iPhone Turn-By-Turn Navigation - Italy Trip - Avoiding Big Data Charges
Aug 25, 2014, 2:32 pm
#47
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Greetings from Italy.
Apple Maps was flawless in Sicily, we drove for several days, got it right each time and we were utterly amazed that even tiny dirt roads that maybe three people a day drive were accurately represented.
Was very low on data, under 20mb the whole way.
Thanks to all who helped advise.
BJ
Apple Maps was flawless in Sicily, we drove for several days, got it right each time and we were utterly amazed that even tiny dirt roads that maybe three people a day drive were accurately represented.
Was very low on data, under 20mb the whole way.
Thanks to all who helped advise.
BJ
Aug 25, 2014, 4:44 pm
#48
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Glad it worked great! This is good to know as I have an iPad with a SIM slot in it too, and it has proved to be useful when navigating in other countries - though sometimes the roads aren't marked properly in SE Asia.
Aug 26, 2014, 11:01 am
#51
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For instance, if you go to Siracusa, to the island, you want to park in the garage right after you cross the bridge.
If you drive into the neighborhoods there, you could be subject to ZTL (cameras taking pics of unauthorized cars in restricted zones).
So a good GPS would direct you to reach the garage, which involves a U-turn IIRC.
Same issues with parking in Taormina.
If you drive into the neighborhoods there, you could be subject to ZTL (cameras taking pics of unauthorized cars in restricted zones).
So a good GPS would direct you to reach the garage, which involves a U-turn IIRC.
Same issues with parking in Taormina.
Aug 26, 2014, 8:19 pm
#52
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For instance, if you go to Siracusa, to the island, you want to park in the garage right after you cross the bridge.
If you drive into the neighborhoods there, you could be subject to ZTL (cameras taking pics of unauthorized cars in restricted zones).
So a good GPS would direct you to reach the garage, which involves a U-turn IIRC.
Same issues with parking in Taormina.
If you drive into the neighborhoods there, you could be subject to ZTL (cameras taking pics of unauthorized cars in restricted zones).
So a good GPS would direct you to reach the garage, which involves a U-turn IIRC.
Same issues with parking in Taormina.
My simple expectations were to get from Point A to Point B without fail and to get re-routed accurately in case I made an error and missed a turn. Prerequisite being not to eat up my sparse ATT data plan.
What I found in testing Apple maps against Google maps and Waze is that these POI's add a ton of data strain which is Enemy #1 when using an iPhone as a GPS abroad. Apple maps rocks, in part, due to its lack of having every restaurant and obscure market in its database. A huge win for Apple maps in remote Italy is it's rendering speed; so many compound turns here, so many traffic circles and quick-switch exits, Google and Waze lag is a huge detriment.
BJ
