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....

[Dante Carpio]

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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yung sakin sir bale di na kailangan magDL ng map tulad ng nokia map [ganyan din ako dati] kaso nung ginamit ko gps ng S3 di na ko bumalik sa map ng nokia, bale namomonitor ko na kung nasan ako, may arrow, habang umaandar, umaandar din yung arrow kaso lang dapat talaga nakaonline din yun phone

yung sa traffic update sir diko pa nasubukan sa Navigation App, nagDL kasi ko ng app ng channel 5,yun ang ginagamit kong pangcheck ng traffic

tnx sir

[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

[CVT]

Both the hardware and software of a dedicated GPS unit have been designed for optimum performance for that particular function - GPS and map direction.

Of course technology can change that in a jiffy. But, as we speak now, the dedicated GPS is definitely a better option.

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[NightRock]

When I travelled road trip from manila to Tacloban wala pa ko GPS i was using mobile phone minsan nawawala talaga signal lalo na sa mga remote area kaya ang tagal ng update. lalo na kung web base ang gps ang bagal mag load ng maps.

[fourtheboys96]

When we went to Daet, Cam Norte, I used Papago M8 in my iPhone4s.
My friend who was in the other vehicle brought his Garmin.

To my surprise, he turned off his device when we were in Nagcarlan, Laguna because it kept telling them to make a U-Turn. The device/software was probably not aware of the Nagcarlan-Lukban-Pagbilao route going to Quezon. At one point, they were instructed to make a left turn which happens to be towards a ravine in Camarines Norte (Bitulang Manok).

I'm not saying my iPhone is better but let us not be too dependent on these devices although sometimes I'm guilty on this one. When I travel long distances to unfamiliar places, I try to research first and visualize everything. I use google maps etc to increase awareness of the route I'm taking.

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

ok pa nga yang 10 meters. Dapat on your part, alerto ka na 200 meters from your destination. Hindi naman instantaneous ang update GPS.

[glenn_duke]

When we went to Daet, Cam Norte, I used Papago M8 in my iPhone4s.
My friend who was in the other vehicle brought his Garmin.

To my surprise, he turned off his device when we were in Nagcarlan, Laguna because it kept telling them to make a U-Turn. The device/software was probably not aware of the Nagcarlan-Lukban-Pagbilao route going to Quezon. At one point, they were instructed to make a left turn which happens to be towards a ravine in Camarines Norte (Bitulang Manok).

I'm not saying my iPhone is better but let us not be too dependent on these devices although sometimes I'm guilty on this one. When I travel long distances to unfamiliar places, I try to research first and visualize everything. I use google maps etc to increase awareness of the route I'm taking..

For Garmin to give them direction your friend has activated a route to your destination, depending on the setting, either, fastest route or shorter route the route plotted on garmin will vary. He should have check the routes before he accepted it. He can edit the route by adding waypoints (via) in between destination. His Garmin shouldn't be any different from Papago because they use the same roadguide map.

Garmin GPS are for serious road tripper, because you can efficiently plan your trips and routes especially if you have mapsource. The GPS will also guide you with the road shape ahead and help you when making decision to overtake safely, You can also upload waypoints with proximity alert warnings, like waypoints for railroad crossings, bridges , known bad roads etc. You can also customize the screen to give you driving info, like, time to destination, distance to destination, estimated arrival time, etc. I also have garmin GPS in my smartphones.but I rarely use this for long trips.

If you are a city dweller, smartphone is ok, if you are a serious or frequent road tripper, a real garmin gps with good map is a must have. .