GPS Question

**CyberMonkey** · #1 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 01:38 PM

How many of you (if any) have used a GPS unit connecting to the Touch via bluetooth for their GPS needs?
Which one would you all recommend and does it drastically drain the battery or not?

seawilli · #2 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 02:37 PM

Why would you use an external instead of the one built in? I know stupid question, just wondering.

**CyberMonkey** · #3 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seawilli

Why would you use an external instead of the one built in? I know stupid question, just wondering.

Does the Touch's GPS use the cell towers for GPS? Or does it actually get a signal from satellites?

joemike60 · #4 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 03:05 PM

It's real GPS, from the satellites. I was just on a fly-in fishing trip in Canada, no cell towers for miles. GPS worked just great.

Don't waste your money on a bluetooth GPS.

**CyberMonkey** · #5 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joemike60

It's real GPS, from the satellites. I was just on a fly-in fishing trip in Canada, no cell towers for miles. GPS worked just great.

Don't waste your money on a bluetooth GPS.

AWESOME!!
Even somebody whose pretty knowledgable can learn something new everyday

seawilli · #6 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 04:43 PM

When using GoogleMaps it shows "aquirring satelites" so I would assume as stated above that it's using them opposed to towers.

th3drow · #7 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 08:01 PM

when using google maps i believe it uses towers to get the satalite but to load any of the maps it uses data