riverboat2001

Just looking for a bit of advice really. I signed up last year using my usual username, as i do on most forums. This year, with the release of geocache Navigator for my Nokia N95, me and my hubby have taken to it in a big way, so we are both signing the logs. However the names we use bear no resemblance to the login username. So it seems that caching etiquette says that you should sign the log with your username. Should i change my username or not bother and carry on as we are Gobbi and Womble

Cheers people, thanks for all the advice, it really is appreciated. Yet more questions does this mean in optimal conditions the phone will get me as close as a £100 Gps device? And when in poor conditions, with tree cover ect, would the £100 gps get me closer? Cheers ps going on holiday on Uk canals in a fortnight, and will have limited internet access, but no acces to a printer or such like. (so gathering as much info and knowledge about the subject before i go. i want to get the family "into" geocaching, so i want to ensure "some sucsseful finds" This is where i need to know that the phone and geonavigator software will be "man" enough battery life and data charges not an issue

"I would call my self an N95 Addict but in truth I am waitng for the N96" Me too, N95 veteran with over 150 post on the "all about symbian" N95 forum, where this exact subject has been discussed (geocaching). In ideal situations (good weather, clear views etc) how close to a cache would an N95 get me. and on the other hand how far out could it be? We went to look for one last night that had a hidden rating of 2, and couldn't find it the other one we went looking for twice and that also had a hidden rating of 2. On the other hand we did find two, one i think was a mix of local knowledge and a good clue. but N95 only got us to within 50ft or so of it. The other one was a lot closer, about 20ft away. Is this about right? i just sort of assumed that co-ordinates got you to literally 5 feets or so away. Thanks for all the advise so far []

Hi All, first time posting on this forum, so please be gentle with me ! We had a go at Geocaching for the first time this evening, and found two out of four we looked for. We were using Tomtom One to get in the general area and then my trusty Nokia N95 and the geocache navigator software. The problem was that the indicator kept jumping from 16ft away to 32ft away, and also from left to right (on the radar type screen) we must have looked a sight wandering back and forth. LOL My nokia is running the latest firmware and gets a fix in a few seconds when using Nokia maps, I feel confident that we were in the right area of the two caches we didn't find, but i'm wondering wether getting a dedicated unit would provide a definate locked on signal. We are going on a family holiday in the UK soon and this would be a fantastic bonus to get us moving after dinner ! I'm happy to spend about £100 on a unit, new or via ebay. I quite fancy the idea of a radar type screen to follow. Also do any of them have the ability to download road/google maps on a nice coloured screen like my N95 ? I know to purist's this may seem like a dumbing down question, but like i said, i'm a complete noob at this!