Using a stand alone smart phone as a GPS
I still have a dumb phone but have been reading threads on here about how folks are using their smart phones(I phones and Androids) and downloading the Co Pilot APP for $10 and using it for a GPS. Fro...
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Fizz wrote:Have you downloaded an App like Copilot or do you use the just what came with the phone? Is the phone mounted on the dash and can you read it or is it hand held? Do all of the newer phones like I phones have these features that you mentioned?
A lot of bad info posted here by people who don't know what they are talking about.
I don't need or use a cell phone
I bought my Nokia 520 just for the GPS. For less than $100 I got a GPS that is more accurate than my Garmin and boots up a lot quicker.
From the product description...
GPS feature: Cellular and Wi-Fi network positioning, A-GPS, A-GLONASS
GLONASS is the Russian version of GPS with its own satellite network, makes for a super accurate positional fix.
My cheap little 520 has GPS, 5MP camera, MP3 player, true FM radio (no internet needed) and a phone I never use.
