Do we still need GPS when we can use Smartphone?

[Dante Carpio]

tingin nyo sir? kailangan pa ba talaga gps kung nagagamit naman natin gps ng phone?
di ko kasi alam kung iactivate ko pa gps ko

[LiempoBoi]

tingin nyo sir? kailangan pa ba talaga gps kung nagagamit naman natin gps ng phone?
di ko kasi alam kung iactivate ko pa gps ko

Hindi pa ako nakakagamit ng gps...yung pure gps lang. Pero yung gps sa phone, minsan mabagal, minsan hindi. Hindi lang built-in gps ang kailangan, pati internet connection kailangan.

[Verbl Kint]

Hindi pa ako nakakagamit ng gps...yung pure gps lang. Pero yung gps sa phone, minsan mabagal, minsan hindi. Hindi lang built-in gps ang kailangan, pati internet connection kailangan.

Yung data connection ay pang real-time traffic updates. Gumagana ang mapping system ng phone app kung downloaded mo na ang maps (e.g. Nokia maps).

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[yapoy86]

nothing beats "magtanong" for directions....

[jayteecie]

If you'll spend for your GPS activation, then I won't bother anymore especially that I have my Garmin on my iPhone. But since I have my Built in GPS in the HUs of my Monty and Mirage, I use them because of their larger screen. There are areas however that road and POI coverage is better on my iPhone's Garmin so it's also sweet to have an alternative.


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[niky]

There's a difference between GPS navigation on a tiny handheld device and GPS navigation via a nice, big screen on the dashboard with audible commands played through the car speakers.

Also, dedicated GPS devices have faster GPS updating and better antennas than a smartphone stuck inside the car. Especially if you have metallic window tint.

[butchyboy]

tingin nyo sir? kailangan pa ba talaga gps kung nagagamit naman natin gps ng phone?
di ko kasi alam kung iactivate ko pa gps ko

Parang mas reliable signal ng GPS ng mga standalone navigation unit unlike sa cell pag nawala signal ng cell, di ka na makaconnect sa internet although may GPS signal pa din yung cell mo kaso di ka nya mabigyan directions or location mo. One Cell app/iOS I like and find very helpful is Waze, nagaadapt sya sa traffic condition and it really beats the stand alone unit pag may traffic sa route mo because it suggest alternative routes bastat my ibang waze users around the area (which is plenty BTW and you can message these users kung bakit traffic, some even takes the pix of the cause ng problem for you to see. It even gives you the average speed of the users on your route just in case my nagrereport ng traffic pero di naman). Problem lng is pag nagcalculate sya ng alternative route at wala cell signal/internet connection dun sa area di na sya gagana plus ang lakas umubos ng battery.

Sir niky is right, the screen of the stand alone unit is better than the cell but the cell app also has a voice prompt which I find more pleasant compared sa stand alone ;)

So IMHO both has advantages and disadvantages and can complement each other but I prefer the reliability nung stand alone

[Retz]

Iba pa rin ung Garmin GPS. Pero kung wala, pwede na pag tyagaan ang Waze.

[s10pao]

available ba ang Garmin sa Android?

[Dante Carpio]

Hindi pa ako nakakagamit ng gps...yung pure gps lang. Pero yung gps sa phone, minsan mabagal, minsan hindi. Hindi lang built-in gps ang kailangan, pati internet connection kailangan.

una ko naisip sir mabilis naman gps sa phone sa experience ko, pero naalala ko nung minsan hinahanap ko isang clubhouse sa bulacan, lumagpas na kami ng 10 meters bago nag-update yun phone, parang nadelay ng konti dahil siguro sa connection, kaya tama ka lol ang nangyari tuloy, iikot kami pabalik eh traffic na,puro trak ang nakapila haha