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  1. <off-topic> If only Androids were that easy, it's not as straight forward as that, it depends on manufacturer and model. My old LG went down to 4m accuracy, my new Samsung averages 8m with 6m at best. I've had to buy a bluetooth GPS receiver and it's the best thing I've ever done...paid a fiver on ebay and my accuracy goes down to 1.1m now. You can do that with iPhones, but because of the way Apple do things I understand it's much more expensive to do so. </off-topic>
  2. I am in the UK too, yes you can pay in sterling, it gets converted at the payment stage if I remember correctly You can also pay $10 for 3 months if you just want to try it out before committing to a full year....works out about £7
  3. If you upgrade to premium membership for $30 per year you can download pocket queries (depending on the app you decide to use) and can then cache offline so when you have shaky connection, you can cache offline and use your phone's GPS Is there not an option to just turn off the 3G connection without using airplane mode? I only know Androids and I know we can do that. EDIT : Also, I don't know of any app that will help you place a cache. I just use an app that displays the coordinates of my location and write them down. Do this several times approaching from different directions, different days, different times of day and work out an average and you're about there
  4. Ah I think I see Why airplane mode? Were you caching on a plane? There's nothing wrong with caching with a smartphone, it's how I (and many) others cache, it's so much more convenient The only plus-side of a 'proper' GPS handset that I can't replicate is the durability
  5. I thought all iPhones had built-in GPS receivers? If it does have GPS you're much better using that than 3G/Wifi positioning. I'm wondering if perhaps I've gotten the wrong end of the stick somewhere, I'm rather confused, hopefully someone else can offer more insight.
  6. Are you saying you are using 3G and Wifi to locate yourself? What about GPS? Your phone can locate you very roughly using 3G and Wifi networks, but it's VERY rough. You need to turn the GPS on in your phone (if your phone has GPS, most modern phones do but not all), then it should get you much nearer the spot If your phone doesn't have GPS there are options for adding GPS to it.
  7. Hi Mate, Welcome, glad to hear you're enjoying it When your trackable arrives, you'll activate it on the website and setup any 'mission' you want for it or just info about your bug and then yes, you send it out into the world Abroad, yup you can cache anywhere in the world. As for placing caches, it is advised you find perhaps 20-40 caches (or more) before you think about placing your own so that you get a better of idea of hiding places, containers, etc. Some will tell you your phone isn't good enough, but it depends on your phone. Some phones these days are as good as a 'proper' GPS. What kind of accuracy reading do you get when navigating with it? There are also several techniques (such as averaging) that can help with this as well, have a good read up around the site and forums, there's LOTS of info around Russ
  8. Ah, you've tried it already? Okay, let's see if I can help....bear in mind I'm still learning to use it fully myself But, I think when you import a GPX (I'm assuming that's what you imported), you need to tick the 'import caches' box and tick 'show on map after import'. If you have already imported they should be in locus's database, perhaps they're just not visible. Goto 'data' and see if any categories (I just chuck everything in favourites) say 0/xxx, if one does, go select that category and then 'select all' and they should appear on the map. If none of that helps, post back, I'm not sure I can offer much more advice but I'm sure there's other Locus pro's around here somewhere
  9. +1 I don't have a Nexus, but do use Locus, it is head and shoulders above any of the other apps I tried, once you get used to it it can do sooo much.
  10. A quick update, my parcel arrived today (the BT-368) and I just switched it on and hooked it up to my phone and in my front room I had 1.1m accuracy! Wow! I was worried I might regret my purchase, but accuracy like that for £5 (normally around £15-30) is quite a bargain I feel
  11. I think Locus will do what you want. It's primarily a mapping app with a geocaching addon that can download caches live or access your PQ's, import GPX files, etc. Also a GSAK addon for it as well. There's a free and premium version. I recently switched to it from the Groundspeak app and love it. Takes a few minutes to get used to but can do sooo much more.
  12. I bought a Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 after reading that it had GPS and GLONASS thinking it would be good, however, the lowest the accuracy on it has ever been is 6m, but it's normally 8m My old LG GT540 goes down to 4m average lol. Therefore I have just ordered a bluetooth gps receiver from ebay. I did quite a bit of searching and was going to spend £15 on a Globalsat BT-359 which from what I have found is pretty solid. But then I had a stroke of luck I found a new (but opened) BT-368 on auction at 99p(newer version but apparently works the same) and got it for £2.20 + postage, it should arrive middle of next week According to the specs it's meant to get down to about 2.5m using DGPS and 3m without. I don't expect it will be quite that good but it's got to be better than 8m I'll post back once I get it and try it out. Russ P.S. If using a bluetooth gps receiver on an android apparently you need to install a helper app (free) for your other apps to be able to access it.
