I just bought an iphone 4s and want to get a GPS app for it that would work in Baja. The main GPS apps seem to be:
Navigon North America
Navigon Mexico
Garmin USA
Tom Tom
Does anybody have any experience with any of these apps in Baja? I believe Navigon North America only covers USA and Canada. I'm not sure if Navigon
Mexico covers Baja or just the mainland. Google has nothing on this that I have found.
Is there a better solution for the iphone for baja gps?
Any information about these apps as it relates to the iphone would be much appreciated.Ateo - 11-17-2011 at 06:10 PM
Obviously, a gps app would only work where there is 3g cell phone coverage. If you were in the middle of nowhere you'd have no service. Let me know
if you find anything. I'd like a Baja gps app, but I doubt there is one that's actually any good.Udo - 11-17-2011 at 06:14 PM
THEN...watch out for the roaming data charges!!!Ateo - 11-17-2011 at 07:51 PM
What we need is a bajanomad app.mrfatboy - 11-17-2011 at 07:57 PM
Sorry. You both are incorrect. . The apps I listed have the maps saved on the
iPhone already and do not require any phone data connection.
Yes. There are some gps apps such as google maps that DO require a phone connection. But hey, that's why that app is free and the ones I listed are
$40 - $120 depending on country.
Anybody else?Ateo - 11-17-2011 at 09:28 PM
So you're saying your iPhone can be out of range - say on the north road to scorpion bay- out of cell coverage by 40 miles- and still know where it is
- without being able to check in with towers for its whereabouts? Wow. I love my iPhone but didn't know it could do that.Ateo - 11-17-2011 at 09:32 PM
I took a boat to Hawaii last winter, turned my iPhone on about 2000 miles out, and got no signal. If I had a gps application I would have? With my
face cringed I call BS. No disrespect. Teach me if I'm wrong.CortezBlue - 11-17-2011 at 10:48 PM
I downloaded the TomTom USA and Mexico GPS for my 3gs. It is 50 bucks and takes about 20 mb.
It is not bad, but far from perfect.goldhuntress - 11-18-2011 at 07:47 AM
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Originally posted by ateo
What we need is a bajanomad app.
Well it's not exactly an app you can make an icon on the iPhone home screen for BN or any website you frequent. On the iPhone all you do is go to the
site you want. On the bottom of the screen there's a box with an arrow heading right, tap that and then"add to home screen". It will make an icon that
you just tap it like an app and it opens right to it. Whatever page in the website is open when you do this is the page that comes up. I have BN set
to open on today's posts.
. The apps I listed have the maps saved on the
iPhone already and do not require any phone data connection.