Thank you Rod. I will keep that in mind. > On 29 Jun 2019, at 10:36 pm, Tim Law <[email protected]> wrote: > > Rod > > Currently at the F1 at the Red Bull Ring, Austria > > As others have said, you can download large chunks of google maps to use off > line. The routing works still, but of course you don’t get the up to date > traffic info. > > To force Google Maps to use the off line saved version and not access 4g data > whilst not activating Airline mode, you’ll need to go into Mobile data > settings and turn off Google Maps access to mobile data. > > This has worked okay for me in Italy and Ireland. The routing kept putting me > down tiny lanes which were fun for a while, but wore thin like the paint on > the side of the van we’d hired rubbing on the hedges. Better settings like > allowing highways would have addressed this. > > I purchased an Italian SIM from Vodafone in Verona. €50 for two months of > 25Gb per month across Europe. Unfortunately due to the rules about not > downloading the Vodafone Italy app from the Australian Apple store, I’m not > able to check my access and roaming data > > > Tim > > Sent from Tim's iPhone > > On 29 Jun 2019, at 2:44 pm, Rod Blitvich <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Brilliant Ronni! >> Thanks >> Rod >> >> <image.gif> >> >> 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] >>> <mailto:[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 >>> <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 >> <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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