Just want to update you all with my experience so far -- mine setup has been working very well. I use Dummy Connection and it appears to work better(at least for me). With 'ad hoc' connection, it seems I have to start the voice server first; while I can start the voice server any time I want when using Dummy connection.

There is one minor thing I run into; that is espeak would sometime say the name of the voice file and then the street name. Meaning I will get the voice guidance(eg. turn right in 300meters) then espeak would say the filename of the 'turn right in 300 meters'(sometime right after the voice guidance and sometime during the voice guidance) and then the street name.

by the way, does anybody has the know-how to get mbrola http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis/ to work with espeak.

Cheers,

PS: again thank you Blaizzen, your hard work has made it all possible