Bobbo___SpikeExplorerMar 18, 2015GPSPreviously 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...Show More
deandecExplorerMar 29, 2015"If I were driving to Alaska I'd want a regular GPS and not a smart phone or tablet to rely on."I think you meant to indicate "not a broadband connection to rely on". Several of us use the tablets or cell phones as a GPS with no broadband connection needed so cell towers are irrelevant to the GPS app.With Co-Pilot or Sygic apps, our smart phone functions just like a Garmin in with on-board maps and gps antenna.