Best GPS?
Hey folks. We just drove the truck from North Idaho to Florida and back. We helped family repair storm damage, eat fried chicken, and went to the Cape for the Falcon Heavy launch. The final evening me...
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valhalla360 wrote:bailer6334 wrote:
Two things to consider on smartphone/iPhone apps.
1. If you lost cell phone signal you do not have real time data.
2. When using map apps, unless you have a unlimited data plan, you are being charged for data usage.
I have been told you can download the route, but I prefer a Garmin 760LMT
1) You don't have real time data with a dedicated GPS either in that case...or when you are in cell range.
Dedicated GPSs (with traffic) do have realtime data, via sideband signals sent over the FM broadcast band--or at least that's where mine gets traffic data from. It's only available in urban areas, so presumably cell service would be reliably available there as well.
