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| Thread ID: 100918 | 2009-06-25 06:29:00 | Mobile Phone - GPS | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 785731 | 2009-06-28 14:21:00 | If you're looking for an E75, I know somebody who'll sell you one for a decent deal, he just got his after switching from an Apache. I used the phone recently, cant stand the thing... He's eyeing up the iPhone 3GS, so your money would go to a good cause ;) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 785732 | 2009-07-06 06:50:00 | Thanks guys, now I think A-GPS not that practical for me. Even thou I get a Smartphone to do Skype via Wifi and emails and type my diary up etc... I am looking at a Garmin handheld GPS device. Main reason is that, in NZ I have a Navman for my car already but it doesn't do coordinates. The main use for the Garmin would be international travel, if I use a A-GPS cellphone the data charges are crazy - Vodafone International Roaming has it at $0.30 per 10KB to mainstream destinations like Hong Kong and Malaysia and Canada. To use it in NZ I heard that via Vodafone Live all you pay is $2.50 for unlimited use a day? As I understand HTC is the only brand that has a normal GPS receiver in their phones. But not sure on those phones... If I am overseas I probably use the grid mode in the Garmin as Garmin maps cost around $150US for each map or each region for smaller countries. |
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| 785733 | 2009-07-09 00:46:00 | I hope I'm not to late. >>If anyone have used GPS-Assisted, are data payable and how much has that been in your experience would be great knowledge.<< Sprint Palm Pre is an example of a big rip. It is advertized as GPS but it is not. At least when I when into the store and asked for a palm cell phone with GPS it was. Any device that has a tolerance of 150 to 350 feet is no help when it comes to GPS. And if it is called assist it most likely works off towers, which is no help when your coverage is as weak as Sprint. There is no such thing as GPS assisted!!! GPS is GPS. What do you do when you have no access to a tower? I carry a Palm Life Drive with a Delorme. I connect the Delorme Logger to the Life Drive. That's my GPS. And it's accurate when in 85 feet. I use my Palm Pre as a phone only. It's as good as most phone's. But pure thief if sold as GPS. Bob |
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| 785734 | 2009-07-09 00:50:00 | I hope I'm not to late. >>If anyone have used GPS-Assisted, are data payable and how much has that been in your experience would be great knowledge.<< Sprint Palm Pre is an example of a big rip. It is advertized as GPS but it is not. At least when I when into the store and asked for a palm cell phone with GPS it was. Any device that has a tolerance of 150 to 350 feet is no help when it comes to GPS. And if it is called assist it most likely works off towers, which is no help when your coverage is as weak as Sprint. There is no such thing as GPS assisted!!! GPS is GPS. What do you do when you have no access to a tower? I carry a Palm Life Drive with a Delorme. I connect the Delorme Logger to the Life Drive. That's my GPS. And it's accurate when in 85 feet. I use my Palm Pre as a phone only. It's as good as most phone's. But pure thief if sold as GPS. Bob :blush: Sorry About Dual Post!!! |
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| 785735 | 2009-07-09 08:48:00 | Thanks for that Bob, interesting to know, I've heard a lot of other gripes about the Pre ... :-/ | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
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