Satmap have held back our consignment of the Active 10 has they are doing an important update to the batch to repair a system fault with the units. The estimate for us to get the new version is W/Com 5th May 2008. If you are unable to wait then we can refund your sale but be aware that units that are still available in the marketplace currently will be the old unit with the system error. Sorry for the delay but it is out of our hands while Satmap remedy the issue.
It currently looks like delivery isn't going to be for three week minimum;QuoteSatmap have held back our consignment of the Active 10 has they are doing an important update to the batch to repair a system fault with the units. The estimate for us to get the new version is W/Com 5th May 2008. If you are unable to wait then we can refund your sale but be aware that units that are still available in the marketplace currently will be the old unit with the system error. Sorry for the delay but it is out of our hands while Satmap remedy the issue.
Which seems reasonable, but is still annoying. Ho hum. You may yet see it Woolly, if it arrives in time for May's FNRttC, which is on the 23rd May 2008, so that'll given them a couple of weeks to deliver it!
Where have you got that from?
Where have you got that from?
A crowd called Global Gizmos (http://www.globalgizmos.co.uk/). They are quite a bit cheaper than other suppliers, £284 for the Active 10 itself, and £89.99 for the "Great Britain 3: Southern" 1:50000 mapping, whereas most places have it at £119.99.
It seemed like a worthwhile discount, as long as I get it eventually. If there is anything dodgy, then it's on the credit card, so I can always claim it back from them.
Oh right....are you aware of what the system fault is? Is it related to firmware v1.15? Or something more serious? ...
Which seems reasonable, but is still annoying. Ho hum. You may yet see it Woolly, if it arrives in time for May's FNRttC, which is on the 23rd May 2008, so that'll given them a couple of weeks to deliver it!...currently delivery appears to be likely mid-next week, with the FNRttC on Friday, so if I'm very lucky it'll arrive just in time for the ride. <fx: crosses fingers>
Where have you got that from?
A crowd called Global Gizmos (http://www.globalgizmos.co.uk/). They are quite a bit cheaper than other suppliers,
snip.
Please make sure you have registered your device to recieve e-mail notification of updates.
I did get an e-mail notification, but not until several days after I'd stumbled over it on this forum
......What about batteries? Would high-capacity NiMh AA rechargeables be adequate?Yes they're fine. They don't last quite as long as the Li-pol cell in my experience, but I think it depends a lot on the quality of the rechargeables you have. I've used some 7Day Shop 2700mAh NiMh rechargeables satifactorily Someone else reported good results with Duracell Supreme 2650 mAh NiMh batteries. I find that it runs quite a while before the battery condition indicator drops to three blocks, then the time between three and two blocks is a bit less, but once at two blocks it depletes comparatively quickly. If you run it with the screen auto shutting down, once at two blocks you can find it's run out and powered down while in sleep mode without you realising it.
... Perhaps by next winter they'll have good coverage of Europes ski areas, ...
I imagine that now the product is established in the UK market, with stable software & good map coverage, expansion into new markets must be a major priority for Satmap.
I've finally taken the plunge and bought a second hand Active 10 in readiness for the next family cycle touring trip to France. I reckon it will make the daily navigation just that little bit easier. I will be taking maps but will use these each night to enter the following day's route directly into the unit. I can't be doing with planning the rides out at home before we set off. I want to have the ability to make the route up as we go, sort of.
Initial impressions are pretty good. Straightforward to use once you've done a bit of ploughing through the instructions, and entering routes on it is also simple, if mildly tedious, but not insurmountably so.
The mount is indeed very robust, well impressed with that.
Which GPSs do work in bright sunshine ?
Note the last line on the ProSHIELD page - "Please note: The ProSHIELD BIKE does not protect against total immersion in water."
It's the non-bike protective case (https://satmap.com/accessories/protection/proshield-silicone-protective-case-black.html) which is immersible, and for that one they do quote IP67. I can't see any mention of IP67 on the page for the bike case.