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    60CSx -> 64s .. really as bad an experience as the reviews make it sound?

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Of course. Nobody knows but you. *facepalm*

     

    If I have any connection issues (had some with my first gpsmap60csx, I will contact Garmin, because - and this is very simple to understand - if a USB-Device is NOT working with any proper USB-Cable, it is simply broken.

     

    It is a well known issue by many experienced users. Argue all you want, it just happens to be a fact. A strange, but true fact.

     

    Yes, phone Garmin when your out of warranty device does not work.. Great plan.

     

    Well:

    The problem occurs when you are out of warranty? So it did work and then stopped working? And you still want to tell us that this is "normal", we have to accept it and we have to buy gamin-cables? Well done ;-)

     

    About customer-service:

     

    I once called garmin because my gpsmap did not connect via USB anymore. It was bought in the US, I live in Germany, so there is no warranty here. I expected them to tell me to send it to garmin u.s. - the didn't. They just replaced it.

     

    I also had to call them once because one of my edges stopped working. Long after the warranty. They made me a very good offer either for repair or getting a new one.

     

    So yes. Phone Garmin when your device is broken.

     

    And when the USB is not working with regular USB-Cables, it is broken.

    60CSx -> 64s .. really as bad an experience as the reviews make it sound?

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Oh good lord. You are missing THE POINT... WHEN someone has a connection problem such as the person above, 9 out of 10 times is will be solved by changing to a genuine cable. I will guarantee this. If you have not had this problem before, you really have no direct knowledge of the problem.

    Of course. Nobody knows but you. *facepalm*

     

    If I have any connection issues (had some with my first gpsmap60csx, I will contact Garmin, because - and this is very simple to understand - if a USB-Device is NOT working with any proper USB-Cable, it is simply broken.

    60CSx -> 64s .. really as bad an experience as the reviews make it sound?

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I'm not saying this because of any Garmin claims. I'm basing it on 20 years of Garmin ownership. I've found endless connection problems with non-Garmin cords and many different models of Garmin units.

     

    I have and had so many Gamin Devices and I never used a garmin cord. At the Moment I use

    GPSmap 60csx

    GPSmap 64s

    Edge 800

    Edge 810

    with regular cable. And I wouldn't use Garmin if I couldn't use "regular" USB-Cables.

    60CSx -> 64s .. really as bad an experience as the reviews make it sound?

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    The 64s and 64st have a nasty habit of not going into Mass Mode. This means that you cannot send .gpx files to internal memory. So, you have to learn how to hold the up arrow key while turning it on to get it back to mass mode, then erasing any .gpx files on internal memory. I am sure there are folks out there with a lot more knowledge of the inner workings of the gps, but here are a couple of pragmatic things I have found:

    1. Send your .gpx files to the memory SD card, not to the GPS.

    2. Do not send more caches than the gps than it is capable of handling. I have found that >5,000 caches the GPS loads slowly and may stop before loading all the caches.

    3. Do close out the gps properly on your PC,instead of simply jerking the cable out.

    Not sure why no one else mentioned these issues, but if you plan to be out somewhere and rely on the GPS it will exhibit this mass mode problem and the most inopportune time. Someone gave you good advice to carry a map or a spare GPS. Best Regards, Peoria Bill :>)

    Sorry,

    but the moment I plug my 64s into the USB-Port I can access both, the internal Memory and the SD-Card. I can send files to both of them - no key to press...

     

    1) I couldn't see a reason for that other than the larger space on the sd-card?

    2) If you use the compressed file you can add more than 5k of caches without noticing any delay. DON'T use single GPX-Files.

    3) Why? Never did, never had any trouble.

    Found and Maintenace logging

    in How do I...?

    Posted

    Why is this, it clearly was found! Can someone explain this please.

