Verizon Navigation and Data usage

My AT&T telenav app takes about 1575 megs of storage to download its offline maps, so that is about right.

schneid wrote:
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With TomTom, Co-pilot and others, your maps are on board. Take about 2gb of storage.

This is the key. You need to find a navigation app for your phone that stores its maps locally instead of constantly downloading map data as you drive.

I use Co-Pilot, its maps require around 2GB of storage but they only get downloaded once. If you're concerned about data usage download and install when connected via wifi.

Another important reason to have the map data stored locally is that you can still navigate when you don't have a cell signal. With Verizon or Google you need a cellular connection for the map data. The gps function itself doesn't rely on having a cellular connection.

I've just weened myself from my TomTom stand-alone and gone to their USA Android app. Not cheap but I have thousands of POI's in their OV2 format that are compatible. I also now enter the addresses for appointments into DigiCal. A "Location" icon appears by the appointment that when I can click will then autoload it into TomTom (or other app with and Intent). TomTom is picky about how the address must be formatted. Google Search used to do that too but now it will only use Google Nav. Yelp will autoload to TT and other apps.

With TomTom, Co-pilot and others, your maps are on board. Take about 2gb of storage.

soos wrote:
Navigation is the number one cause of data use on my ipad, but since that's what i bought it for, I don't mind so much. When we're towing, and DH says "can I get into that gas station ahead?"
It's great that I know the answer!

Sue

This sounds very useful. Which navigation app do you use and what info does it give you about the accessibility of the gas stations?

my personal experience is that the Verizon app uses more data than the google app

i use google maps, or "My Tracks", and i use map view only NOT satellite view
unless i need to see the buildings streets parking etc..

Navigation is the number one cause of data use on my ipad, but since that's what i bought it for, I don't mind so much. When we're towing, and DH says "can I get into that gas station ahead?"
It's great that I know the answer!

Sue

Did you use Verizon navigator or the native Google navigation. I have never used the Verizon navigation but I use Google navigation all the time and it isn't that much of a data hog.