Foehn & Hirsch GPS35LS and Tomtom

Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:08 pm

Hi all...

I was thinking of getting a Foehn & Hirsch GPS35LS and then installing tomtom on this... I used to have a Navigo v2 (which has a cracked screen now) which with the help of the PC tailor website i managed to install tomtom on it.
Is it possible to get TomTom running on this GPS35LS unit.. and does anyone know how to do it?

Thanks in advance guys

Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:40 pm

If its running wince 6 you may have problems getting tomtom to work on it. But if you check the site maybe someone has found a way of running tomtom on wince 6

Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:47 pm

wijcc wrote:Hi all...

I was thinking of getting a Foehn & Hirsch GPS35LS and then installing tomtom on this... I used to have a Navigo v2 (which has a cracked screen now) which with the help of the PC tailor website i managed to install tomtom on it.
Is it possible to get TomTom running on this GPS35LS unit.. and does anyone know how to do it?

Thanks in advance guys

Are you locked into having TT or would the iGO programs be OK? Remember that TT for WinCE does not have TTS and is just a basic nav that directs you from point A to point B. Same with Garmin Mobile XT.

Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:59 am

I would like tomtom on it as that is what i am used to.. is possible to put tomtom on the F&H GPS35LS?

Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:55 am

What are the specifications of this device?

Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:23 am

not sure as i have not purchased it yet... it is this unit:

h*tp://www.ebuyer.com/239235-foehn-hirsch-gps35ls-sat-nav-3-5-uk-roi-2gb-mp3-mp4-gps35ls

Processor - Samsung 2416 400MHZ
Microsoft Win CE.NET 6.0 Operating System
64MB EPROM DDR2
2GB Internal Memory
Built -in GPS high sensitivity receiver and Ceramic Antenna
3.5inch colour 320x240 TFT display touch panel
Expansion Slot; Micro-SD card (Support upto 8GB)
High Sense
FM Function
Hi Speed USB with ActiveSync
Built-in speaker 2.0w (Mono)
Built-in Li-ion 850 mAh Rechargeable battery
Dimensions: 78mm(H)*100mm(W)*13mm(D)
Weight:170g box : 110g
Satellite reacquisiton Time Accuracy:100ms
Position Accuracy:up to 3m possible
Approvals: RoHS, CE

I want to know that i can get tomtom on it before purchasing it.Thanks mate

Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:55 am

I will have a look later, it probably depends on what version of windows ce is installed

Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:23 am

it says it is Microsoft Win CE.NET 6.0 Operating System

Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:47 am

If I may butt in here...I think FBF would agree (as he has been through this many many times), that with WinCE 6.x, you will have a lot of trouble with TomTom.
A [color="#FF0000"]LOT[/color] of trouble.

Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:59 am

darn.. not want i was wanting to hear... i read somewhere and some people managed to run tomtom on it

Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:25 am

You can make it work with Mortscript but there are some MAJOR limitations and problems doing it this way.

Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:34 am

what are the limitations and problems please?
Are there any other units that you would recommend i get instead of this one?

Wed Oct 26, 2011 12:18 pm

You can't save favourites and some other settings
It always starts with the same route loaded
You need to keep a route in memory when switching off
It corrupts itself regularly and needs to be reinstalled from a pc
It's more complicated to install than wince 5

Have you looked at actual tomtom devices?
Or if that's not an option you can do a lot worse than a Mio Moov or a navman equivalent, M400, F45 S50, etc, Tomtom works like a dream on these devices

Wed Oct 26, 2011 12:48 pm

just to confirm the Navman Mio Moov M400 is better for uploading tomtom?
Also, is there much difference between the Navman M400 and Navman M448?
Thanks again

Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:01 pm

I have a M400 myself, Be aware that it only has 2GB memory and no card slot, The installed software takes up 180MB, Although you can reduce that down to 50MB

Also you must unlock it correctly or permanent damage can happen.