GPS Costs?

[paddy_za]

Hello fair travellers,

My apologies if this has been addressed before.

Does anyone know what the GPS costs are or if there are any at all?

Hesitant to make use of cool apps such as GPS Kit, Runtastic Pro etc in case it kills my data usage for the month.

Thanks

 

[Gothan]

If the maps are on the phone, then zero

 

[bwana]

I recall last time I was in the UK I used Google Maps a lot and my data balance took a huge hit because the maps aren't stored locally. My Tomtom app on the other hand didn't use any data.

 

[Solid Answer]

Ndrive app use no data.

 

[cyclone321]

you can reset your data counter on your settings and browse around on the maps you are using and you should see how much data it is using.

 

[PostmanPot]

Could anyone please elaborate?

So basically TomTom GPS uses no data costs, because the maps are stored on the phone?

And then any GPS app utilising Google Maps would charge, because the maps aren't local?

Any way to make Google Maps local?

Anyone know the approximate charge of using Google Maps for GPS?

Thanks.

 

[cyclone321]

check your data usage and work it out , most packages come with free data of 150 mb

 

[PostmanPot]

check your data usage and work it out , most packages come with free data of 150 mb

I'd rather someone answered. Someone on a tech forum is bound to know.

 

[Synaesthesia]

settings -> general -> usage.

 

[MongooseMan]

See here. It's for UK apps, but should still be accurate. You're looking for the "Map Type" row, whether the maps are onboard or offboard.