+Team MonkeyLove Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 A friend of mine at work got this awsome app for his I phone in which you tell the phone to find nearby caches and it does so wherever you may be. Does anyone know if they make an app like that for the blackberry touch or any other verizon based smart phone? Quote Link to comment
+Wooden Cyclist Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 A friend of mine at work got this awsome app for his I phone in which you tell the phone to find nearby caches and it does so wherever you may be. Does anyone know if they make an app like that for the blackberry touch or any other verizon based smart phone? CacheBerry Quote Link to comment
Motorcycle_Mama Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Moving to the GPS and Technology forum. Quote Link to comment
+Cache O'Plenty Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 For the Verizon Droid (just out last Friday), there is Cachemate for Android ($10). It also makes use of the built in GPS and has the compass rose as well. And, believe it or not, it was just as accurate as my two Garmin handhelds!!! Just can't get it to upload the log yet since GC.com doesn't accept it yet. Quote Link to comment
+Hynr Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 If you are on Verizon, be sure to check if your phone has the GPS unlocked so any third-party app can use it. I have the Curve and am waiting until my 2 year contract is up to switch from Verizon, because they only let me use the GPS in the phone with the BB maps and nothing else. If someone has managed to get a BB Curve from Verizon to use the GPSr with anything other than the BB maps, then I would love to find out how. Quote Link to comment
+Cache O'Plenty Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) Apparently it is "unlocked" on the Droid because Cachemate (a third party app) uses it just fine. And it works with Google Maps as well. I'm guessing it's RIM (Blackberry) is doing the blocking, not Verizon. Edited November 10, 2009 by Cache O'Plenty Quote Link to comment
+Wooden Cyclist Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Apparently it is "unlocked" on the Droid because Cachemate (a third party app) uses it just fine. And it works with Google Maps as well. I'm guessing it's RIM (Blackberry) is doing the blocking, not Verizon. Actually it was Verison, but they are changing that. Their newer phones don't have the GPS locked. Many BlackBerry with contracts from other carriers have used their 'Berries to Geoacache with for some time, so I doubt that RIM has locked the GPS. Quote Link to comment
+GerIRL Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 A friend of mine at work got this awsome app for his I phone in which you tell the phone to find nearby caches and it does so wherever you may be. Does anyone know if they make an app like that for the blackberry touch or any other verizon based smart phone? CacheBerry However, does CacheBerry read cache info online/realtime based on the GPS location, or does it only offer info on caches in an already loaded GPX file? I want to be able to turn on my BlackBerry and quickly get cache listing based upon where I happen to be, without having previously run a pocket query. Quote Link to comment
+Maingray Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Trimble's Geocache Navigator for the Blackberry will do that. (If on Verizon, only the Storm and Tour have the gps unlocked for GN) Quote Link to comment
+GerIRL Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Trimble's Geocache Navigator for the Blackberry will do that. (If on Verizon, only the Storm and Tour have the gps unlocked for GN) It look like that is true, but it also looks like that the Trimble solution costs $6/m or $40/yr which doesn't thrill me Quote Link to comment
NordicMan Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Isn't Verison getting the new Palm Pre once the Sprint exclusive period runs out? There's already an app for the Palm Pre that will locate all nearby Geocaches to your current location, "real time" from the web not pulled from a stored .GPX file Quote Link to comment
+Team MonkeyLove Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 without sounding completely ignorant does cacheberry go to the cache site or does it go off of stored data that I input? The app I saw on the iphone was real time direct to the cache site and automatically knew the persons (er phones) locale. Quote Link to comment
+kc9gbo Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Give BlackStar a shot, I use it on my Blackberry and it works just like you want. I can stand out on a corner and get a signal lock on the gps, scroll down to nearest geocaches from Geocaching.com and in a few seconds(or minutes) I have all the nearest caches that I haven't found. Comes in handy when roaming and feel like caching without any notes. Only thing I've noticed is the gps eats the battery life and that the gps isn't real accurate, I would guess my gps is within about a 100 feet. Quote Link to comment
Motorcycle_Mama Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Isn't Verison getting the new Palm Pre once the Sprint exclusive period runs out? There's already an app for the Palm Pre that will locate all nearby Geocaches to your current location, "real time" from the web not pulled from a stored .GPX file I believe that it was reported that Verizon bailed on the Palm Pre. Quote Link to comment
+DarkBeer Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 without sounding completely ignorant does cacheberry go to the cache site or does it go off of stored data that I input? The app I saw on the iphone was real time direct to the cache site and automatically knew the persons (er phones) locale. I used the trial versions of Cacheberry and Geocache Navigator for a couple weeks, and would suggest you do the same. The interface of GN is easy to use, and works well for spontaneous caches. I ultimately decided to purchase Cacheberry as it has more overall functionality in my opinion. The database functions work nicely with pocket queries. It is my understanding that 3rd party apps other than GN are not supposed to automate the geocaching.com website the way GN does. I guess I don't understand why geocaching.com would show favoritism to one app over another, but I'm guessing that is just the way the terms of the deal were worked out. Cacheberry can use the BB browser and your current coordinates to show you the geocaching.com website and nearest caches, but then you need to select the cache, download the gpx/loc, then hunt. I found the online forum support to be much better with Cacheberry, and mostly non-existent with GN. Again, don't take my word on it. Take advantage of the opportunity to test both apps fully and determine which one you prefer. Quote Link to comment
+Maingray Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 (edited) One day this client might actually run on the blackberry, as it is meant to. I can install it on my OS5-running Tour but it crashes. http://live.geocaching.com/ Edited November 11, 2009 by Maingray Quote Link to comment
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