Nokia Sportstracker

[_Daemon_]

Used it for the first time yesterday. Installed Sportstracker on my Nokia E71, started it up and chucked the phone in my camelbak and went for a ride with a couple of buddies.

 

Slow ride, one of the girls struggled a little, which was perfect to test the battery usage out of the Sportstracker software. Got to a coffeeshop after the ride, click upload ride in the software, and that's it, it's on your account on the website.

 

Here's the link to the ride.

 

http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=442459

 

Best thing is, I lost 1 bar on my battery life on the phone, I reckon a 8 to 10 hour ride will be quite possible on the full battery.

 

Apart from not doing heart rate I am well impressed. Best thing is, it's completly free

 

[javadude]

That E71 looks like a fantastic phone, what is your opinion of it?

[Gnarly]

How do you download it? Will it work on the Nokia E51.

[_Daemon_]

 

How do you download it? Will it work on the Nokia E51.

 

Go here http://sportstracker.nokia.com

There is a downloads page there

 

[_Daemon_]

 

That E71 looks like a fantastic phone' date=' what is your opinion of it?

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I was deadset on getting the iphone 3G, but with the release date getting moved further forward for SA, I got the E71, and I cannot be more happy.

The qwerty keyboard is fantastic, the phone is FAST, and battery life is excellent I get 4 to 5 days out of the phone.

 

[TNT1]

I have been using sportstracker for about 6 months now. Love it. 

[_Daemon_]

You need to have a integrated GPS in the phone for it to work...dunno if the E51 got it.

[mountain_lion]

No internal GPS in the E51, but you can connect an external GPS via bluetooth.

 

 

[FlyingCheetah]

I'm waiting for my E71. I have downloaded the sportstracker software last week already. I actually wanted the Touch Diamond, but I refuse to pay  for a phone. So next phone with GPS is a E71.... Daemon, Thanks for this update.....

[TNT1]

 

No internal GPS in the E51' date=' but you can connect an external GPS via bluetooth.

 

 

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You could probably get it to work, but it would be a messy solution. The beauty of the sportstracker and integrated GPS phone is, as Daemon syas, you switch it on, start the app, and forget about it... Using a seperate paired blueteeth thingy wont be so easy each time...

 

[Le Tour]

Iphone 3G is meant to be released tonight at midnight.

 

Reviews say the GPS on the iPhone is very week.  (and no turn by turn navigation software available yet)

[mountain_lion]

You could probably get it to work' date=' but it would be a messy solution.

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Agree; just giving the options.

 

I have an E51, but no bluetooth GPS.

 

I use a Garmin Edge 305 on the bike.

 

 

mountain_lion2008-09-25 01:03:41

[straatvark]

I use the E51 with external Nokia Bluetooth GPS device. Sportstracker is the application I use the most on the phone. <?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

I agree that it would have been nice to have the build in GPS - less "messy". But note the advantage that on the external option the GPS use it own battery. (But the Bluetooth communication probably increase phone power consumption again...) Also I might be corrected but for example on the N95 the phone must be kept slide open to use the GPS.

 

During last year's LeEtape I were able to record a track of 12:15 (yes I missed the cut-off ) The E51's battery only just made it, but the Nokia Bluetooth device was going strong.

 

I also lost my external Nokia device, and re-ordered one via eBay from China. Unbelievably the quality is not the same and the communication crash often.

[_Daemon_]

 

I'm waiting for my E71. I have downloaded the sportstracker software last week already. I actually wanted the Touch Diamond' date=' but I refuse to pay  for a phone. So next phone with GPS is a E71.... Daemon, Thanks for this update.....[/quote']

 

Had a look at the HTC Diamond as well, guy at work got one, had a couple of probs, battery last a day, and dammm the interface was slow. Still a nice phone, guess it depends on how you use it.

 

[FlyingCheetah]

My co-workers all have the TYTN II. Complain alot about the battery life. E71 says UP TO 10h Talktime and UP TO 17 days standby.... I wonder how long it lasts when you use the GPS?

[_Daemon_]

 

My co-workers all have the TYTN II. Complain alot about the battery life. E71 says UP TO 10h Talktime and UP TO 17 days standby.... I wonder how long it lasts when you use the GPS?

 

Well I reckon 8 to 10 hours using SportsTracker is possible. Using Nokia Maps or Garmin XT...probably around 4 hours