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gazza2006au
24-10-2010, 08:14 PM
im looking for a cheap mobile phone with GPS that works on the water can someone tell me any brands? cheers

tunaticer
24-10-2010, 08:25 PM
Sonim Quest XP3 has the gps plus it is water proof dust proof and shock proof with good unconditional warranty but it is not especially cheap.

culbara
24-10-2010, 09:38 PM
The ipod is not cheap but the navroinics app you can get for 15dollars is awesome

GBC
25-10-2010, 05:26 AM
second the iphone

FishHunter
25-10-2010, 05:32 AM
Any Andriod phone, Navionics charts are available and you don't have to pay the Apple tax

Jabiru658
25-10-2010, 06:03 PM
iPhone if you can afford one, Android phone (not as good) if you can't.

Navionics app on whichever you buy,

FNQCairns
25-10-2010, 06:10 PM
How cheap is cheap? a hand held GPS might be a better bet, the phones are not that flash used with typical apps for on the water.

Holden or ford? go the android:)

Jabiru658
25-10-2010, 06:14 PM
Holden or ford? go the android:)

iPhone vs Android isn't Holden vs Ford it's Mercedes Benz vs Ford :P

FNQCairns
25-10-2010, 06:30 PM
iPhone vs Android isn't Holden vs Ford it's Mercedes Benz vs Ford :P

Hi that's an argument I am not having;D, we palmed the iphone off to a family member clunker it was. I was just 20min ago surfing the net on my SGS, exactly the same as on my desktop;)

gazza2006au
25-10-2010, 07:07 PM
those phones are out of my price range i dont want all the bells and whistles just need a GPS that will show where i am in a river,lake,port and maybe speed if possible

4x4frog
26-10-2010, 08:56 AM
HTC seem to be really taking off these days. My eldest son has one and he's a full time uni student studying teaching and hasn't got a p/t job and we didn't help him pay for the phone. Has plenty of add on apps too.

FishHunter
26-10-2010, 09:05 AM
those phones are out of my price range i dont want all the bells and whistles just need a GPS that will show where i am in a river,lake,port and maybe speed if possible

If you want maps you are going to pay,however there are lots of handheld units without maps.
I have a Garmin GPS72 which works fine gives you position speed, odo avg speed etc. Can store waypoints and routes and tracks and if you buy the pc cable you can upload to google earth they were only around $200

JB
26-10-2010, 10:01 AM
2 choices,

GPS second above, Garmin GPS72 is the most reliable and value for money unit.. its the best.

Iphone, and navionics are also good but the gps above is easier to store tracks and waypoints than on the iphone.

Get the garmin.