     

    Thank you RiddleUsThis

    If you found it (you could log your name on paper or made a photolog at least), log "found"

     

    If you can't log it because it is gone, post "Needs Maintenance"

     

    If you can log it but it is also in bad shape, post both: The "Found", 'cause you found it. The "Needs Maintenance" to alert the owner (he will get a special notification). He then can check it and delete the NM-Log afterwards.

     

    Not that difficult. :-)

    Unhöfliche Logs

    in Start frei!

    Posted

    Hi Zappo,

    klar kann ich als Owner sagen was ich davon halte. Und ich kann sicherlich auch den einen oder anderen zum Umdenken bewegen. Geht ja mit "bösen" logs auch so, nach denen der eine oder andere CO noch mal über seine Dose nachdenkt.

     

    Aber ich wäre doch schon verwundert, wenn Du mir schreibst, dass mein Log bei Max Mustermann Deinen Erwartungen nicht entspricht und Du mir mal kurz die Regel erklären wollen würdest ;-)

    Unhöfliche Logs

    in Start frei!

    Posted

     

    Löblich so eine Einstellung!

     

    Wenn du den Neucacher anschreiben möchtest, nutze doch das Messagecenter, diese Nachrichten wird er dann erhalten.

     

     

    Löblich?

    Ich würd mich bedanken, wenn jetzt nicht nur die Cache-Owner mir schon vorgeben wollen was ich online zu schreiben habe (oder wie viel), sondern auch noch irgendein wildfremder Cacher mich belehren möchte.

     

    Vielleicht einfach mal ein bisschen mehr Entspannung bei dem Thema: Wer Kurzlogs schreiben will, wird das machen. Und daran werden wir "alten Säcke" nix ändern ;)

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    Koordianten von ersten Cache

    in Geocaching

    Posted

    Ich mag ein bisschen Oldschool wirken, aber viele Smartphone-Cacher sind heute so erfolgreich, weil viele CO mit Smartphone Dosen verstecken gehen. Wenn man dann mit einem GPSr daherkommt, ist man ob der Abweichung doch gerne mal erstaunt.

     

    Wobei natürlich auch GPSr-Besitzer gerne mal Unsinn bauen (oft aus Unkenntnis ihrer Geräte), aber mir scheint das ein zunehmendes Problem. Ich plädiere daher dafür, mindestens den Beta-Test mit einem guten GPSr zu machen oder am Besten gleich die Koordinaten mit einem zu ermitteln...

    People watching

    in How do I...?

    Posted

    I'm fairly new to Geocaching. What should I do if someone gets suspicious of me and asks what I'm doing while looking for a Geocache?

     

    Arktoi is completly right. Just tell them what you are doing. Most people I met have been very interested and curious.

    Profile doesn't expand

    in Website

    Posted

    OK, after experimenting and taking various things out of my profile, I narrowed it down to the Findstat stats, because it expanded after I removed that. That was using a version I got after the changes in December. I'll have to see if maybe there is a newer version available. I suspect something changed at Groundspeak more recently, since I know that I was able to view my profile,including the findstat generated stats, earlier this week with no problem.

     

    I use findstat, too. But without trouble.

     

    As far as I can see the expanding happens after the last external download (images etc) has finished. Maybe there is something in your stats that goes 404?

    Frustrated with GPS devices

    in How do I...?

    Posted

    I've gone through a couple of GPS units over my days of geocaching thus far, and they all seem to have one of two problems.

     

    1) The direction marker (ie, the 'You are Here' arrow) sticks to the roads.

    2) The destination marker gets eaten once the GPS decides I'm 'close enough'

     

    In both cases, this makes driving out to the caches fine, but makes it more difficult than it needs to be to actually locate the GZ.

     

    Can anyone recommend to me a GPS device that doesn't do either of these things, hopefully with a soft blow to my wallet? Please note that I do not have a smart phone.

     

    It's not the device, it is how you use it. Sorry, but you have to figure out how to switch from "Navigate me to" to "Geocaching-Mode".

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