GPS in Cuba
Mar 7, 2010 | 10:29 am
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: UK
Posts: 349
GPS in Cuba
Is it true that GPS units are banned in Cuba? So I can't bring one in but could car rental companies in Cuba provide us with one?
I always feel like I've lost an appendage when driving in unfamiliar places without a GPS unit!
I always feel like I've lost an appendage when driving in unfamiliar places without a GPS unit!
Mar 7, 2010 | 6:56 pm
#2
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I found this discussion that may be of interest to you:
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/po...ex.htm?t=60933
Short answer for you: NO!
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/po...ex.htm?t=60933
Short answer for you: NO!
Last edited by MileageAddict; Mar 18, 2012 at 3:37 pm Reason: updated expired URL
Mar 8, 2010 | 12:08 am
#4
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Finland
Programs: BA Gold, LH Senator, SPG Gold
Posts: 360
GPS works just fine in Cuba.
On iPhone 3G(S) with OffMaps you can pre-load the maps for Cuba (Havana is well covered with all the details, smaller cities less so, plenty of roads around the country). I didn't need it much but it was a great backup in the pocket.
GSM works pretty well in Cuba (mobile phones seem to be very popular with the locals) but I'm not sure how the roaming is with US carriers. From Europe it worked just like visiting any other country.
If you look like a TV crew arriving to the country, the customs may be interested in what you have but otherwise I've never encountered any interest. Last time we flew direct from/to Europe but the previous two trips have been part of RTW traveling and I had quite a bit of electronics with me, DSLR & lenses, couple of P&S's, three portable hard drives, laptop, a FullHD video camera, GPS logger, ...
They do have x-ray after the immigration so in theory they could find whatever you have. It's usually quite a mess and I think they're more into food and other biological things.
On iPhone 3G(S) with OffMaps you can pre-load the maps for Cuba (Havana is well covered with all the details, smaller cities less so, plenty of roads around the country). I didn't need it much but it was a great backup in the pocket.
GSM works pretty well in Cuba (mobile phones seem to be very popular with the locals) but I'm not sure how the roaming is with US carriers. From Europe it worked just like visiting any other country.
If you look like a TV crew arriving to the country, the customs may be interested in what you have but otherwise I've never encountered any interest. Last time we flew direct from/to Europe but the previous two trips have been part of RTW traveling and I had quite a bit of electronics with me, DSLR & lenses, couple of P&S's, three portable hard drives, laptop, a FullHD video camera, GPS logger, ...
They do have x-ray after the immigration so in theory they could find whatever you have. It's usually quite a mess and I think they're more into food and other biological things.
