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Dave
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Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:15 am Post subject:
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Nextel sucks and only a fool would rely on it. I had Nextel and it had very
little coverage. Not a good phone to take on a long hike.
"Phil Schuman" <pschuman_NO_SPAM_ME@interserv.com> wrote in message
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Chap
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Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:20 pm Post subject:
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On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 00:08:33 -0500, "Dave" <dbs58@nospam.hotmail.com>
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| Quote: | Nextel sucks and only a fool would rely on it. I had Nextel and it had very
little coverage. Not a good phone to take on a long hike.
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Nextel has a place but it isn't out in the middle of nowhere! Having
used Nextel in the San Diego area for years I learned not to rely on
it once you get even slightly off the beaten path. Heading east from
SD once you crossed the Laguna Mtns summit and headed for the desert
you might as well just turn it off.
Nextel concentrates along Interstate corridors and metro areas. Why a
company like Trimble would decide to hook up with them for a venture
like this is beyond me. |
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Phil Schuman
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Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:33 am Post subject:
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| Quote: | Nextel concentrates along Interstate corridors and metro areas. Why a
company like Trimble would decide to hook up with them for a venture
like this is beyond me.
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The GPS inside the Nextel phones is easily used via firmware,
even when not anywhere near a Nextel cell tower -
This GPS functionality is not "currently" available
with the phones from other carriers. |
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Dave
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Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:11 am Post subject:
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Why not just buy a GPS? Then you would have something that works. It would
be stupid to have a nextel phone only for the GPS. Get real. Nextel is
worthless for any use.
"Phil Schuman" <pschuman_NO_SPAM_ME@interserv.com> wrote in message
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Nextel concentrates along Interstate corridors and metro areas. Why a
company like Trimble would decide to hook up with them for a venture
like this is beyond me.
The GPS inside the Nextel phones is easily used via firmware,
even when not anywhere near a Nextel cell tower -
This GPS functionality is not "currently" available
with the phones from other carriers.
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Travel by GPS
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Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:27 pm Post subject:
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Phil Schuman wrote:
| Quote: | For those that might be interesting in an operational GPS phone,
with a normal readout, along with some new desktop software....
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Related to subject, and a topic I'm following:
Lonely Planet is teaming up with Telecom giant Nokia,
Ref: http://www.nokiausa.com/about/newsroom/article/1,1046,2099,00.html
- Doug
www.travelbygps.com
Travel by GPS Maps Waypoints and Tracks to Adventure
Free recreational GPS data, in a generic format.
No membership requried. |
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