GPS strikes again
Take one GPS add two incautious people get this: Mail I had to fight off the urge to tag those folks with something other than incautious.
Forum Discussion
pnichols wrote:
We prefer to travel independent of cell towers. Even recent disasters have shown the vulnerability of cellular systems. For an eye opener read articles to see how, and how long, cell towers are powered when external electricity to them is cut off. It's too bad that satellite phones and their services are so expensive and it's too bad that Google Maps - as excellent as it is - doesn't have a stand-alone version for laptops once they are fitted with large enough built-in storage capacity.
The google maps app for smart phones does have a feature to download offline areas which can be used when there is no cell phone access (or no data service). Google maps, the web site, is obviously reliant on internet connectivity by its nature.
