Luna Scouts

I hope Trimble will release a Blackberry version at some point. It looks like a good combination of programs. Dean

Thanks for the quick reply. I followed your instructions and it seems to be working. I tried it on a cache close by my home. The accuracy seems much better using the Holux M-1000 compared to when I tried it before with just my BlackBerry GPS service. It still doesn't seem quite as good as my eTrex, as the range varied by about 20 feet when I was standing right next to the cache. It also seems like it takes longer to register my movements then the eTrex does. I will need to try it on a few more caches to get a better picture of whether I will be able to leave my eTrex at home when I go out caching. I have another question. I signed up for the year subscription for Geocache Navigator, but I recently noticed the package deal that's available from Trimble that includes the AllSport and Outdoors software package. Is there a way to switch my subscription to the GPS Pack? Thanks again, Dean

I ended up purchasing a Blackberry Pearl phone through Sprint. I have been very pleased with the phone. I downloaded the Geocache Navigator and it works well. I really like having access to so much information without having to print a sheet or two of paper for each cache I look for. I have noticed one thing that is a little disappointing though. On the couple caches I have looked for using Geocache Navigator with my BB Pearl, it gets me to the general vicinity of the cache, but the accuracy is not really good enough to pinpoint a cache. I feel like I need to bring along my eTrex GPS with the cords plugged into that as well in order to get an accurate reading of where a cache might be. The location of where I am in relation to the cache also floats around a lot on the Pearl. (I do have the GPS option activated on the phone.) I did a little research and it seems like the problem might be that the GPS on the BB Pearl does not use the more accurate WAAS navigation system. I purchased a separate Holux M-1000 bluetooth GPS device and paired it with my BB Pearl in hopes the accuracy would be better, but it does not appear like the Geocache Navigator is able to use the Holux M-1000 as the accuracy did not seem to improve any. It wouldn't be the end of the world if I had to use both my BB Pearl and my eTrex when caching (still beats making a bunch of printouts), but is there a way of getting better accuracy through the Geocache Navigator for a BB Pearl or is there an option to allow it to use the a stand alone bluetooth GPS device? Thanks, Dean

I am looking for some information and advice about phone choices for use with Geocache Navigator. I started Geocaching a couple months ago and really enjoy it. I have already grown a little tired of importing caches to my GPS and printing out the info sheets though. Using Geocache Navigator seems like it would be a great alternative. It so happens that I am ready to replace my Sprint Treo 650 that I have had for a couple years. I want to stay with the Sprint service and I would prefer to continue to use my phone as a PDA device. The Treo 650 I currently use has a Palm OS and I sync it on a Mac computer. In doing some initial research through CNet and on the Sprint website, it does not appear that there is a Sprint PDA, GPS enabled phone, with a Palm OS that would run Geocache Navigator. Is that correct? It appears that the best alternative for a Sprint PDA phone that might work is the Motorola Q9c which uses the Windows Mobile OS. This phone has gotten good reviews. The only downside for me in using the Motorola Q9c would be switching from a Palm OS to Windows Mobile. I would hate to have to manually re-enter all my contact and calender information. I have looked into the possibility of converting the Palm based info to Windows Mobile, but there does not appear to be a quick and painless solution. (There is some mention of using Windows Outlook to help convert the info, but I don't currently use Outlook, so I don't think that would help much.) The Motorola Q9c is not currently listed as a supported phone for Geocache Navigator. Can the Motorola Q9c use the Geocache Navigator software? Is there a better option that I am not seeing? Any information or recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks, Luna Scouts Added: After doing some more research, it does look like there might be some BlackBerry PDA phones that might work as well. I would still have the same concern about having to manually re-enter all my contact and calender information and the reviews I have seen say that the BlackBerry OS is not nearly as good as the Palm OS. I don't need to do a lot of computer type tasks on my PDA though, so that might not be a deal breaker for me. Any thoughts from anyone who has used a BlackBerry as far as it's functionality compared to the Palm OS and whether it would be a good choice for Geocache Navigator?