Can Street Pilot III be used NOT in a car as well?

If I bought a Street Pilot III..... and wanted to use
it outside my car.... such as in a pack or suitcase
while traveling.... walking or hiking.... can it be
used in that fashion as well?

>Well if you don't mind carrying its weight + spare portable power source
>I can't see why not ?
>
>I did have the same crazy idea too before .. SP3 for hiking and it turned
>out .. quite bad

Hmm.... OK

Well i want a GPS MAINLY for car use..... that is where
it would be most of the time.


However..... I could see myself traveling and walking
somewhere.... downtown Chicago or something.... and
wanting a GPS unit for that as well.

So are you saying that it best to have TWO units then?
One for car and one for personal travel such as walking
or biking?

john63401@yahoo.com wrote:

> So are you saying that it best to have TWO units then?
> One for car and one for personal travel such as walking
> or biking?

I won't speak for the original poster, but I personally would answer
"yes".

I have an SPIII -- and *love* it. But I would never go hiking or
walking with it. It's heavy and too bulky for walking, and the
batteries only last two or so hours. In fact, Garmin so much as
acknowledges this -- the SPIII's recently announced successor (due to be
out this month) -- doesn't even have batteries *at all*.

Get yourself a Pocket PC-based GPS system, or a Garmin Ique, or a
Magellan Sporttrak, etc., etc. for your walking GPS needs.

--
da
~~
"OE Quotefix" http://flash.to/oe-quotefix
to fix Outlook Express' broken quoting.

1. Terrible battery life [on dimmed setting]
2. Reception power is not as good as my III pilot before [Magellan is very
good for outdoor purpose IMO]
3. Too bulky

It turned out bad, as I need to find a clear ground for it to properly
receive GPS signal
and I can't find one

=bob=


<john63401@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> >I did have the same crazy idea too before .. SP3 for hiking and it turned
> >out .. quite bad
>
> Can you give me some details on what you did above and
> why it didn't work?
>
> Thanks!

>Get yourself a Pocket PC-based GPS system, or a Garmin Ique, or a
>Magellan Sporttrak, etc., etc. for your walking GPS needs.

OK... thanks.

Sounds like TWO diff GPS units are definitely needed
then.... one designed for driving....and one for non
driving uses.

On the SPIII replacemnet....would you rather have the
newer version? Or keep the older Street Pilot III?

I wouldn't consider the SP3 a hand held unit. I'd suggest having a look
at the iQue 3600.
--


Darrel Goheen
GPS@tvnav.com
http://www.tvnav.com




<john63401@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> If I bought a Street Pilot III..... and wanted to use
> it outside my car.... such as in a pack or suitcase
> while traveling.... walking or hiking.... can it be
> used in that fashion as well?

On 7 Aug 2003 21:30:45 GMT, "Darrel Goheen" <GPS@tvnav.com> wrote:

> I wouldn't consider the SP3 a hand held unit. I'd suggest having a look
>at the iQue 3600.


Sorry Darrel but I have an iPaq and I really don't think Pocket
PC/Palms are robust enough for hiking.

I also have a GPS V which is worth considering altho you will need to
mount it close in the car due to the small screen.

"DLynch" <dmlynch@rogers.com> wrote:

> Has anyone recommended a Garmin gpsV? It's lighter, has decent battery life.
> It works in a vehicle, but without the voice prompting.
> Down side is the smaller, monocolour screen, and memory restrictions (no
> cards).
> I bought one because cost was an issue; haven't been disappointed.
> FWIW I've owned a III, III+ and now the V. Each has been better for me than
> the one before. Keep them coming Garmin!

Same here, I have III+, Street Pilot (older model), and now Street
Pilot III Deluxe. I too like each newer model better than older, but
still not 100% happy with the Street Pilot III Deluxe yet.

The Voice Prompt feature is quite nice, Auto-Route is pretty nice,
Color is super. But the problem that Street Pilot III Deluxe doesn't
give good route, and have problem with home address. I haven't used it
outside state yet, but still playing with it at local to learn more
about it. And these are what I have noticed.

On 65 M/H hway (interstate in downtown) I select FAST and it keeps
routing to 35-45 M/H street, and resident street with lot of traffic.

-------------35m/h residental st -----------------------------------|
.... | <my house>
.... | |
CAR>==42st========60st==========72st===========84s t==========
65 m/h interstate hw

It should use 65 m/h interstate hiway which is MUCH faster and about
same distance or may even little shorter, but it keeps bugging me to
turn left on a 2-3 miles freeway to use 25-35 m/h residental street with
lot of traffic.

Last week, I picked someone up at airport. From home to airport it
pointed one way, when returned home (right at where I picked my friend)
it pointed to different way instead of the opposite of the way I just
came from (from the same street).

"Burnie M" <burniem.NOSPAM@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> On 7 Aug 2003 21:30:45 GMT, "Darrel Goheen" <GPS@tvnav.com> wrote:
>
> > I wouldn't consider the SP3 a hand held unit. I'd suggest having a
look
> >at the iQue 3600.
>
>
> Sorry Darrel but I have an iPaq and I really don't think Pocket
> PC/Palms are robust enough for hiking.

I assumed the original poster was talking about walking around a city or
casual hiking. I would not recommend the iQue to a serious hiker either.
--


Darrel Goheen
GPS@tvnav.com
http://www.tvnav.com

http://www.gpsinformation.net/

Lots of good information and links for 1st time users.

http://www.gpsnuts.com/myGPS/GPS/favorite.htm
links at an informative site with some good reviews

http://users.cwnet.com/dalede/ Dale has excellent information

Hope this helps.

Dave
Mississauga

"Darrel Goheen" <GPS@tvnav.com> wrote in message
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> "Burnie M" <burniem.NOSPAM@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> news:u9n5jvsq1psa2e9cse2n69nj8amaeli8ss@4ax.com...
> > On 7 Aug 2003 21:30:45 GMT, "Darrel Goheen" <GPS@tvnav.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I wouldn't consider the SP3 a hand held unit. I'd suggest having a
> look
> > >at the iQue 3600.
> >
> >
> > Sorry Darrel but I have an iPaq and I really don't think Pocket
> > PC/Palms are robust enough for hiking.
>
> I assumed the original poster was talking about walking around a city
or
> casual hiking. I would not recommend the iQue to a serious hiker either.
> --
>
>
> Darrel Goheen
> GPS@tvnav.com
> http://www.tvnav.com
>
>
>
>
>