Brilliant Ronni! Thanks Rod
Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Good Ideas 0409 681 256 [email protected] <x-msg://329/[email protected]> > On 29 Jun 2019, at 12:59 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Blitto, > > The short answer: Google Maps doesn’t use much mobile data > <https://ting.com/checkrates> at all when navigating. In our experiments, > it’s about 5 MB per hour of driving. Most of Google Maps data use is incurred > when initially searching for the destination and charting a course (which you > can do on Wi-Fi). There are ways to ensure Google Maps doesn’t use any mobile > data at all > <https://ting.com/blog/ting-tip-download-google-maps-for-offline-use/>when > driving. > > So how much data does Google Maps use? > > The long answer: Google Maps only doesn’t need much data to get you where you > need to go. That’s good news; for how useful the service is, you might expect > it to use much more than the miserly 5 MB per hour. > > You’ll note we said navigation; if you pull over en route to search Google > Maps for, say, somewhere to go for lunch, you’re obviously going to be using > more than the approximate 5 MB per hour. However, if you’ve downloaded an > area map for offline use, you can perform this search without using any > mobile data. It’s a useful and relatively recent addition to Google > Maps.Google Maps only doesn’t need much data to get you where you need to go. > That’s good news; for how useful the service is, you might expect it to use > much more than the miserly 5 MB per hour. > > https://ting.com/blog/how-much-data-does-google-maps-use/ > <https://ting.com/blog/how-much-data-does-google-maps-use/> > Kind Regards, > Ronni > > Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > > > On 29 Jun 2019, at 11:39 am, Rod Blitvich <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Hi Folks >> Iphone X ON 2 GB plan >> If I download the maps (google maps) then drive for 12 hours running Google >> Maps the entire time with phone NOT on Airplane mode - will this use my data >> up? >> thanks >> Blitto >> >> <image.gif> >> >> Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> Good Ideas >> 0409 681 256 >> [email protected] <x-msg://329/[email protected]> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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