Monterra...and what it can/can't do

[+The Cookie Makers]

Two questions about the Monterra...when you're in wifi range, can you send/recieve email? What about texting? Wondering about when I'm on holidays,I don't have a cell phone but do like to stay in touch with home and there are plenty of free wifi places around. Am I right in that I can put all my music on the Monterra as well?

 

Thanks

[+BlackRose67]

sending and receiving e-mail you would be able to do.

 

Texting is normally associated with having cellular service, so I'd say no to that unless using a special service.

[+The Cookie Makers]

sending and receiving e-mail you would be able to do.

 

Texting is normally associated with having cellular service, so I'd say no to that unless using a special service.

 

My daughter texts with my on her ipod using a Text Plus app when she's within wifi, I guess if there is a playstore app for texting, that would work too within wifi. I just found a review on the Monterra that covers everything it can do, including email.

 

What the review doesn't cover is what it can't do. I had read a comment in a chat group that someone thought that with the bluetooth connection you can recieve turn by turn routing to your motorcycle helmet? True?

[+The Cookie Makers]

One more question, with maps...I've heard that there are some open source maps or open street maps that you can download to garmin units rather than paying for maps. I purchased Topo maps 6 years ago for my current gps, I was looking at updating them, but now I'm wondering how one downloads such maps to a gps unit, and whether the Monterra would take these maps as well.

 

Again, thanks

[+splashy]

If the Topo's are from Garmin, you registered them and will only be useable on the original gps.

The good news is we have free Topo's now from the Us/Canada on gpsfiledept and as you mentioned OpenStreetMap maps.

 

From osm you will have a choise, use them only on the Gps you select the gmapsupp.img file, else the Mapsource/+ Basecamp file

 

The gmapsupp.img can be placed in the Garminfolder from either the Gps or the SD card.

 

BE AWARE, gmapsupp.img is the name generated by Basecamp and Mapsource, don't overwrite any maps.

You can rename the map as myname.img

Edited November 26, 2013 by splashy

[Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hide]

What the review doesn't cover is what it can't do. I had read a comment in a chat group that someone thought that with the bluetooth connection you can recieve turn by turn routing to your motorcycle helmet? True?

 

Yes, true. You can get Bt from the Monterra to a compatible headset like the Sena or Scala.

 

Have you read DRTBYK's excellent review of the Monterra?

 

In there he says this: "In addition to the inReach, I paired my Sena SMH10R in-helmet Bluetooth Headset and listened to the turn-by-turn navigation prompts when routing and using Garmin's City Navigator North America map -- all the while listening to my music playing with the PowerAMP App I installed."

[+The Cookie Makers]

I found that review after I posted, although I got the gist of most of it, my eyes glazed over as it was a TON of info and not all of it made sense to me as I don't know the basics on a lot of it, but it sounds like the Monterra has been built to do just about everything...I was surprised!