does this radio use my phones data for anything? i don't want to use it for gps.
1176133
Yes. It relies on your phone's GPS for nav apps. There's no other GPS connection. It also plays music and display photos and videos from your phone. Aside from the connected phone, its only media is the disk player. The USB jack doesn't read files directly off a USB drive.
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I have not gotten it to play music while I am using GPS. However, I didn't hook up all the extra wires either because the instructions suck! GPS map update? I don't know about updating GPS maps because the original seller should know this answer and they never respond. They always send us consumers questions to answer for others. Rear view camera at night? I don't know because first: I did not receive a camera from the seller even though they said that it was in the box and they lied to me. I bought my own camera and get this: There is a separate button you push to engage the rear view camera after you put it into reverse gear. Weird, right? What do you expect from non-US made products. I have not gotten it to play music while I am using GPS. However, I didn't hook up all the extra wires either because the instructions suck! GPS map update? I don't know about updating GPS maps because the original seller should know this answer and they never respond. They always send us consumers questions to answer for others. Rear view camera at night? I don't know because first: I did not receive a camera from the seller even though they said that it was in the box and they lied to me. I bought my own camera and get this: There is a separate button you push to engage the rear view... » Read More I have not gotten it to play music while I am using GPS. However, I didn't hook up all the extra wires either because the instructions suck! GPS map update? I don't know about updating GPS maps because the original seller should know this answer and they never respond. They always send us consumers questions to answer for others. Rear view camera at night? I don't know because first: I did not receive a camera from the seller even though they said that it was in the box and they lied to me. I bought my own camera and get this: There is a separate button you push to engage the rear view camera after you put it into reverse gear. Weird, right? What do you expect from non-US made products. « Show Less
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No, and there are plenty of other reasons not to purchase this unit. In the six months I've had mine, I've had to reset it back to factory defaults three times to restore connectivity to the GPS antenna.
900307
It does not have a GPS, or 3g. This is good for music, youtube, and skype. But thats about it.
439640
Play's the music that is on your phone and yes you can talk thru it and it will speak the GPS. It works just as your speaker on your phone when connected via Bluetooth. But I am not happy with the battery life. It seems like it has to be charged a lot so you have wire from lighter to unit a real lot
720139
It is not, you have to provide the radio id to whichever monitoring company you decide to go use. Even though I bought the 4G radio, i don't even use it (too expensive - even using wifi as a primary connection the monitoring still jumps up to almost $40 with the 4G radio as a backup)
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do you need data subscription from service provider to use the gps feature ?
1192660
Yes. GPS feature is available if you want to use it and turn it off when you don't want to use it on your recordings.
406161
No, you won't be charged any minutes to use GPS. I have been using thie phone and GPS for almost 11 months now. I have T-Mobile pre-paid voice only. GPS does not use any minutes. The GPS receiver on the phone connects directly to the positioning sattelite. Anytime I start GPS app it asks 'Go Online Now?' and I select the option 'No'. If you have a data plan then you can select 'Yes' and in this case the GPS connection will be must faster.
62861
It's not a GPS. If you mean for an AM/FM/WB location, just as soon as the signal is clean enough. For the WB, if you mean how far away of a signal can you get, I'm not sure.
1837521
I just bought this, so I cannot comment on how well it works. But, I can say it isn't GPS-based.
1414523
No, unless you want to use your phone instead of your GPS unit. So then you have to also buy the app on your phone and pair it to the display.
548192
I'm not using it in that manner.... just for the gps locations in relationship to a pre determined location. Sorry
372325
It uses the gps signal for speed and location of your car. You cannot get directions from it.
1408406
It doesn't have GPS. You can't view the GPS via Bluetooth but you can hear the audio from your phone when using the navigation.
1639345
Bharat, you are right. The GPS feature in this phone works without any data plan. To answer your question, 1) You will get turn by turn driving directions only after your phone gets GPS signal and selecting 'Drive to' location. The options will be appearing only after your phone gets GPS signal. 2) To turn on GPS, you just open 'Maps' application and wait for GPS signal. The GPS signal strength is displayed at the bottom righ corner of the phone. It may take from 5 mins to 30 mins to get enough GPS signal strength when you are outside the building. I hope this helps. If not, plz let me know.
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....also, using a cellphone requires data usage and cell signals so if you are in a place that is out of cell phone range chances are you will also lose GPS signal on your your cellphone.