tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990819476840975001.post1046699303156970174..comments2023-04-23T10:33:11.196+02:00Comments on Velo Tales: Cape Epic - Stage 4Velouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667777448042670759noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990819476840975001.post-30460583266661081952008-04-24T15:27:00.000+02:002008-04-24T15:27:00.000+02:00I was going to save this for stage 5's blog, but j...I was going to save this for stage 5's blog, but just to set the record straight - it is a GPS unit. It just communicates via cell phone to upload the infomation. If it isn't in cell coverage, it is still logging data, which it will upload when it enters coverage again.<BR/><BR/>However, I do think they gave me a dodgy unit - it would take forever to fix onto the satellites in the morning, which is why it looked like we also started at a different point to where we finished. It also struggles to see the satellites and the cell towers if there was moisture about (as in a sweaty cycling top).<BR/><BR/>And lastly, there was the saga of us giving up in Napier - the battery just ran flat.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667777448042670759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990819476840975001.post-38440732846013659632008-04-24T12:05:00.000+02:002008-04-24T12:05:00.000+02:00as the tech back-up to the back-up (i had to infor...as the tech back-up to the back-up (i had to inform the women how far the boys were every half hour using the site) i can tell you what went wrong. I think i know sort-of anyway, although it was explained to me by yo, and lets face it, what woman know about technology doesnt stretch further than the microwave... ( i am going to get it for that one)<BR/><BR/>Firstly, it was not a tru gps system. What this apparently was was a small little cellular telephone transmitter. That means that the program lost the tracking when they were away from any cellphone towers and was also slightly inacurrate when they were close to less than three towers. Also, the women forgot the charger at their hosue one night and didnt charge the thing, which led the battery to run out on i think day 6just out of Napier. This made them look as if they expired somewhere in a kloof.<BR/>Hopefully that explains it.<BR/><BR/>And now for dane... Dude, take charge or your woman! you actually have footage of her publicly inspecting some strange mans crotch on the net! shocking stuff... but then we do know your wife by now... i think people not familiar with Worst-case-scernari-yo would not understand though.<BR/><BR/>oh, by the way, just cos it looks like its the thing to do today, here is a hug.<BR/><BR/>NOT! Get real dude! No hugs! NEVER!!!Theunishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885782236676569127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990819476840975001.post-64944612195403258932008-04-23T11:50:00.000+02:002008-04-23T11:50:00.000+02:00Everyone loves a spot of Spam on the old Blog site...Everyone loves a spot of Spam on the old Blog site.<BR/><BR/>PS pls do mention what the heck was going on with the dodgy GPS trackng thing and website at some point.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for another stage by the way ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com