Understood. Thanks, Sir M.
On Sep 1, 2015 7:24 PM, "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On 9/1/2015 3:58 PM, Rick Beckrich wrote:
>>
>> Dumb question (of course) does the GPS app on a phone work even where you
>> don't get phone signal?
>
>
> Yup, otherwise, I'd have one of those stand alone GPS thingies.
>
> There's even a map app that works well without cell or WiFi: YouNeedAMap.
> "If you get lost or in an emergency, YOU NEED A MAP! A map that works
everywhere even without a cell phone signal. A map that shows not just
roads but also terrain, streams, lakes and other landmarks. A map that
covers the entire USA, all 50 states."
>
> Better for finding out where one is than a cheap GPS unit that doesn't
show maps. Even has some hiking trails. It's proved invaluable to me a few
times, showing where I am relative to roads and landmarks.
>
> Does not do turn by turn directions, you do need a dedicated unit or
'phone connectivity for that. That's why we still take our Magellan vehicle
GPS along. Sometimes we want to know how to get from here, where there's no
cell reception, to there.
>
>
> Where's Moose
>
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