QUOTE(stringfellow @ Mar 8 2007, 01:49 AM)
The Garmin Mobile 10X and the Holux GPSlim are both small enough , they are clip-ons, instead of taking up space as big as a deck of cards. The Garmin even comes with clips for you to clip it onto your shirt, so it is small enough to do that. If you are that forgetful then feel free to subscribe to a more inferior solution than a better one. Personally, i see this as a habitual issue rather than technical, and habits can be shaped and trained.
What guarantees are there that if you are as forgetful as you are that you would forget to even bring your N95 with you? If you can train your mind to be habitual about remembering to bring around your cellphone with you, the same thought process can be applied to carrying not only a BT GPS, but any other things for that matter. To me, this issue is trivial at best, more like laziness than physical weakness.
Would you forget to bring your house keys? Or your car keys? Or your ID card? How did you train your mind to carry out these routine habits? The same thing can be applied to your BT GPS. Heck, have the P990i remind you every single time you plan to go hiking or using GPS with you, to bring it along for the trip? How much more difficult can that be? Personally, i see people using the "forgetful" line of thought as an escape clause as just not willing to consider other alternatives and wanting to be comfortable with their comfort zones.
Hell, why do i even bother? Im already migrating to a standalone GPS unit, two actually, the Garmin Nuvi 360 and the Garmin GPSMap 60CSx. Both are the Cadillacs of their kinds, although the Nuvi 360 has been slightly overtaken by its widescreen cousin, the Nuvi 610/660. Google them if you need to know what these are.
And oh, i must ask you what are your plans with the GPS in the N95? Most use them for autorouting, a feature used for navigating roads while driving around in your car. Consider this, if your built-in GPS is inferior and weak in taking in satellite reception, and prone to losing satellite fix due to its inferior chipset, what use is GPS in your phone other than a useless lump of silicone attached to a bunch of maps? GPS only find its usefulness when it is WORKING, and for inferior chipsets, even being in the shadow of tall high-rise buildings will render it unservicable. Same case applies for those using it to wander around in strange unfamiliar places, what use does it have if it keeps on losing satellite fix and you end up scratching your head wondering where the hell you are?
Like I've mentioned before, I'll wait for detailed reviews before deciding if I need this.
There are few things I always bring along wherever I go - and one of them is definitely my handphone. Ask anyone around you and you'll find almost nobody leaves their house without their phone no matter how forgetful they are - wait, I think I'm not gonna bother arguing.
You mentioned that people use "forgetfulness" as an escape clause and not wanting to consider other alternatives - the thing is, I
am considering other alternatives, or have you not noticed that?
Different people have different needs and wants, and I sure as hell don't think I'm the type that wants to buy an external GPS device that probably wouldn't work on a UIQ3-based phone (no good mapping programs), which you seemed to have neglected to notice. I want an all-in-one device, and if N95's GPS is as inferior as you say, then I'll just look around or wait for better devices - or seriously consider an external one.
I plan to use GPS (whether external or N95 or other phones) for autorouting - that's for sure. Plus how certain are you anyway that N95's GPS chipset would be 'inferior' when the actual phone isn't even out here yet?
This post has been edited by Saigo: Mar 8 2007, 07:29 PM 
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