[MLB-WIRELESS] GPS and GSM transciever

[Red_Wolf_2]

Did everyone who ordered one of these get an extra gps device? I
ordered one of these a few days back, and getting two gps devices for
the price of one is always good in my books!

On 11/25/06, Rowan 2006 <rowan2006 at sensation.net.au> wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Nov 2006, vak wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > This device has a lot of nice features (Albeit the GPS receiver is only
> > SIRF2 and not the SIRF3, but at $99 it is a steal !!) The SIRF3 and 3G
> > is available on the Mobile Gateway 4000 unit.
> >
> > The GPRS modem on board is currently programmed to take a Telstra SIM (I
> > am not sure how exactly), but this can be reprogrammed with MCGview and
> > the serial cable (via COM2 I believe). The standard DB9 should spit out
> > NMEA and various other protocols to make your mobile terminal (IPAQ,
> > etc) work. The device also has dispatch features on board. Toll and
> > various courier/taxi companies use these... they are quite a robust unit.
> >
> > Apparently these devices came from a project where a large Telco was
> > involved with an (alleged) faudster  and  that  that consignment wasn't
> > actually paid for...... at $99, these are a well below cost and won't last.
>
> Hmmm, where did you get all this info from? :)
>
> This MCGview software seems to be the key to getting started;
> unfortunately I cannot figure out whether it's included (perhaps if, for
> example, you buy a programming cable from Transcom) or it's an additional
> cost. portal.transcom.com looks interesting but the only additional
> information available for the VTS3000X is the extended installation guide.
>
> I'm keen to order another one of these units for my wife's car but I want
> to be sure I can actually make use of them. If you have any other
> information, like protocols etc then it would certainly be appreciated! :)
> I am hoping that the reason they're going cheap is simply to shed excess
> stock (with a newer version now available), rather than them being
> customised for a specific purpose.
>
> BTW I took a couple of pics of the PCB, images are here:
>
> http://www.gadgetguts.com/transcom-vts3000x-mobile-communications-gateway/
>
> Cheers.
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