Getting My Fix
GPS fix that is…Â
I have a Pharos bluetooth GPS receiver and was trying to get it talking to my Windows Mobile smartphone (Audiovox SMT 5600). After some mucking around, I was able to get the setup working. This is a very powerful combination and I can see some pretty cool applications that leverage this combo. Here are the steps I had to take to make this function:
1. Go to Start | Settings |  Bluetooth and select Bluetooth
2. Now, you need to turn bluetooth on and pair your phone and bluetooth GPS receiver. Select Menu | Devices:
3. Select New:
4. Pick your GPS device from the list and press Select:
5. Enter the passkey. For my GPS receiver the default setting was 12345678 - check out your GPS receiver’s documentation to get the proper passkey:
6. You’re not done yet; you have to associate a COM port for the GPS receiver. Back on the main bluetooth screen, select COM Ports:
7. Select New Outgoing Port:
8. Select your GPS receiver from the list and select an available COM port. In my case I am using COM6 and I also unchecked the secure connection option (this is the COM port that third party apps will use to access the GPS data):
 
Again, this process is for an Audiovox SMT 5600 and Pharos bluetooth GPS receiver… for different flavors of devices, the process may be slightly different, but I hope this helps.