On Aug 21, 2009, at 10:35 AM, Curtis Maurand wrote: > > My Nextel i720 (when I used Nextel) had real GPS. You have to look > carefully, but lots of cell phones have real GPS receivers in them. > If > I'm on a tower, I'm using bluetooth so I have my hands free and then I > can look at the GPS at the same time. the iphone doesn't multi-task.
They forgot to tell me that at the store. I'm talking to my gf right now while I'm using the GPS. See, the thing is, if you don't know you can't do something, sometimes you can! ;-) I'll hazard a guess-you can "multitask" and use the phone as a phone and any other application (at least non-sound using applications) but you probably can't play a game and use telnet and google earth (for example) all at the same time. Damn screens are too small for all that anyway! Chuck > The Pre and Blackberries do. > > > > D. Ryan Spott 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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