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 Topic: Looking for a PDA with GPS and good battery life |
funkytwig
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 Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:31 pm Subject: Looking for a PDA with GPS and good battery life |
| I am looking for a PDA with good battery life. I don’t mind having to buy a high capacity battery. Currently my Mia 550 only has enough battery for stand by for a couple of days and can only operate ... |
| Topic: What PDAs have built in GPS receivers ? |
funkytwig
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:17 pm Subject: What PDAs have built in GPS receivers ? |
I have been using a Mio P550 for a while but it is not ideal (for reasons I will mention) so I am looking to get a new palmtop.
What PDAs are there with GPS receivers?. I dont seem top be able to ... |
| Topic: Memory Map Route Sharing Yahoo Group |
funkytwig
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Forum: Memory-Map Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:49 pm Subject: Memory Map Route Sharing Yahoo Group |
| Just started a group to share memory map routes - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/memory_map/. Its a bit of an experiment and if anyone knowns or an existing sharing recourse please let me know (I cant ... |
| Topic: Mia p550 Wifi seems very week |
funkytwig
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:11 pm Subject: Mia p550 Wifi seems very week |
I have a Mia p550 and can only connect to WiFi if I am in the same room as a access point. Is this normal or is there something wrong with my unit?
Ben |
| Topic: Is my p550 falty / Wifi very week |
funkytwig
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Forum: Navigon Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:50 pm Subject: Is my p550 falty / Wifi very week |
| The Wifi on my p550 is very week. I need to be in the same room as the access point to get a signal. Is this normal? |
| Topic: POI Colections, whitch ones |
funkytwig
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:57 pm Subject: POI Colections, whitch ones |
Was looking around and saw a fairly interesting/cheap POI collection at http://www.tomtomfree.com/POIdisk.htm. Was wondering if people recommended this one or had others that were good.
I know t ... |
| Topic: GPS with cycle tracks (GPX?) |
funkytwig
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:35 pm Subject: GPS with cycle tracks (GPX?) |
I am looking for a GPS solution for use on my bicycle therefore it must have cycle tracks or the ability to add them (maybe trough GPX or other standard format).
Any ideas?
Ben |
| Topic: Becker Traffic Assist Review |
funkytwig
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:55 am Subject: Becker Traffic Assist Review |
| When I say I prefer the tomtom I mean the 510/710/910. Given a choise between the tomtom one and Becket Traffic Assist I would go for the Becker as the TomTom one does NOT have any points of interest ... |
| Topic: Looking for portable antenna with MMCX connection |
funkytwig
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Views: 970
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:51 pm Subject: Looking for portable antenna with MMCX connection |
| I am looking for a good external antenna with a MMCX plug. I am looking for one with a fairly short lead (shorter the better) as it is going to be used on foot. any recomendations? |
| Topic: Becker Traffic Assist Highspeed seems useless is Brussels |
funkytwig
Replies: 3
Views: 1604
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:27 pm Subject: Becker Traffic Assist Highspeed seems useless is Brussels |
| Actualy it is better than the tomtom with the SiRF II chipset. I did not realise it can a minute or to to work out where it is whan you first turn it on. Have posted a review. |
| Topic: Recomendation for external antenna in city (Urban canyon) |
funkytwig
Replies: 3
Views: 1722
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:38 am Subject: Recomendation for external antenna in city (Urban canyon) |
| Tomtom one that is. |
| Topic: Recomendation for external antenna in city (Urban canyon) |
funkytwig
Replies: 3
Views: 1722
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:38 am Subject: Recomendation for external antenna in city (Urban canyon) |
| No, The Traffic Assist (not Traffic Assist Pro) looks simeler to a tomtom, ive just posted a review. |
| Topic: Is Didgital Compass something to look for |
funkytwig
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Views: 2323
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:36 am Subject: Is Didgital Compass something to look for |
"as all of the ones I can think of just take position information from the receiver and not orientation information."
This was kind of my question. Are you sure this is the case? Oriontashion inf ... |
| Topic: Is Didgital Compass something to look for |
funkytwig
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Views: 2323
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:23 pm Subject: Is Didgital Compass something to look for |
| This is a bluetooth gps unit without a screen whitch says it has a didgital cumpus. I took this to mean that the gps recever with a compas can tell whitch direction the device is pointing before it a ... |
| Topic: Recomendation for external antenna in city (Urban canyon) |
funkytwig
Replies: 3
Views: 1722
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:50 pm Subject: Recomendation for external antenna in city (Urban canyon) |
| Can anyone recoment a external antenna to use while on foot. My understanding is that this will help improve reliability in built up areas. I have a Becker Assist Highspeed. |
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