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Date:         Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:24:38 -0400
Reply-To:     Richard Young <ryoungwpor@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Richard Young <ryoungwpor@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Notes on traveling, internet access and rv parks
Comments: To: "apetermarsh@ME.COM" <apetermarsh@ME.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <3942A9E2-43B3-414F-9668-33FA4DE7B3C1@me.com>
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DeLorme has a device that does this.

It is called InReach

Www.inreachdelorme.com

Rich

Sent from my electronic leash

On Oct 30, 2012, at 12:07 PM, Antony Marsh <apetermarsh@ME.COM> wrote:

> Excellent write-up Ken. Thank you. > > We are driving from Naples Florida to Anchorage in the Spring and then traversing part of the Alaskan Highway - before I get too old to see or remember how to drive or where I'm going - you know what I mean. The adventure has been on my bucket list since working "up there" with Princess Cruise Line in the late '70's. > > Cell service in AK is great in the big cities but not all there once you get "out and about". So - if our dedicated GPS units talk to satellites for their info - why doesn't some company invent/design/manufacture a GPS unit that connects not to bluetooth/wi-fi but to the satellite? The unit is already talking to the beasties anyway. > > Seems to be a no brainer to me - but then what do I know. If any of the list knows of such a device please pmail for my absolute attention. > > Hope all in the path of Sandy are safe. > Peter Marsh > Naples Florida > On Oct 30, 2012, at 11:39 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> RE: Traveling Across The US >> Great write up Ken, great information. >> Let me comment on a couple of things. Ken's experience with cell phone GPS >> mimics mine. The cell phone requires data connection for the GPS >> applications (most of them that is, at least one does not) to work. The >> answer is to go to a dedicated GPS unit, all map data is onboard. >> Another solution for Internet access, assuming yhou have data connection on >> you cell phone, is to use a small, free program called PDAnet. A simple >> Google search will find it. Downloaded and installed on your computer and >> smart phone and with the phone connected to the USB port on the computer >> you will have Internet access. I was amazed to find this working in the >> middle of the Mohave Preserve where I had no voice connection at all and >> just a weak data connection. >> And for those seeking campgrounds (other than commercial RV parks) there >> has emerged an incredible file of around 16,000 campgrounds across the US. >> Free to use online or you can buy the file to load into your GPS or Streets >> & Trips for $6! Check out <http://www.ultimatecampgrounds.com/uc/index.php>


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