[ale] Geocaching, Linux, and appropriate GPS

Denny Chambers dchambers at bugfixer.net
Tue Dec 11 12:18:00 EST 2007


Yip, I wasn't real happy to know that after buying a $250 GPS I still 
needed another $100 worth of SW to get any kind of detail out of it. I 
did find the Topo 2008 SW online at Walmart for $79. If anyone knows of 
a cheaper place to get it, let me know.

Denny

Robert Reese wrote:
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> On 12/11/2007 at 8:05 AM Denny Chambers wrote:
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>   
>>> You might want to avoid a Garmin brand-new, as it seems they like to 
>>>       
>> nickel-and-dime their customers.
>>
>> I wouldn't tell anyone to avoid Garmin, just know what your buying in 
>> to.
>>     
>
> Well, you are right.  I should have limited that statement to their entry-level or consumer-level models.  ;c)  And no, there's nothing wrong with those models either, it is the business practices used at that level that people should view critically.
>
> Cheers,
> Robert~
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