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Best to get a cell phone with GPS rather than standalone unit?
I have a Nextel i850, which is a GPS & Java enabled phone. While I
find telenav (nextels GPS direction service) to be utterly indesposable in the city (Boston), it's basically useless in the woods. I usually find I'm better off with a cheap Garmin handheld unit (which we got for boating use). Not only is the unit under $100 US (well under the cost of the i850), there is no monthly fee (telenav = $~10/month). Also, as mentioned, it's far better suited for trekking through the woods. As for finding resteraunts/bike shops, IMO that is a feature that is best left to cell phones. A GPS that will do that is big $. However, most cyclists I know carry a phone anyway, just in case of emergency. In the event you need a tire/tube/coffee/beer, you could use 411 (combined with the co-ordinates the GPS gives you, assuming you don't know where you are) to find said entity. All that being said, I almost never carry either on the bike. When I do, however, the less expensive Garmin is the clear winner for me. Hope this helps, Dan On Nov 26, 12:50 pm, wrote: I'm wanting a small GPP for hiking and bicycle touring use. At first I was going to get an eTrex model. After some thought I'm wondering if Id be better served by just getting a new GPS enabled cell phone? I'm thinking a GPS enabled cell phone would be handier in that I could also look up maps on Google and get specific info not available on a stand alone GPS. Example......I'm on a bike tour in an unfamiliar place and I'm looking for a bicycle shop or restaurant. With the cell phone I could access Google and tell it what my GPS co-ordinate are and let it fid that info. Correct/ Advce? |
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Best to get a cell phone with GPS rather than standalone unit?
Same here I carry a cheap black n white magellan sportrak along with the
pocket pc gps. It has all the POIs for camping, food, stores ect..,, The pocket GPS has the address, phone number, and alot more info though but like you said a cell phone is just as good for finding stuff. Dave wrote in message oups.com... I have a Nextel i850, which is a GPS & Java enabled phone. While I find telenav (nextels GPS direction service) to be utterly indesposable in the city (Boston), it's basically useless in the woods. I usually find I'm better off with a cheap Garmin handheld unit (which we got for boating use). Not only is the unit under $100 US (well under the cost of the i850), there is no monthly fee (telenav = $~10/month). Also, as mentioned, it's far better suited for trekking through the woods. As for finding resteraunts/bike shops, IMO that is a feature that is best left to cell phones. A GPS that will do that is big $. However, most cyclists I know carry a phone anyway, just in case of emergency. In the event you need a tire/tube/coffee/beer, you could use 411 (combined with the co-ordinates the GPS gives you, assuming you don't know where you are) to find said entity. All that being said, I almost never carry either on the bike. When I do, however, the less expensive Garmin is the clear winner for me. Hope this helps, Dan On Nov 26, 12:50 pm, wrote: I'm wanting a small GPP for hiking and bicycle touring use. At first I was going to get an eTrex model. After some thought I'm wondering if Id be better served by just getting a new GPS enabled cell phone? I'm thinking a GPS enabled cell phone would be handier in that I could also look up maps on Google and get specific info not available on a stand alone GPS. Example......I'm on a bike tour in an unfamiliar place and I'm looking for a bicycle shop or restaurant. With the cell phone I could access Google and tell it what my GPS co-ordinate are and let it fid that info. Correct/ Advce? |
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