GPS 10 wish list

[JMckie]

Hoping that Garmin reads this thread and implements this in the next release:

Option to buy GPS unit and software separately, without maps. As an existing NA City Select owner, I don't think it is fair that I have to buy the maps again. Of course this assumes that I'll be allowed to use my existing license.

VGA support.

Improve the user interface of the software to support in-car usage. Example: Bigger on-screen buttons like those on the StreetPilots. (Garmin obviously knows about this issue, I am amazed that this concept did not make it to their PDA products).

NMEA output all the time. Right now NMEA output is turned off when the Que Apps are running, which makes multitasking with other GPS applications impossible. (Multi-tasking would still require the purchase of GPSGate, approx $30).

Provide an API. This will encourage the development of third-party applications which will extend the capabilities of the Que software. (It is ironic that Windows Mobile natively supports multitasking, but the iQue does a better job of multitasking GPS apps because of the provided API.)

[Bokkie]

Garmin: clean that shite out of your ears and the prejudice from out of your minds. Read what Joseph has written and take it to heart.

You know damn well you can do better than complicate what should be a simple matter to address. Why opt for your own proprietery format when NMEA is a universal standard, duh!

Go figure.

Go change code!

[OWG]

Originally posted by JMckie
Hoping that Garmin reads this thread and implements this in the next release:

Option to buy GPS unit and software separately, without maps. As an existing NA City Select owner, I don't think it is fair that I have to buy the maps again. Of course this assumes that I'll be allowed to use my existing license.

This is supposed to be available although I have never seen them in stock. See here:

http://www.gpscity.ca/item-garmin-gps-10/10.htm

[JMckie]

Originally posted by OWG
This is supposed to be available although I have never seen them in stock. See here:

http://www.gpscity.ca/item-garmin-gps-10/10.htm

Yes, the OEM version. It doesn't come with any of the Que applications though, so it is just one overpriced BT GPS. On another forum, I have read of some people buying that and having to return it because they found out they couldn't do anything with it.

[OWG]

The Que application is not licenseable, so buy it, PM me and I'll make sure you have the software.

[NCTRNL]

Originally posted by OWG
The Que application is not licenseable, so buy it, PM me and I'll make sure you have the software.

The unit has an unlock code so you won't be able to unlock the maps. You people on here sure are bitter. The unit outputs Garmin format for the unlocking process. You cant transmit the unlock code through the NMEA format and also NMEA transmits once every two seconds so you would get a much less fluid response on the map. Settle down.

[OWG]

Originally posted by NCTRNL
The unit has an unlock code so you won't be able to unlock the maps. You people on here sure are bitter. The unit outputs Garmin format for the unlocking process. You cant transmit the unlock code through the NMEA format and also NMEA transmits once every two seconds so you would get a much less fluid response on the map. Settle down.

You are allowed to have Garmin maps on two devices. In JMckie's case, the iQue and a GPS10. The Que application requires no license itself since it is useless without maps.

Bitter?? I think we are the happiest Garmin users in the world right now , we just got an update!

[mavic-zap]

Guys, I posted about two GPS10 units in another thread.
Although I purchased two deluxe units (one for me and one for a friend), when I got them I only opened one box initially, I spent several hours loading the Que app, playing with it, unlocking detailed map sets, working out the BT stuff etc.

Once I was happy with it I opened the second GPS10 box, and just out of interest decided to switch it on and pair it to the iPaq.
I could not believe it when I opened the Que app and all the detailed maps (from the first unit) worked perfectly, I even went for a walk to test if it actually tracked my movement, it worked exactly as the first unit did.

I also installed the Que apps onto a second iPaq4700, no problems at all, and I used the first set of software I opened, the second unit still has all its software pack sealed up.
I don't recall seeing any licensing restrictions on installing the Que software on more than one PDA, please correct me if I’m wrong about that, I wouldn’t like to break any software licence agreements.

Also, you can load all of the Que application and any of the world base maps without any registration or unlock codes, and you can do this on multiple PDA's and they all work with either GPS10 unit. So even if Garmin change the behaviour of the detailed map sets in a later software release I think you will always be able to route with a base map and any GPS10 you can pair to. (I have not checked the detailed maps working with either GPS10 since the 2.70 release; I will try it and let you know what happens)

What this means for me is I can order an OEM unit and permanently install it in our second car, and then use either without taking the GPS10 in and out.
I had always planned this, but I thought I would have to use my second unlock code and a second map set stored on an SD card, then swap cards over depending on which car I was driving. So far I am very happy with how Garmin have arranged everything

P.S.
TVNAV.COM have OEM units for sale, they are around US$70 cheaper than the deluxe units, not a huge reduction if you consider the price of stand alone CSNA maps, but if you don't need a second map set it’s a bit of a saving.

Mick