Anybody using a GPS Navigation unit?

[Mohammad_Shah]

@acid_circuit

but one of the truck drivers there who is also on the same 3G system (but different phone) can’t receive signal there because his box with the phone never had the blue tick… What the hell’s with that, anyway?

I won’t be able to tell what’s the problem but to use the 3G system, you need to have these three:

1. A 3G cellphone (2110-2170 MHz)
2. A 3G SIM Card
3. An area which has the 3G coverage.

[acid_circuit]

I won’t be able to tell what’s the problem but to use the 3G system, you need to have these three:

1. A 3G cellphone (2110-2170 MHz)
2. A 3G SIM Card
3. An area which has the 3G coverage.

My father’s work got the truck driver the 3G phone, and its a 3G phone with a 3G sim… But something about this blue tick, that means this phone will be able to work in the country as well as the usual 3G features… Thats what my father tells me… His same work organized one for him since he found out about this ‘blue tick on the box’ thing, and being sure he got a phone with this blue tick on the box he has no problems getting phone signal in areas normally covered by the old CDMA network.
Don’t ask me why it’s set up like that, it’s weird…

[Mohammad_Shah]

@acid_circuit

My father’s work got the truck driver the 3G phone, and its a 3G phone with a 3G sim… But something about this blue tick, that means this phone will be able to work in the country as well as the usual 3G features… Thats what my father tells me… His same work organized one for him since he found out about this ‘blue tick on the box’ thing, and being sure he got a phone with this blue tick on the box he has no problems getting phone signal in areas normally covered by the old CDMA network.
Don’t ask me why it’s set up like that, it’s weird…

Hmmm…I’m beginning to wonder about this “Blue tick”

[acid_circuit]

Hmmm…I’m beginning to wonder about this “Blue tick”

http://www.malsingmaps.com/forums/images/smilies/eusa_think.gif

Think it’s a better quality receiver & aerial that allows its range to be extended further. Can’t find any real info on it other than a few very vague mentions. In short, it doesn’t need as much signal as a phone without the tic to be able to make use of the available signal (from what I’ve read).

[Mohammad_Shah]

@acid_circuit

Think it’s a better quality receiver & aerial that allows its range to be extended further. Can’t find any real info on it other than a few very vague mentions. In short, it doesn’t need as much signal as a phone without the tic to be able to make use of the available signal (from what I’ve read).

Oh! I see. That probably is the logical explanation of it.

[acid_circuit]

Yah. I just can’t work out why they don’t do that with ‘all’ the 3G phones. What happens when the city bugga wants to head out into the country and finds their phone don’t work? Must cost more, or sumfink to make the blue tick phones… No idea~!

[Mohammad_Shah]

@acid_circuit

Yah. I just can’t work out why they don’t do that with ‘all’ the 3G phones. What happens when the city bugga wants to head out into the country and finds their phone don’t work? Must cost more, or sumfink to make the blue tick phones… No idea~!

It got to do with the frequency range factor. If your dad still has the manual book, you can check the range of frequency. It might differs from a normal cellphone. Just my thought.

[idle]

We turned this topic to a car one
so i will ask here.

Does anyone have observations from “Export Trader” website ?
I am thinking of getting a car from there.

[Mohammad_Shah]

@idle

We turned this topic to a car one
so i will ask here.

Does anyone have observations from “Export Trader” website ?
I am thinking of getting a car from there.

I don’t have any idea on this…hope that someone who knows better can kindly reply to this.

[Mohammad_Shah]

Man using GPS drives into path of train

BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. (AP) — A Global Positioning System can tell a driver a lot of things — but apparently not when a train is coming.

A computer consultant driving a rental car drove onto train tracks using the instructions his GPS unit gave him. A train was barreling toward him, but he escaped in time and no one was injured.

The driver had turned right, as the system advised, and the car somehow got stuck on the tracks at the crossing. He jumped out and tried to warn the engineer by waving. He got out of the way just before the train slammed into the car at 60 mph, Metro-North railroad spokesman Dan Brucker said Thursday.

The car was pushed more than 100 feet during the fiery crash.

Some 500 train passengers were stranded for more than two hours during the Wednesday evening rush hour. The accident also heavily damaged 250 feet of rail, Brucker said.

The railroad spokesman said that the driver was issued a minor summons for obstructing a railroad crossing and that he and his rental company would be liable for the damage, estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

[idle]

@Mohammad_Shah

Man using GPS drives into path of train …A computer consultant driving

lol..
Like the joke with an administrator in the elevator.. 12 floor - presses 1 and 2 and searches for enter

[Mohammad_Shah]

@idle

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j80/idlebg/emotes/icon_mrgreen.gif

lol..
Like the joke with an administrator in the elevator.. 12 floor - presses 1 and 2 and searches for enter

Ha!Ha!Ha! This is what happens when a computer consultant trusted his computer (the GPS) instead of his brain. So, he “met” the train!

[Eldros]

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8391/darwinawardaq7.jpg
Did he really expect the train to stop?
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7383/wrong24jw8.jpg

[Mohammad_Shah]

Hi Guys!
Anyone knows how to “unlock” this GPS model MIO H610? Currently I’m using Hungarian based iGO maps SD card in my Marbella brand but I really want this model because of its size. So, please let me know ok. Thanks in advance!

http://www.pmptoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/mio-h610.jpg

[Eldros]

GpsPasSion Forums - Customizing Mio H610

As someone else mentioned, the H610Auto.exe trick is working too: The Shell-launcher that is run after soft/hard reset (sp.exe or st.exe or the like) checks for the above file on the sd card, if it exists it will run it!

Here are instructions that will unlock the H610 but still load the “old” shell. Additionaly, it will set your timezone, so MioMap can sync your time via GPS!

