Same here, iPhone 3GS with MotionX GPS app for a few bucks. I love it and its always with me. I use it a lot more than the garmin eTrex that site on a shelf now (hey maybe you could ask me about selling it to you lol)
I have not been too pleased with the compass though :) (oh yeah, or the ATT service) Scott Carullo Brevard Wireless 321-205-1100 x102 -------- Original Message -------- > From: "Chuck Bartosch" <ch...@clarityconnect.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:04 PM > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Handheld GPS recommendations, anyone? > > This might sound off-the-wall, but you could do a lot worse than pick > an iPhone. The GPS in it works really very well, compass and all. > > In terms of ruggedness, one of my staff members dropped his iPhone > from a tower 110' up. Stupid, I know, but he was trying to talk to the > guy on the ground. Anyway, the phone survived the fall after he put > the pieces back together. It does have a small dent. But he didn't > even have to bring it back in to Apple tech support. > > Oh, if anyone was wondering, turns out that battery IS removable ;-). > > Anyway, we've been so pleased with the iPhone we bought every single > staff member an iPhone last year-even the book keeper. > > Chuck > > > On Aug 20, 2009, at 4:23 PM, Robert West wrote: > > > I'm finally getting rid of my Delorme Earthmate GPS unit. It has > > served me > > well these past 10 years................. I will certainly miss > > having to > > boot up my laptop, plug the thing into the serial port of my OLD > > laptop > > because the newer ones do not have the serial port and to use that > > USB to > > serial adapter is more fun that I could handle.... Then hope and > > pray that > > the batteries in the Earthmate are still good for I always forget to > > check > > before I go out............ But with that said, I need a replacement. > > > > I've been looking at some small Garmin all weather units but they > > seem to > > stress geo-caching and hiking. If I had time for that, it may get my > > attention, but I own a small business that I started because I > > needed to be > > more flexible with my time. Working 80 hours+ a week is about as > > flexible > > as it gets so no, I do not have time for that sort of crazy, high on > > life > > sort of living. > > > > I simply need a GPS that I won't break (or be too badly damaged) > > when I drop > > it off a 70 foot AP (it will happen, trust me), that will not be > > ruined when > > I forget it on the top of the same AP and go home and it just > > happens to > > rain overnight, can be recharged in the van and will give me the two > > pieces > > of information I really desire......... My location coordinates and > > how > > high I am. Someone else can mess with all those other functions, > > I'd have > > to give it to my 4 year old to figure that stuff out anyhow, I just > > need to > > know where and how high. > > > > Anyone have a good recommendation on a handheld GPS unit? (I guess > > I could > > have just said one line but it's not as fun) > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Robert West > > Just Micro Digital Services Inc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -------------- > Chuck Bartosch > Clarity Connect, Inc. > 200 Pleasant Grove Road > Ithaca, NY 14850 > (607) 257-8268 > > If all is not lost, where is it? > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
