Re: Acquiring Satellites
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 3:36 pm
To be honest, I don't know why the new devices necessarily need these PC programs or apps. The etrex20 had such a “calendar” integrated so it always knew which satellites could be found.
It's probably just a matter of extracting as much information as possible from the position data and creating user profiles in order to then sell the data to advertisers.
I notice with the 65s that after you connect it to the computer again, it finds all satellites right from the start. but you have to look for it yourself again after a few days. This was never the case with the eTrex20, which always knew which satellites were where and when (presumably this information also comes partly from the satellites themselves).
It's probably just a matter of extracting as much information as possible from the position data and creating user profiles in order to then sell the data to advertisers.
I notice with the 65s that after you connect it to the computer again, it finds all satellites right from the start. but you have to look for it yourself again after a few days. This was never the case with the eTrex20, which always knew which satellites were where and when (presumably this information also comes partly from the satellites themselves).