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1. [Shop-talk] gps stuff (score: 1)
Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 14:26:40 -0500
My father was a surveyor for 60 something years and a map maker... he brought me up in the trade. He will probably spin like a gyro in his grave when I buy this but it will be a convenience out of to
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00084.html (7,429 bytes)

2. Re: [Shop-talk] gps stuff (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 13:39:24 -0700
Why? The map is the most important part. Without it, the GPS receiver is nearly useless for most people. Most cell phones will give you latitude & longitude ... what good is that? -- Randall _______
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00091.html (6,882 bytes)

3. [Shop-talk] gps stuff (score: 1)
Author: Tim <tputland@charter.net>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 07:43:14 -0400 (EDT)
We had a tomtom initially and it kept locking up on me. I had to constantly use a pin to reset it--what a PITA that was. Now we have a GarminNuvi1300. We are reasonably happy with it although it some
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00108.html (6,818 bytes)

4. Re: [Shop-talk] gps stuff (score: 1)
Author: Rich White <rlwhitetr3b@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 17:42:15 -0500
We had our son using his phone for several months... In down town Chicago it could not update fast enough to be of any help. The monthly charge was such that it cost more than a dedicated unit and th
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00109.html (7,669 bytes)

5. Re: [Shop-talk] gps stuff (score: 1)
Author: Paul Parkanzky <parkanzky@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 19:11:18 -0400
One more important issue with using a smartphone as a GPS is that it gets the maps over cellular data (They're usually not stored on the phone). That means that you lose your maps when you don't have
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00110.html (9,584 bytes)

6. Re: [Shop-talk] gps stuff (score: 1)
Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 20:12:53 -0500
With a smartphone you can either buy an app or use a builtin one, depending on the phone and your require Ents. That's either free or a one time expense. Plus dAta of course. Lesser phones, carriers
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00113.html (8,999 bytes)

7. Re: [Shop-talk] gps stuff (score: 1)
Author: BJNoSHOV8 <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:14:14 -0500
My iphone works well in most areas where we have 3G coverage. In rural areas it can range from slow to nothing. Sometimes the maps won't update fast enough to keep up with your driving, or you are in
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00115.html (8,016 bytes)

8. [Shop-talk] gps stuff (score: 1)
Author: jniolon at bham.rr.com (john niolon)
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 14:26:40 -0500
My father was a surveyor for 60 something years and a map maker... he brought me up in the trade. He will probably spin like a gyro in his grave when I buy this but it will be a convenience out of to
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00380.html (8,309 bytes)

9. [Shop-talk] gps stuff (score: 1)
Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall)
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 13:39:24 -0700
Why? The map is the most important part. Without it, the GPS receiver is nearly useless for most people. Most cell phones will give you latitude & longitude ... what good is that? -- Randall
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00387.html (8,347 bytes)

10. [Shop-talk] gps stuff (score: 1)
Author: tputland at charter.net (Tim)
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 07:43:14 -0400 (EDT)
We had a tomtom initially and it kept locking up on me. I had to constantly use a pin to reset it--what a PITA that was. Now we have a GarminNuvi1300. We are reasonably happy with it although it some
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00404.html (8,218 bytes)

11. [Shop-talk] gps stuff (score: 1)
Author: rlwhitetr3b at hotmail.com (Rich White)
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 17:42:15 -0500
We had our son using his phone for several months... In down town Chicago it could not update fast enough to be of any help. The monthly charge was such that it cost more than a dedicated unit and th
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00405.html (8,511 bytes)

12. [Shop-talk] gps stuff (score: 1)
Author: parkanzky at gmail.com (Paul Parkanzky)
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 19:11:18 -0400
One more important issue with using a smartphone as a GPS is that it gets the maps over cellular data (They're usually not stored on the phone). That means that you lose your maps when you don't have
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00406.html (10,606 bytes)

13. [Shop-talk] gps stuff (score: 1)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 20:12:53 -0500
With a smartphone you can either buy an app or use a builtin one, depending on the phone and your require Ents. That's either free or a one time expense. Plus dAta of course. Lesser phones, carriers
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00409.html (9,968 bytes)

14. [Shop-talk] gps stuff (score: 1)
Author: bjshov8 at tx.rr.com (BJNoSHOV8)
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:14:14 -0500
My iphone works well in most areas where we have 3G coverage. In rural areas it can range from slow to nothing. Sometimes the maps won't update fast enough to keep up with your driving, or you are in
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00411.html (9,086 bytes)


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