+Edders Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Hey, I'm 14 from Southern England. I found out about geocaching, and can't wait to give it a go. I've got a PocketPC, and I've installed Smache with no trouble and loaded some .loc files on. They appear as waymarks, as I expected. I was just wondering if I bought a premium subscription, would that make Smache any better to use. I noticed there was a screen for information about the cache and hints, etc. I noticed that the 3 month subscription (which is the one I'd probably go for) had auto-renew next to it. Does this mean I have to renew it, or just that it will do it for me providing I don't cancel? Cheers, and I look forward to giving geocaching a go! Ed Quote Link to comment
+Slug Trails Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 As a standard member of geocaching.com, you are only able to download the .loc file format - and these only contain the basic information on geocaches. Premium members have the ability to download a .gpx file. This is bursting with information, such as difficulty, terrain, hints, past logs and so on. According to the smache website, the program accepts .gpx files, so yes, a subscription would increase the information available to you on your PocketPC. Quote Link to comment
+crockett3663 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 To answer your last question, yes...if you click on "Auto-Renew", it will automatically renew your member ship after the first three months provided that you don't cancel ahead of time. My best advice is to just go for the full year and then not worry about it. Let's face it, it's not like you're going to be able to stop caching after three months anyway!! By then you'll be hooked!! Quote Link to comment
+Edders Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 Thanks for the answers. It sounds like great fun! Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Welcome to caching! UK cachers can be found at the uk part of the forum HERE Friendly on the whole, and you may find a local to help. Quote Link to comment
+Headhardhat Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Since geocachers are pretty much all over the planet. Welcome to Geocaching from the other side of the big pond -HHH Quote Link to comment
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