Which GPS receiver is best, Bad Elf or Dual bluetooth?

I have read conflicting reviews as to which one is the best. Anyone have a good answer for this? I want it to be compatible with all my apps including Navigon, ArcGIS, GIS Roam, etc.

Try Airplane mode and then override the Bluetoouth connection manually as explained here
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1355
There is (still) no control over the internal GPS unfortunatley.

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