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Re: New gps for xmas
By: Swan-of-Avon Date: November 12, 2014, 2:00 pm
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Forgot to say I received my New Garmin 650 yesterday from
Handtec via Amazon within 24 hours of ordering it for £282.90
plus £5.95 post and package.
As this is my Christmas present from Mrs S-of-A, I cannot use it
until the day but I have negotiated release of the quick start
manual (first year level) but online info.much more helpful,but
not from Garmin where the "proper" manual is currently
unavailable.Don't you just love em?!!
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Re: New gps for xmas
By: Bear and Ragged Date: November 12, 2014, 2:51 pm
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[quote author=Swan-of-Avon link=topic=583.msg8446#msg8446
date=1415822438]
Forgot to say I received my New Garmin 650 yesterday from
Handtec via Amazon within 24 hours of ordering it for £282.90
plus £5.95 post and package.
As this is my Christmas present from Mrs S-of-A, I cannot use it
until the day but I have negotiated release of the quick start
manual (first year level) but online info.much more helpful,but
not from Garmin where the "proper" manual is currently
unavailable.Don't you just love em?!!
[/quote]
Worth registering it via:
HTML http://www.geocaching.com/garmin/freetrial.aspx
and
getting/extending Premium Membership for 30 days...
(Does seem to be 'playing up' at the moment, but the lackeys are
aware of the problem!)
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Re: New gps for xmas
By: walktall Date: November 12, 2014, 4:12 pm
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[quote author=Swan-of-Avon link=topic=583.msg8445#msg8445
date=1415821729]
i have done a lot of research on options including testing this
forum but have not found any phone/gps hybrids other than of
course the ubiquitous ipads,Androids and mobile apps. which are
not a patch on dedicated gps for serious caching.
Maybe,one day? Probably!
[/quote]
That is what I thought as well but like to keep looking.
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Re: New gps for xmas
By: tarmacjohn Date: November 12, 2014, 4:19 pm
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Dragons Den?
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Re: New gps for xmas
By: Swan-of-Avon Date: November 12, 2014, 4:32 pm
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Maybe Dragons Den sometime, but not many clever electronics
people (Cambridge?) realise the potential .
Maybe one or two are reading this.
Hint:- needs the gps and waterproof and tough screen which also
encloses 3g or 4g phone access as internet not reliable out
there,and about the size of a small Garmin.
Dream on.!
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Re: New gps for xmas
By: SangueG Date: November 16, 2014, 1:43 am
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[member=46]Swan-of-Avon[/member], what a wonderful present. Are
you going to try find a cache on the day? I would not be unhappy
if Santa dropped one my way. Santa, do you read this forum? :D
To answer earlier question, I have not seen reviews for the
rugged phone I have posted. To be more accurate I have not seen
reviews for how well the GPSr part of it works. If you look on
Amazon and other reseller sites there are user reviews for Runbo
phones but not detailing a main part we are interested in.
I did see the Runbo X5 is 3G. Mixed reviews on that one:
HTML http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rugged-Android-Phone-Runbo-X5/dp/B00B5FGO6S
HTML http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rugged-Android-Phone-Runbo-X5/dp/B00B5FGO6S
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Re: New gps for xmas
By: walktall Date: November 16, 2014, 5:00 am
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Thank you [member=51]Gackt[/member] I just wondered if you had
any more info :)
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Re: New gps for xmas
By: Swan-of-Avon Date: November 21, 2014, 4:33 pm
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Well Mrs S-o=A bought me my first little e-trex and then my
present Garmin Hcx which has been just great but is now getting
a little weird at times so she offered to buy the 650.
I really am facing a learning curve cus whatever they say the
Hcx does not do downloads from the website and boy have I tried.
If I have trouble with the 650 I will post as matters progress.
If anyone has words of one syllable to instruct on downloads to
an Hcx I would be pleased to hear but please no convoluted
Garmin speak with multiple updates which do not work.Sorry but
been there.
Do not have any words re the alternatives mentioned but no one I
have met out there has ever been using anything other than
Garmins or smart phones,iphone and androids.I have the latter
and though it's okish it is just not reliable enough to be of
much use unlees cnnected to the net which don't really work out
there.
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