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helen, dont know the product, but I bet its great once you get it working, get a friend to help you set it up, and good luck.

cliff

Prehaps that's my problem, it won't do what I want. I want to use it like a sat nav, put in my planed route, and it tell me where I am so I'll know if I have gone of on the wrong direction.

Hi Helen

I haven't yet take the plunge and bought one but I have a useful book I bought a while ago. Here's the updated edition to mine - it's pretty good to get you started and you can get it cheap too.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/GPS-Easy-David-Anthony-Brawn/dp/1904946224/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195503389&sr=8-1

A lot of folk mistakenly think that you can load maps on hand-held GPS units so they can be used instead of a map/compass. Whilst some units (the GPS60 amongst them) can hold some mapping, they can't hold, for example, ordnance survey maps.

So they're best used in combination with a computer and some mapping software such as MemoryMap or Anquet. You then use the mapping software to plan a route and download it to the unit.

Once out and about you can then refer to the unit which, with an arrow, shows you what direction your route takes and how close you are to it.

You can also read your location (beware: Not all units will quote your location in OS GB grid refs) off the unit and then check where you are on your map, which you're best advised to carry.

If you want a unit with mapping as well you could look at a Pocket PC with a built in GPS or a separate bluetooth GPS receiver which, when used with Memory Map, will act more like a 'sat-nav'

Hope that helps.

tv

For loads of info on usage see the links below. I also use a GPS60 and use Fugawi mapping software on the PC to make up routes and waypoints and then transfer the info to my GPS when I'm happy with it.

http://www.fugawi.com/web/index.htm 

http://www.geocaching.com/about/buying.aspx

http://www.gpsinformation.net/

http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showforum=11

http://shop.groundspeak.com/productDetail.cfm?CategoryID=4&ProductID=55

Quote: Originally posted by tony_v on 19/11/2007

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A lot of folk mistakenly think that you can load maps on hand-held GPS units so they can be used instead of a map/compass. Whilst some units (the GPS60 amongst them) can hold some mapping, they can't hold, for example, ordnance survey maps.

You can also read your location (beware: Not all units will quote your location in OS GB grid refs) off the unit and then check where you are on your map, which you're best advised to carry.

If you want a unit with mapping as well you could look at a Pocket PC with a built in GPS or a separate bluetooth GPS receiver which, when used with Memory Map, will act more like a 'sat-nav'

Hope that helps.

tv

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http://www.memory-map.co.uk/road_angel_adventurer_satnav.htm

There you go - GPS & OS maps in one unit