[gps-talkusers] Re: Traveling in Center City Philly
- From: Kevin Chao <kevinchao89@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:09:22 -0700
Suzanne,
The only suggestion really is to make sure that you are in an open area,
turn the GPS Receiver on first, wait a few seconds then turn on the Sendero
GPS. You should then be picking up satellites shortley.
Thanks,
Kevin
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[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Suzanne
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 1:06 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Traveling in Center City Philly
Hello Fellow Travelers,
I'm a brand new GPS user and I life and work in the urban canyon known as
Center City Philadelphia. Does anyone have any special tips about getting a
decent fix in urban canyons, particularly in pedestrian mode?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Cordially
Suzanne
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[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Brinkman
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 3:57 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Traveling in New York City
Really? I remember being told that I should set the arrival or near
distance to 1500 or 2000 feet in a car, but only 10 or 15 feett when
walking.
Eric
On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 2:26 PM, Richard Turner <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I believe the arrival distance is automatically adjusted based on the speed
you are traveling.
The one thing that may cause some limitation on the accuracy is all the tall
buildings. That can
decrease the accuracy of the signals you are getting.
Walking in New York city is a challenge whether you can see or not. Just
follow the crowds.
And, don't drink too much, then you won't have to worry about the device.
Otherwise, I'd leave it
at home. Or, you could probably find a fanny-pack that would be large enough
to hold it and make sure
it is securely buckled on.
Enjoy,
Richard
On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:28:42 -0400, Eric Brinkman wrote:
>Hi, At the beginning of august, I will be spending a day with some friends
in
>New York City, and I would like to put my Sense Nav to good use. I took my
>Voice Sense with me to NYC once before, but didn't find the GPS all that
>useful. Since then, I have spent some time messing around with the maps at
>home, and I think I am a little more prepared now. I have a few questions
>though. I haven't updated my maps at all since I received the VS with Sense
Nav
>back in january. Should I update them or download any of the user created
POIS
>from Sendero before I leave? Should I ajust any of the settings for arrival
>distance and/or near distance? I'm not sure what the difference between
the
>two is, although I know I should change them when I'm in a vehicle to
account
>for the faster speed. This is sorta off topic, but I'm a little worried
about
>crossing streets in the city. Here at college in Poughkeepsie I'm ok with
>listening to trafic cycles and crossing a busy road, but when I've gone to
NYC
>alone I end up always taking cabs because I'm afraid I'll get run over. Is
>there another list that would be useful for discussing thisgs like this?
>Lastly, I'm not sure where I should and shouldn't take the VS. For
example,
>I'm going to a Judas Priest/Black Sabbath concert later in august. I would
>like to use the GPS to help get there, but I don't want something to happen
to
>it while I'm there. There'll be quite a bit of drinking before the show,
and I
>don't really want to take a lot of stuff with me. I wish I'd gotten a
phone
>with MobileSpeak instead of Talks, since the sendero GPS is coming for that
and
>it would be better for situations like this. Thanks for any advice you can
give
>me. Eric
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