[MDairheads] [PAAirheads] Garminâ?~s birthday sale

[alan romefelt]

    	Agreed!My weatherproof Garmin 395 gives me TPMS and all-weather navigation. My Nikon mini SLR still takes the best pictures and I have SPOT available for that full-blown MAYDAY moment, when there is no cell service.  I love my iPhone, but when motorcycling, it lives in a shock resistant waterproof container in my riding jacket...
    	
    	

    	Best regards,Alan RomefeltModernization Sales ManagerThyssenKrupp Elevatorcell: 443.694.4559
    
  




On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 3:41 PM -0400, "Jim McKinna via MDAirheads" <mdairheads at casano.com> wrote:










 I’m glad to hear a meaningful discussion and sharing of ideas after a simple sale notice.  I learned of options, app wise, I had never run across.

To focus on the phones as GPS devices, if one prefers that method, I like Ed’s idea of using an older phone for a gps.  I have killed a phone or two in the past from vibration in excess of the phones design parameters.  Killed as in a dead phone.  No way to call for assistance.  My preference would be to not be totally dependent on just one device.  Whatever mix that happens to be.

Jim McKinna

> On Sep 21, 2019, at 5:52 PM, horacepro--- via PAAirheads  wrote:
> 
> By the way, did you know that an old iPhone can still be used as a GPS?  No service provider needed!
> What usually drives an iPhone into retirement is an expiring battery.  But you can wire up a charger and cable to the electrical system on your bike and it'll work just fine.
> 
> I suspect most old smart phones could be pressed into service.  And I also suspect most Airheads have old smart phones that they couldn't bring themselves to throw away.  We're all of us cheap b*st*rds, doncha know?
> Ed Bianchi
> ***************
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Cecchini via PAAirheads 
> To: mdairheads ; paairheads 
> Sent: Thu, Sep 19, 2019 2:32 pm
> Subject: Re: [PAAirheads] [MDairheads] Garminâ?~s birthday sale
> 
> It's been my experience that Garmin special sale models are not the ones you 
> really want.
> 
> If you are one that likes to plan-out point to point turn by turn rides on your 
> pc and download them to your GPS, then for the time being a GPS is what you want 
> to keep using.
> 
> For the rest of us where it's all about the ride and really don't care where we 
> are or where we go, then a smart phone running Goggle maps and WAZE (great for 
> mapping and seeing where the cops are in live reports from other WAZE 
> users).....is the way to go.
> 
> Like many here I still have Garmin's in my car & on my bikes.....but using them 
> less and less as they are less reliable & more prone to errors vs live Goggle 
> maps & WAZE....both free on my iPhone......so why spend $200--$800 on another 
> Garmin?
> 
> Btw......once you program a trip on your smart phone in Google maps & WAZE with 
> cell service or home WiFi (or any McDonalds) ......even when you loose cell 
> service the maps are on your phone and will continue to work....and will hook 
> back up to the next cell service area you get into.  My 5 yr old iPhone does 
> this.
> 
> $.02
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "romefelt via MDAirheads" 
> To: ; ; "Jim McKinna" 
> 
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 9:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [MDairheads] Garmin??~s birthday sale
> 
> 
> Headz -This deal is truly "killer"Only thing is that the 396 does not appear to 
> support the Garmin TPMS system.If you are like me, and also use a Garmin for 
> this purpose, you might want to check it out further.
> 
>     On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 01:29:09 PM EDT, Jim McKinna via 
> MDAirheads  wrote:
> 
> https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/610131#overview
> 
> Zumo 396 LTM
> 
> $249 is $150 off list price.
> 
> Just today and tomorrow.
> 
> Jim
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