GPS for rental car in Australia: options
Apr 2, 2018, 4:22 pm
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GPS for rental car in Australia: options
I guess one option is to rent a GPS when renting a car (we are renting a car from Budget in Hobart for 1 week from April 17).
I wonder if one can load a program for Australia into a North American GPS - we have both a Garmin and a Tom Tom.
I wonder if there are other options?
Maybe use our Canadian cell phone?
I wonder if one can load a program for Australia into a North American GPS - we have both a Garmin and a Tom Tom.
I wonder if there are other options?
Maybe use our Canadian cell phone?
Apr 2, 2018, 4:38 pm
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Most GPS's can load other software, but check with your software / device supplier.
You would need to get a local Au SIM card, unless your Canadian phone has roaming. Google map will give directions.
Prepaid SIM - Australia
Most GPS's can load other software, but check with your software / device supplier.
You would need to get a local Au SIM card, unless your Canadian phone has roaming. Google map will give directions.
Prepaid SIM - Australia
Apr 2, 2018, 5:05 pm
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I always pick up an Australian SIM, with some cheap data.
Besides maps when driving, I have maps when walking, and all the stuff you get from the internet- restaurants, sightseeing, address looks ups, texts, emails, etc, etc.
The ONLY caveat is in the outback where there is no cell service. I loaded aus maps on my hand held magellan explorist 510/
Besides maps when driving, I have maps when walking, and all the stuff you get from the internet- restaurants, sightseeing, address looks ups, texts, emails, etc, etc.
The ONLY caveat is in the outback where there is no cell service. I loaded aus maps on my hand held magellan explorist 510/
