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2008-11-04
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Originally Posted by allnameswereout
The 810 came with a mounting kit, but who is drilling holes in their car to mount it? That was the stupidest mount kit I have ever seen. Seriously has anyone actually drilled holes in their car and mounted it? I crazy-glued velcro to the bottom of my mount kit.
N800 doesn't come with car mount kit.
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2008-11-04
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Originally Posted by penguinbait
I believe the car mount and many other Nokia holders are intended to be used with this http://europe.nokia.com/A4400026
The 810 came with a mounting kit, but who is drilling holes in their car to mount it? That was the stupidest mount kit I have ever seen. Seriously has anyone actually drilled holes in their car and mounted it? I crazy-glued velcro to the bottom of my mount kit.
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2008-11-04
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AIUI, that's a standard hole pattern (think VESA mount) for GPS, mobile, etc. mounting, and you would buy (or make) the base specifically to fit your car/bike/desk/whatever. The linked suction-cup base is one option, but there are others too.
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2008-11-05
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Originally Posted by Benson
Sorry to jump in here, but you've peaked my interest. Could you elaborate, possibly with some links please?
AIUI, that's a standard hole pattern (think VESA mount) for GPS, mobile, etc. mounting, and you would buy (or make) the base specifically to fit your car/bike/desk/whatever. The linked suction-cup base is one option, but there are others too.
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N900 | ZAGG Body Armour | 16Gb A-DATA micro-sd
N810 | 2 x Patriot 8gb mini-SD | Boxwave Crystal Clear SS | Black Aluminum case | OTG dongle
N800 | 2 x 8gb OCX SD | Boxwave Anti-glare SS | PDAir book-style case
Holux M-1200 bluetooth GPS | iGo 4-row bluetooth keyboard | Linksys USB 10/100 ethernet | Plantronics Voyager 855 BT Headset
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N900 | ZAGG Body Armour | 16Gb A-DATA micro-sd
N810 | 2 x Patriot 8gb mini-SD | Boxwave Crystal Clear SS | Black Aluminum case | OTG dongle
N800 | 2 x 8gb OCX SD | Boxwave Anti-glare SS | PDAir book-style case
Holux M-1200 bluetooth GPS | iGo 4-row bluetooth keyboard | Linksys USB 10/100 ethernet | Plantronics Voyager 855 BT Headset
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2008-11-05
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This is perhaps as helpful as any link I can give. That hole pattern is known as
AMPS, but as that can be the plural of amplifier or ampere, or an ancient mobile telephony standard, I never found much detail about it via google. That blog gives the dimensions at least: 38mm x 30mm.
AMPS, but as that can be the plural of amplifier or ampere, or an ancient mobile telephony standard, I never found much detail about it via google. That blog gives the dimensions at least: 38mm x 30mm.
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2008-11-05
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Originally Posted by penguinbait
My take isn't quite the same as penguinbait's. MaemoMapper doesn't do any routing internally; it connects to the Internet to download routes from a server. Therefore I find it almost useless in the car, because I don't have access to the Internet when I need it most. Ditto for maps. If you find yourself in an area without an Internet connection and you haven't already downloaded the maps, tough luck. Also, it uses raster maps which end up taking a whole lot of storage space.
I think if you are looking for a good GPS device this is not it. If you want to use it for driving with maemo-mapper it works great. Probably would not be good for geo-caching as its not that accurate, but it works well for driving. So like I said if you want a good GPS this is not it. If you want a multifunction device that you can surf the web, send email and use it for driving, its a good compromise.
Not to mention that the receiver isn't very sensitive and takes forever to lock onto the satellites.
On the other hand, I find it's a great tool for geocaching. The GPX View program can take waypoint files from geocaching.com and uses the GPS to give you live distance and bearing to the nearest caches. (It can theoretically export the waypoints to MaemoMapper, but I've never gotten that to work.) I use it along with a separate cheapo hand-held GPS when I go caching. GPX View is great for getting the big picture and to record notes. The hand-held works better to zero in on an individual cache.
In short, don't buy the n810 for the GPS. Consider the built-in GPS as the toy in the cereal box full of stays-crunchy-in-milk Internet tablety goodness.
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2008-11-05
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My take isn't quite the same as penguinbait's. MaemoMapper doesn't do any routing internally; it connects to the Internet to download routes from a server. Therefore I find it almost useless in the car, because I don't have access to the Internet when I need it most. Ditto for maps. If you find yourself in an area without an Internet connection and you haven't already downloaded the maps, tough luck. Also, it uses raster maps which end up taking a whole lot of storage space.
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2008-11-06
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EVDO or 3G as alternatives to WiMax. Especially since they can scale back to slower speeds in remote areas.
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