Built in vs. Stand-alone GPS?
We are currently shopping for a new tow vehicle. Trying to decide whether or not we want to shell out $750 for a built in GPS. As much as I like having the built-in system and not having another scr...
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ScottG wrote:valhalla360 wrote:
$750 built in vs $20 mount for cell phone running a mapping app...hmm
And yes the cell phone will work fine if you are going into areas without cell coverage. The major mapping apps allow you to download the maps to the phone ahead of time.
Sorry but it will not work. Having the maps downloaded into the phone is no more usefull than having a map in your back pocket. Without cell service or GPS, the phone has no more idea of where it is than you do with that map.
Absolutely incorrect. A smart phone has a GPS receiver, if the map database is in its memory it is no different than any other stand alone GPS unit.
If you have say Co-Pilot, the map database in its memory and a GPS dongle plugged in, an iPad (that isn’t even cellular capable) works just fine as a stand-alone GPS unit.
