HappyMamaBeth

My dad (GeoDiver) and mom (GeoGrammy) introduced us to the sport! They gave us a GPSr for Christmas... and we have already ordered our second one! We have only done a few caches so far, but hopefully we'll get to do more today. HappyMamaBeth

Thanks everyone!! If I just can't wait, we might run to Best Buy... but we'll check out Ebay too. The $45 on Magellan's website just seems like SO much OUCH! HappyMamaBeth

I have a Magellan SportTrakCOLOR and it came with a serial port cable to connect it to the computer. Luckily we were able to hook it up to our desktop computer without a problem, but I use my notebook mostly--and both the cable that came with the GPSr and the port on my notebook are female ports (and not even the same size... cable is 9 and notebook is 15). Do I just need to get an adapter? Anyone know where I can find one that would match up with these sizes? Or does Magellan sell USB cables by any chance? Editing Post: I just found a cable on Magellan's website that adapts the serial port of the data cable to a USB (which is great because I have tons of USB ports on my notebook)... but it's $45 (on SALE!)!! Anywhere I might find one cheaper? (Already looked on BestBuy.com.) TIA, HappyMamaBeth

Actually I was talking to my friend last night to ask her what kind of GPS her husband is using in Iraq (he's Army infantry and is some kind of unit leader). She said the Army gives them Magellan, but that her husband and all the guys hate the Magellan and ask their wives to buy and send them Garmin LOL. Her husband now uses a Garmin 60cs and is very pleased with it apparently. Just because the armed forces use it doesn't mean it's the best. (My husband is active duty Navy by the way.) Just had to throw that in for fun!

Santa got my husband and I a GPSr too! Actually GeoDiver and GeoGrammy got it for us. We used it today to find two caches and I can't wait to find more!! Happy Holidays everyone! HappyMamaBeth