GPS on mobile phone while abroad

stphnstevey

Hi

Just wondering about using my Nokia maps when abroad - I believe there is different types of GPS
- built into the phone
- assisted gps which uses the phone towers to help locate you
- internet gps which uses internet to help locate you

Does anyone know about the costs of these both in the UK and abroad (going to portugal)?

When abroad I thinking that if I trun all the other GPS off except the built in GPS, then there should be no cost? But I rang T-mobile and they said all GPS uses the internet?

MickMack

its probably a case of the GPS working ok for positioning, but then you need to download the actual maps themselves as you go along, and it will use a data connection to do this, its this data download which could prove costly!

stphnstevey

MickMack wrote: »

its probably a case of the GPS working ok for positioning, but then you need to download the actual maps themselves as you go along, and it will use a data connection to do this, its this data download which could prove costly!

you can download the maps on your computer and preload them onto the phone for no cost

MickMack

stphnstevey wrote: »

you can download the maps on your computer and preload them onto the phone for no cost

so, if you know that then, have yo also read this

http://europe.nokia.com/support/product-support/nokia-e75/nokia-e75-how-to/maps/use-gps

" If you want to stop Maps from establishing an Internet connection to avoid data cost, select Options > Tools > Settings > Internet > Go online at start-up > No. This prevents your device from connecting to a network. "

neilwoods

Yeah GPS is free, it is the maps, traffic information, terrain & sat maps, searching for address, real time traffic, weather forecast.

Depending on how long you are there for and how often you think you will use the GPS, may be worthwhile looking to see how much a sim card is for that country.