You may use another Mortscript script to load a different Navigation when miomap.exe is run (similair to the steps below) or change the below script to not load the “old” shell but show a desktop or just keep it the way it is because you
a.) just wanted to load custom apps during startup
b.) just wanted to be able to use active sync
c.) just replaced mio directory with newer version

1. Download Mortscript and copy the /bin/PNA/ files to the root of your SD Card

2. Rename autorun.exe to H610Auto.exe

3. Create H610Auto.mscr with the following content on the root of your SD:

#Disables sound, comment out if you like
SetVolume( 0 )
#Do we have a locked device, after hard reset ?
If ( not FileExists( “Windows\Unlocked.inf” ) )
#Copy all the unlock files/dlls to windows
XCopy( “\Storage Card\unlock*.*”, "\Windows" )
#Set timezone registry key
#Attention: Currently set to gmt +1 - if you live in another time
#zone, you have to set it in your PNA and then use a reg editor to
#get your own key!!!
#Remove line breaks, its one large hex code
RegWriteBinary( “HKLM”, “Time”, “TimeZoneInformation”, “c4ffffff47004d0054002b00310
020004200650072006c0069006e002c00200052006f006d0065000000540069006d00
65000000720064002000540069006d006500000000000a00000005000300000000000
0000000000047004d0054002b00310020004200650072006c0069006e002c00200052
006f006d0065000000540069006d0065000000680074002000540069006d006500000
000000300000005000200000000000000c4ffffff” )
#Run MioUtility to activate above time zone
Run( “\Windows\MioUtility.exe”, “-SelTimezone” )
#Wait for MioUtility to load
WaitForActive( “DateTime”, 5 )
#Then send ok keys, so no user input is needed
SendOK

#Additionaly set this script to be run automatically
#after soft reset! This will replace the default shell loader
RegWriteString( “HKLM”, “init”, “Launch80”, “\Storage Card\H610Auto.exe” )
#Restart is needed for active sync patch, as the port is
#already blocked due to the shell loader that run this script
Run( “\Windows\Reset.exe” )
#Wait for restart dialog
WaitForActive( “Warning!”, 5 )
#Send Yes, so no user input is needed
SendYes

Else
#Soft reset!
#First of all run UsbTransfer - this will allow active sync to con.
Run( “\Windows\UsbTransfer.exe” )
#Wait till its loaded
WaitForActive( “Connecting to `USB Socket Default”, 5 )
#Now run old mainshell - you may load anything you like here
Run( “\Windows\MainShell1.exe” )
#For instance the explorer (currently commented out)
#Run( “\Windows\explorer.exe” )
EndIf

4. Unzip unlockmioh610.zip to \Storage Card\unlock\ (so that all the files are in \Storage Card\unlock)
   http://www.gpspassion.com/upload/unlockmioh610.zip

Now you have unlocked your mio. This will probably work on other mio devices as well! If you want an active sync connection, just plug in usb and press soft-reset.

[Mohammad_Shah]

Hey Buddy! Thanks a lot for the link!

How come I didn’t notice this post? I’m a member of this GPS forum too LOL!

The MIO H610 system certainly is tricky unlike some other MIO models, but having genius like you around, is truly ‘a gift’ from God!
(and Mark suggested to take away your pheromones )

Reps for you!

[Mohammad_Shah]

Guess what, Eldros? The MIO manufacturer told me that they can’t help to get the model working with Malaysia map for me to use because it is against MIO’s policy! The MIO Map covers North America, Western & Eastern Europe based on the Hungarian iGO mapping software. The unit is Taiwan made an Asian country and they don’t bother to cover Asian countries! A few months ago, when I told them to cover Malaysia & Singapore, they say that it is a “good suggestion” and they “will look into it”!

[Eldros]

@Mohammad_Shah

Guess what, Eldros? The MIO manufacturer told me that they can’t help to get the model working with Malaysia map for me to use because it is against MIO’s policy! The MIO Map covers North America, Western & Eastern Europe based on the Hungarian iGO mapping software. The unit is Taiwan made an Asian country and they don’t bother to cover Asian countries! A few months ago, when I told them to cover Malaysia & Singapore, they say that it is a “good suggestion” and they “will look into it”!

Oops, my bad. I’m sure there’s an alternative.

[SteveO]

@Mohammad_Shah

Garmin is a popular brand world wide. The Garmin Nuvi 200 (3.5") model is one of the most popular GPS model. But I read in a forum that the model does not show POI’s during navigating. I’m not so sure if this feature is displayed by the unit or the map application.

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/store/assets/images/products/010-00621-10/en/cf-lg.jpg

Last time I was in El Lay Jazinater got me a Garmin so I wouldn’t get lost. Worked like a charm.

Except one night when I went to this local place she told me about on the Sunset Strip. I met some friends who invited me to the newest trendy club in town. They had a stretch limo outside and it wasn’t the leased kind, it was daddies.

Well only problem there was I drove so I had to move the Jeep or risk towing. I decided I would meet them at the club so off I went. I couldn’t find parking within a mile so I accidentally got on a road which took me ona HWY to another HWY and before you knew it I was in Pasedana or something. I was completely lost. I had to call Jazinater for directions and she talked me back to my hotel.

Worse part about it when I got out of the jeep back at the hotel I realized all along the Garmin was in my pants pocket.

[Mohammad_Shah]

@SteveO

I was completely lost. I had to call Jazinater for directions and she talked me back to my hotel.

Worse part about it when I got out of the jeep back at the hotel I realized all along the Garmin was in my pants pocket.

Ha!Ha!Ha! At least it is not as bad as the dude who drove his car into path of train with the “help” of a GPS!