help mobile phone navigation!
Submitted: Tuesday, Feb 27, 2007 at 06:33
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martijn
hello form the Netherlands!
does any body now a good navigation/mapping provider for mobile phones witch is also good for the outback 4WD-ing.
thanks
martijn
Reply By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Tuesday, Feb 27, 2007 at 08:59
Tuesday, Feb 27, 2007 at 08:59
Martijn, not quite sure what you are after.
I know my son with his 3G phone can get his phone to pinpoint where he is, roughly, to within a 100 metres or so.
But that will only work in the area of coverage.
A lot of out back Oz is not covered by phone.
see www.fonezone.com.au/?p=2074
Unless your phone is also a PDA, in which case you could run oziexplorer CE or something similar.
see Site Link
It can be bought through Exploroz.
Oziexplorer has a laptop and PDA (known as CE) versions.
also see www.oziexplorer.com/
I know Oziexplorer is sold in Europe so you could have a look at it and become familiar with it with local maps before coming to Oz.
The maps are extra to Oziexplorer.
There is also other similar software available.
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Reply By: Mike Harding - Tuesday, Feb 27, 2007 at 17:49
Tuesday, Feb 27, 2007 at 17:49
Hi Martijn
The answer to your question is no I don't know of any and even if they exist I would not be comfortable heading deep bush with just that for navigation. You _must_ have paper maps, compass and, ideally, a GPS too _and_ understand how to use them all.
Also keep in mind that something like 95%? of the _land_ area of Australia is not covered by mobile phone.
HF radio or satellite phone are the only options for most outback travel.
This
forum is an excellent resource for overseas tourists intending to "go bush" in Oz so hang in there and ask lots of questions - and enjoy our country when you come here :)
Mike Harding
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Reply By: Steve - Tuesday, Feb 27, 2007 at 21:44
Tuesday, Feb 27, 2007 at 21:44
Mobile phones and anything to do with Internet ...does not work more than a hundred kilometres from main towns on the east coast of Australia...
DON"T PLAN ON USING MOBILE PHONES IF YOU WISH TO TRAVEL IN THE OUTBACK....they don't work ...and remember ....
THEY DO NOT WORK !!!!!! ANYWHERE
AND SATELLITE PHONES DO NOT ALWAYS WORK EITHER !!!!!!!
Get a good map and if you need communications ...get an
HF radio ...buy or hire one ...they are what you really must have in the outback if you need communications with
services ....(Australia is a vast country ...most Nederlanders would not be able to concieve the size of this continent )
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Follow Up By: Stu050 - Tuesday, Feb 27, 2007 at 22:46
Tuesday, Feb 27, 2007 at 22:46
What he said X2
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