Pharos CF/PCMCIA GPS Receiver w/Microsoft Streets & Trips 2004 (PF063)

by Pharos

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00011KIFA
• Item model number: PF063
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #389,423 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 17, 2003

Product Description

Now use Pharos' CompactFlash GPS Recevier (with convertible iGPS-360) on Notebook and Tablet PCs with MS Streets & Trips 2004 software. Microsoft Streets & Trips 2004 is the easy and effective way to plan your next family vacation, business trip, or jaunt across town. It's the one product that instantly meets your mapping needs without waiting for an Internet connection. Whether you're in charge of the route for the next family vacation or coordinating the school carpool, Streets &Trips is for you. Even business travelers will enjoy the ability to explore their destinations, with more local highlights in every city: Features. Pharos CF/PCMCIA GPS with MS Streets & Trips 2004 - GPS kit. Product Type - GPS kit. Dimensions (WxDxH) - 2.2 in x 0.6 in x 1.9 in. Weight - 1.4 oz. Module Form Factor - CompactFlash. Receiver - 12 channel. Antenna - Built-in. Update Rate - 1/second. Software Included - Microsoft Streets & Trips 2004.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware of incompatabilities with PCMCIA slot on laptops, May 24, 2004

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Bob Baker (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pharos CF/PCMCIA GPS Receiver w/Microsoft Streets & Trips 2004 (PF063) (Office Product)

I have a Dell Latitude laptop with a Texas Instruments PCMCIA controller - this controller is incompatible with the i360 model from Pharos, and I was not able to find out until after the product had shipped to me and I tried it out.

Make sure you check the manufacturer of your controller before you purchase this product!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pocket Street does not provide turn by turn directions, May 27, 2004

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JOO (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pharos CF/PCMCIA GPS Receiver w/Microsoft Streets & Trips 2004 (PF063) (Office Product)

Streets and Trips does not provide active turn by turn directions. This package simply provides where you are when the GPS is active. Streets and Trips does provide directions to a given location; however, Pocket Streets and Trips does not provide this functionality.

I recommend that you buy the Pharos bundle that contains the Ostia software. Ostia provides turn by turn directions as well as voice and audio prompts.

BTW, I have 2 Dell Latitudes that suffer from the TI PCMCIA chipset. Has anyone figured out how to make this device work with the TI chipset? Pharos tech support is aware of this problem and have no solutions to date. Bob Baker, Pharos, and I await your answer to this question.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Incompatability Issues, February 14, 2006

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Thomas Ruschke (Munich, Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pharos CF/PCMCIA GPS Receiver w/Microsoft Streets & Trips 2004 (PF063) (Office Product)

This should really be added to the description of the product, to ensure people don't buy it unknowingly withouth knowing about the well-known incompatability issues. I have spoken to Pharos Customer Support on the phone, and they confirm that this PCMCIA GPS Receiver is incompatible with Texas Instruments and O2 Micro PCMCIA Cardbus Readers.

You can find out what you have by right clicking on "My Computer", click Properties, go to the Hardware Tab, click Device Manager and Expand "PCMCIA adapters". There it will show who manufactures your PCMCIA Cardbus Controller. If it's TI or O2, this GPS Receiver most likely won't work with your laptop.

Good luck!