[pct-l] Using Smart Phones as GPS

[Bruno Barrera Yever]

The battery will last much longer if you keep your phone on airplane mode.
When the phone is actively searching for signal, it uses up battery much
much faster. On my LG droid, GPS will work while in airplane mode, but I
know that's not the case with all phones (some only have A-GPS).

On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Michiel Duvekot <michiel at duvekot.ca> wrote:

> I have both an iPhone and a Garmin GPS (Montana). The Montana is big,
> heavy and clumsy, but: I can operate it in surprisingly low temperatures,
> with mitts on, in the rain and snow and I can still read it because the
> screen is so large. Unlike my iPhone, its easy to read in very bright
> daylight. It also finds a signal in less than 2 seconds, unlike the MotionX
> app that I used on the iPhone, which really struggles to find a signal
> sometimes. And it has two sets of batteries, so recharging is not such a
> big issue.
>
> Michiel
>
>
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Cheers,
-- 
Bruno Barrera Yever
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