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Real Name: Skyler Visconti Address: www.ki6amd.com Murray, UT 84117 Gender: male Member Since: May 21, 2006 Last Signed In: July 12, 2009 Profile Views: 6783 Blog Views: 11462 DTV transition... California Science? Prop 8 non-sense... A complete change... UTAH as I see it. Road Warrior Ultimate Setup I should've moved earlier Leaving Bakersfield... The Windows curse!!! GNU/Linux: Growing still... The Google Phone (aka "Android") July 06 August 06 September 06 October 06 November 06 December 06 January 07 February 07 March 07 April 07 May 07 June 07 July 07 August 07 September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 February 09 March 09 April 09 May 09 June 09 July 09 August 09 September 09 October 09 November 09 
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Road Warrior Ultimate Setup
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salt lake city, UT 84121
I thought I'd take a moment to talk about my new mobile setup, since it seems I'm always on the go recently. As I've already shown off before, I have a Nokia N810, which gives me internet access through WiFi, and a bluetooth connection to my phone. It also has GPS with turn by turn directions. I've also added an 8Gb microSD card to it, which goives me plenty of space for up to 11 full length movies, but I've opted for a collection of 20 MP3 Albums and 5 Movies (I still have 3.5Gbs free). Today I went out and bought an Apple wireless (bluetooth) keyboard and paired it to my N810. This new setup is AMAZING!!! I no longer have to remove my N810 from it's cradle on my car's dash in order reply to an email. I just pull over and start typing. If someone calls me, through my GrandCentral number, I have the option of answering it through my cell phone or my Nokia. Some of you may not understand how cool this is, but some of you just might. For people who like having constant internet access, this is nirvana. Of course the next greatest thing would be to have the Nokia N810 WiMax Edition, but then I'd have to pay subscription fees. I'm sure you're all wondering what this setup cost me, so here goes...
Nokia N810 &nb sp; $420 - GPS add- on $130 Apple Keyboard $80 LG Shine (AT&T) $130 ------------------------------------------- Total &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; $760 Compared to buying an ultra portable laptop and GPS reciever, I've probably saved $1,000. The real benefit though is that battery life in a portable setting is crucial. My bnatteries tend to last 8-12 hours (depending on usage), whereas an ultraportable laptop has around 4 hours of life with a standard battery. Some people like to spend money on having a super fast gaming computer, some people like to have portability, I am the latter. I'd love to see what everyone else's set up (portable or not) looks like, or at least the specs and modifications. For those of you waiting to see pictures of Utah, I'm working on it, please be patient while I edit some pics and take more. I'll be posting some very soon.- Skyler 5 comments from 2 users
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posted by
Tiffanilynn
on May 20, 2008 at 09:36 AM
i have the blackberry cure, i have turn by turn GPS built in the phone, it runs me 10 a month, really nice to have. posted by
ki6amd
on May 20, 2008 at 09:55 AM
The addon for the GPS on the Nokia, had the option of going month to month, but I paid for 3 years in advance. I could have actually not gotten it and still would have GPS, with maps (but no directions), but the voice prompts with turn-by-turn directions is really needed to make it fully functional. There's also a FREE GPS mapping program available for my Nokia, but I personally didn't like it, although many other people do. posted by
Tiffanilynn
on May 20, 2008 at 12:24 PM
my phone offers the same thing, but i didnt want to pay that far in advance, so i chose month to month, i like the turn my turn voice directions, it makes it a lot more easier to use also. people always get a kick out of my phone when im using the GPS on it... posted by
ki6amd
on May 20, 2008 at 01:28 PM
I must admit I was quite impressed with RIM for comming out with a phone that had GPS. Any iPhone user can tell you, the faux GPS that it has simply doesn't work. Now if I remember though, the Blackberry you have does not have WiFi? I could be confused, but keeping up with phones is more difficult than keeping up with almost any other technology. Is the GPS you're using provided by TeleNav, or someone else? Is this your first Blackberry/ smart phone? And of course I have to recommend a VERY cool new thing I've been using for a few weeks... Twitter.com, if you get friends to sign up for it with you it is extremely useful. As for me I use it to get constant updates to news in technology by "following" people who spend their days reading the tech headlines around the net. posted by
Tiffanilynn
on May 20, 2008 at 04:56 PM
The blackberry curve does not have wifi, but the new one does (i also have the cingular 8125, very similar to your phone and it has Wifi).. Yes it is telenav that i use for my GPS..
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