You don’t need cell or wifi to run ...say, Navionics, on most tablets or phones. The gps operates independently of the networks. And the charts are in your device’s memory. My iPhone (IOS) and Samsung tablet (Android) serve as excellent chart plotters anywhere. I use Navionics but there are several others. Whether you can use them offshore or not depends on what charts you download to them. Unless you are going a long way offshore, most of the coastal Northeast North America (in my case) charts are sufficient. Dan Sargeant Ocean Pearl C&C32 Lunenburg, NS
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 19, 2019, at 11:56, T power <sv_invic...@outlook.com> wrote: > > Hi Bruce, > > I was thinking of using a Samsung tablet also. Do you happen to sail > offshore, If so are you still able to run a Nav program in real time when out > of range of cell and wifi? > > Cheers, > > Tom Power > Invictus > C&C 30 MK1 > Fredericton, NB > From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of Bruce Whitmore > via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2019 9:43 AM > To: Rick Brass via CnC-List > Cc: Bruce Whitmore > Subject: Re: Stus-List Tablet for navigation > > Hello all, > > I am going to mildly disagree with the statements about tablets having to be > cellular capable. I have an old (2014) Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet that is > wifi only, and it has GPS capability that I have used on my boat. > > So while that statement might be right for other makes and models, it is not > correct for my tablet. > > Kindest Regards, > > Bruce Whitmore > > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > > >
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