Same reason for me - my eTrex vista hcx can handle abuse like being dropped in puddles, and its batteries will last morr than 24 hours - am lucky if my phone will do 5 hours with the gps on.
Graham from my phone On 16 Apr 2012 20:00, "Derick Rethans" <[email protected]> wrote: On Mon, 16 Apr 2012, Mitja Kleider wrote: > Hello, > > I have a few questions regarding outdoor GP... I have a Garmin eTrex Vista HCX now, and I like it a lot as it's fast and accurate. It's map rendering isn't so nice though. > * If there was a device with open source firmware, would that be an > important feature? > * Are ... Not for me; I already have no spare time :-) > * Why would you but an outdoor GPS anyway instead of using your smartphone? I hike a lot in rain and snow and... a dedicated GPS is a lot more accurate and has a much longer battery life- and can deal with some rain! Derick _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists...
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