Skyscout usage: will the sky scout work outside the US...does the GPS mean it has to be in the footprint of a particular satellite?
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SkyScout will work anywhere in the world. As a matter of fact, once I get mine, I plan to take it with me on my travels to Europe. Chris
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Not in the US. The European version has GPS, but the US version does not Joseph May Techtrackr.com
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The phone will work in any place thats open and you have a clear view of the sky, to my understanding it only works with the satellite phone card minutes. The instructions will tell you how to set up the number and how to dial in your country.
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Should work fine as long as you get UK maps. If you are using first in US, you need to reboot to get it to work in the UK. Reboot by shutting it off. Then while touching screen in lower right corner, turn on unit. Wait until you get reset screen. Answer and it will reboot in new locations. Here is a youtube video...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3hmRS91oOY
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Yes that is exactly when it works, away from all connections. as long as you are outside and let it find sattelites, you will be able to use your map Programs. you may have to go to settings as it has to accept the Map program, then it will track onto your map on your tablet or phone, i personally use "Navigon Maps", and a Canadian topo map as well, good Luck, rick.m
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I'm unsure concerning the non-US credit card question, however I think it should still work anywhere on the planet, because it uses Iridium satellites (global coverage).
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Yes. I've use other Garmin GPSs in Africa, Australia, Europe, etc. The base map that comes on this GPS has a few roads in Asia, but you would want detailed maps for wherever you want to use it, including the US. You can buy these maps, or get free ones from OpenStreetMap.
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The meter will work any where in the world including North America. The main problem however, is that by default, it comes pre-programed with only the Europe Satellites. So you will not be able to just punch in Galaxy 19 or AMC 21 and start alligning you dish. All in all that's not a major issue because you can manually edit and re-name each entry to suit your needs. It would have been nicer if you could have simply replaced the European database with a North American one like with some other sat meters (like the First Strike Sat Meters).
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I believe the GPS finds whatever courses are nearby. At least that is how it works in the US. Perhaps if you go to the Sky Caddie website, it will have a more complete a answer.
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It might work, if the glove box isn't metal. Some people have even put it in their center console, connected to a USB power jack there. I've even had it in my shirt or pants pocket, or in a backpack in the rear hatch and had it work. However, for the best accuracy, it needs to see as much of the sky as possible to pick the best geometry from the satellites. That would likely be your front or back window. It will not slide around, and the battery is good for 12 hours.
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Good morning! I am apologize to inform you that I have never used it for that is particular function. However, the GPS function is astonishing! It has been used all through the US and South America with no problem! I hope this helps!
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You have to have a clear view of the southwestern sky. It's only going to work if your antennae can access the satellite signals coming from the sky.
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I believe all GPS satellites have orbits that cover the entire inhabited World. The i-gotU devices work fine in Europe--I've never been to South America but they did work in Belize and Mexico.
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It should work outside the US since it is a quad band, quad band pretty much covers the 5 or 7 seven continents (depending who you ask), which basically covers the whole world where there are signals of course.
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GPS signals are uniform across the entire planet. Since it's satellite based and doesn't depend on towers like cell phones there's no reason one country would have a weaker signal.
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The GPS tracking itself should work all over the world.What might be limited may be the map material available for your region that allows you to see the paths on a map.As a workaround it is always possible to use Google Earth to visualize the paths, which should have satellite imagery for most locations on earth, and is available for free.
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The part of the device that is a GPS receiver will be able to compute its location from GPS satellites anywhere in the world. However, the part that sends that location data to the Spytec website, which you access with your computer, tablet or cell phone, needs to be within a T-Mobile cellular coverage area. Therefore, the practical "range" of the device is anywhere you have good T-Mobile cellular service.