Does this unit have built-in accelerometer and magnetometer (to keep pos/heading estimate while temporarily out of GPS coverage, e.g in tunnel, etc.)?
1380029
I am NOT an expert by any means, however when I am in the tunnels in Boston I lose the GPS signal and it doesn't seem to be able to estimate where we are. The Garmin I had before could. I hope this helps!
1380030
Sorry, we don't know. We never went through any tunnels in the 1300 miles we drove.
1380031
I just used the GPS on a long road trip. It was very fast and seemed to stay up with quick turns and tunnels and overpasses. It did not keep track of starting mileage and other information which allowed you to calculate gas mileage, parked time, etc. It only reports time to destination in hour and minutes, and the mileage remaining.
1541478
It does not have a magnetic compass. However it does have a "compass function" which gives you your direction based on GPS data. In other words it can tell you you're going 50 degrees N/NE, while you're moving. But you can't stand in one place and get a direction for north, like you would with a regular compass.
598535
Yes. I have one, but haven't used that feature. Good tracker with excellent battery life. Here is a quick reference I put together of commands to send to the tracker for different modes. The 2531 is my password for my tracker. Just substitute yours in there. best, Greg Quick Reference: Text: linklocate*2531 to get GPS location texted back. Press and hold B or C until red flashing stops to phone Lisa or Steve Press and hold SOS button until flashing stops to send SOS to ABC phone numbers. Text: checkphone*2531 to see which phones are tied to BC buttons. A is my cell. Text: monitor*2531 to listen to surrounding sounds. Falcon calls back to your cell #. Hang up when done. Alarms Text: setmove*2531 to get a text every 5 mins once the tracker starts moving Text: setspeed*2531*080 to get a text if the speed exceeds 80mph, or whatever. Every 5 mins checks speed and sends text only if speed exceeds the value. Text: setarea*2531*A22.670000N114.140000E*B22.680000N114.150000E with A being bottom left and B being top right of quadrant. Every 5 mins checks gps and sends text only if outside quadrant. Text cancelalarm*2531 to cancel all the above Alarms. If you are considering paying $339 for the tracker, that price surprises me. I bought mine on Amazon for $160 in May of 2014. Maybe they have quit making them?
1427835
Big Marcus, A very big yes on Ka detection. My commute each day is through SE MA and RI and my whistler always alerts me well in advance when the stateys are setting up a trap. As for GPS, not sure since neither model that I have owned had that feature. Hope that info helps. BTW, for the price, Whistler can't be beat.
887360
It has GPS, but most people found the software implementation to be seriously lacking. It takes a while to update your position. I've read that this has been fixed in the FroYo pre-release that was leaked, though, so it may be better once the official release hits in September.
1681124
Your GPS antenna for the main unit would give you heading. This gives Temp speed and depth.
1308616
No, it does not. Alternatives are pseudo-GPS memory cards (like Eye-Fi Pro) or separate GPS trackers or smartphone apps.
2264585
It seems it has an accelerometer because in some photos on the web the screen is in one direction, in other photos, it's in the opposite direction. As for GPS, I'm not sure either but in bhphotovideo specifications list it says: GPS: None
385579
The magnets should come with the sensor. If not Garmin or Bontrager have sets. The cadence magnet on the crank arm, Bontrager has a nice one if you don't mind pulling the pedal and the wheel magnet for the speed half of the sensor either is fine. Be aware that the Bontrager does have a face side that needs to be pointed at the sensor. Pat close attention to the gaps, the closer the better.
1724415
Its capable of giving you real time readings such as voltage, temps and even speed via gps. However I do believe you need the telemetry components..? Not entirely sure on the last part, however. :(
870507
Nope. And good luck getting updates. Mine would miss several 20 minute waypoints in a row. I was in a helicopter with this on my lower leg in a pocket against the plexiglass. Can't get much close to an in obstructed view of the sky than that. And the charge more do the service than the unit itself costs. I am still,paying on the 1 year subscriton in spite or returning the unit.
2271011
Was not included but has ports to allow for one. You can find one that will work for pretty cheap money. Side note - I probably would not buy unit again with hindsight. GPS sw needed update out of the box and would cost additional $75. Actually use phone gps that this unit now.
1368235
No, unfortunately it has GPS or nav capability built in- just audio sources/bluetooth & Pandora controls in conjunction with your smart phone & Pandora app.
789525
if you use this model you will need to instal the sensor + the magnet, i would recomend you to use the new garmin sensor Garmin Bike Cadence Sensor cause it doesnt need the magnet (its a gyroscope)
1112750
Yes it does. Just checked it out. There is a window in the lower left corner of the screen which can display time of day, altitude, or direction of travel. Just touch that window and you can select the options.
1374555
It does have GPS capability. I've used it in Antarctica. Can be turned on and off in settings/location services.
212826
No, it does not. GPS logging is by a separate device, which I don't have. As a matter of fact, it sometimes skips recording and then starts again later. I have no idea why.