Fees for using the GPS when caching?

[Keith Arnold]

I was wondering if there are fees to use a GPS device when caching.

[+briansnat]

There is no fee for using one whether caching or doing anything else with your GPS (other than what you pay Uncle Sam every April 15th).

Edited July 28, 2007 by briansnat

[+niffir]

Nope! It doesn't work like a cell phone, where you pay to access a network. The satellite signals are out there floating around and your GPS will just capture them to give you the information you need. It's like regular radio or tv signals-- they are out there for anyone to use who has the proper equipment.

[vagabond]

Of course some parks have an entrance fee

[+badlands]

If you feel guilty about using government satellites for free, PM me and I'll give you an address you can send a cash donation to.

[GPS treasuredragon]

Of all crazy things to think about a charge for using your GPSrs

[+ace862]

Some people are under the impression that it's like satellite radio where you have to pay a subscription fee. I had a guy at work here this morning ask if you needed a subscription for a GPSr. He was surprised to find out you didn't need anything of the sort. Just buy the unit and turn it on and you're in business.

[GPS treasuredragon]

Remenber> Your tax dollars pay for that GPS satilites and you have every dam right to use the signal

for your GPSrs,> Tax payers rights 101.

[+Knight2000]

Of all crazy things to think about a charge for using your GPSrs

 

Its not often that we get things for free. I applaud someone for asking before diving in. Now a future cacher may think twice about caching if they know there are people that make a comment like you just did.

 

What other electronics similar to a GPS is free?

[+Trucker Lee]

I was wondering if there are fees to use a GPS device when caching.

Because I'm such a nice guy........ if you want to pay a fee, just send whatever you wish to me!

[+StarBrand]

I use Billion dollar satellite systems designed for the military to find tupperware in woods. All for free.

 

Just think of it that way....

[+Team Cotati]

I use Billion dollar satellite systems designed for the military to find tupperware in woods. All for free.

 

Just think of it that way....

 

Why would the military be looking for tupperware in the woods?

[+StarBrand]

 

I use Billion dollar military satellite systems designed for the military to find tupperware in woods.

 

FIXED.

[+msrubble]

Of all crazy things to think about

 

It's a good question.

 

I'm almost positive that one of the manufacturers lists "never a subscription fee" on the box as one of the features of their product. This could plant doubt in the shopper's mind about other manufacturers. Maybe all that talk about how all you need is a GPS unit is just weasel words, a prospective buyer might think.

[+countrymouse]

Not a dumb question at all. In fact someone recently asked me this very thing.

[Keith Arnold]

The reason I asked was because I saw a Garmin 100 for sale and the box said NO FEES EVER. Knowing that most car GPSs have an annual fee I wasn't sure. So thank you to all of you that helped.

[GPS treasuredragon]

Were tax payers we have every right to the GPS satilites besides we get lost in the woods if they charged us

now let's enjoy our geocaching and worship Icenrye.

[+briansnat]

The reason I asked was because I saw a Garmin 100 for sale and the box said NO FEES EVER. Knowing that most car GPSs have an annual fee I wasn't sure. So thank you to all of you that helped.

 

Most car GPSes do not have an annual fee.

[+Snake & Rooster]

Knowing that most car GPSs have an annual fee I wasn't sure. So thank you to all of you that helped.

 

 

Really? Car GPSs have fees? I've never heard of that. I have a factory installed GPS in my Prius that has no fees. I suppose someone might charge for map updates? Or are you thinking about OnStar?

Edited July 28, 2007 by Snake & Rooster

[+Team Cotati]

Knowing that most car GPSs have an annual fee I wasn't sure. So thank you to all of you that helped.

 

 

Really? Car GPSs have fees? I've never heard of that. I have a factory installed GPS in my Prius that has no fees. I suppose someone might charge for map updates? Or are you thinking about OnStar?

 

Real time traffic condition updates.

[+Team Cotati]

I was wondering if there are fees to use a GPS device when caching.

 

No.

[+Snake & Rooster]

Knowing that most car GPSs have an annual fee I wasn't sure. So thank you to all of you that helped.

 

 

Really? Car GPSs have fees? I've never heard of that. I have a factory installed GPS in my Prius that has no fees. I suppose someone might charge for map updates? Or are you thinking about OnStar?

 

Real time traffic condition updates.

 

 

Ah, yes. But I'm too cheap to get that.

[+Flah_and_Kids]

My hubby, who is finally getting around to accept geocaching was asking me the other day about access fees for the sattelite signal.

So far I haven't seen any information about access fees of any kind. I have seen posts about folks that got the gps and started caching with it right out of the box.

But then the question remains....who pays for the access fees for the signal lock?

Does Garmin include those in the GPSr price?

 

Just curious....

 

FayeC

[+KoosKoos]

You pay those access fees every time you pay taxes to the U.S. government. There's no charge to use the signals that we're so graciously sending out there every second.

[+Markwell]

It's like listening to the radio - essentially, you're receiving signals from a fleet of transmitters. The signals are already there, and there's no fee to receive the signals.

[+Markwell]

Going to merge the two almost idential topics...

[+Lacomo]

Of all crazy things to think about a charge for using your GPSrs

 

There's no such thing as a dumb question.

 

Sometime you get some dumb answers though.

[Keith Arnold]

Knowing that most car GPSs have an annual fee I wasn't sure. So thank you to all of you that helped.

 

 

Really? Car GPSs have fees? I've never heard of that. I have a factory installed GPS in my Prius that has no fees. I suppose someone might charge for map updates? Or are you thinking about OnStar?

 

Real time traffic condition updates.

 

 

Ah, yes. But I'm too cheap to get that.

 

Mayby it was the Onstar thing I had heard had fees.

[+briansnat]

Knowing that most car GPSs have an annual fee I wasn't sure. So thank you to all of you that helped.

 

 

Really? Car GPSs have fees? I've never heard of that. I have a factory installed GPS in my Prius that has no fees. I suppose someone might charge for map updates? Or are you thinking about OnStar?

 

Real time traffic condition updates.

 

 

Ah, yes. But I'm too cheap to get that.

 

Mayby it was the Onstar thing I had heard had fees.

 

Onstar has fees. It's not the same thing as a GPS.

[+mikemtn]

But Onstar uses GPS.

[+tomfuller & Quill]

My Nextel cellphone has Geocache Navigator. Wherever I have a good cell signal, I can sign on and find the nearest 10 caches within 2 mi. It costs me $6.99/mo for Trimble and $10.00/mo for unlimited data service to Sprint/Nextel.

The Onstar fee is to pay the operators and cellphone fees. How do they unlock your car and not a dozen others when you can't push the button when you lock your keys in the car?

[+Alan2]

Everyone else in the world should pay fees to help support the cost of keeping the system up there.

[GPS treasuredragon]

If they charged fees for gps signals that your GPSR recives than kiss geocaching goodbye and Icenrye

will stop making his videos,

REALLY WHO WANTS ANOTHER BILL TO PAY!

[+Team Cotati]

But Onstar uses GPS.

 

And.......................?