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louiskathy
Explorer
Nov 20, 2015

Now that I have a smart phone..do I even need a GPS device?

Several years back I bought a LIVE 1535M TOMTOM for cheap... on sale for $89. It could connect wirelessly to a cell phone and play the incoming call over it's speaker. The reason it was so cheap was t...
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dahkota
Explorer
Nov 20, 2015
We use a dedicated GPS and use WAZE or Google Maps for back up and up to the minute traffic and hazard information.

It is easier to have a smart phone not dedicated to mapping while driving if one needs to search for gas (Gas Buddy), food (trip Advisor) or campgrounds (Passport America or Good Sam).

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