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Thanks. This was exactly what I was looking for...

Hi. I just got a brand-new phone with wireless web. I was thinking "how cool." Now I can nab a cache wherever I happen to be. So I checked out www.geocaching.com/wap The problem is that if I try to access the caches in my area, my phone tells me that the cache listing page is too big!!! Is there any way to limit the number of caches returned? It also occurs to me that if I have this problem, then others may also. Maybe this needs to be changed.

quote:Originally posted by robertlipe:I don't think so. I've heard that term well before I lived in the south, but also for a group that was doing tech support. I think we just get tired of "press" so we mash, bash, smash, hammer, and strike. And I'm sure we don't need Freud to point out that most of those terms are violent. I have never heard of people having to "caress" or "massage" a button. ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

All of us complain about the accuracy of mapping products. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Check this out.. http://www.harris.com/view_pressrelease.asp?act=lookup&pr_id=952 It will take 8 years, but then we should all have better maps ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

All of us complain about the accuracy of mapping products. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Check this out.. http://www.harris.com/view_pressrelease.asp?act=lookup&pr_id=952 It will take 8 years, but then we should all have better maps ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

The program requires that you have the firmware stored as a Motorola-style S-records on your computer. This means that you must wait until Magellan releases updated firmware for the Sportrak. ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

The program requires that you have the firmware stored as a Motorola-style S-records on your computer. This means that you must wait until Magellan releases updated firmware for the Sportrak. ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

The Meridian series does have routes, and you can reverse them. The meridian can also save its track to a SD card, and load them back later. This feature is supported in the 3.12 version of the firmware (not widely available YET). ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

The Meridian series does have routes, and you can reverse them. The meridian can also save its track to a SD card, and load them back later. This feature is supported in the 3.12 version of the firmware (not widely available YET). ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

quote:Originally posted by David Eaton: Another drawback I found in the Magellan when compared to the Garmin is the lack of ability of saving multible tracks and more than 32 waypoints per route. If you want to save a track you have to convert it to a route and then it only saves the 1st 32 unit-designated waypoints on the route. The new firmware allows you to save your tracks to the SD card. Now, you can store HUNDREDS of tracks... ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

quote:Originally posted by David Eaton: Another drawback I found in the Magellan when compared to the Garmin is the lack of ability of saving multible tracks and more than 32 waypoints per route. If you want to save a track you have to convert it to a route and then it only saves the 1st 32 unit-designated waypoints on the route. The new firmware allows you to save your tracks to the SD card. Now, you can store HUNDREDS of tracks... ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

If you upgrade your firmware to version 3.12, there is a "card test" feature. If it finds problems, it may be able to fix them. Here are some other things.... Your card IS formatted to the FAT file system, right? Try re-formatting your card. Do NOT make directories on your card. You are copying the right file, I hope? ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

I would try eBay. Some of the units there are VERY old, though. Older ones tend to NOT have tracks. They can do a good job just finding a waypoint, though. Should be adequate for caching. ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

I would get a USB MMC/SD card reader/writer. They can be had for $20 or under. Transfer of a 120MB map takes around 5 minutes. ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

quote:Originally posted by 1pilot: The upgrade went well,got all the bells and whistles now.Didn't mess anything up!! Has anyone used the basemap upgrade, that comes on the Mapsend Topo disk? Or is it for a different model Magellan? Bob G. Do no under ANY circumstances upgrade your base map with one on a MapSend CD...... These are made for the Map 330 line. If you have a Meridian Green, the new map will NOT fit. If you have a Gold/Platinum/Marine, you will replace your 16MB map with an 8MB one. Hardly an upgrade. ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

quote:Originally posted by 1pilot: The upgrade went well,got all the bells and whistles now.Didn't mess anything up!! Has anyone used the basemap upgrade, that comes on the Mapsend Topo disk? Or is it for a different model Magellan? Bob G. Do no under ANY circumstances upgrade your base map with one on a MapSend CD...... These are made for the Map 330 line. If you have a Meridian Green, the new map will NOT fit. If you have a Gold/Platinum/Marine, you will replace your 16MB map with an 8MB one. Hardly an upgrade. ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

Go for the gold (or platinum )... Then, when you take that european vacation, you can load the european base map. If you want to go boating, you can load the marine base map. Well worth it... ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

Go for the gold (or platinum )... Then, when you take that european vacation, you can load the european base map. If you want to go boating, you can load the marine base map. Well worth it... ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

Now, you can also save your tracks to the SD card. Garminites used to boast of being able to save multiple tracks.... How many tracks can you fit in 128MB anyways??? ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

Now, you can also save your tracks to the SD card. Garminites used to boast of being able to save multiple tracks.... How many tracks can you fit in 128MB anyways??? ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

You suffer from the classic "averaging" problem. Your GPS averages its position when you are not moving. The problem is that its definition of "not moving" is quite fast compared to normal walking speed. This is not really a bug. This was the only way to get any type of accuracy when Selective Availability was turned on. When SA was on, your GPS could report you as moving a couple of miles per hour even while standing still. The averaging was designed with this in mind. Now that SA is turned off, the averaging feature is more of an annoyance, but there it is. Unfortunately, I have not heard of your model being currently supported by firmware updates. If you still think that it is so terrible, I will take it off of your hands for $20. Your best bet might to be to move fast to kick your unit out of averaging. Then, stop dead and wait a second. Get the range and bearing to your target, and use a manual compas to find it. ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

Avoid the Magellan brand unless you are filthy rich. Just stick to a known name brand: Toshiba, Panasonic, SanDisk, etc. Some people have reported flawless performance using MM cards, others have had problems. If you already have a MM card, go ahead and try it. If you are going to buy, get SD. So far, I have not heard of any problems with a SD card being incompatible. As far as SD writers go, get a good name brand. This means that driver updates will likely be available in the future. ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

This is not the place for this. There is a page just for GPS receiver information. However, since you asked........ I own a Meridian Platinum with 128MB of memory. Having that much memory is nice. I do wish that I had turn-by-turn routing and the larger screen of the GPS V, but I felt that I would not be happy with only 19MB of memory for detailed maps... The big disadvantage of the GPS V is that the memory canot be upgraded. The other thing is that (to me), the shape of the GPS V is great for use in a car, but is not the best for hand-held use. If 19MB is enough, and if you will use it mainly in the car, then the GPS V probably is your best bet. On the other hand, if you like taking off and knowing that wherever you go, you have a map, then the Meridian would be a good choice. You can have 128MB of memory in a nice waterproof package, which is something that Garmin cannot offer. The unfortunate reality is that a perfect GPS does not exist. My ultimate GPS would look like the Magellan SporTrack, but have 256MB of memory, QVGA color screen, external antenna jack, fast USB connection, turn-by-turn routing with a high-quality map, and allow the use of scanned maps. I am still waiting (and probably will be for many years). ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

My first suggestion would be to delete the route first, and THEN try to delete the associated waypoints. As far as initializing the unit, you DO have your waypoints backed up somewhere on your hard drive, don't you? I cannot imagine a problem that an initialization could not fix. ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev

My first suggestion would be to delete the route first, and THEN try to delete the associated waypoints. As far as initializing the unit, you DO have your waypoints backed up somewhere on your hard drive, don't you? I cannot imagine a problem that an initialization could not fix. ----- Any similarity between my opinions and reality is entirely coincidental. --Harrkev