# Anyone hack a GPS?

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**Created:** [September 3, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-hack-a-gps/254310 "2010-09-03T13:13:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-hack-a-gps/254310/1 "2010-09-03T13:13:38Z")

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I got an Insignia NS-NAV01 for pretty cheap. The main complaint with this model seems to be the software. So this is a WinCE based GPS, so I set out looking to hack it. I found MioPocket, and I have been trying to use version 4 with no luck. I just wanted to see if anyone else here has done this and got it to work properly?

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**Author:** ![jdaniels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdaniels/32/6399_2.png) [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-hack-a-gps/254310/2 "2010-09-03T17:51:41Z")

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Not that particular GPS, but I put TomTom on my Mio 310x before via hax. You need activesync to run on it, then you can wreak havoc.

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**Author:** ![b-ri](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/b-ri/32/6376_2.png) [@b-ri](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/b-ri)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-hack-a-gps/254310/3 "2010-09-03T18:40:38Z")

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what are the gains of hacking a gps?

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**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-hack-a-gps/254310/4 "2010-09-03T19:04:42Z")

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Well the one I got, is fairly cheap, but has the ability to run better software, like a Garmin or TomTom. But also depending on the model, they can be as useful as a PDA. I am supposed to be able to use email and have games on this one, I just need to get the core firmware working. I am going to try an older version of the MioPocket program, and see if that makes a difference. Also free, more detailed maps is a plus, lol

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**Author:** ![b-ri](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/b-ri/32/6376_2.png) [@b-ri](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/b-ri)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-hack-a-gps/254310/5 "2010-09-04T08:52:35Z")

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wow i never would have thought you could hack a gps aha