n Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Arlindo Pereira <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi folks, > > until recently, I just used GPS like a Nokia N95 and a random bluetooth > GPS, which takes ages to connect (they always do cold start, so I had do > wait for like 10+ minutes to get a signal). Now, a friend of mine let me try > his Garmin Etrex Vista HCx, and the difference is HUGE, like water to wine! > I can get a signal inside my house (which was impossible to do with my other > GPS) and it gets signal in, like, 5 seconds, it's amazing. I also enjoyed > being able to map for more then 4 hours (the battery limit of N95 tracking) > and the possibility to exchange the batteries since they're AA. Actually, > I'm tired of the low time available to map in N95, and the fact I'm cycling > around I have to return to home to charge it... > > However, a Garmin Etrex Vista HCx costs US$933/EUR 636 here in Brazil, > AFAIC way more expensive then elsewhere. I also don't need that graphical > representation. What GPS do you recomend that have the same capabilities of > fast connection, SD card logging and adding waypoints easily - i.e, the same > chipset? Searching on the wiki, I found this huge list [1], if I search for > GPS that have the same chip as that Garmin, would I get the same fast > connection? > > 1: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/GPS > > Thanks a lot. > > -- > Arlindo Saraiva Pereira Jr. > > Bacharelando em Sistemas de Informação - UNIRIO - uniriotec.br > Consultor de Software Livre da Uniriotec Consultoria - uniriotec.com > > Acadêmico: [email protected] > Profissional: [email protected] > Geral: [email protected] > Tel.: +5521 92504072 > Jabber/Google Talk: [email protected] > Skype: nighto_sumomo > Chave pública: BD065DEC > Are you talking about this[1] unit? $167 with free shipping (to the states) from Amazon. Can you buy one of these online and have it shipped? -Jeremy [1] http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-eTrex-Vista-Handheld-Navigator/dp/B000058BCR
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