Great GPS With a Great PocketPC makes this an excellent product! It's a GPS with all the pocket PC features, not a PPC with GPS features. This is a GPS first! It's basically the same as a TomTom One navigation system, but with the added PPC functions. I've had other GPS/PDA/PPC combos in the past and they don't stack up to this one at all!
Lets look at the GPS first:
The map issue that others are having is going to depend on where you live or where you will be using this unit. Try different GPS's software, as they aren't all the same....
[HP Compaq iPAQ rx5915 PDA (FA811AA) review by M. Sirchuk can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | M. Sirchuk | | Review Date: | 01/09/2007 | | User Location: | Portland, OR United States | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (102 of 102) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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iPaq rx5915 - Great for Frequent Travelers I travel frequently for business and recreation, and I've been carrying this device on a daily basis for the past couple of months. Though the iPaq rx5915's GPS may be slightly inferior to Garmin, Magellan, or other top end dedicated GPS receivers, this is the perfect device to meet my daily needs. I consider it to be a viable option for most users. Instead of listing the features, I'll describe what I use it for, and list the pros and cons based on my two plus months experience with it.
[HP Compaq iPAQ rx5915 PDA (FA811AA) review by Sam can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Sam | | Review Date: | 05/15/2007 | | User Location: | New York, NY USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (21 of 21) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Compact Powerhouse Is Huge on Performance, Style, Functionality Without trying to sound like a cheerleader, I'm thrilled with the purchase of this IPAQ Travel Companion, and I think you would be, too.
I upgraded from an IPAQ 3635 PDA for several reasons; I wanted longer battery life in a technologically superior device--and I got it. I wanted wireless connectivity to the Internet for times during travel--especially at airports-- when I wanted to check email, but didn't want to have to pull out my laptop--and I got it; I've seen some amazing re...
[HP Compaq iPAQ rx5915 PDA (FA811AA) review by H. A. Guinn can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | H. A. Guinn | | Review Date: | 01/18/2007 | | User Location: | Bristol, TN | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (15 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Full-Fledged Navigator 6 SW is NOT Included I have had my iPAQ rx5915 for a little over a week now, and overall I like it. It packs a lot of features into a small package and it has been fairly stable. However, the bundled Tomtom sw has been a major disappointment to me. I had mistakenly assumed that I would be getting the equivalent to the retail standalone Navigator 6 product. NOT TRUE! The sw and maps come preinstalled on the unit, and they work as expected. However, you do not get a DVD containing the sw and maps as you would with the...
[HP Compaq iPAQ rx5915 PDA (FA811AA) review by Ken Goto can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 6.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Ken Goto | | Review Date: | 12/29/2006 | | User Location: | San Jose | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Best GPS in PDA form factor I was concerned at first of the reception from this device considering it had an internal antenna. I was even prepared to buy an external antenna to boost reception. I am happy to say there is no need for this since my reception has been excellent. I have not used it in a city environment but in the flat lands of florida, I have had no problems. Tom Tom is also an excellent GPS software providing clear directions. I have experienced one misdirection on Los Olas Blvd in Ft Lauderdale so tourists ...
[HP Compaq iPAQ rx5915 PDA (FA811AA) review by B. Eu "technoG33k" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | B. Eu "technoG33k" | | Review Date: | 12/05/2006 | | User Location: | Baltimore, MD | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (12 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great combination tool I have had the hp rx5915 for about a week now. It is the best gadget for someone who travels frequently. The GPS is just like the dedicated units. The portability makes it useful for car and on foot traveling. Although the gps can take a few minutes to lock on, it is still very accurate. US and Canadian maps are loaded to the onboard memory. European maps need to be purchased either on cd and downloaded or on sd memory chips from TomTom.
One drawback is that the device is very MS cent...
[HP Compaq iPAQ rx5915 PDA (FA811AA) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/18/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
97% (44 of 45) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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best travel mate you can find I owned it only a few days and been testing it around the area this the best thing that came for travlers in years. The Tom Tom GPS work great coem with everything you need to hook it up to a rental car and when you not using the gps it's also great in picking up my email and doing my spread sheets in excel. Then when all done you can relax with the window media when play your mp3. Only thing I wish is came with a better case to pack all the plugs and bracket for traveling and I think a good ide...
[HP Compaq iPAQ rx5915 PDA (FA811AA) review by A. Gon "pika" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | A. Gon "pika" | | Review Date: | 11/15/2006 | | User Location: | Honolulu, Hi | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
94% (18 of 19) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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A GPS/Pocket PC that finally does it all---and all so well! Out of the box, this unit does and comes with everything you need to fulfill it's namesake of "travel companion".
The integrated GPS (internal and very fast/accurate), WIFI and Bluetooth allow for connectivity and functionality that work well and fast.
Here's how I use my unit.
The Tom-Tom GPS software is the latest and is way better than the $2000 built in unit in my wife's car! For this alone, it's worth it. The latest stand alone Tom-Tom units (same software!...
[HP Compaq iPAQ rx5915 PDA (FA811AA) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/28/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
90% (10 of 11) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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how to fix satellite acquisition delay just wanted to comment on something that a few reviewers have mentioned before. Apparently some reviewers are finding that the gps can take a couple of minutes to get a fix (and until it gets that fix, it doesn't know where it is, and is therefore not able to get a route planned). Not only was this happening the very first time the device was used, it seemed to be happening everytime.
my solution was to apply the firmware update ( i applied it sometime in feb'07) and since then it has been ...
[HP Compaq iPAQ rx5915 PDA (FA811AA) review by Bikramjit Ganguly "Icandy" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Bikramjit Ganguly "Icandy" | | Review Date: | 07/28/2007 | | User Location: | Prosser,wa usa | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
90% (9 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Pocket-PC, GPS, Internet, MP3 all-in-one As a newbie truck driver, I was a little apprehensive about going over-the- road with just a map. After seeing this little gizmo advertised on HSN, I decided to do a little research on it and found it cheaper on Amazon. HSN's price was $599.99 I purchased it here for $459.99 big difference.
I decided to go with this GPS as opposed to a GPS specifically for truckers because it offered more than just GPS tracking. It offered me internet access, MP3 and mobile powerpoint, excel, word...
[HP Compaq iPAQ rx5915 PDA (FA811AA) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 02/16/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
88% (15 of 17) Users Found This Review Helpful |