  13. With a series, that's what I do, copy & paste the first paragraph with a summary of our day and then add a second paragraph specific to that cache As for paper logs, personally I disagree there. I see the paper log as just being proof, there is always space online for a good write up so I just sign & date the paper log. The reason for this...many caches get muggled and logbooks never seen, that can't happen with the online one. Additionally, I do like to right nice length logs, the owner has put the effort in placing the cache (usually) I like to write a nice log....however, doing that twice when the paper one may never be read/found seems kinda pointless and more work than necessary
  14. That's the first time I've seen that advice. I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 that has GPS and GLONASS, but I also have A-GPS turned on, and use wireless/mobile networks, and all that jazz....are you saying I would be better to turn all of that off and just have GPS/GLONASS being used? I've not had any major problems with caching (finding or hiding) and have generally been happy with my phone, but the best accuracy reading I can get out of it is 6m.....my old LG used to go down to 4m accuracy, could those 'assistant' options be causing it to be higher? Cheers, Russ
  15. And as I just found out today, I can access that note from within Locus and it automatically turns co-ords into waypoints so it's great for storing puzzle solutions! I can ditch my old notepad file now It amazes me though that this is yet another feature that's not supported by the official app on Android. It got me started, but I wish I hadn't paid for it, there are so many better free and paid options available.
  16. I addressed the number of attempts issue in my other reply, it's not really relevant here. But I have looked further at the site, and I can see it's appeal and usefulness....but it looks so amateurish I would be wary of entering my gc.com details into it and would imagine others would also. I'll give it some more thought though, thanks for the suggestion
  17. Nope, but that's not necesary for this particular puzzle, it appears to be a quite famous puzzle and the cache page will give credit/reference to the original author. If a user wants to cheat it'd be much easier to find on google than bother with an attack like that, but where's the fun/challenge in cheating anyway? A person doing that would only be cheating themselves
  18. That is exactly what I wanted to do, so I should be fine, but as others have suggested I will check with my local reviewer just to be safe That particular checker is pretty ugly though, I'll stick to my way, it's only about 6 lines of php/html Thanks, Russ
  19. I think they mean the admin of the secaching forum. Unfortunately I can't help, I have heard of the forum, but am not a member, sorry Russ
  20. Hi Mate, Glad you're enjoying it If you want to hook up with others in your area a good place to start would be the UK/Ireland Forum further down the forum list. You'll also find links to groups local to your part of the UK too. Best Wishes, Russ
  21. Yup, it would be, I said above : "So the puzzle would be on the cache page with a link at the bottom to goto to enter their answer and get the coords." Perhaps I wasn't clear enough, the external link would just convert a correct answer to a co-ordinate or tell the user if they're wrong. From what I searched and read, I got the impression it was ok, if it's not I'd like a relevent reference/quote to put it to bed HTH, Russ
  22. Hey Guys, I did a search for this but most of the results were from 2006/07 and may no longer apply... I want to post a puzzle cache, but the puzzle I want to use doesn't give an answer that I can convert into coords. Therefore, I want to use a simple form on my website where the user enters their answer, and if correct they are given the coords. So the puzzle would be on the cache page with a link at the bottom to goto to enter their answer and get the coords. There is no registration needed, it really would be just a single text input with a submit button that returns the coords on-screen immediately if the answer was correct. Really it works just like a co-ordinate checker but you enter your puzzle solution instead. Is this allowable? Thanks, Russ
  23. I use Locus off-line like that and have about 1200 caches near me on it. The short answer is yes, using a Pocket Query to generate a GPX file to copy to your phone is the way to go. Whether you do it as a simple radius PQ or route PQ is up to you and depends what works best for the area you want to cover, but the result is the same, the required GPX file If you have the pro version of Locus you can just install the geocaching/Live addon and import your PQ's directly into it (if your phone is online at home over your wireless router) instead of downloading to pc and then copying to phone and then importing in Locus. If you have any problems or need more help just ask
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