[gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: Holux M-1000
- From: "George B" <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:52:50 -0700
Chris,
I am having the same issue with both the one from sender and with sense nav
George
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Grabowski
> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 06:17
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: Holux M-1000
>
> Hi,
> is this an m-1000 you purchased from Sendero or received with your
> Sense Nav?
>
>
> Chris
> On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:31:47 -0700, meearls@xxxxxxx <meearls@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >I couldn't agree with you more, this is why the M-1000 has been such a
> disappointment. I guess there's such a thing as a bad receiver. I can
> only go by what my experience has been, just like the magellan
> Sportrak, I had the same difficulties with it, and yet everybody else
> loved it.
> >Mary Ellen Earls
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: jim gammon <jgammon1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Date: 2008/06/22 09:28:19
> >Subject: [gps-talkusers] e: Re: Holux M-1000
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Man, that's just flat wrong! I had an old Magelan, the Holux 236
> >> and now the m-1000. I get faster acquisition time, longer
> >> battery life, and better accuracy with the 1000 then with the
> >> other receivers, all of which were claims I had heard before
> >> buying it and all of which have been true. I use the 1000 in its
> >> case in my pants pocket, coat pocket, shirt pocket, or clipped to
> >> the voicenote strap. Have no problems though it may slow
> >> acquisition time, especially if you are on a bus.
> >> Jim
> >>
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> >From: Mary Ellen Earls <meearls@xxxxxxx
> >> >To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >Date sent: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:56:52 com0700
> >> >Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Holux M-1000
> >>
> >> >Its funny, John, that you would talk about this issue. I bought
> >> a
> >> >voice sense with Sense Nav in April and with it came a Hollux
> >> >more-1000 and to me it has been the most horrible receiver since my
> >> >first Magellan 235 which simply never worked. I too get the
> >> >constant chatter of connecting and disconnecting and was blaming
> >> >the Voice Note for the problem _Until this morning when I took it
> >> >outwith my Braille Note mpower and if anything it was worse. Try
> >> >taking the receiver out of the case and see how it works. I have
> >> >had better results using it that way. It will do better in your
> >> >pants pocket. I think partly what may be going on here is that
> >> >the felt lining in the leatherett case may be blocking something.
> >> >I know I am going to get howls from lots of folks for saying that
> >> >but before you jump down my throatthis is just a hypothesis. But
> >> >I would go back to my 236 anytime. I am really disappointed in
> >> >the m-1000 for the total instability of the product.
> >> >I know that it depends on the satellites but what John and I are
> >> >experiencing is different, there is something else going on here
> >> >when it does it for me in two different machines manufactured by
> >> >two completely different companies in two different parts of the
> >> >world.
> >> >What is interesting is that with the mpower, I was still able to
> >> >get an extremely accurate reading of how far I walked. I don't
> >> >know how but it was only slightly lower than what I get on the
> >> >voice sense.
> >> >Mary Ellen Earls
> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >>From: john Harden <john.harden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>Date sent: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:25:13 com0400
> >> >>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Holux M-1000
> >>
> >> >>Not only is it random but it is every few steps. The thing is
> >> >talking constantly telling me that it either is not connected or
> >> >that it is.
> >>
> >> >>At 02:21 PM 6/21/2008, you wrote:
> >> >>>Does it happen to disconnect in the same area each time or is it
> >> >random?
> >>
> >> >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "john Harden"
> >> ><john.harden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>>To: "gps-talkusers-freelists.org" <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>>Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:18 AM
> >> >>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Holux M-1000
> >>
> >>
> >> >>>>I had the older Holux receiver and was having a problem with the
> >> >mPower staying connected to it while walking. It worked well
> >> >while on the bus ETC. I got a new M-100 and I get a whole lot
> >> >better accuracy and it connects and gets a fix a lot quicker but
> >> >while walking it still won't stay connected. I am not walking in
> >> >an area where there are a lot of tall buildings and we have more
> >> >clear skys than in most areas. I wear the equipment with the
> >> >receiver on my right shoulder and the mPower on my left hip. Do
> >> >you have any idea what might be going on?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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