[ale] Living without a data plan how feasible is it

[Michael B. Trausch]

On 10/23/2014 09:28 AM, Todor Fassl wrote:
> The original topic is living w/o a data plan. I get lost too often not
> to have live map data but that seems to use kilobypes, not gigabytes.
> Howerver, if you  don't have a data plan, you can still use the GPS on
> your iPhone with Navigon from Garment. It's $40 and comes with
> downloadable map data. I used it for years on an iPod Touch with a
> bluetooth GPS receiver.  There were plenty of instances when I was the
> only person in a group who could get directions because we happened to
> be somewhere where nobody could get a data connection. 

There's also OpenStreetMap which can be used to store data directly on
your device.  Of course you then have to update it manually.

    — Mike