Rugged Android

[Boxa]

Just won one on evil bay. Taking a bit of a risk as coming from China but thats how ya get em cheap by the looks of it.

$110 delivered, worth a gamble I reckon, if I dont like it it will be an alarm clock or something

Bit of a scam I reckon as they dont tell ya about the GST till its time to pay but being an auction they dont have to I think.

Android 7.0 Rugged SmartPhone 3G Military Tough Waterproof Quad Core Cell Phone. How can I go wring.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Android-7-0 ... 2749.l2649

[Andrew2]

It'll be interesting to see what your thoughts are on it Dave.

[Andrew2]

How did you go with the phone?.

[Boxa]

Its was on a slow boat from China. Tracking says its in Aust. so might get here next week maybe.

[Andrew2]

I'm keen to see what you think of it.

[Boxa]

Quick update, looks like the phone will be here tomorrow. Ill charge it up and put some apps on it over wifi and let ya know how it performs.

Weve got a ride planned this w/end, camping out Sat night. There is no phone coverage there so will be able to get an idea on the GPS performance.

Im getting a bit excited.

Is that sad?

[Andrew2]

Haha, a bit sad but when we get older anything excites us

[Redback]

Only if what you're excited about is the camping

[Boxa]

Well the phone arrived today, bit of a let down. I should have read the fine print, it hasnt got a compass.

WTF, it has a GPS but no compass so the maps dont turn as you do, like keep pointing north. The rest is OK.

I tried to download a compass from the App store and it says that my device isnt compatible. So it hasnt got the internal magnetometer thingy.

More research needed.

[Redback]

That's a buggar, actually I think HEMA does that also whereas our old VMS turned as you changed direction.