Verizon Navigation and Data usage

[mikestock]

I have, for the last week, used my S4 routing quite a bit while on vacation in an unfamiliar area this week. It has been 6 days since my monthly reset and I show just over 1.1 Gb of my 2 Gb allowance. I have also used the phone's hot spot for checking email but that, from past experience, has never used over 1 Gb for an entire month. Never realized that the routing function used up my data at this rate. I love the functionality of the Verizon GPS navigation but guess I will dig the Garmin back out and forget using the phone.

[MrWizard]

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..

[soos]

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

[camperforlife]

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.