Great Tim! Good advice Enjoy Europe :)
Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Good Ideas 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au <x-msg://329/rb...@iinet.net.au> > On 30 Jun 2019, at 12:27 am, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: > > Thank you Rod. > I will keep that in mind. > >> On 29 Jun 2019, at 10:36 pm, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au >> <mailto:t...@peoplehelp.com.au>> 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 <rb...@iinet.net.au >> <mailto:rb...@iinet.net.au>> wrote: >> >>> Brilliant Ronni! >>> Thanks >>> Rod >>> >>> <image.gif> >>> >>> Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad >>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >>> Good Ideas >>> 0409 681 256 >>> rb...@iinet.net.au <x-msg://329/rb...@iinet.net.au> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 29 Jun 2019, at 12:59 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com >>>> <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> 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 <rb...@iinet.net.au >>>> <mailto:rb...@iinet.net.au>> 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 >>>>> rb...@iinet.net.au <x-msg://329/rb...@iinet.net.au> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- 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 >> <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>> > > > Regards, > Stephen Chape > > > > > > > -- 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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