Re: [SPAM?] Re: Wifi vrs Bluetooth power = maemo mapper experience

2007-04-13 Thread Jonathan Greene
I use the Nokia LD-3W which is a SiRF chipset, but there's no display and no way to select options I'm aware of... Maemo is OK for me... My main issue is retaining the GPS connection -- not to mention the cellular connection around my house as there are big dark areas without coverage. I wish

Re: Wifi vrs Bluetooth power = maemo mapper experience

2007-04-12 Thread Laurent GUERBY
FWIW, my globalsat BT-359 GPS linked via bluetooth to my N800 running maemo mapper on during a whole Paris-Toulouse-Castres TGV (high speed train) trip ran on one charge taking 19910 data points from 2007-04-06T08:25:02+02:00 to 2007-04-06T15:11:46+02:00 so a bit less than 7 hours, resulting .gpx

Re: Wifi vrs Bluetooth power = maemo mapper experience

2007-04-12 Thread Michel Brabants
Hello, I just had a trip to Frankfurt for my company and took the N800 with me. I used it to map the road and a colleague used it to browse the web for a second (ebay). I looked at the screen from time to time, ... The trip took around 3 hours, but I also used it during the evening to get

Re: Wifi vrs Bluetooth power = maemo mapper experience

2007-04-12 Thread Jonathan Greene
were you downloading maps on the go over cellular or had you cached in advance? I find Maemo (or perhaps my GPS) seems to think I am moving at times when I am sitting still -- like at my desk. With tracks on, I can see my location float a bit... otherwise, it's a very cool program. On