What exactly does my "wireless ready pocket" mean

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What exactly does my "wireless ready pocket" mean

#1 Post by Matguyver »

Hi all...So according to my model number on my new CF-30 (CF-30KQPAXAM), mine has a "wireless ready pocket". Does that mean that all I have to add is the gobi card and then use the verizon set up application or is there more that I have to add besides the card? I picked up an original GPS module to add to my 30, but it looks like the gobi cards also have GPS as well? Can you have both and would there be any problems/benefits to doing so? which GPS system is better? sorry for the rash of questions, but I have not come across a good description of the WWAN cards and how they work. :doh: If anyone has any hints on where to find more info on adding it and set up, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks as always for everyones help :notworthy:
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Re: What exactly does my "wireless ready pocket" mean

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It means your only short the sled and wan card. It installs above the battery...Here is what it looks like..
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Re: What exactly does my "wireless ready pocket" mean

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[quote="Matguyver"]I picked up an original GPS module to add to my 30, but it looks like the gobi cards also have GPS as well? Can you have both and would there be any problems/benefits to doing so? which GPS system is better?


According to Rob the Gobi GPS cards share antennas. They will never be as good as a dedicated GPS like the popular GlobalSat BU-353

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ONLY the GOBI 2000 has independent GPS, the GOBI 1000 does NOT.

Yes, the dedicated OEM GPS is better.

In my last CF-31, I had an OEM GPS AND a GOBI 2000, thus, had 2 GPS recievers.

The only main advantage that I can personally think of having 2 is the ability to run 2 different GPS mapping programs at the same time. Being the nature of GPS and the fact that it runs on a COM port, it cannot be shared. It can only be used by ONE program at a time. So if you had both OEM GPS + the GOBI 2000 GPS then yes, you could do 2 programs at once.
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Re: What exactly does my "wireless ready pocket" mean

#5 Post by ADOR »

Good to know that the GOBI 2000 has independent gps.

I have seen posted before on the forums but haven't tried it myself is a program called "gps gate" that allows you to use one gps and two programs at the same time.


I know there are other programs like that out there but can't search a certain place right now to find the name for them.
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Re: What exactly does my "wireless ready pocket" mean

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Rob wrote:The only main advantage that I can personally think of having 2 is the ability to run 2 different GPS mapping programs at the same time. Being the nature of GPS and the fact that it runs on a COM port, it cannot be shared. It can only be used by ONE program at a time. So if you had both OEM GPS + the GOBI 2000 GPS then yes, you could do 2 programs at once.
My workplace used Franson GpsGate for a while. It worked well, although we did run across an issue when we switched dispatch software and the new one would not recognize the virtual COM port. I say new, but the software is based heavily on legacy code, which is why it had issues. Everything else we used it with ran fine.

http://gpsgate.com/products/gpsgate_client/

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