Pharos Bluetooth Dock for Microsoft and Pharos GPS-500 (PXT22)

by Pharos

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8 x 2 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000IN04EG
• Item model number: PXT22
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

Product Description

Pharos Bluetooth Dock PXT22 977

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great!, July 17, 2007

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John B. Harrod - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pharos Bluetooth Dock for Microsoft and Pharos GPS-500 (PXT22) (Electronics)

Up in running in a few minutes. Works with my laptop and Verizon Blackberry 8830 World phone. Looks cool too. Fits right in your pocket. Comes with a car charger.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Hardware is okay, implementation is awful., June 27, 2009

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Steve "Steve" (Portland OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pharos Bluetooth Dock for Microsoft and Pharos GPS-500 (PXT22) (Electronics)

This seemed like a good idea. Wireless dock for the sensor I already owned. The product literature even referenced my version of Streets and Trips, and the specific GPS-500 sensor. Should work seamlessly right? It was/is a nightmare. The problem is aligning the com ports of your laptop to the dock, and to Streets and Trips. It is a nightmare.
Before you buy this, search "troubleshoot Pharos GPS-500 Microsoft Streets and Trips", or some variation of that. You'll see people on blogs and forums have all kinds of problems with this issue, and there is no simple answer(s). Pharos Support is of little help. They'll email you boilerplate directions with links to X-Port and GPS Gate, utilities that apparently are supposed to fix the problem. They don't work either. I have had my docking station up and running - only to lose it after a restart. If researching troubleshooting suggestions, sitting on tech support hold, downloading drivers and fixes, connecting and reinstalling Bluetooth settings, endless rebooting, and having your success somehow disconnected the next time you turn your computer on sounds like a good time then this is the product for you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great, especially with BB 8700, January 8, 2008

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astroboogieman (Houston) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pharos Bluetooth Dock for Microsoft and Pharos GPS-500 (PXT22) (Electronics)

I used this with my BB 8700 and dell D800. Worked great with both. The BB pairing went off without a hick and with BB maps would take you where you need to go. With the D800 it was a little harder (thus due mainly to user error most likely and a cheap dongle)