[android-beginners] Re: Cached GPS info?

2009-08-13 Thread Yusuf Saib (T-Mobile USA)
One difference between navigation on phones vs dedicated devices like TomTom is that phones don't store the map data locally. So you need a data connection with a phone, either 3G or Wifi. Since WiFi isn't available everywhere, you need 3G to have phone navigation while driving around. Yusuf

[android-beginners] Re: Cached GPS info?

2009-08-12 Thread Maptitude
Desktop mapping software that can read playback files could meet your needs. Products like Maptitude http://www.MappingSoftware.com can connect to a GPS device or read in coordinates from a GPS to plot the points. OpenStreetMap data is available in a number of formats from various sources, and

[android-beginners] Re: Cached GPS info?

2009-08-11 Thread John P.
Hi, The GPS band and data bands are separate, so you can get GPS information for free even if you don't have any carrier data plans. Even if you don't have wifi, you can still pickup GPS information. Note that accessing websites such as Google Maps requires data plan or wifi connection.

[android-beginners] Re: Cached GPS info?

2009-08-11 Thread Andrés G. Aragoneses
John P. wrote: Hi, The GPS band and data bands are separate, so you can get GPS information for free even if you don't have any carrier data plans. Even if you don't have wifi, you can still pickup GPS information. Note that accessing websites such as Google Maps requires data plan or

[android-beginners] Re: Cached GPS info?

2009-08-11 Thread Andrés G. Aragoneses
Andrés G. Aragoneses wrote: John P. wrote: Hi, The GPS band and data bands are separate, so you can get GPS information for free even if you don't have any carrier data plans. Even if you don't have wifi, you can still pickup GPS information. Note that accessing websites such as Google