[pct-l] Smart phones

[Lisa Freathy]

Hi Gerry and any DroidX users,

I just got an Droid X and have been trying to learn different features that can 
help me on my hike this year. If you have time to share a bit of info. with me 
it would be most appreciated!! I am seriously electronically challenged, so 
explanations geared towards the basics are the best for me. I had a few 
questions...

~Did you download a backcountry GPS app? If so, which one did you use?
~Have you been able to load up the PCT on your Droid gps? If so, did you use 
halfmile's maps and are there any tricks I need to know other than what I could 
easily read on his site? 

(I tried a search of the PCT-L archives as I thought I saw a step by step on how 
to do this a few months back, but could not find this thread in my searches)
~Was there something special that you had to do (downloads or phone settings 
or...) in order to have your back country gps work when not in cell reception?

Thank you so much for sharing some of your knowledge, I am concerned the 3 
months I gave myself to learn this phone pre-hike will not be nearly enough for 
me!

Happy Hiking!
 Lisa 


"Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb 
a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean."
~ John Muir 




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From: Gerry Zamora <gerry0625 at gmail.com>
To: Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
Cc: Pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Mon, January 17, 2011 1:36:55 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Smart phones

Not saying u are wrong.  But my droid x does not get its gps fix from cell
towers when I run my app run keeper pro it tells me how many gps satellites
are visable from my location and on alot of my hikes I don't have cell
service yet its tracking my progress and speed and it will show me my
location on a map...  check your sources.
On Jan 17, 2011 1:23 PM, "Paul Robison" <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com> wrote:
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