Re: OT
"Carlos E.R." <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
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| Organization | Tebibyte_Retro_Gaming |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 2026-08-21 14:39, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 20/08/2026 14:23, Carlos E. R. wrote: >> On 2026-08-20 12:59, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>> On 20/08/2026 11:31, Carlos E. R. wrote: >>>> On 2026-08-20 02:16, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>>>> On 19/08/2026 19:30, Frank Slootweg wrote: >>>>>> J. P. Gilliver <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>> There are quite a lot of navigation apps which use offline maps >>>>>> and >>>>>> hence do not need a 'signal' (mobile data connection). I used them in >>>>>> Australia's rural/Outback/remote areas where there often just *is* no >>>>>> signal (except very expensive satellite Internet). A smartphone can >>>>>> easily hold the offline maps for whole countries (like the UK, AU, >>>>>> etc.) >>>>>> and more. One of these days, I'll add the NZ maps! :-) >>>>>> >>>>> +1. I use Tomtom GO and if I had a bigger phone Id keep more maps >>>>> It does not AFAICT use Internet connectivity to get its latest >>>>> reports on speed cameras and traffic jams, but get them somehow it >>>>> does. >>>> >>>> Depends on the model >>> >>> TomTom GO is not hardware, its an android app. It runs on my phone. >> >> TomTom Go is indeed hardware, I have one. There is also an app with >> the same name. >> > Ah., I thought 'GO' was reserved for the app alone. I see the app has > become TomTom GO Expert.... They play with confusion... -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;