Navigation with Tablet
Since quite a few high quality tablets have been incorporating GPS chips in them, it has become easier to navigate without cell or internet service. It seems like Good Sam is overdue for offering a na...
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It is interesting so many travelers who depend on GPS stand-alone devices have such a hard time understanding that tablets with a GPS chip provides the same navigation facility. Of course, the maps must be downloaded while on-line, but all apps which have off-line navigation capability require the downloading of the appropriate maps just as Tom Tom or Garmin require the appropriate maps (which must be updated while on-line). So far I have traveled two pre-planed trips, one with 10 stops and the other with 5. In each case I disabled my internet feature on the tablet and navigated the routes. Voice prompts alerted me at each stop, and rerouted on several intentional driving "mistakes". The response time was as immediate or better than my Tom Tom stand-alone device. I just thought I would share my experience and have no interest in defending the capabilities of some tablets to skeptics.
