PawPaw_n_Gram wrote:
WTP-GC wrote:
With the newer technology, I don't see stand-alone GPS units surviving much longer.
And since the iPhone is constantly updating its maps and computing traffic scenarios, it's always better than stock navigational systems in cars and stand-alone GPS units that only update when you make the effort to do so.
How does your iPhone work in areas with no cell coverage?
In 2015 we towed near 10,000 miles from Texas through AR-LA-MS-AL-FL to Key West - GA - SC - NC - VA - MD - DE - NJ - NY - CT - MA - NH - VT - ME - RI - CT - PA - WV - OH - KY - TN - AR - back to Texas.
Every state had gaps with no cell coverage - both the ATT network and the Verizon network. The mountain areas of New England were among the worst.
But gaps in coverage a couple hundred miles long get common once you get west of a Houston - Dallas - Oklahoma City and north line.
I ditched my stand-alone GPS several years in favor of the smartphone (android systems and now iPhones). Since that time I've driven more than ever before. There are times and places where the cell signal has created a problem, but such inconveniences have been less troubling than those experienced by the Garmin-types that need to be updated. Can't tell you how many times the old GPS would freak-out because I was driving on an uncharted (ie NEW) road. Can't tell you how many times the old GPS system would put me on a dirt path that wasn't even a road (gotta be smarter than the GPS). However, what I have found is that if you begin navigation on the smartphone, you can travel through areas of no cell service without interruption. I've never driven through an area where the cell service was out for an extended length that inhibited navigation. Granted, I've never driven through the west/midwest.
