Forum Discussion
Lantley
Apr 18, 2019Nomad
Bill.Satellite wrote:
If you don't like the phone, you could use a 10" tablet like I do! There are also 7" tablets if you like. Just be sure the one you buy has built in GPS chip. Still WAY cheaper than a stand-alone GPS. For those who simply will not use their cellular data as they believe it consumes too much data, Google Maps used 25 MB (yes, MB, you know....nothing!) on a 250 mile drive and WAZE used 50 MB as it sends location and speed data to WAZE.
You do the math 25MB is a lot more vs.zero!
Co Pilot truck and RV was the closest App I found that good deliver the same features as my Garmin RV GPS. The app was at least $100.00 or so.
My Garmin GPS also serves as my backup camera and can display the images of what's happening behind my RV.
Data usage is not the sole factor as to why some prefer a stand alone GPS.
Cell phone GPS certainly has its place in the world however there are some that make their GPS decision based on other criteria that a cell phone and tablet can't deliver
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