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Google Mobile Map App Offers Turn-By-Turn, Voice Guidance

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Will this work without cell service?

calif1mc

Oct 29, 2009, 5:38 AM
It looks nice, but it will NOT be replacement for GPS apps like TomTom, Garmin and CoPilot that do not need cell service to work. Up here in NW CA, and across NorCal there are a lot of dead areas, so unless it can work with or without cell service it's not taking the place of CoPilot Live 8 🙂
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calif1mc

Oct 29, 2009, 5:42 AM
From Google's page on this-

"But unlike most navigation systems, Google Maps Navigation was built from the ground up to take advantage of your phone's Internet connection"

I guess that answers that.
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longhorn1127

Oct 29, 2009, 9:47 AM
Another question, will the Google Navigation work during an active call? I know VZ navigator will not work if you talking on the phone. If Google works the same, how will this replace my Garmin?
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