Anyone else tried this!

wingnut1
wingnut1 Posts: 55
edited June 2008 in Workshop
I saw this in one of the cycling mags, downloaded it and gave it a go last night. You have to have a nokia smartphone though!

http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/main/index.do

Works well with some good graphs and mapping data based on your ride.

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  • z000m
    z000m Posts: 544
    ill give that a go on my n95 when i get some time, cheers for the link.
    New Build
  • Bikerbaboon
    Bikerbaboon Posts: 1,017
    Not yet and will need to wait till next month to up grade my phone to use it and im thinking wethers its better to get a nokia that can do the gps tracking or get a garmin 205.
    One question is do you have to pay forthe gps time on your phone as the sales person i was talking to went on about 6 months free gps?
    Nothing in life can not be improved with either monkeys, pirates or ninjas
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  • wingnut1
    wingnut1 Posts: 55
    Yep I have the N95 and it works fine!
  • wingnut1
    wingnut1 Posts: 55
    Bikerbaboon wrote:
    Not yet and will need to wait till next month to up grade my phone to use it and im thinking wethers its better to get a nokia that can do the gps tracking or get a garmin 205.
    One question is do you have to pay forthe gps time on your phone as the sales person i was talking to went on about 6 months free gps?

    Haven't got a clue, have to wait until the bill comes through the letterbox! :shock:
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,551
    Bikerbaboon wrote:
    One question is do you have to pay forthe gps time on your phone as the sales person i was talking to went on about 6 months free gps?
    The sales person clearly doesn't know what he's talking about as GPS is available free to everyone thanks to, of all people, Ronald Reagan. (He issued a directive making it free for the common good after the Russians shot down a Korean Air passenger plane in 1983).
  • Compton77
    Compton77 Posts: 139
    I've got the N82 the software looks great, but where you supposed to keep the phone!? I've been seraching online and it seems no-one has produced a mounting kit as yet?
    Cervelo RS
  • wingnut1
    wingnut1 Posts: 55
    Compton77 wrote:
    I've got the N82 the software looks great, but where you supposed to keep the phone!? I've been seraching online and it seems no-one has produced a mounting kit as yet?

    Yes I know, If it takes off i'm sure there will be kits available!
    As it was the first time I have used it I kept it in my pocket and used my normal heart rate monitor and computer.
    Once it's been out for a while I think it could be a cheap way to log your distances and times with mapping but you have to have a smartphone.
  • Compton77
    Compton77 Posts: 139
    it's funny that they are running the James Cracknell ads in the Cycling press with pics of his N82 on his stem and they can't sell you one! I'll have to stick with my 305 for the time being. Would be good to get some voice guided nav as well though..
    Cervelo RS
  • Mr P
    Mr P Posts: 548
    Nokia are giving away free bike mounts as part of their marketing drive at the (Nokia) Windsor Triathlon this weekend.....
  • Mr P
    Mr P Posts: 548
    ...where I picked a couple up this afternoon.
    Suit N82/N95. Zip-tie on.
    Free to good homes, just let me know.
  • benvickery
    benvickery Posts: 124
    I installed sports tracker at the start of the year and used it several times. I didn't find it very accurate as it was stored in my jacket pocket as I didn't have a bike mount. It's free to use and it's easy to transfer the files over on to your computer. The biggest issue was that my laptop couldn't handle the very large files very well when using nokia's online website and of course the phone's battery doesn't last very long either. The longest ride I used it for was about 60 miles. My phone normally sits in my saddlebag, I wonder if the phone will pick up a signal in there...
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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Mr P - do you have any of those mounts left ? I bung my N95 in my pocket and it works really well.

    Cheers !
  • paulbricey
    paulbricey Posts: 84
    Used Sportsdo on LeJog to provide real time tracking onto a sponsorship website.....despite a few hours downtime people could follow us in near real time every day. I used a separate GPS bluetooth device (cost a tenner) paired to the phone as my phone didn't have gps capability - phone uploadsthe coordinates

    http://www.sportsdo.net/
    Briceyinstockport
  • moos
    moos Posts: 26
    Great tip thanks - not sure if my N80 is smart enough though - perhaps when I upgade :)
  • Mr P
    Mr P Posts: 548
    Cougie, PM me name & address & I'll put in the post during the week
    1 left now
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,715
    http://www.buybits.com/product/sku_hr-s ... a-n95.aspx
    N95 bike mount. I assume it will also work with an n80.

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