Can Cell Phones with GPS Be Good Navigational Devices?
What a GPS Cell Phone Can Do For You
GPS chips in cell phones provide security. Because of their presence, a person calling 911 from a cell phone can be located to within 50-100 meters even if they are unable to state their location due to injury or are not aware of their location due to unfamiliarity with the area.In addition, GPS chips in cell phone are sometimes used to keep track of children giving parents an added sense of security. Learn more about the best cell phones for kids here.
Cell phones with GPS can also make use of navigation services which provide driving directions and traffic information similar to in-car GPS navigation devices.
How to Get Navigation Services for Your GPS Cell Phone
If you want a cell phone with GPS, one option is to subscribe to a navigation service such as TeleNav. With this option there is a monthly fee of course. One advantage is that you don't have to worry about updating maps as they aren't housed on your phone.The second option is to use software with a memory card which stores the maps. You won't have to pay for the data service but without it you won't get updated traffic information and will need to update maps periodically.
The Advantages of a GPS Cell Phone
As discussed above, cell phones with GPS offer a number of useful services. The question then arises as to whether or not a cell phone can act as a replacement to a standalone in-car GPS navigation device.Using a cell phone rather than a stand alone GPS device does offer some advantages:
The Disadvantages of a GPS Cell Phone
The next question that arises is whether an in-car GPS device holds any advantages over a cell phone with GPS.Shopping for Phones and Accessory Items
Some Good GPS Cell Phones
Still Looking for a Cell Phone with GPS?
See a complete listing offered by the various cellular providers in the US here. Look for Cell Phones with GPS in the left column.
Mobile GPS Software
Cell Phone Dash Mounts
Looking for More Information about Cell Phones with GPS?
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- Yet those applications typically rely on location data, matching information from maps with a cellphone's GPS and compass data. ...
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- DougP DougP May 5, 2009 @ 5:53 pm
- I got a notification that the set of cell phones included here was updated, but there doesn't seem to be a simple way of telling which ones were recently added.
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- JeffRiveraAuthor JeffRiveraAuthor May 4, 2009 @ 2:42 am
- useful lens
Introduction: cyprien.
What a GPS Cell Phone Can Do for You: slavin fpo. (no derivative work allowed)
How to Get Navigation Services for Your GPS Cell Phone: Grilled Ahi.
The Advantages of a GPS Cell Phone: Elvire.R.
The Disadvantages of a GPS Cell Phone: scalleja.































