[OSM-newbies] Recommended GPS?

[Andre-John Mas]

On 28-Feb-08, at 03:05 , John McKerrell wrote:

>
> On 28 Feb 2008, at 02:00, Andre-John Mas wrote:
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>> Currently I have an old eTrex, but that tends to lose signal quite
>> easily and a Holux
>> GPSlim236, but I need to have my computer around for that to be
>> useful.
>>
> Just in case you're not aware, you can use your GPSlim with a mobile
> phone to get a very good GPS package, assuming your mobile is
> capable. That's what I've been doing. Only problem is if you lose
> your phone (as I have recently) you also lose (part of) your GPS :-
> ( It can definitely be a cheaper option though.

My phone is s basic Bluetooth capable Sony-Ericsson, which doesn't seem
to know how to talk the GPSlim. Do you use a Java application for this?

Andre