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jiveturkey69200
Explorer
Jun 24, 2014

GPS droid maxx/Hanspree tablet with 4.0/IPad

I have a couple questions so bear with me Lol. I'm going to be camping at Montebello camping and fishing resort in Virginia and there is no cell signal or WiFi there. I'm assuming my phones GPS will be useless to me up there? I'm not 100% sure the hanspree tablet doesn't have cellular bit probably not. I am pretty sure the iPad doesn't. So am I pretty Much up the creek with what I have as far using GPS in a no service area with what I have or are there apps I could download?
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    Jun 24, 2014
    I think VERIZON has the best CELL coverage in that area. As with any mountain areas you will have some dead spots...

    I notice all the reviews for this resort say "Forget cell phones and WiFi".

    Roy Ken
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Jun 24, 2014
    We use a real GPS. Hand held if I am hiking or Geocaching,a dedicated RV unit ifI am traveling. No cell service, no problem. As long as I can find three satellites I have an accurate locationon the earth.
  • jiveturkey69200's avatar
    jiveturkey69200
    Explorer
    Jun 24, 2014
    I saw some bad reviews and good reviews for the place Lol. But no cell service was in all of them. I don't mind no cell or WiFi. But I don't want to buy a new GPS. I am wondering if there are apps to get around the lack of cell service.
  • cleo43's avatar
    cleo43
    Explorer
    Jun 24, 2014
    But I don't want to buy a new GPS

    What do you do when your phone's battery run low ? Run out of the wood before it's dead ?
    My Garmin Dakota is small and light enough to be hung around the neck, requires 2 AA that are easily replaceable. I use Sanyo Ennloops that run for hours before recharge. With one extra pair in the pocket, I can be sure that my life is 98% safe - the other 2% is for case that the GPS malfunctions, that can be covered if you carry a backup (just kidding).
  • jiveturkey69200's avatar
    jiveturkey69200
    Explorer
    Jun 25, 2014
    cleo43 wrote:
    But I don't want to buy a new GPS

    What do you do when your phone's battery run low ? Run out of the wood before it's dead ?
    My Garmin Dakota is small and light enough to be hung around the neck, requires 2 AA that are easily replaceable. I use Sanyo Ennloops that run for hours before recharge. With one extra pair in the pocket, I can be sure that my life is 98% safe - the other 2% is for case that the GPS malfunctions, that can be covered if you carry a backup (just kidding).


    Since I'm talking about GPS for driving use I'll have it plugged into my truck. Not gonna go dead lol ;)
  • strollin's avatar
    strollin
    Explorer
    Jun 25, 2014
    If you have the Droid Maxx as a cell phone then the GPS will work fine with absolutely no cell coverage needed. However, you need to use a navigation app that stores it's map data on your phone, such as CoPilot Live. Google Maps requires a cell connection in order to constantly update the map data. Google maps does allow you to save a "snaphot" of map data but IMO the saved area is too small to be of value.

    CoPilot allows you to store continents worth of map data.

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