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iphone maps data use
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Because I don't have any iPhone. Didn't think of that before you added your oh so witty remark, did ya?
My attitude? If you can't answer the question or don't have interest in the answer why post?
give me a break.
Pay $40 for a gps app and you wont have to worry about data usage on the maps app.
In answer to your question though, the graphics for the map are rendered locally so its just a db query that gets sent to the phone, that in mind, a trip like that may run up about 100mb but probably nothing north of that. Depends on if you zoom in out a lot and typically how you use it.
I'm pretty sure Canadians have been living with bandwidth caps since the iPhone inception and I don't hear much complaints.
In answer to your question though, the graphics for the map are rendered locally so its just a db query that gets sent to the phone, that in mind, a trip like that may run up about 100mb but probably nothing north of that. Depends on if you zoom in out a lot and typically how you use it.
I'm pretty sure Canadians have been living with bandwidth caps since the iPhone inception and I don't hear much complaints.
Where have you been? I hear complaints from Canadian users all the time. At least they also get tethering included in some of their tiered pricing schemes.
Part of my family is canadian, in Cananda, and they get by. Then again, they probably don't fall under the typical use cases for these devices anyway.
They said the typical phone plan up there includes anywhere from 500mb to 1gb to start.
1. Go to your favorite electronics store
2. Go to GPS section
3. Pick up a decent GPS
4. Buy it
5. ????????
6. PROFIT
1. Go to your favorite electronics store
2. Go to GPS section
3. Pick up a decent GPS
4. Buy it
5. ????????
6. PROFIT
how old are you?
Thats my real answer, the maps app on the iphone doesn't do any turn by turn and if you lose signal its useless. You can use the free mapquest app, but its aweful. If you want to get decent directions and not have to worry about data use, get a real GPS.
dude, all I asked is how iphone maps works in regards to data transfer.
not- should I use maps.
Op if you would have stated that you didnt have an iPhone you wouldn't have ended up with a reply like you did. If your asking a question then state all the facts.
To your question. I googled your questions and found this site http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2008/07/what-kind-of-iphone-data-plan-do-you-really-need.ars
it answers your question.
To your question. I googled your questions and found this site http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2008/07/what-kind-of-iphone-data-plan-do-you-really-need.ars
it answers your question.
Well slick, it wasn't any attempt at a witty remark but rather one that I thought would be useful. Given your other sarcastic replies you seem to have an attitude issue. Why not drop it, and look at how people are trying to help
Actually, I think maflynn is onto something. Trying it yourself with your phone and your settings will give you the most accurate results.
Wow- Testy thread.
I think the answer to the original question is 1) not too much in the AT&T cap scheme of things and 2) Way more than you want to pay in international roaming charges, regardless of whether it's canadian service or US you subscribe to.
I think the answer to the original question is 1) not too much in the AT&T cap scheme of things and 2) Way more than you want to pay in international roaming charges, regardless of whether it's canadian service or US you subscribe to.
No, you actually have a huge attitude and misinterpreted (probably willingly) a perfectly logical response by a member who is known as being helpful on this forum. You're calling other people immature and unhelpful, but you're the one that didn't state you don't currently have an iPhone and has the number 420 in his username. I'm pretty sure if I sent you my estimation for data usage using the maps app through IM to sk8erboi89, you'd probably get it.
Navigon is on sale through the 11th. $14.99 per region. Going to wait and see what the new iphone offers navigation wise and maybe pick up this up.
Perhaps you could have mentioned that initially. You're attitude is going to take you far here.