That was of course supposed to be rdp and vpn, not rap and van. Darn spell checkers :)
* Larry A. Weidig (lwei...@excel.net) * Excel.Net,Inc. - http://www.excel.net/ * (920) 452-0455 - Sheboygan/Plymouth area * (888) 489-9995 - Other areas, toll-free -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Larry A Weidig Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 8:34 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Handheld GPS recommendations, anyone? I am in total agreement! The iPhone is the best phone/gps I have ever owned. MotionX is nice, considering the TomTom stuff that just came out, but would really like to test drive it first. That along with ssh, rap, van clients and instant Exchange sync make it a very useful tool for us. * Larry A. Weidig (lwei...@excel.net) * Excel.Net,Inc. - http://www.excel.net/ * (920) 452-0455 - Sheboygan/Plymouth area * (888) 489-9995 - Other areas, toll-free -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Scott Carullo Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 8:25 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Handheld GPS recommendations, anyone? My iphon gps is so sensitive it works indoors a lot. Puts a dot on the building where I am inside Oh yeah.... Most gps units can not stream live google earth images to hires large handheld screen either. I find this the most useful gps I've ever owned and I've had dozens. I really like the motionx gps app for the phone it does more than the garmin I had Scott Carullo Brevard Wireless (321) 205-1100 x102 On Aug 21, 2009, at 9:15 AM, "D. Ryan Spott" <rsp...@cspott.com> wrote: > Most of the "GPS" capability on cell phones is quasi GPS using cell > tower locations to give location data. > > When there is only 1 cell tower in the area, it is sorta hard to do > triangulation! > > ryan > > On Aug 21, 2009, at 5:45 AM, Scott Reed wrote: > >> Because 1/2 the cell phones on the planet don't have GPS >> Because not everyone carries a cell phone. >> Because sometimes it may be necessary to have the cell phone to talk >> on >> while looking at the GPS. >> >> >> Curtis Maurand wrote: >>> Good God, half the cell phones on the planet have GPS built into >>> them. >>> I used a Motorola Razr as a GPS on my last trip to Virginia a >>> couple of >>> years ago. iPhones and Blackberry's and Palm Pre's have them and >>> the >>> ability to link them to Google Maps. Job's done. >>> >>> Why carry a separate GPS? I don't get it. >>> >>> --Curtis >>> >>> 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/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> --- >>> --- >>> --- >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! 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