I wonder if there is a good app for my Blackberry Bold? Off to search the interwebs.
On Nov 4, 8:02 am, Roy Yates <roydya...@gmail.com> wrote: > The best bike routes tend to be in places with few cars and few > people. Cellular system optimization leaves these areas with coverage > that is spotty at best. The current generation smartphone mapping apps > are all relying on this network with spotty rural coverage to deliver > the local maps. These systems may not ever provide reliable mapping > for cyclists. > > Of course, complete map databases have been available for years both > for PCs/laptops and also handheld GPSs. Does anybody know of an iphone > or android app that uses a downloaded hi-res map? Nowadays, the > martphones do have the memory to hold an entire national map. > > ...Roy > > On Nov 3, 11:04 pm, TJ Ramb <tjs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Okay - call me Mr technobabble, I'll have a GPS thanks! > > > Mainly for navigation of back country adventures, but I only used my > > computer for navigation anyway. > > > I did learn along the way to be good at estimating how far I'd gone > > over a variety of terrain in a certain amount of time, so that it > > became decreasingly relevant. > > > So many phones have gps now anyway - it's hardly leading edge, meaning > > bike computers are now archaic! > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
