"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Trevor Wilson <trevor@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>> Saab C900 Viggenist <c900@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>>> Trevor Wilson <trevor@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>>>> Snapper <snapper1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>>>>> Trevor Wilson wrote
>
>>>>>> Get a GPS equipped 'phone on a plan. Stick it in a plastic bag.
>
>>>>> Why would you want to do that?
>
>>>>> GPS phones aren't that great. OK for hiking, perhaps like using a
>>>>> Garmin Etrex. But for car navigation you need something that can be
>>>>> easily read,
>
> Nope, at most you just glance at the current road name etc occasionally.
>
>>>>> and heard, too.
>
> Thats what you really want for most car use.
>
>>>>> It needs to be able to be sat in a cradle.
>
> I dont even do that with the TomTom, just sit it on the dash where its
> a lot easier to enter a new destination on by picking it up than with it
> stuck to the windscreen etc where its too far away for that.
>
>>>>> Do any GPS phones, such as the N95 do that?
>
> Yes, you can get a windscreen mount etc for the N95.
>
>>>> My 6110 Navigator does all that. And more. I can choose male of
female
>>>> voice for directions. The N95 is better still. Bigger screen.
>>>> Nonetheless, for these 54 year old eyes, I can read the maps without
my
>>>> reading gl*****.
>>>> Of course, the Tom Tom is better, but is not as ****table.
>
> The 720 is, because its nice and thin with a decent big screen.
> Still small enough to go in the pocket fine.
>
>>> Except the phones still have one significant failing when using the
>>> other functions in that they're phones, so to actually use them for a
>>> call you generally can't look at the screen at the same time as
talking
>>> on a call without extra devices to help.
>
>> Wrong. There's this new-fangled technology in 'phones now. It's called
>> 'loudspeaker 'phone'. It's only been around since the 1970s, so you may
>> be unaware of it's existence.
>
>>> And before you mention it, phones with mp3 player capability are
illegal
>>> to use with the music player going and 'bud' earphones in your ears
when
>>> driving. 8-)
>
>> Indeed. Not everyone who uses a mobile 'phone drives.
>
>>>>> Also, these phones aren't cheap and their plans less so. The N95 for
>>>>> example, requires a subscription in order to download the maps as
you
>>>>> travel, and they also ac***ulate data usage which you also have to
pay
>>>>> for.
>
>>>> Bull****. Both Nokias come equipped with maps for all of
>>>> Australia and more (for free). My 6110 costs me $50.00/
>>>> month with a **** load of 'phone calls (over $200.00 worth).
>
> The data useage is still a significant cost if you buy
> the phone outright and use a sim where you only
> pay for calls and dont have any fixed monthly cost.
>
What data usage are you referring to? The 6110 will use data when you
activate 'assisted GPS' or whatever it's called to try to lock onto a GPS
signal quicker, but that can be turned off within the phone settings. The
maps can be downloaded using your PC then transfered over USB. Or are you
referring to general data usage? (web browsing etc.)
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Kwyj.
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