[pct-l] smartphone as GPS

[David Ellzey]

Halfmile,

Not yet, but on my list of toys to get. I have however heard of some issues.

A developer at AT&T did tell me that you need a CLEAR view of the southern sky to use it and the further north you go, the more important a clear view is. Apparently they provide an external antennae of some type for use in Alaska.

Of course they shipped it with Windows Mobile 6.5 instead of Windows Phone 7.0. No word on whether it will get an upgrade anytime soon.

Hard to know how bad off they are financially. The BK is only a chapter 11 and one of their investors just handed them a big load of cash. I guess now that they are on the market that sales will ultimately decide their fate. It really is too bad they took so long to get to market, a year ago they could have easily sold large numbers to federal agencies but now those same agencies will be looking at sharp budget cuts.

BigToe 

-----Original Message-----
From: loncooper at gmail.com [mailto:loncooper at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Halfmile
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 4:20 PM
To: David Ellzey
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] smartphone as GPS

Big Toe,
I'm curious how well the Terrastar Genus works, have you had a chance
to try one? Also, any thoughts on what Terrastar's bankruptcy means
for the Genus?
-Halfmile

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 2:02 PM, David Ellzey <david at xpletive.com> wrote:

> If you are determined to use a smartphone and want it to work ANYWHERE in North America take a look at the Terrastar Genus.
>
> BigToe
>

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