lynjer7

I wouldn't get the smart phone JUST for geocaching;...but even with an expensive GPS you still have to download sites and I like the idea of using the smart phone to instant geocache when you're in an area you know will have caches but haven't downloaded them. Thanks for the info.

Thanks for the info. Sounds like both a GPS and a Smart phone may be the best way to go...especially if you want to do instant caching.

Thanks for the info. To geocache instantly...when you're in an area you haven't downloaded info to the GPS sounds like the phone works well....otherwise a good GPS is better. I agree.

Im only new to Geocaching and I have to agree it's not a good idea to buy the phone just for GC. However in saying that I'm using my iphone with the GC app if we stick with the gc I'll buy a unit but for now I'll stick with my iPhone. However in saying that the battery gets drained very very quickly so I'd imagine on a big, GC it would be a non runner. It's certainly a good starting point but it's not a reason to buy one Now on the phone front I'm a dedicated lover of the iPhone I have to say I would highly recommend one Thanks for your response. I'll check out the iPhone a bit more.

Thanks for your response. I've got a bit to think about. I should crunch some numbers too.

Thanks for your response. I've heard good things about the Droids so I'd probably go with that if I get a smart phone.

Thank you for your response. You seem to be in agreement with others. I wouldn't really get the phone JUST for geocaching, but it is incentive to me to get one if it is the best way to go. Maybe getting a better GPS would be the way to go. Any suggestions?

I'm thinking of finally getting a smart phone...but mostly for geocaching. I'm with verizon so I'd get a Droid or an iPhone. Which one do you think has the best apps and programs, and generally is easiest and best to use for geocaching? I don't really know much about either phone yet...curious what cachers have to say about the phones and apps before I talk to sales folks....thanks for your help!

Thanks for the link to changing one's name. I also contacted Geocaching.com on this matter. Unfortunately, the two variations of the name I wanted to use were already chosen...even though both had become members anywhere between 1 and 5 years ago...but neither listed any caches as being found. Darn...Oh well...I guess I'll keep my name for now. Thanks for your help.

I'm still very new to geocaching and the geocaching.com site, though I now have 129 caches. I started out with the first part of my email address name as my name because it just turned out that way...I didn't know I could change it. I've been signing that way in all my logs as well...but as I approach my 130th cache I want to change my name to a name I will then always use. Is it possible to change my name now? How do I go about this on the geocaching.com site? Can someone give me some info on this? Thanks for your help.