Did I miss something in the specs? There’s an “embedded 512MB micro SD card” and the same thing in the box. Will it support more than 512MB?
That copy story was really sweet and touching… and vaguely creepy.
I got one of these in my Bag of Feces from the woot-off last month. We took it with us on a hiking trip at Mt. Hood (Oregon). It performed spectacularly.
I hated mine too. Unfortunately, I kept it.
I’d also like to add that the low-res maps are a pain in the neck to download.
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This gps is horrible. It doesn’t come with any maps preloaded and you can buy a low res map 1 dollar per square mile. Sent mine back to woot last time. Save up for the garmin
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I had a Garmin that I used for hiking until I got this in a BoC. The Garmin only has 2 advantages on this: 1, the maps are free and 2, the software is a lot easier to use.
However, since I RTFM’d the Bushnell when I got it, I didn’t have too much trouble getting my maps downloaded and accessed (though it was clunky). The one area where this thing shines though is in heavy cover environments - which is something that’s always present in Oregon.
My Garmin always had a hard time getting a satellite when we were in heavy tree cover. The Bushnell has absolutely no problems in even the most dense areas (in an area where my Garmin would find 0 satellites, the Bushnell found 6, and 3 of them were strong reception). Battery life on the Bushnell is better, the display is more clear (to me at any rate).
Despite the bad reviews, I bought this GPS here a few months ago, The unit works good, connects to sattelites well, no complaints about the construction except the rubber seal for the cable connector (which falls out). However the software and website support is HORRIBLE. I am sure someone else has mentioned you can buy maps for a fee, and unlimited for bigger fee. I am more than a little compuer savvy, and still cannot get maps on mine.
I like the unit, and would be happy to pay them the freaking fee to buy the maps, but the interface and help part of the website seems to have been written by someone who has never held the unit in their hand, and is useless. My unit is relegated to the junk heap until the interface gets better.
I tried adding an 8 gb card, it didnt like it. 2 gb seems to be the limit (as per my memory from prior forum posts).
Well, that’s not that bad…only $3.79 million dollars for the entire United States?
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I tried adding an 8 gb card, it didnt like it. 2 gb seems to be the limit (as per my memory from prior forum posts).
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That would make sense, as the GPS has an SD slot rather than an SDHC slot. SD is only good up to 4GB (though most SD devices don’t support anything over 2GB). An 8GB card is definitely an SDHC card, which is different than an SD card. It may fit in the slot, but it’s not going to work.
No, I think you can get unlimited maps for 60 days for 20$ or, unlimited maps for 1 year for 30$…
My question, can you pay the 20$ then download everything from the site (like the whole U.S. + Canada) and just store it on your hard drive till you need it? or would it be to cumbersome, or restricted some how?
You know, I’m not one to usually complain about a woot - if i don’t like it, I just move on. Sometimes I’ll try and offer some insight if I had personal experience. But I have to pipe up here - I’ve owned a number of GPSs over the years, I’ve never bought a Bushnell … why? Because Bushnell makes junk. Cludgy interfaces, insufficient basemaps, terrible map loading software, HORRIBLE customer service. Don’t just read the Amazon review for this item - read all the reviews available for any Bushnell GPS. And then look for some of the GPS forums. Junk junk junk.
Even during a woot-off I would not encourage a buy just to get to the next item - I’d feel guilty the rest of my life. Or maybe for the rest of the woot-off, whichever is less.
For a few dollars more, invest in the lower Garmin (which I love) or Magellan (great units) handhelds. On paper they may have fewer features for the same money, but the features they have will work, and will not frustrate you.
This is a total piece of crap!
I have 2 GPS units in 2 cars and 3 others for my ATV/hiking but the Bushnell lives in a drawer. I should have shipped it back to Woot.
Save your money and buy a Garmin or Megellan.
I totally agree with you!!!
After reading some of the previous comments, I just can’t find my way into buying one of these.
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Did I miss something in the specs? There’s an “embedded 512MB micro SD card” and the same thing in the box. Will it support more than 512MB?
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Yes- I have a 1GB in my unit. During startup, the unit often complains, but it still works. However, 2GB did not.
Do you need it to tell you when to turn, or do you just need it to show you the route on the map?
If the latter, then you may want to consider a smart phone, most of which can run google maps for free. You’ll probably want to go with an unlimited data plan.
I have a Windows Mobile phone through work, and google maps, including Street View, works fine. I’m sure it works fine with android phones. I am not sure of the current status of the Apple/Google feud, so it may or may not be available on the iphone.
True, any handheld gps can be used for geocaching. The reason people say that this isn’t as good is that there is no quick and easy way to get the coordinates directly onto the unit. In fact, both delorme and garmin work with geocaching.com to have a 1-click transfer method to get the coordinates onto the unit.
With this unit, you’ll either be carrying around a piece of paper with coordinates, or spending much more time using a separate piece of software to put the waypoints in. It’s not a matter of the hardware, but rather the software, and it makes a huge difference for the non-tech-savvy.
It doesn’t matter. You can’t even fill up the 512mb card without this thing slowing down abysmally.
Can you Geocache with one? Yes. But almost any other modern handheld GPS will be easier and more fun to use.
I bought the cheaper model several months ago. the map downloads are extremely difficult but can be done. I have downloaded the sattelite photos of my hunting land and love it. i don’t plan to be without it again. Later I bought thi model for the larger screen and when it arrived from woot it didnt work. Its off at bushnell now. I still think it is a great price and the sat photo superimposd over your huntingland is something I will not be without again. Deloreme has a much more expensive model that doesnt have the problems. Personally I will work through the problems for the price of this one.
Google does, it’s called any Android phone. Turn on the GPS, and it uses the google maps. You can change from satellite or just the lines, just like on the PC. Topographical feature is going to be added later