Who owns a GPS?

GrassyNoel > writes:

>On Apr 29, 6:45=A0am, "Trevor Wilson"
> wrote:

>> **Get a GPS equipped 'phone on a plan. Stick it in a plastic bag.

>I have one of those - an Asus. The display is small for in-car use but
>because it runs Windows Mobile 6 it is compatible with TomTom
>Navigator software. Easy as.

>Is there any way to get TomTom Navigator 6 to display altitude? I know
>my Asus will read it from GPS data but Navigator doesn't display it
>(other software I used in Malaysia did display altitude).

Good thing I like about my trusty old Garmin GPS12-XL is that it displays
speed, heading, altitude, etc. plus has an MCX socket at the back for an
external antenna. How many commercial 'in-car' navigation units with GPS
actually have an external antenna socket? Or have the ruggedness of the
older hand-held Garmin units?

Craig.


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Saab C900 Viggenist > wrote:
> GrassyNoel > writes:
>
>> On Apr 29, 6:45=A0am, "Trevor Wilson"
>> > wrote:
>
>>> **Get a GPS equipped 'phone on a plan. Stick it in a plastic bag.
>
>> I have one of those - an Asus. The display is small for in-car use
>> but because it runs Windows Mobile 6 it is compatible with TomTom
>> Navigator software. Easy as.
>
>> Is there any way to get TomTom Navigator 6 to display altitude? I
>> know my Asus will read it from GPS data but Navigator doesn't
>> display it (other software I used in Malaysia did display altitude).

> Good thing I like about my trusty old Garmin GPS12-XL is that it
> displays speed, heading, altitude, etc. plus has an MCX socket at
> the back for an external antenna. How many commercial 'in-car'
> navigation units with GPS actually have an external antenna socket?

Most of the tomtoms do. Tho you dont need it, they're fine without that.

> Or have the ruggedness of the older hand-held Garmin units?

You dont need ruggedness with an in car GPS.

"Saab C900 Viggenist" > wrote in message
...
> GrassyNoel > writes:
>
>>On Apr 29, 6:45=A0am, "Trevor Wilson"
> wrote:
>
>>> **Get a GPS equipped 'phone on a plan. Stick it in a plastic bag.
>
>>I have one of those - an Asus. The display is small for in-car use but
>>because it runs Windows Mobile 6 it is compatible with TomTom
>>Navigator software. Easy as.
>
>>Is there any way to get TomTom Navigator 6 to display altitude? I know
>>my Asus will read it from GPS data but Navigator doesn't display it
>>(other software I used in Malaysia did display altitude).
>
> Good thing I like about my trusty old Garmin GPS12-XL is that it displays
> speed, heading, altitude, etc. plus has an MCX socket at the back for an
> external antenna. How many commercial 'in-car' navigation units with GPS
> actually have an external antenna socket? Or have the ruggedness of the
> older hand-held Garmin units?
>
> Craig.
>
>
> --
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> .au
> http://lios.apana.org.au/~c900 | http://www.classicsaab.net and other
> URL's
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> World-Wide!
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> etc.

Navman S30 has an external antenna socket on the side (and its the povpac
model) never had to use one yet as it seems to pick up more than enough
satellites without one :-)

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"Saab C900 Viggenist" > wrote in message
...
> Good thing I like about my trusty old Garmin GPS12-XL is that it displays
> speed, heading, altitude, etc. plus has an MCX socket at the back for an
> external antenna. How many commercial 'in-car' navigation units with GPS
> actually have an external antenna socket?


My ultra cheap Tevion unit (ALdi) does, but much better is the fact that
I've never needed to use one. It works fine even on the floor of the car, or
inside a building.
And yes it has altitude, even if the user interface and maps are less than
stellar. Not bad for under $200 though IMO.

MrT.