Contra1971 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 would it be say...as accurate as my Magellen Meridian Gold? if it would does it have abarametric altimeter? compus? If so I will buy it and start looking for more caches...please let me know your observations Quote Link to comment
+GeoReapers Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 The build as it works on my LG Optimus T is not really reliable and I am hoping a future update will fix this. I don't believe it has al altimeter but it does have a compass that allegedly works depending on the phone and android version. Quote Link to comment
Contra1971 Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 are you able to fing what you are looking for pretty well? Quote Link to comment
+TheAlabamaRambler Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 (edited) would it be say...as accurate as my Magellen Meridian Gold? if it would does it have abarametric altimeter? compus? If so I will buy it and start looking for more caches...please let me know your observations I had a Garmin GPSmap 60CSx. Found a couple thousand caches with it and it is by far the best of the 8 GPS receivers I have owned or used. Sold it, and rue the day. I have a Magellan Meridian Gold, found a few hundred caches with it. Good device. Simple, solid, reliable and accurate. I bought an Android Motorola Atrix 4G to replace the MeriGold as my primary GPS. Not so much impressed. c:geo works well, the Groundspeak Android app often won't connect, and the accuracy of the Atrix leaves a lot to be desired. It's okay for finding caches, if you are patient, but it is not accurate enough to hide caches. This is a failure of the phone, not the GS app, as even when using the AT&T maps for navigation the Atrix shows me to be off in the woods alongside the road I am on! Bought a Garmin GPSmap 62st and recommend that you do too. Or a used 60CSx. Either would be hard to beat. Edited September 2, 2011 by TheAlabamaRambler Quote Link to comment
+AmphibianTrackers Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 (edited) This is a pretty common question. Check out the technology forum. The issue is that the phone does not update its locations regularly...but there is an app for that.Here is one that has been suggested to me and changed my caching experience tremendously. You can calibrate your compass and you can refresh your location so that your phone actually knows where you are. After you do the calibration it will work within the geocaching app. Edited September 2, 2011 by AmphibianTrackers Quote Link to comment
Contra1971 Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 your link is dead... Quote Link to comment
+AmphibianTrackers Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 your link is dead... Thank you. I updated it. Sorry for the trouble. It is the GPS Status & Toolbox and I love it! https://market.android.com/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2 Quote Link to comment
The_Hypnotoad Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I think the better question is, how accurate is your particular device? My HTC G2 works excellent, but I don't think all android phones are created equal. Quote Link to comment
Contra1971 Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 (edited) I have an LG Optimus S Edited September 2, 2011 by Contra1971 Quote Link to comment
Contra1971 Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 (edited) your link is dead... Thank you. I updated it. Sorry for the trouble. It is the GPS Status & Toolbox and I love it! https://market.android.com/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2 sweet thanks do you guys think the geocahing app will work well with my LG Optimus S Edited September 2, 2011 by Contra1971 Quote Link to comment
+AmphibianTrackers Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 It has worked well on all the phones we have. I would guess it would work well. Just need that GPS Status & Toolbox thing to get the phone to be more accurate about your current location. Quote Link to comment
+TofuKat Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I have the Groundspeak app and c:geo on my tmobile mytouch. The Groundspeak app doesn't work at all--it just crashes. c:geo is good enough though. For right now that's what I'm using until I figure out which gpsr to buy. I didn't want to shell out money for a gpsr until I knew if I would stick with caching...so for now c:geo is decent. I've had a fair amount of DNFs due to it being a phone, though. Quote Link to comment
+WarNinjas Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I only use my droid and have not had troubles with it! The caches I cant find I don't blame on my phone because it seems pretty accurate. I have also hidden caches with it. I use my daughters and mine and then a couple of GPS for the cords. -WarNinjas Quote Link to comment
+Vulcan1600 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I have 155 finds and 10 caches placed - all using Android and c:geo. I tried the GS app and it's nowhere near as good as my app. And mine didn't cost another $9.99 and it works well. Quote Link to comment
+frogcooke Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I have c:geo on my motorola droid. It works pretty good. Theres some bounce in areas that tend to bounce a lot. Even people with gpsr mention bouncing around so i expect that to some degree. It's actually put me within feet of a lot of the caches. Sometimes theres a bit more of a margin for error but it gets me in the location. I think only a few times ive had some questionable results but probably due to having to update a location and lots of tree cover. Biggest issue though is the battery. haha. Quote Link to comment
+AmphibianTrackers Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I just want to say again that I have the geocaching.com app on several types of phones with the adapter app to modify my compass and it works extremely well, better than my Nuvi. Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 My experience using Android devices (a G1 and a Nexus 1) with various software (GeoBeagle, Groundspeak's Geocaching app, Neongeo) is that they are about as accurate as my old yellow eTrex (from before multiple eTrex models). Plenty of caches have been found (and hidden) with devices of that caliber. But in areas with poor satellite reception, a modern handheld device with a high-sensitivity receiver will be much more accurate, and can get a signal when the others get nothing. Quote Link to comment
+GeoGeeBee Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 would it be say...as accurate as my Magellen Meridian Gold? if it would does it have abarametric altimeter? compus? If so I will buy it and start looking for more caches...please let me know your observations No to the altimeter. As to accuracy, that depends on the chipset in your phone. The app has a compass, IFF your phone has one. Quote Link to comment
+WarNinjas Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I have c:geo on my motorola droid. It works pretty good. Theres some bounce in areas that tend to bounce a lot. Even people with gpsr mention bouncing around so i expect that to some degree. It's actually put me within feet of a lot of the caches. Sometimes theres a bit more of a margin for error but it gets me in the location. I think only a few times ive had some questionable results but probably due to having to update a location and lots of tree cover. Biggest issue though is the battery. haha. They sell extra battery's for when back up is needed cheep on ebay! Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I think the better question is, how accurate is your particular device? My HTC G2 works excellent, but I don't think all android phones are created equal. This is a common missconseption. The OS has nothing to do with accuracy, nor does the software (well the software could, but that would have to be due to intentional introduciton of error, or poor coding, one app I had always reported the londitude off by several minutes). These are just clients of the chipset/RF hardware. Indeed, some Android phones are good, while some are not so good. This goes the same with any other OS. Quote Link to comment
+CrackerFL Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I don't use the Groundspeak app. I have an LG Ally, and I use an app called Backcountry Navigator. It works great with the .gpx files exported from pocket queries, and since they can be emailed to my phone, I can do it all completely wirelessly. Accuracy is pretty good, most of the time. It does struggle with signal lock under heavy foliage at times. Battery life is tolerable as long as you keep the screen off as much as you can. Doing so doesn't shut down the GPS, and still allows your tracklog to show. All in all, I'm really pleased with it. That said, I still plan to upgrade to a dedicated unit soon. Probably a Garmin 62. Quote Link to comment
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