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- I'll be sticking with the phone. I think Garmin has lost my trust.
whjco wrote:
MDKMDK wrote:
Grizz1 wrote:
RV 780
Nice unit. Pricey, but so are data plans for phones, at least where I come from.
With standalone GPS units with LMT, it's a one time charge.
And it works when you don't have cell service.
Bill J., Lexington, KY
Good point. No tower, no power, using a phone.- there are phone and tablet map apps with downloadable maps no cell service needed phone map apps with downloadable maps
MDKMDK wrote:
Grizz1 wrote:
RV 780
Nice unit. Pricey, but so are data plans for phones, at least where I come from.
With standalone GPS units with LMT, it's a one time charge.
No data plan and no cell service is required to use Google Maps if you just create the plan at home (or the local McDonald's WiFi). You won't get live traffic but you won't get live traffic on the GPS either except when near large cities and you are able to receive that FM signal.Bill.Satellite wrote:
MDKMDK wrote:
Grizz1 wrote:
RV 780
Nice unit. Pricey, but so are data plans for phones, at least where I come from.
With standalone GPS units with LMT, it's a one time charge.
No data plan and no cell service is required to use Google Maps if you just create the plan at home (or the local McDonald's WiFi). You won't get live traffic but you won't get live traffic on the GPS either except when near large cities and you are able to receive that FM signal.
Sounds like a lot prep work required to get from A to B, using a phone. I just tell my Garmin where I want to go, no prep/map work required, and it takes me there. I update the maps when they're available, and I'm good to go.
Why would I want/need traffic, except maybe near cities, anyway? My Garmin gives me traffic coverage when necessary, doesn't matter how close or far away from somewhere I am.
What if the phone rings during a maneuver? Call waiting?
Look "phone" people, this argument is like gas versus diesel, Ford versus Mercedes, you'll continue to do what you like, and the GPS people will do what they like, so it's pointless to keep hijacking the other side's threads with your phone versus GPS unit input.- "A lot of prep work"? Not at all.
You update your GPS "when they're available". Maps and Waze update on a daily or weekly basis with a database so large as to cripple every stand-alone GPS.
"Why would I want/need traffic"? Have you ever driven on a highway where there was an accident ahead? If not, you are a better man than me, Gunga Din!
Live traffic data is NOT available on your GPS "when far away from somewhere". You need to be near somewhere (or connect to cellular traffic data).
If the phone rings, answer it! The turn by turn instructions will still be there. You really need to learn what your phone service can and cannot do before you start arguing points you don't understand.
No, this is not gas vs. diesel. This is informed vs. uninformed. It's not pointless informing folks that there are folks like you spewing incorrect, uninformed information to folks looking for the truth. The truth is that EVERY current smart phone today will dramatically outperform EVERY stand-alone GPS on the market today.
{drop mic} Bill.Satellite wrote:
The truth is that EVERY current smart phone today will dramatically outperform EVERY stand-alone GPS on the market today.
At our local Costco in the electronics area, there used to always be a large display of the latest GPS (usually a Garmin) in a prominent place as you entered the store. It's been at least a couple of years since I have seen a GPS for sale at Costco. I wonder why. This article is over three years old.
