[Networking] Arejay:
I put a posting on a Radio Control forum that I subscribe to RCMF.co.uk as there are quite a number of very knowledgeable folks that frequent the site.

This is a reply that I received today from a guy who I think works for O2 and he has agreed to me posting her.

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Now then..... Bit of a complicated one this

Courtesy of our device specialists

First step:

You will need to install a registry editor. They’re available from various websites, I suggest Googling “Pocket PC registry editor”, but we can’t guarantee the reliability of third party software.

· On the XDA Exec, Go to Start > Programs and then load the newly installed registry editor.

· NB: This has to be done exactly as below in order for it to work:

Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\GPS Settings

Delete the DWORD marked "hide"

Add a new DWORD called "Group" and give it the value of "2" (dec)

NOTE: There are different types of keys you can add, you must make sure you add a DWORD, Click it so the values entry appears then add the value 2 as described above.

· Exit the Registry editor.

· Select Start > Settings. Then go to connections using the tabs at the bottom of the settings screen.

· The GPS panel should now show up in connection settings.

Next:

· After the Bluetooth receiver has been paired with the device, you’ll need to do the following:

· In Bluetooth Settings, select COM Ports tab at the bottom > New Outgoing Port > [Choose GPS Receiver], click Next then select the OUTGOING port to 8. Click Finish. Select OK (top right corner)

· Go to Start > Settings > Connections and open the GPS control panel, select the GPS program port to COM 0 then click Hardware tab. Set Hardware port to “None”. Select OK (top right)

· Start TomTom, Click Preferences then GPS settings, select “Other Bluetooth GPS”, and COM 0 should be at the top of the list (Important: IF “COM 0” is not in the list, you will need to hard reset the device, ensuring your contacts and saved files are backed up beforehand. It may then be necessary to begin this process again after re-installing TomTom). Select COM 0 as the GPS Port and then exit TomTom. (Make sure you fully exit the program so it’s no longer running)

· Go to Start > Settings > Connections and open the GPS control panel again, now select COM 8 in the Programs section (the one we set up as “0” previously). Select OK (top right).

· Open Bluetooth again in the connection settings menu and go back to COM Ports. Select GPS Receiver by holding the stylus down on the word and selecting edit then change the outgoing port from “Port 8” to “Port 0”. Select Finish, then Select OK (top right).

· Go back to Start > Settings > Connections and open the GPS control panel again and in the Programs port select NONE.

Select OK (top right), then OK again to close settings menu.

· Finally start TomTom and the GPS receiver should connect automatically. Wait for a couple of seconds and click the GPS settings and it should be connected.

The port settings shouldn’t be changed after this point, or the process above may need to be repeated, so the customer should now steer clear of the GPS settings.

If the device experiences issues connecting to GPS, you should ensure the GPS receiver is powered up and then exit TomTom and restart it. If this doesn’t resolve, a soft reset may be needed.

GPS Dash can be downloaded from www.gpsdash.com, but we aren't aware that this needs to be added first – you should try the above before installing, we can’t offer support upon, or guarantee the reliability of GPS Dash or any other third party applications.

Hope this helps.

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I will be trying this probably next week so will let you know if I have any success.