I wish the arguing would stop because in fact all of the points made are good and really worth thinking about.
So far I am amazed by how well the Garmin works. I look back to the 60's and my field mapping and I sure see how modern technology has trivialized what was a lot of work. I can really see where it will help now where I want to find old spots which are really brushed in, and mark their locations, and the best paths to them. Finding out where and why it doesn't work well, is what I bought it to find out, too - but that will take some time. Overall for the $280 CAN I'm delighted so far. If you watch the segment in "Cast Away" where at the end of it all Tom Hanks picks up the barbecue lighter and clicks it for flame, you'll get an idea of how I looked at how something difficult can become simple and is amazing. That being said, when stuck on the island, he had to go back to basics, and he made that work, too. So having a GPS doesn't reduce my love of a compass and maps. Those things always remind me of my youth! In fact, having seen a show where a Viking sun compass was used, well I really have to make a replica!
Up here "Cannot find signal - are you indoors" is common with vehicle GPS due to cold and dampness. I find that my old Magellan has to be warmed up and dried out and then it starts working again. Same every winter! But so far it has always come back form the dead.. And so have some others I've applied the same treatment to. Worth knowing for what it's worth..
Best to be wary of batteries with a GPS. I have a Powerex charger which actually does a great job of establishing just what the capacity of a battery is. So I have batteries which are all supposed to be as specified - but they aren't by a wild amount. Unfortunately it's the common brands which are poor. If a person doesn't want to buy the $60 charger then best to go with real Japanese 2500mAh. A few heavy loads and recharges and they'll be close. The super Enerloops might not be the greatest for the Garmin since they are 2000mAh. But you can put defective batteries into a Garmin and it will show them initially as great - worth knowing and thinking about!
Now that I'm a believer in GPS, I'm interested to know what is the phone with the best GPS - without starting arguments. Well with civilized discussion and some facts...
So far I am amazed by how well the Garmin works. I look back to the 60's and my field mapping and I sure see how modern technology has trivialized what was a lot of work. I can really see where it will help now where I want to find old spots which are really brushed in, and mark their locations, and the best paths to them. Finding out where and why it doesn't work well, is what I bought it to find out, too - but that will take some time. Overall for the $280 CAN I'm delighted so far. If you watch the segment in "Cast Away" where at the end of it all Tom Hanks picks up the barbecue lighter and clicks it for flame, you'll get an idea of how I looked at how something difficult can become simple and is amazing. That being said, when stuck on the island, he had to go back to basics, and he made that work, too. So having a GPS doesn't reduce my love of a compass and maps. Those things always remind me of my youth! In fact, having seen a show where a Viking sun compass was used, well I really have to make a replica!
Up here "Cannot find signal - are you indoors" is common with vehicle GPS due to cold and dampness. I find that my old Magellan has to be warmed up and dried out and then it starts working again. Same every winter! But so far it has always come back form the dead.. And so have some others I've applied the same treatment to. Worth knowing for what it's worth..
Best to be wary of batteries with a GPS. I have a Powerex charger which actually does a great job of establishing just what the capacity of a battery is. So I have batteries which are all supposed to be as specified - but they aren't by a wild amount. Unfortunately it's the common brands which are poor. If a person doesn't want to buy the $60 charger then best to go with real Japanese 2500mAh. A few heavy loads and recharges and they'll be close. The super Enerloops might not be the greatest for the Garmin since they are 2000mAh. But you can put defective batteries into a Garmin and it will show them initially as great - worth knowing and thinking about!
Now that I'm a believer in GPS, I'm interested to know what is the phone with the best GPS - without starting arguments. Well with civilized discussion and some facts...