MBP and GPS Receiver

Hi Guys,
I've got a Nokia Bluetooth GPS Receiver (worked wonderfully with my Nokia N73 and TomTom Mobile until some tool stole the phone). I'm wondering if there is any software I can use to link the Bluetooth receiver to my MacBook Pro and use that as my GPS unit??
Thanks!!
Ben

Have you googled, "Nokia Bluetooth GPS Receiver and macintosh"?

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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3171340/router/network-internet.jpg
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I have th Z10, it has GPS software and a built-in GPS radio receiver. I also have an external GPS radio receiver, not a GPS device. It is strictly a radio receiver. I used to use it years ago on my Windows Mobile device - the software with maps was on Windows Mobile, and the GPS receiver hooked up via Bluetooth.
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@sargerx
The bottom line is there could be loads of reasons why your device doesn't work properly.
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