<whispers>But the Blackberry [u]is[/u] a smart phone?</whispers>
Right. I already have an expensive phone that has a GPS chip and digital compass in it. But to avoid buying maybe £40 of extra stuff to cart around I should instead spend a few hundred quid buying another phone and another GPS device? Genius
No, you could leave behind the delicate battery eating monstrosity you call a phone, it's not like you'll need a web connection and email while out cycling is it? Everyone has an old mobile that lasts decades on a battery sitting in their drawers at home and a cheap GPS will set you back 30 quid if you want to log your route. My point was simply that buying a smart phone to do all the fun gadgetry stuff, then having to buy additional covers and gadgets to actually get it to do it is farcical when you could just buy a cheap one of each for much less (hell you could buy them for less than the cost of the extra charger and waterproof casing and mount for the smartphone!).
And no, not angry - just bemused by illogical activity.
Easy....get a blackberry, I can run mine using GPS on Endomundo for 6+ hours. These 'smart phones' are just battery killers.
Ummmmmmmm.... ok. You are aware....never mind.
I am fancying one of these jobys for the task, though I have a garmin edge 800 was thinking more for other sports, and for uploading the garmins workouts in the carpark.
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/xperia-active?cc=gb&lc=en
a cheap GPS will set you back 30 quid if you want to log your route.
You'll be doing well to find a GPS for £30.
Even [url= http://mobile.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=227620 ]that little GotU is £45 from Maplin[/url] and it doesn't even have a screen so is no use for checking your route, never mind doing the fun/useful stuff.
you could just buy a cheap one of each for much less
Yeah probably. But it wouldn't be nearly as usable, fully featured or fun. Plus I already have a smartphone so I might as use it no?
Easy....get a blackberry, I can run mine using GPS on Endomundo for 6+ hours. These 'smart phones' are just battery killers.
Yes but then you have to actually use a Blackberry. I'd rather beat my head against a brick wall repeatedly.
For much cheapness try one of these for a iphone
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Duracell-PPS2-External-battery-pack/dp/B001FC49VS
or even cheaper for a standard usb connector
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Duracell-PPS1-mini-USB-Connectors-Batteries/dp/B001FC49TK
I use the cheaper one to extend the battery life on my Garmin 305 and it works a treat
I've never taken a smart phone biking so don't really know if the connectors will be robust enough but worth a try at that money
