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Very nice but.....

Mark_S

Mar 7, 2011, 3:35 PM
Phone navigation is only as good as the coverage of the network it is on.
Some states have tons of dead-zones.
For crying out loud, you spent a @!@XXO of $$$$ for an Android platform phone, shell out a couple of $$ and buy a good GPS device.
Satellites have no topographical barriers to deal with except where there is total blockage of signal like underground.
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that1guy

Mar 7, 2011, 4:52 PM
The places that I face traffic already have good 3G (or 4G, whatever G) service. I am talking about urban areas. Of course there are locations have sparse coverage, but that doesn't mean you have to shell out hundreds for a standalone gps device. There are quite a few apps you can purchase on the market that provides offline navigation and maps (by downloading them to your SD). And those cost maybe between 30 to 70 dollars.

Besides, if you got issues with coverage, talk to your cell carrier about it. Not Google.
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Mark_S

Mar 7, 2011, 5:14 PM
No one shells out hundreds for a standalone GPS device nowadays unless they just got ripped off or just do not know how to shop.
If you shop wisely they are less than $100.00 and a reputable brand and very good quality.

No one is talking 100% in regards to Google here. Google works through your phone right???? They rely on coverage where they need to work.
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akidwai

Mar 7, 2011, 5:16 PM
Sounds like that1guy should widen his horizons with Verizon 😁
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Aggroholic

Mar 8, 2011, 6:04 PM
Very nice but my OG Droid uses gps satellites to navigate, not Verizon's coverage (so I assume basically all other Android phones do as well).
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cstone

Mar 8, 2011, 9:08 PM
Yes all android phones use gps to navigate, but they use data to load the navigation instructions and the map images. The saving grace with google navigation is that it now caches data needed for navigation to account for holes in coverage. The only problem with this is you can't initiate navigation in an area with no coverage, and I don't know how long you can be without service before you would run out of cached data.
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