Re: cellphone gps vs standalone gps


"Evan Platt" <evan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:u0a8h5lfmq4cnnlgk4hviu83v8b845tefr@xxxxxxxxxx
On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:55:08 -0800, "Ness-Net"
<richard.nodamn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

It's really rather simple actually. A cellphone is dependent on it's data connection for it's display of maps.
No cellular (data) reception - no maps and no guidance - period.

Funny, my Samsung BlackJack II had a built in GPS which worked even
where there was no AT&T Signal. I'm sure there's other smartphones
with a true GPS Receiver built in.
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It's not the GPS function - it's the maps themselves. Having a GPS fix is one thing.
Having it display on a map of where you are at is another. The map would have to be loaded
unto the phone. If there is an app that does this - I'd like to know. .

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