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 Topic: Small GPS to find car in parking lot? |
woolygums
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 Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:31 am Subject: Small GPS to find car in parking lot? |
| I have bought a Garmin Quest from a dealer on eBay for $334. Has all the downloadable maps. Voice guidance, 5 million POI, easiliy set way points and a 20 hour battery life. I think that it will do ju ... |
| Topic: Small GPS to find car in parking lot? |
woolygums
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:15 pm Subject: Small GPS to find car in parking lot? |
I have read about some of the small GPS units that don't work very well around tall buildings or even with foliage overhead.
Woolygums, did you read this:-
Maxi, This is most informative. ... |
| Topic: Small GPS to find car in parking lot? |
woolygums
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:04 pm Subject: Small GPS to find car in parking lot? |
I mentioned early on that I am not familiar with a lot of the terminology. This thread is helping me better define my objectives.
I want a small GPS that has the sensitivity to work in metropolita ... |
| Topic: Small GPS to find car in parking lot? |
woolygums
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 6:31 pm Subject: Small GPS to find car in parking lot? |
Hi Maxi,
I may be confused here. I have seen several GPS in comparative review that say "accurate <49 feet."
That is probably accurate enough, but then I see some that are MUCH more accurate ... |
| Topic: GPS to find our way back to parked car? |
woolygums
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Forum: Advanced GPS Lounge Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:34 pm Subject: GPS to find our way back to parked car? |
| Could not edit my post, so I will add this on. Since battery life is relatively short, I like the kind of GPS that can be powered down after a waypoint has been set. Do need that feature if it is not ... |
| Topic: GPS to find our way back to parked car? |
woolygums
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Forum: Advanced GPS Lounge Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:30 pm Subject: Geko looks good |
Guess that you are right about not needing the 'breadcrumbs' unless we were hiking in the woods and that is not something I enjoy.
I do want sensitivity as tall buildings sometimes block GPS signal ... |
| Topic: GPS to find our way back to parked car? |
woolygums
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Forum: Advanced GPS Lounge Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:40 pm Subject: GPS to find our way back to parked car? |
I have sophisticated car navigation systems to find all sorts of routes and points of interest. No problems there!
However my wife and I like to travel and walk around new places. Often when we are ... |
| Topic: Small GPS to find car in parking lot? |
woolygums
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:37 pm Subject: Small GPS to find car in parking lot? |
I have sophisticated car navigation systems to find all sorts of routes and points of interest. No problems there!
However my wife and I like to travel and walk around new places. Often when we ar ... |
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