blue2 and the old jarhead

We've had several Magellans and are happy with those. They have data screens for fishing and probably hunting but I don't use any of that. The mapping software imports maps right into your unit-- it's useful but pricey and unless there's a new version out, it's a little dated. That's about all I know about GPS's except that you are going to have a great time no matter what you get.

Thanks, everyone, for all the good information! I've pretty much still got the phone/PDA combo ruled out, the 2nd big reason being the price of the plan. But now I know what I need to in order to go get a decent PDA.

Huh. I didn't know about the Wap site, but that works pretty slick. Sadly, I am used to dial up, so it doesn't take much to make me happy.

Thank you. I could live with a cable. So basically any Bluetooth PDA would be good, you think?

Hey, thanks. So you use it to access gc.com? And it works well? I could use my cell phone but can't see enough of the screen to stay sane. Also, the cell phone doesn't like to click some buttons, like the one after I enter the zip code to search on, so that doesn't work too well. No problems like that with the Treo?

[There's a nag which requires you to install the CD each time you use the program, but that can be "fixed."] Please, please tell me how to fix it. I live in fear that I'll scratch or lose the disk and at $150 or whatever it was I paid for it, that's a very unpleasant prospect.

What I really want is a PDA that will connect to the internet (& geocaching.com) the way my cell phone does. That doesn't appear to be available, unless I go to a phone/PDA combo which I don't like mainly because of the smaller size of the screen. I have a cell phone with blue tooth and I understand this can be used as a modem with some PDAs. Accessing geocaching.com from the field isn't really a priority, since I can load the records on ahead of time, but there are always those times you wish you could log on (or log your finds) and since I'm upgrading now, figure I might as well go for it all. So-- anyone out there found the solution? Or know what NOT to get?

It's the best. Really.

Thanks, Motley Crew & Clyde for the quick answers. I have a Palm, CacheMate sounds excellent. I'm already a premium member, so *.gpx isn't a problem.

What's this Tadpole stuff? I thought the tadpole was supposed to go away when I became a premium member. Please tell me I don't have to post 5 more mindless emails to lose it.

Thanks, Clyde, for what is undoubtedly the most useful pieces of software I've ever used. A couple of weeks ago, I made it through 7 of 10 pages on this posting. Now, I need to know what I have to do to export data to a PDA. I know it's in the thread somewhere (checked the help index, didn't find it) but I just don't have the heart to get through all 13 pages. Help me please, someone? Is there a program I have to download to use *.gpx or *.loc files on a PDA? TIA

I picked a tb out of a cache today. Can't log it, the page comes up missing. Is this a common problem? Last log for this bug was 12-30 so the owner shouldn't have given up on it quite yet, even though it's a very cute little bear. I really didn't want to take it because I can't help it move very far, but it didn't fit in the cache so taking it was really a rescue mission. I've been reading about TBs going missing though and would like to log this one so his owner doesn't worry.

yeah, yeah yeah. Already found my mistake. Sorry. [bowing respectfully as I back out of the room]

The person that originated this thread had one find. Newbie that I am, it still looks to me like Algeocatcher, who said 'as long as I need' has 250 finds.