Dan that open cpn setup looks really cool, I may try it out when the time comes, Lol I so new to side electronic that I just learned through you guys that I could go the Android route.
I primarily want it to do route planning while on land, be able to send it to my chartplotter, so I think I need one with an SD and usb slot. Tom Power<http://aka.ms/weboutlook> Invictus C&C 30 MK1 Fredericton, NB ________________________________ From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of Shawn Wright via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 7:04 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Shawn Wright Subject: Re: Stus-List Tablet for navigation I recently got an Acer 9.6 tablet for $160 CAD for travel, and eventually to use with Navionics or similar. I used it for a month in Costa Rica (where I tethered it to the data on my cell phone - 30 days/2Gb data for $20!) for email and GPS with google maps (we rented a car for 2 weeks) and it worked great. I bought this unit because it has two USB ports and a micro SD slot - I added another 64Gb storage, and I also used one of the USB ports to charge my cell phone via a micro USB to USB adapter, which also allows me to plug in an SD card reader for photo downloads. Not the most powerful tablet, but I like having the extra ports, so I only need to carry one USB wall charger to charge two devices. I haven't tried Navonics yet, but may try Open Plotter first... On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 10:37 AM Dr. Mark Bodnar via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Tom, As noted the Apple products have the GPS chip tied to the cell system - thus requiring you buy a more expensive cellular enabled unit. Another option is Android tablets. For $160 cdn you can get an Acer 8" screen Android tablet at Costco, or $230 for a 9.6" screen Samsung - neither has cell capacity but both should have the GPS capacity you're looking for. Cheaper than the iPad. Of course there are other Android options that rival the iPad costs - some even with built in waterproofing. I use a couple older tablets for my navigation - download maps and info with WiFi when I'm at home. They do come with one challenge that I've noticed - harder to find good cases for some of these tablets because they don't have the sales numbers of Apple. Mark There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. - George Santayana On 2019-01-14 9:23 p.m., T power via CnC-List wrote: Awesome, thanks, much appreciated Tom Power Invictus C&C 30 MK1 Fredericton, NB ________________________________ From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com><mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com><mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 9:15 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Matthew L. Wolford Subject: Re: Stus-List Tablet for navigation To add to Joel’s comment, the iPad must be cellular capable (not all of them are). Joel is correct that you need not activate the cell plan. From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 7:53 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Joel Aronson<mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Tablet for navigation Tom No. You don’t need to activate the cell plan. The GPS antenna is shared with the cell antenna in the iPad. On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 7:51 PM T power via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Hi, I would like to use an ipad mini 2 with the navionics app to plan and use for nav purposes on my boat, this will back up my chart plotter and paper charts. I read that to use the Navionics app on the water to purchase an ipad that has cellular capability. So I'm looking at Best buy and see ipads with 4G AT&T, Verizon, etc... So my Question is; Does it matter what provider is noted because I'm only using the cellular for the Navionics app? Thanks for any help. Cheers, Tom Tom Power Invictus C&C 30 MK1 Fredericton, NB _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray -- Joel 301 541 8551 ________________________________ _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. 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