GPS and mobile data?

[dfman]

There are 3 options to choose for [Locations]:
settings>more>locations (turn on)>mode>[High accuracy (uses gps, wifi and mobile networks to estimate your location)]/[power saving (uses wifi and mobile networks to estimate your location)/[GPS only (uses GPS to estimate your location)]

Q1 If I choose [High accuracy (uses gps, wifi and mobile networks to estimate your location)], does the phone consume mobile data?

Q2 If I choose [GPS only (uses GPS to estimate your location)], does the phone consume mobile data?

Q3 If I choose [GPS only (uses GPS to estimate your location)], does using Google navigation/map consume mobile data?

Thanks

 

[leeshor]

Yes to all three, data use in descending order

 

[Jonny Kansas]

Navigation & maps will use mobile data no matter what your GPS setting is, unless you're sitting still & connected to wifi.

With that said, I used navigation for a road trip that was 1300+ miles one way & used it while we were in our destination cities & it really didn't use that much data. I don't have the numbers anymore, but I want to say it was around 5-700mb for the whole trip.

So if you're just using it occasionally around town, data use will be quite minimal.

Sent from my Note 4

 

[leeshor]

I used Waze for an 800 mile trip and used less than 85MB. That was more info than just the maps.

 

[Jonny Kansas]

My 5-700 Might've been the total trip, including Facebook, email, searching for things to do, etc the more I think about it.

Sent from my Note 4

 

[Ollie]

Don't forget that you can also plan a route and then download the data while on wifi before leaving the house.

 

[dfman]

Don't forget that you can also plan a route and then download the data while on wifi before leaving the house.

How to do that?

 

[Ollie]

View maps offline - Maps for mobile Help

 

[Jonny Kansas]

Don't forget that you can also plan a route and then download the data while on wifi before leaving the house.

Wish they'd increase the size. I can't save the map between Upper Michigan & Kansas in one map.

Sent from my Note 4

 

[Ollie]

Yeah I think it is around 50 miles it will save. Great for moving around town.

 

[Jonny Kansas]

Not so much for 1000 mile journeys home for the holidays.

Sent from my Note 4

 

[dfman]

After you save the map, can you enlarge it so that you can see the building and street names?

 

[leeshor]

Saving the map route works, but if you go off route it gets easily confused. No side trips.