouldn’t have bought it. There are plenty of options closer to the $300 price point that would be adequate.

Bought this back when it was cheaper, and this was a banger of a deal. If you want great, clean audio output with a fine adjustability with no extra hoo-hah, this is the one. I have bought two of these for personal use and unless they come out with a newer model, will keep buying these.

I grew up back in the day where you had to spend over a grand to get this quality. Little to no unwanted noise on max volume. Very responsive touch interface. Quick connection every time. And a detailed EQ.

Installed on a 2007 4Runner and 2014 Rogue. Buy this.

Excellent head unit. Replaced stock unit in a 2011 civic. Perfect fit with the new double din dash plate (bought separately). Apple car play is awesome. completely syncs just about everything with an Iphone.

Have not tried android but assume it’s the same. I have this powering a 2200w complete system. Once in a blue moon, it does clip, I think it’s from heat because I have the alpine KTP-445U mounted behind it but it rarely happens, only when I’m really pushing it for long extended periods.

There’s a TON of x-over/eq settings, but you don’t get to access them unless car is in park and e-brake is on. But there’s a TON. (I use none of them, all filtering is done at the amp level). I do hate that you can’t customize the wallpaper.

I think that would have been a great feature to add. Also, would have been great if it streamed youtube videos. I get it. it’s a safety feature. but even in park with e-brake on. you cannot stream video to it.

BUT. you can put video onto a USB stick and with the car in park and ebrake on, you can view videos on said USB stick. Other than that. nice crisp, clear head unit. exactly what you’d expect from Alpine.

I used this unit to log my location during a trip from the US to and through Cambodia, Vietnam, and Tokyo – including commercial flights. I set the logging filter to ‘walking’ and the update rate to 5 seconds.

It was on *always*. It used ~20% of the logging memory for the entire trip. It never failed to operate for an entire day without charging. It went two days without charging on two occasions. It ran out of charge after ~36 hours without charging on one occasion.

It was able to maintain lock completely on most flights, intermittently on one (forget type), and not at all on the 787. nits: – Wish that it used micro USB. – The battery indicator is not well-calibrated: it goes from all bars, to one bar down, to *off*.

– Would like to grab trips with Android devices rather than just iOS ones. Maybe they could publish the protocol so someone else (me?) could implement that. In summary, this thing did what I needed with not much fuss.

So far I have no complaints and am glad that I decided to go with the pro instead of the pro+ or Garmin GLO. This does everything I need it to do with WAAS accuracy and a fraction of the pro + price tag.

Speaking purely from the standpoint of a pilot who is NOT using this for IFR GPS requirements, but just to facilitate a VFR navigation source,to have a bit more situational awareness on approach plates when flying IFR, and to benefit from some of the capabilities of Garmin Pilot and foreflight, this is really the perfect GPS receiver and I don’t see why anyone would need the pro+ for aviation use.

It adds an extra level of accuracy and reliability for iPhones and provides a very accurate GPS signal for iPads without cellular data / GPS. My only real complaint is that while it comes with the lanyard there really isn’t a great solution for where to put it in a cockpit other than laying it on the dash.

It would be nice if they ever made a more square / mountable version. Still, for the money it’s incredibly easy to use, can be monitored on the app, and it works well. Highly recommend.

This is very preliminary impression, but I bought it before my last track event of the year. I had it turned on and it had a Bluetooth connection with data acquisition system, then I find it had turned itself off before I ever got to the track.

Maybe again next year, we see what happens. This happened twice. Battery fully charged. Maybe any break in the Bluetooth connection causes it to turn off in after a short time out. When a person is at a track event, there are many important event management matters.

Worrying about this thing turning off constantly is not something I need.

Works great. Provided reliable GPS feed during 12 hour flight. Good accuracy, Feed 4 iPads during entire flight. Highly Recommend

This is my second Dual GPS receiver and I can’t rate them highly enough. Reliable easy to use and compact. I use it for aviation and have not had any issues after years of use. I updated to the newer model purely to have multiple devices connected because the 150 only allows one device connected at a time.

Highly recommend Duel 160.

I was really looking forward to having this head unit installed in my 4Runner. I ordered it online and it took awhile to ship but no biggie. I received it, purchased the antenna adapter, dash kit, and Maestro RR/vehicle-specific harness and was ready for the install.

I get a call from the technician about 20 minutes into the install saying that there was a bad smell he noticed as soon as he took the unit out of the box. It was a very bad burning smell. He said he usually just goes right into installing the head units but something told him to bench test it prior and the unit would not even power on.

It had all the tape/seals intact but perhaps it was sent to me used but for $1500 I expect better quality control. Thankfully, the technician recommended the Kenwood DMX9707S to me and had one left on hand to install instead.

I can say I am much happier with it as it looks OEM in my 4Runner and I don’t have to worry about a huge screen sticking out of my dash just waiting to be stolen. I saved $600 and I am super happy with the Kenwood instead.

I felt the need to write this review since I saw other reviews similar about this head unit. I cannot recommend it since I didn’t get to see it in action. Perhaps it was just a faulty one I received but I can’t imagine why it’d emit a burning smell and makes me question the longevity of such an expensive product.

I say this is terrible so far, because I can’t even use the thing yet. I bought this thing last week and was told it would ship on time. I had to reschedule my installation appointment twice because Best Buy took almost a week to ship it.

I just left from my installation appointment and it won’t turn on. This is not the installer’s fault. Apparently, there is a plastic bracket that goes behind the screen and the unit will not turn on without it.

This happens to be the one piece that was not in the box. Best Buy customer service has been completely useless trying to talk to them and explain that I have a $1,500 unit that won’t work because of a missing $3 piece of plastic.

JVC customer service has been just as useless. I was able to find the missing part online. They’re hard to find and it’s going to cost me another $60 to ship a piece of plastic that costs $3 from overseas.

And wait for it to arrive while driving a car with a nonfunctional unit. I’m sure the unit will be amaizing once it’s actually working but this is ridiculous.

Very nice system and the size is great for streaming (while being parked). I have my firestick hooked up to the HDMI and it works perfect. Installation was perfect. I love the 4 camera view. I lost my 360 overhead on my 2019 Rogue but I like the ability to see the views this provides better.

It can also be viewed while driving. There are lots of settings for your music preferences so if you are into this you could be setting things up for hours. I have no complaints. Being able to stream your phone is awesome and it works great.

Wireless Android auto is another great feature.