Previously owned a Garmin Nuvi 680. It served us well on a cross country trip in 2008. No longer working and we need to purchase a new GPS for another long trip to Alaska and would like some imput...
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NMace wrote:msmith1199 wrote:Tom/Barb wrote:
We Do. This
No more telling us to take a dirt road.
I use that also, but it requires a continuous internet connection to show maps as you move. The OP is going to Alaska.
I thought you could use a hot spot or whatever the little box my grand kids used to use to get movies on their smart phones is called. Of course going through Canada they will be without cell service at times, but there are not many intersections at those times.
You can have a hot spot and all the electronic gadgets in the world, but if you're driving in remote areas of Canada or Alaska you won't have cell tower coverage and then you have no maps on your phone. I think there may be some GPS programs available for smart phones where you can download maps for the area you are in and then it may work when you don't have cell coverage, but I am not familiar with any of those programs.
