ambeer

Hello ! Thank you very much for answering ! You motivated me ! Sorry for late answer but I had a lot of work this week. Several points to consider: 1) I still cannot connect to Garmin Servers. Why? It is still a mystery 2) I loaded GSAK. And….. I am happy as a clam. I still have to fully understand GSAK user interface but everything is moving in right direction. 64 connected without problems.Finally I can mange my caches. 3) 60CSx did not wanted to “talk” to GSAK. I installed new Garmin GPS drivers and it is working!!!! It is a Veeeeery Goood news. 4) I am really gratefull for your answers. It was my first post on this forum. And YES Mr. Red 90 I really dont know what I am doing but am slowly getting better . I knew about GSAK but you know, Communicator made my lazy.... As I said before I was occasional user. I like this hobby but I simply do not have enough time. I know that “hard core cachers” may consider this a heresy ...but… I still believe that for occasional user Garmin communicator is probably the best way of loading caches. Especially if you have 60CSx. 5) Yes, Communicator is still working but now I probably will not use it. GSAK is much better. 6) This forum delivers more real help than Garmin “help”. 7) I understand people loading hundreds of caches to their device. I am not going to do it. My personal preference is: quality over quantity. 8) I also noticed that in the last 2-3 years this hobby is moving a little bit slower. I my area ( western NY State) we have some excellent caches slowly sliding into oblivion. Especially multis are vunerable to neglect. Owners are non responsive and maintenance is non existent. Do you notice the same things in your place ? 9) If you ever going to my area let me know. We have several nice nature preserves and they deliver nice geocaching. 10) I will consider premium membership. It is not really about money. It is about time.I do not have enough time but i have two GPS receivers. Greetings ambeer

A couple of months ago I decided to return to geocaching. I was never big on numbers. Urban areas, crazy micro in a middle of parking lot, hieroglyphic inscriptions plus Chinese cipher etc are not my game. I prefer long hikes in wild area. My 60CSx was my trusted companion. Two maybe three years ago Geocaching.com refused to recognize my machine. Famous “Comunicator” problem. I was unable to load caches automatically. Updates did not help at all. My browser, Firefox was not supported. Explorer worked some time but later it also refused to cooperate. About month ago my computer finally died and I bought new machine with Windows 10. Hey, why not to make some geocaching comeback ? So I bought Garmin 64st map. Results are: Good, bad, ugly and funny! Good: Nice machine, very accurate, screen readable in sunlight, battery life not perfect but I squeezed almost 9 hours ou of it on fresh set of alkalines... and unfortunately that is all for this category. Bad : Preloaded caches... Why? Every geocacher knows that many caches have short shelf life. They were preloaded months ago , a year ago, two years ago ? That's a big difference. Was this a strange move to bolster this hobby? I have serious doubts. Many people were probably disappointed looking for something long gone. They were rather discouraged than encouraged. I am really surprised that Geocaching.com allowed Garmin to make such move. Lack of comprehensive manual... 64 st map is very confusing and complicated. Simplicity of 60CSx was needlessly sacrificed. Manual is a joke. This machine must be a nightmare for first time user . Many menu items are simply bragging points. For geocachers and other average users they are mostly irrelevant. Why not to post comprehensive manual on line ??? Am I asking for too much? I don’t think so. Ugly: Very ugly in fact. Cache management: You cannot delete cache in the field. You must be connected to Basecamp. So am I suppose to carry my laptop with me ? Please, it is a nonsense. But wait it goes better. Two days ago I tried to use Basecamp to delete some caches and mark some as found. I was greeted by wonderful message: “Error connecting to Garmin server. Would you like to try again ?” I did it again and again. Without success. I have to admit that Garmin politess makes me laugh and cry at the same time. My particular machine was quite stubborn and “swallowed” two caches without a warning. I was too frustrated to look after them. I don’t want to speculate but some quirky behavior and abysmal, overly complicated, counter intuitive user interface may be dangerous or even deadly in some situations. Especially if we are talking about nautical environment. Funny: Preloaded free topo maps: For geocachers topo maps seem be a very useful addition, however their accuracy is sometimes on a funny side. I live in Buffalo, NY state area. They mark railroad line in my neighbourhood. Sure, it was there but over 60 years ago!!! It seems to me that Garmin found some old, free maps, added some proprietory data ( often obsolete, like long gone gas stations) and loaded this stuff without even checking for accuracy. I can live with it. Great Lakes did not move much in last 60 years, glaciers are gone, but it gives you a glimpse into their corporate culture. Garmin Customer Support: It is really cruel joke. They are never at fault. Do you remember Firefox issue? Message is : “Firefox does not support this plugin”. ( the same excuse like 3 years ago!!!) Well, maybe because plugin is obsolete and can not work with Firefox. Oh, but now it is a problem with Windows 10 64 bit version. Microsoft newest browser is also not supported ! So once again you are relegated to Microsoft Explorer. In general, in order to make Garmin software work you MUST mess with YOUR computer and remember !!!! There is no guarantee that it will finally work. Turn off your antivirus, turn on your antivirus and firewall , reset your browser, stay on one leg for 10 minutes singing opera arias and reciting Declaration of Independence and maybe just maybe …..and remember if not it is always Firefox, Windows, YOU... and Martians Basecamp software: It looks like Windows 3.1 programmer was working from his mommy basement on weekends. I dont know what happened to GARMIN. I will probably try to send my 64 map back to Amazon.com. This wonderfull message “Error connecting to Garmin servers” was probaly the last straw. Or maybe I send for a replacement ??? I don’t know. Maybe I have defective unit ??? My humble question : Is there any way to connect my trusty 60CSx to garmin.com ??? Even under Explorer ( because you know , Explorer does not work properly with Windows 10 ! Microsoft is guilty not Garmin ) my device 60 Csx is.... “not found”. Ambeer PS . Does anyone have similar problems????? Maybe it is me ???