[Az-Geocaching] Changing of the Garmin
Holmes, Richard
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Tue, 15 Oct 2002 19:45:57 -0700
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The new 76S is really nice but still pricey.
We have an eTrex Vista, and the only complaint we have is the small font
on the waypoint screens.
Dick Holmes
CJ
-----Original Message-----
From: Brent Milner [mailto:milner@unicon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 8:57 AM
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Changing of the Garmin
I believe there's a reason that those eTrex units are so cheap. FroBro
Goose had one of those yellow ones, and we used it on my first five
cache hunts, back in June. I found that thing cumbersome and difficult
to use. The screen is very small and the buttons were not very well
placed. It was a headache for me, and I consider myself very adaptable
to using electronic gadgets.
Soon afterwards, Goose sold it and bought a Garmin eMap. That's also the
unit I bought. It is MUCH better than the eTrex. It does cost more than
most of the eTrex units, I believe. If you're looking to get a GPS unit
real cheap (like for the kids, maybe), the yellow eTrex might be a good
idea. But if you're at least halfway serious about it, I feel that the
entire eTrex family will frustrate you.
I'm not trying to advertise on this listserv, I just want to give some
advice if you're looking to buy a GPS. Goose and I got SWEET deals on
our Garmin eMap units from a store in Phoenix (Bronco One Electronics)
that is one of the top Garmin sellers in the world. They set the whole
unit up, downloaded the latest drivers, and installed the Phoenix area
maps for free. You should at least check out their deals before buying.
I looked at Fry's Electronics and some other stores, and Bronco One beat
'em.
Sorry if you felt spammed by my testimonial. They didn't pay me to say
this. :)
-FroBro Q-Tip
-----Original Message-----
From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com
[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of Team
Tierra Buena
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 8:22 PM
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Changing of the Garmin
I thought I saw an ad recently (Fry's Electronics, perhaps?) for the
Yellow Etrex at $89, but I didn't pay a lot of attention to it. Now I
see two other related items of interest on the Garmin web page (
<http://www.garmin.com/outdoor/> http://www.garmin.com/outdoor/) One is
they're offering $50 rebates on the Etrex Summit, Legend, and Vista
models, and the other is they've announced the GPS 72 for November
availability (just in time for the holidays!), which they're billing as
"the next generation of basic GPS units - right at home on land or sea".
If you were thinking about buying an Etrex, now may be the time.
Steve
Team Tierra Buena
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<DIV><SPAN class=693045202-16102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
new 76S is really nice but still pricey.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=693045202-16102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=693045202-16102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>We
have an eTrex Vista, and the only complaint we have is the small font on
the waypoint screens.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=693045202-16102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Dick
Holmes</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=693045202-16102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>CJ</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Brent Milner
[mailto:milner@unicon.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 15, 2002 8:57
AM<BR><B>To:</B> listserv@azgeocaching.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[Az-Geocaching] Changing of the Garmin<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=972464115-15102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
believe there's a reason that those eTrex units are so cheap. FroBro Goose had
one of those yellow ones, and we used it on my first five cache
hunts, back in June. I found that thing cumbersome and difficult to use. The
screen is very small and the buttons were not very well placed. It was a
headache for me, and I consider myself very adaptable to using electronic
gadgets.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=972464115-15102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=972464115-15102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Soon
afterwards, Goose sold it and bought a Garmin eMap. That's also the unit I
bought. It is MUCH better than the eTrex. It does cost more than most of the
eTrex units, I believe. If you're looking to get a GPS unit real cheap (like
for the kids, maybe), the yellow eTrex might be a good idea. But if you're at
least halfway serious about it, I feel that the entire
eTrex family will frustrate you.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=972464115-15102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=972464115-15102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I'm
not trying to advertise on this listserv, I just want to give some advice
if you're looking to buy a GPS. Goose and I got SWEET deals on our Garmin
eMap units from a store in Phoenix (Bronco One Electronics) that is one of the
top Garmin sellers in the world. They set the whole unit up, downloaded the
latest drivers, and installed the Phoenix area maps for free. You should at
least check out their deals before buying. I looked at Fry's Electronics and
some other stores, and Bronco One beat 'em.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=972464115-15102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=972464115-15102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Sorry if you felt spammed by my testimonial. They didn't pay me to say
this. :)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=972464115-15102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=972464115-15102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>-FroBro Q-Tip</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=972464115-15102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=972464115-15102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com
[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Team
Tierra Buena<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 14, 2002 8:22 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
listserv@azgeocaching.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Az-Geocaching] Changing of the
Garmin<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=060311603-15102002><FONT face="Book Antiqua">I thought I saw
an ad recently (Fry's Electronics, perhaps?) for the Yellow Etrex at $89, but
I didn't pay a lot of attention to it. Now I see two other related items of
interest on the Garmin web page (</FONT><A
href="http://www.garmin.com/outdoor/"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">http://www.garmin.com/outdoor/</FONT></A><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">) One is they're offering $50 rebates on the Etrex
Summit, Legend, and Vista models, and the other is they've announced the GPS
72 for November availability (just in time for the holidays!), which they're
billing as "the next generation of basic GPS units — right at home on land or
sea". </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=060311603-15102002><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=060311603-15102002><FONT face="Book Antiqua">If you were
thinking about buying an Etrex, now may be the time.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=060311603-15102002><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=060311603-15102002><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Steve</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=060311603-15102002><FONT face="Book Antiqua">Team Tierra
Buena</DIV>
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